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HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | MAY 18, 2026 23 The Lists Largest commercial real estate lenders Ranked by total of all real estate loans ((11)) Bank All real estate loans (000) Construction & land development (000)/ commercial real estate (000) Multifamily residential (000)/ 1-4 family residential (000) Farmland (000) Chief executive Year founded 1 Webster Bank (2) 1959 Summer St., Stamford 06905 203-969-1853 • websterbank.com $33,398,729 $1,657,645 $13,111,292 $7,495,970 $11,133,773 $49 John R. Ciulla 1870 2 Liberty Bank 315 Main St., Middletown 06457 888-570-0773 • liberty-bank.com $5,607,692 $471,962 $1,484,537 $1,454,023 $2,197,170 $0 David W. Glidden 1825 3 Union Savings Bank 226 Main St., Danbury 06810 866-872-1866 • unionsavings.com $2,277,753 $93,554 $1,052,954 $291,883 $839,362 $0 Chelen Reyes 1866 4 Bankwell Bank 156 Cherry St., New Canaan 06840 203-966-7080 • mybankwell.com $2,114,365 $153,609 $1,576,924 $317,952 $65,880 $0 Christopher Gruseke 2002 5 Ion Bank 87 Church St., Naugatuck 06770 203-729-4442 • ionbank.com $1,639,990 $114,508 $603,084 $348,837 $573,561 $0 David J. Rotatori 1870 6 First County Bank 117 Prospect St., Stamford 06901 203-462-4400 • firstcountybank.com $1,623,877 $80,309 $592,803 $236,257 $714,508 N/A Nitin J. Mhatre 1851 7 Newtown Savings Bank 32 Church Hill Road, Newtown 06470 800-461-0672 • nsbonline.com $1,387,228 $49,249 $241,270 $33,372 $1,062,467 $870 Kenneth L. Weinstein 1855 8 Ives Bank 220 Main St., Danbury 06810 203-743-3849 • sbdanbury.com $1,308,686 $48,533 $309,573 $106,266 $844,314 $0 Martin G. Morgado 1849 9 Fairfield County Bank 150 Danbury Road, Ridgefield 06877 877-431-7431 • fairfieldcountybank.com $1,294,316 $114,690 $611,656 $104,823 $462,861 $286 Daniel Berta 1871 10 Thomaston Savings Bank 203 Main St., Thomaston 06787 855-344-1874 • thomastonsavingsbank.com $1,244,478 $78,020 $534,470 $87,865 $541,024 $3,099 Stephen L. Lewis 1874 11 Chelsea Groton Bank 904 Poquonnock Road, Groton 06340 860-448-4252 • chelseagroton.com $1,219,650 $72,201 $178,010 $55,690 $912,124 $1,625 Anthony A. Joyce III 1854 12 Ascend Bank (3) 1 Park St., Guilford 06437 203-453-2721 • ascend.bank $1,076,555 $51,228 $316,907 $93,376 $615,044 $0 Kyle J. Eagleson 1875 13 Northwest Community Bank 86 Main St., Winsted 06098 860-379-7561 • nwcommunitybank.com $930,159 $30,322 $236,582 $56,947 $604,637 $1,671 Maura A. Malo 1875 14 Dime Bank 290 Salem Turnpike, Norwich 06360 860-859-4300 • dime-bank.com $808,266 $90,022 $234,933 $130,609 $351,954 $748 Nicholas J. Statoulas 1869 15 Torrington Savings Bank 129 Main St,, Torrington 06790 860-256-4253 • torringtonsavings.bank $774,438 $11,767 $236,362 $45,916 $480,393 $0 Lesa A. Vanotti 1868 16 The First Bank of Greenwich 444 E. Putnam Ave., Cos Cob 06807 203-629-8400 • greenwichfirst.com $652,834 $35,009 $272,352 $89,252 $256,221 $0 Frank J. Gaudio 2006 17 Fieldpoint Private Bank & Trust 100 Field Point Road, Greenwich 06830 203-413-9300 • fieldpointprivate.com $518,322 $19,755 $185,667 $25,134 $287,766 N/A Rodney Whitwell 2008 18 Windsor Federal Bank 270 Broad St., Windsor 06095 860-688-8511 • windsorfederal.com $504,948 $31,095 $225,056 $19,234 $228,863 $700 Luke Kettles 1935 19 Patriot Bank 999 Bedford St., Stamford 06905 203-251-7200 • bankpatriot.com $447,923 $0 $293,178 $54,197 $100,548 $0 Steven Sugarman 1994 20 The Milford Bank 33 Broad St., Milford 06460 203-783-5700 • milfordbank.com $417,483 $35,382 $122,315 $14,129 $245,657 $0 Jorge Santiago 1872 21 Jewett City Savings Bank 111 Main St., Jewett City 06351 860-376-4444 • jcsbank.com $343,963 $32,559 $137,800 $29,233 $143,253 $1,118 Michael Alberts 1873 22 Essex Bank 35 Plains Road, Essex 06426 860-767-4414 • essexsavings.com $340,230 $32,241 $93,375 $13,370 $201,244 $0 Diane H. Arnold (4) 1851 23 drbank 1001 Post Road, Darien 06820 203-656-3500 • drbank.com $263,220 $25,137 $92,457 $21,053 $124,573 $0 Jason Hardgrave 2006 24 The National Iron Bank 195 Main St., Salisbury 06068 860-435-2581 • ironbank.com $258,646 $9,534 $11,928 $4,399 $232,785 $0 Steven T. Cornell 1847 25 Connecticut Community Bank 605 West Ave., Norwalk 06850 203-854-9244 • ccbankonline.com $143,612 $1,019 $126,126 $10,990 $5,477 $0 David W. Tralka 1998 26 New Haven Bank 299 Whalley Ave., New Haven 06511 203-285-6490 • newhavenbank.com $114,294 $0 $65,743 $12,379 $36,172 $0 Judith Corprew 2010 27 Stafford Savings Bank 2 Furnace Ave., Stafford Springs 06076 860-684-6321 • staffordsavingsbank.com $65,743 $1,752 $73 $0 $63,918 $0 Stephen Osowiecki 1872 Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) (1) Data as of Dec. 31, 2025 for Connecticut-based banks, unless otherwise noted. (2) In February 2026, Spain-based Banco Santander announced a $12.3 billion deal to acquire Stamford's Webster Financial Corp. (3) In October 2025, Guilford Savings Bank merged with Norwich-based Eastern Connecticut Savings Bank and rebranded as Ascend Bank. (4) Plans to retire in August 2026, with Lynn Giroux named as successor. -Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com LARGEST COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDERS Ranked by total of all real estate loans (1)