About
A Legacy of Independence
Singular Focus on Your Needs
Essex Trust is a division of Essex Savings Bank, a Connecticut mutual bank that offers a wide range of banking, trust, estate and wealth management services designed to help clients achieve financial planning objectives. Our firm’s legacy of independence distinguishes us from other firms in that it allows us to have a singular focus on the needs and interests of our clients.
Commitment to
Your Financial Legacy
Essex Trust’s commitment to your legacy is unique. Unlike the big bank approach to trust administration, Essex Trust is flexible and nimble in decision-making when administering trust, estate and financial planning matters. We focus on our core competency – trust and estate administration. Our open architecture approach results in an alignment of trust and estate services with your independent financial, legal and tax advisors and those of your beneficiaries.
No two family scenarios are alike, so our officers will craft customized and highly personalized solutions for your trust and estate account arrangement.You’ve built your financial legacy over a successful lifetime of smart financial decisions. Connect with us to learn more about what makes Essex Trust the right partner for preserving your legacy for generations to come.
Over 150 years of heritage
Our History
A group of forward-thinking shipmasters, businessmen and entrepreneurs gathered together seeking to form a bank that would provide a safe harbor for their fortunes and a financial resource for members of the local communities.
Our experience is our edge
Meet Our Team
Our trust officers and staff have years of experience in trust administration, estate settlement, tax and legal matters.