Five Star Bank (the “Bank”), a subsidiary of Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), announced that Lisa Gautieri has joined the Bank as Community Development Loan Officer within its residential lending group. She will be based in the Bank’s Batavia West branch.
Gautieri, who most recently served as a Mortgage Loan Originator with Family First Federal Credit Union, brings 26 years of local banking experience to her new role. She will be responsible for advancing the Bank’s Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) program, serving first-time homebuyers and low- to moderate-income borrowers throughout Genesee and Livingston counties.
Active in the community, Gautieri serves as Treasurer of the Paolo Busti Cultural Foundation and on the Small Business Committee for the Batavia Development Corporation. She also regularly provides financial literacy and first-time homebuyer education in the community, including through PathStone and Genesee Valley Educational Partnership’s Health Careers Academy.
