Louis Torchio will manage the bank’s residential, home equity, credit card, consumer, and indirect lending
Northwest Bank has hired Louis Torchio as executive vice president for retail lending to manage the bank’s residential, home equity, credit card, consumer, and indirect lending.
"We're pleased to have Mr. Torchio lead Northwest's retail lending division. His extensive background and expertise in lending with community and regional banks make him an excellent fit for our culture, and his knowledge and experience will help position Northwest as the bank of choice across our markets," Northwest President and COO Ronald Seiffert said.
Torchio joined Northwest with more than 30 years of banking experience. He most recently served as senior vice president for residential and consumer lending at a community bank in central Ohio. In that role, Torchio was responsible for streamlining the bank's mortgage banking operations while managing all aspects of mortgage and consumer lending.
Torchio’s experience also covers all aspects of residential and consumer lending, including business development, operations, loan servicing, compliance, and talent development. With competencies in executing complex organizational and process redesigns, his previous roles included managing a $15 billion residential and consumer loan portfolio with annual originations that exceeded $7 billion.
