Ridgewood Saving Bank
Assistant Vice President and Residential Business Development Officer
BY LOU PARAJOS
Ridgewood Savings Bank recently appointed Arthur P. Saitta as Assistant Vice President and Residential Business Development Officer.
Saitta comes to Ridgewood with more than 20 years experience in residential mortgage lending, where he has worked on both the retail and wholesale sides of the business.
“We are pleased to welcome Arthur Saitta to the Ridgewood Savings Bank family,” said William C. McGarry, Chairman, President and CEO of Ridgewood Savings Bank. “Art brings a proven expertise in real estate financing that will certainly assist prospective and current homeowners in realizing their dreams. Investing and reinvesting in the neighborhoods we serve is one of the core missions of our community-focused bank.”
Previously, Saitta was the Director of Sales and Operations for Trump Mortgage, LLC. In addition, he worked for Astoria Federal Savings Bank as an officer and manager of mortgage originations; European American Bank (EAB) as vice president; and Great Western Mortgage Bank as regional manager and bank officer.
In his new position with the bank, Saitta will be responsible for new product development and implementation. He will also oversee Ridgewood’s residential mortgage account team and the operations of the bank’s mortgage centers in Glendale, Hicksville and Garden City Park.
“I am truly excited to have joined Ridgewood Savings Bank and am looking forward to continuing its history of providing customers with personalized mortgage services tailored precisely to meet their needs,” Saitta said. “I am proud to be a part of that tradition.”
Ridgewood offers a wide variety of products and services for home mortgages and home equity as well as consumer and commercial loans, all with flexible terms and affordable rates.
Ridgewood Savings Bank, which was chartered in 1921, is the largest mutual savings bank in New York State with $4.1 billion dollars in assets and has 10 branches throughout Queens.
