{"id":31884,"date":"2026-07-07T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=6fd909c401ce74d58ff804a7a49d4e19"},"modified":"2026-07-07T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:00:00","slug":"mechanics-bank-establishes-delaware-based-trust-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=31884","title":{"rendered":"Mechanics Bank Establishes Delaware-based Trust Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mechanics Bank has opened Mechanics Bank Trust Company of Delaware, a wholly owned subsidiary that provides complex trust planning and administration in accordance with the State of Delaware\u2019s unique and advantageous laws. The new, non-depository office expands on Mechanics Bank Wealth Management\u2019s capabilities and enhances opportunities for trust clients seeking income and estate tax advantages, greater privacy and confidentiality, and asset preservation.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260707063197\/en\/2845610\/5\/MEC_LOGO.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260707063197\/en\/2845610\/22\/MEC_LOGO.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260707063197\/en\/2845610\/5\/MEC_LOGO.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260707063197\/en\/2845610\/21\/MEC_LOGO.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>Heading Mechanics Bank Trust Company of Delaware is Cindy Brown, J.D., T.E.P., Senior Vice President and Director of Special Situs Trusts, who has more than 25 years of experience in designing and administering complex trusts under Delaware law. Ms. Brown is an associate member of the Delaware State Bar Association, for which she serves on the Trust Act Committee credited for drafting the annual revisions to the Delaware Code. In addition, she serves on the Delaware Council on Banking, which advises the Office of the State Bank Commissioner on matters relating to the administration of banking laws and special projects. She holds a J.D. degree from Widener University-Delaware Law School.<\/p><p>\u201cDelaware provides our high-net-worth clients access to a special situs jurisdiction known for its strong infrastructure for complex trust planning and administration and flexible solutions for our clients,\u201d said Sommer McKinley, Senior Vice President and Director of Wealth Management for Mechanics Bank. \u201cBacked by our talented team of trust professionals, Mechanics Bank Trust Company of Delaware enhances our Wealth Management offerings by combining Delaware\u2019s trust advantages with Mechanics Bank\u2019s strength and stability.\u201d<\/p><p><b>About Mechanics Bank<\/b><\/p><p>Mechanics Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mechanics Bancorp (NASDAQ: MCHB), is a full-service bank headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif, with more than $21 billion in assets and 166 branches across California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii. Founded in 1905 to help families, businesses and communities prosper, Mechanics Bank offers a wide range of products and services in consumer and business banking, commercial lending, cash management services, private banking, and comprehensive wealth management and trust services. Visit <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.MechanicsBank.com&amp;esheet=54565756&amp;newsitemid=20260707063197&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.MechanicsBank.com&amp;index=3&amp;md5=ca7ebf0990d8c0fbc9bbad2dc5144295\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">www.MechanicsBank.com<\/a>.<\/p><p>Mechanics Bank is a Member FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender.<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p class=\"bwalignl\">Mechanics Bank contact:<br\/>Greg Jones, <a  href=\"mailto:gregory_jones@mechanicsbank.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">gregory_jones@mechanicsbank.com<\/a>, (916) 797-8218<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WALNUT CREEK, Calif.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Mechanics Bank has opened Mechanics Bank Trust Company of Delaware, a wholly owned subsidiary that provides complex trust planning and administration in accordance with the State of Delaware\u2019s unique and advantage&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31884"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31885,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31884\/revisions\/31885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}