Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH) will raise its quarterly dividend by 2.6 percent to $0.39 per share in 2017. The next dividend will be paid October 13, 2017 to shareholders of record on October 2, 2017.
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. is the publicly-owned holding company of The Washington Trust Company. Founded in 1800, Washington Trust is the oldest community bank in the nation, the largest state-chartered bank headquartered in Rhode Island and one of the Northeast’s premier financial services companies. Washington Trust offers a full range of financial services, including commercial banking, mortgage banking, personal banking, and wealth management and trust services, through its offices located in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts.