Christine Chivily has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Chief Credit Officer at Bankwell, it was announced by Peyton R. Patterson, CEO. In her new capacity, Ms. Chivily will be responsible for all commercial and consumer lending activity at the bank, including maintaining the bank’s high standard for credit quality and growing the loan portfolio.
Notes Patterson, “Christine has brought a wealth of credit experience to our Bank and further strengthens our team. Her skill set provides great value as we continue with our commitment to be the ‘Bank of Choice’ for business and residential lending throughout Fairfield County”.
Ms. Chivily is a finance professional with 30 years of institutional lending and portfolio management experience. Prior to joining Bankwell as Vice President, Commercial Team Leader, in April 2013, Ms. Chivily was VP/Risk Analyst for Commercial Real Estate and C&I Lending at Peoples United Bank. Prior to that, she spent 11 years as SVP/CMBS Credit Officer for Greenwich Capital Markets/RBS in the Real Estate Finance Department. In that capacity, she reviewed and approved several billion dollars’ in income property finance opportunities. Ms. Chivily also spent 5 years as the Director of the Freddie Mac Northeast Region for Multifamily Finance, based in New York, NY. Her background includes bank portfolio lending, GSE, capital markets, risk management experience, monitoring/managing loan portfolios, problem loan resolution, OREO sales, credit policy development, implementation and enforcement.
Find out what's happening in New Canaanfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Ms. Chivily received her BA in Politics from Mount Holyoke College. She resides in New Canaan, with her husband and daughter.
Bankwell is a commercial bank serving the banking and lending needs of residents and businesses throughout Fairfield County. The Bank’s mission is to provide the best customer service and add value to the communities it serves. More information about Bankwell can be found at www.mybankwell.com.
