Michael Urnezis, of Grantham, has joined the senior management team at Ledyard National Bank as senior vice president, senior consumer and mortgage lending officer Urnezis, who came to the Upper Valley from Rockford, Ill., has more than two decades of experience in financial services. Prior to joining Ledyard, he co-founded Vision Mortgage & Insurance Group, with offices in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest, which he managed until 2012 when Northwest Bank acquired the operation and Urnezis served as vice president of mortgage banking and business development. He moved to Alpine Bank and Trust Co. in 2014 as vice president, regional mortgage lending. At Alpine he developed and implemented a new wholesale mortgage banking channel designed for community banks in the Midwest. Urnezis received his bachelor’s degree in finance from Illinois State University.
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