People’s United Bank announced today that Barbara A.Yanke has been promoted to Vice President and Mortgage Origination Sales Manager for People’s United Bank in Vermont.
Yanke will oversee the mortgage sales staff in Vermont, currently a staff of 12. She has a long history with the company and Vermont. Yanke grew up in West Wardsboro, Vermont and she attended Leland & Grey Union High School in Townshend. In 1989, she began her financial career and in 2001, she joined People’s United Bank (formerly Chittenden Bank) as a mortgage originator.
Yanke is active in her local community. She is the chair of Realtor Youth Benefit Corporation and Luminaria Co-Chair for Windham County Relay for Life. Yanke volunteers for Irene cleanup and fund raising and she spends a great deal of time teaching home buyer seminars for local housing trusts. Yanke is also an affiliate member of the Vermont Association of Realtors and the Vermont Mortgage Bankers Association.
“We are pleased to announce the promotion of Barb Yanke. She has been a long time member of our team in Vermont. Her experience and vast knowledge of our communities and the products and services that will benefit our customers, will serve her well in this new position,” said David Nourse, Senior Vice President Retail and Business Banking, People’s United Bank Vermont division.
People’s United Bank is a subsidiary of People's United Financial, Inc., a diversified financial services company with approximately $25 billion in assets. Peoples United Bank, founded in 1842, provides consumer, commercial and wealth management services through nearly 340 branches in Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and in Westchester County and Long Island, New York. Through additional subsidiaries, People's United provides equipment financing, asset management, brokerage and financial advisory services, and insurance services.