Liberty Bank has new head of retail lending

MIDDLETOWN — Liberty Bank of Middletown has hired Matthew Cammarota as senior vice president and head of retail lending.

Cammarota, a 25-year leader in community banking, brings a “wealth” of experience in consumer and mortgage lending, loan fulfillment and operations, workflow processing, customer experience and compliance, according to a news release.

His appointment follows another key hire made by Liberty Bank in recent months, when it announced that Jeremy Miller joined the bank as senior executive vice president and chief lending officer.

Cammarota joins the bank after more than 13 years at Webster Bank, where he held a number of key positions, the press release said. Most recently, he was director of consumer and business credit, responsible for leading the strategic and tactical management of Webster’s credit center, which oversaw all loan originations, including mortgage, consumer, home equity, small business products.

He also served as director of community bank operations, director of lending application fulfillment, and directed the strategic and tactical management of Webster’s consumer lending line of business, the bank said.

Cammarota is based at corporate headquarters at 245 Long Hill Road in Middletown.

Contributed photo Liberty Bank’s corporate offices are located at 245 Long Hill Road in Middletown.