Mansfield Bank hires Vales as vice president, commercial lender

Mansfield, MA After 29 combined years of commercial lending at Citizens, Bank of America and Fleet Bank, Mary Vales has joined the team at Mansfield Bank. Her career has included commercial real estate, workout, corporate banking, and mezzanine investment banking. During the past five years, Vales has focused on community development lending as senior vice president at Citizens Bank.

“Mary is a highly respected commercial lender,” said Ben Benford, first senior vice president of commercial lending. “It is her recent leadership in the community development area that provides extra value for a community-focused institution like Mansfield Bank.”

Mansfield Bank has been a cornerstone of Mansfield, Massachusetts and the surrounding communities since 1883. A cooperative bank owned by our depositors, the bank features a five-location branch network, and an experienced staff of one hundred dedicated professionals. Mansfield Bank is particularly known for the strength of our commercial and residential lending teams, the friendly expertise of our branch employees, for our access to investment advisory services and the significant commitments we make to charitable causes.