Hingham Institution for Savings has applied to the FDIC and the Massachusetts Division of Banks to open a full-service branch location at 35 Main St. in downtown Nantucket.

Island resident and banker Sara Congdon will manage the Bank's Nantucket Branch and will be responsible for the Bank's deposit and lending services on the Island. With over 25 years of banking experience, Sara was most recently with Pacific National Bank as a residential lending officer, commercial lending officer, and vice president/Acting Regional President.