Last week, Mortgage & Consumer Underwriting surprised consumer credit analyst Todd Kruse with a celebration of his one-year anniversary with the bank. “He thought he was attending a staff meeting, but we surprised him with a cake!” department manager and VP Gina Bontempo said. “Todd has been a great addition to the North Shore Bank family, and we are very happy to have him on the underwriting team.” For his part, Todd said, “It was a surprise! I really enjoyed it.”