FARMINGTON — Franklin Savings Bank has announced three promotions in its management team.
Jennifer Merrill has been named assistant vice president, commercial loan officer; Courtney Austin is now assistant vice president, marketing director; and Katie Deming is the new assistant vice president, customer service, in Farmington and Wilton branch manager.

Merrill joined the bank in 1998 as a loan secretary. She has spent the majority of her tenure providing outstanding support and serving commercial loan customers aside longtime Rumford lender Rich Allen, who has eagerly supported Jennifer’s growth into a lending career.
Merrill lives in Andover with her husband.

After graduating from the University of Maine at Farmington with a degree in business psychology, Austin joined the bank’s workforce as a marketing assistant. As a community banker in the marketing department, she has proudly immersed herself in various events throughout the bank’s extending footprint.
She resides in Farmington. She volunteers on the Franklin Advisory Board, the Downtown Farmington Association, and serves as treasurer for the Farmington Public Library.

Deming’s career at Franklin Savings Bank started in 2011 when she joined from another financial institution as a customer service representative and has since grown far beyond expectations, according to a news release from the bank.
“Katie has become a go-to for many inside and outside the bank,” said Morgan Cote, a senior vice president. “Overseeing two branches, Farmington and Wilton, is a challenge that Katie is prepared for and will excel in doing so.”
She lives in Chesterville with her husband.
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