Simsbury Bank Welcomes Patrick Rider To its Team as Mortgage Loan Advisor

SIMSBURY, CT. – December 11, 2013 – Simsbury Bank is pleased to announce that Patrick Rider has joined its team as a Mortgage Loan Advisor.  Mr. Rider works directly with home buyers and homeowners in the Farmington Valley.  He has over 10 years of experience in wholesale mortgage lending and was a small business owner for 20 years prior to that.   Mr. Rider lives with his family in Farmington.  

Matt Morrell, Vice President and Home Loan Sales Manager, said, “We are excited that Patrick has brought his entrepreneurial spirit to Simsbury Bank.  Our customers will benefit from his energetic and responsive consultative approach as he partners with them to recommend the best financing options to achieve their goals.  Mr. Rider said, “I am very enthusiastic about being part of a trusted team that is so committed to our customers and community.”

Simsbury Bank is an independent, publicly owned community bank for consumers and businesses based in Central Connecticut’s Farmington Valley. Simsbury Bank’s parent company is SBT Bancorp, Inc. whose stock is traded under the ticker symbol OTCBB: SBTB.  The Bank serves customers locally through branches in Avon, Bloomfield, Granby and Simsbury and regionally through mortgage and commercial bankers active throughout Southern New England.  Simsbury Bank customers enjoy internet banking and mortgage services at, respectively, www.simsburybank.com and www.simsburybank.com/mortgages.  Bank customers have free ATM access at thousands of machines across the country through the SUM program.  The Bank offers financial planning, investment and insurance products through LPL Financial and its affiliates, member FINRA/SIPC.