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Turn to page 9 for Banker & Tradesman’s special section of the 50 fastest-growing loan providers in Massachusetts.
THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND REAL ESTATE WEEKLY FOR MASSACHUSETTS BY THE NUMBERS
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GOSSIP REPORT
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The fifth home in this week’s roundup of the most expensive recent Massachusetts home sales takes a different tack with its backyard. The Newton home offers rugged change of pace from common contemporary landscape designs.
WEEK OF MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2025
RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE BY THE NUMBERS
$116.62 million Workers Credit Union’s residential mortgage lending in the first half of 2025. See the Fast 50 rankings on page 10. Source: The Warren Group’s Marketshare Module
$11.5 million The sale price of the most expensive home in this week’s Gossip Report. See page 7. Source: The Warren Group
72 Liberty Bank made 72 residential loans in the first half of 2025. See the Fast 50 rankings on page 12. Source: The Warren Group’s Marketshare Module
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Talent Crucial for High-Performing Mass. Resi Lenders
14.71 acres The biggest property in this week’s Gossip Report. See page 7. Source: The Warren Group
Hiring star staffers made all the difference for some of Massachusetts’ fastestgrowing mortgage lenders.
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3,512 square feet The smallest home in this week’s Gossip Report. See page 7. Source: The Warren Group
50 We’ve calculated the 50 fastestgrowing residential lenders by volume and number. Sam Minton’s story on this page. Source: The Warren Group
$36,400 The median real estate agent’s commission in Massachusetts. See Week on the Web on page 2. Source: Clever Real Estate
Unless otherwise noted, all data is sourced from The Warren Group’s Mortgage Market Share Module, Loan Originator Module, Statistics Module and/or proprietary database. For more information please visit www.thewarrengroup.com/business/ datasolutions.
Rankings Reveal State’s Fastest-Growing Lenders BY SAM MINTON BANKER & TRADESMAN STAFF
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aving the right talent, meeting customers’ needs and institutional investment proved crucial for Massachusetts’ fastest-growing mortgage lenders this
spring. Workers Credit Union grew its residential mortgage volume by nearly 600 percent in the first two quarters of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 according to The Warren Group, the publisher of Banker & Tradesman.
The Littleton-based lender made it into Banker & Tradesman’s Fast 50. Compiled from data collected by The Warren Group, the ranking reveals the 50 fastest-growing residential and commercial lenders in Massachusetts for the first six months of the year, compared to the same period a year ago. Senior Vice President of Retail Lending Alisha Kaliviotis stressed how important hiring the right talent was in Workers Credit Union’s success in 2025. “I can’t overstate how important this is,” she said. “When someone walks through our doors thinking about buying a home, they’re often overwhelmed, and rightfully so. This might be the biggest financial decision they’ll ever make. Hav-
ing someone who can sit with them, really listen to their concerns, and walk them through their options step by step? That changes everything.”
‘Thorough Recruiting’
Liberty Bank, historically primarily known for its business in Connecticut rather than Massachusetts, saw its residential loan volume increase by 378 percent in the first half 2025 compared to the first half of 2024. Matthew Cammarota, senior vice president and head of retail lending at the Middletown, Connecticut-based bank said that the bank hired talent from the commonwealth as well as two recent hires from Boston. Continued on Page 9
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Middlesex Savings Bank made 273 residential loans in the first half of 2025. See the Fast 50 rankings on page 12. Source: The Warren Group’s Marketshare Module
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