St. Mary's Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Rita Emerson to assistant vice president, collections.

Emerson has over 20 years of collections experience. Prior to joining St. Mary's Bank, she was assistant vice president of servicing at Members First Credit Union in Manchester. She also worked as manager of default and OREO at Peoples Heritage Mortgage Corporation in Portland, Maine. In her new role, Emerson is responsible for collections, bankruptcy, loss mitigation, foreclosures and loan recovery.

Emerson has volunteered for SHARE, a non-profit education program, for the past fifteen years. She resides in Belmont, New Hampshire.