After 37 years, Carol Bickford, the Senior Vice President and Retail Lending Officer for Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB), Merrimack County Savings Bank (the Merrimack) and Savings Bank of Walpole (SBW) is retiring. Bickford currently stewards the mortgage and personal lending programs for all three banks. Her last working day is December 18, 2020. Bickford joined the MVSB lending team in 1983 and quickly moved up through the ranks. She was promoted to Senior Vice President of Retail Lending at MVSB in 2009; and was promoted to include the Merrimack in 2014, and again to include Savings Bank of Walpole […]
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Sara Lauze Promoted to Senior Vice President, Operations Officer
Sara Lauze has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Operations Officer for New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp (NHMB). In this role, Lauze will provide leadership of loan operations, deposit operations, collections, and digital banking services for Savings Bank of Walpole, Merrimack County Savings Bank and Meredith Village Savings Bank. “Sara’s experience and expertise have been essential in the success of many of our major company-wide projects – most recently upgrading our online banking system for our banks,” noted Angela Strozewski, Executive Vice President and Senior Operations Officer. “Sara has a wonderful ability to meet the needs of our customers as well […]
Our branches and offices will be closed on Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th.
To thank our staff for their dedication to our customers, their work and our values during very difficult circumstances, we will be closed on Friday, November 27th. This is in addition to being closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 26th. We will re-open during regular business hours on Saturday, November 28th. As always, you can bank with us 24 hours a day using online banking, our mobile banking app, telephone banking or via our ATMs. Because we are closed on Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving week, transactions made after standard times on Wednesday, November 25th will not process until Monday, […]
Burnett, D’Amore, Mattson Dustin, Goldsberry, Meister, Weeks Named Corporators for New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp. Kitchen Retires as Trustee.
NHMB is pleased to announce its new Corporators who were recently confirmed by vote at the NHMB Annual Meeting: James P. Burnett III of Concord, Kelli D’Amore of Deerfield, Sarah Mattson Dustin of Contoocook, Yvonne Goldsberry of Walpole, Jennie Meister of Walpole and Daniel Weeks of Nashua. James P “Jamie” Burnett III is a consultant and owner of Sight Line Public Affairs LLC. Since 2009, he has provided strategic advice to industry-leading companies and trade associations engaged in public policy. He formerly served as the legislative director to U.S. Senator John E. Sununu and as a legislative assistant to U.S. […]
Katrina Randlett Wins of Sapphire Award from Center for Financial Training & Education Alliance
The Center for Financial Training & Education Alliance (CFTEA) has announced that Katrina Randlett, Learning and Development Officer for New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp (NHMB), has been awarded the Sapphire Award – Council of the Year. The Sapphire Award – Council of the Year recognizes innovative approaches to education that have allowed continued employee learning and enhancement during the current health crisis. In her role, Randlett oversees the planning and execution of learning and professional growth, workplace engagement and leadership development for NHMB. NHMB is a shared service organization that provides essential services to three one-hundred fifty year old mutual community […]
David Cronin Promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp (NHMB) has announced that David Cronin has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for the organization. NHMB is a shared service organization that provides essential services to three one-hundred fifty year old mutual community banks in New Hampshire – Savings Bank of Walpole, Merrimack County Savings Bank (the Merrimack) and Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) – as well as their sister organization NHTrust, a full-service trust and investment management firm. The services provided by NHMB to their sister companies include human resources, finance, information technology, compliance management, facilities management, risk management, […]
All New MVSB Online & Mobile Banking is Here!
All new MVSB online & mobile banking is here! When you log in to the new system for the first time, you will use the same login ID and password you have been using. You’ll need to follow a few quick authentication steps and update your password the first time you login. If you use the MVSB iPhone app, you’ll need to update the app to access the new system. If you use the Android app, please delete your current app and download the new app to your mobile device. Thank you for your patience this with the unexpected delay […]
MVSB Announces Photo Contest Winners
MVSB is excited to announce the winners of their annual photo contest. Selected photos will be featured in the community calendar as well as the Bank’s website and social media. Images will also be included in desk calendars, holiday cards and note cards. Calendars will be available to the public during the late fall in all branch offices. “We were ecstatic at the submissions for this year’s contest,” noted Debbie Irwin, Assistant Vice President, Marketing Officer & Relationship Manager for NHTrust & MVSB. “The photos were outstanding and they captured the unique character of New Hampshire. The calendar contest has […]
SBA Streamlines PPP Forgiveness for Loans of $50,000 and Under
On October 8, 2020, the Small Business Administration released a streamlined loan forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program loans totaling $50,000 or less. The new single page forgiveness application, form 3508S, includes certifications from the borrower, but does not require calculations to be submitted with the application. It is important to note, however, that applicants using form 3508S are still required to submit all of the same documentation verifying forgivable payroll and non-payroll expenses. The Bank will work as expeditiously as possible to get the form 3508S into an electronic format for completion and submission. When the electronic form 3508S […]
MVSB Fund Grant Applications due October 15
Local nonprofits who wish to apply for the Meredith Village Savings Bank Fund grants can do so prior to October 15th. More information and the application can be found on the Bank’s website at mvsb.com/about/community-involvement/. Established in 1997, under the leadership of John Starrett, then President and CEO of the Bank, the MVSB Fund makes grant-based contributions to non-profit organizations that enrich and improve the quality of life for residents living in the Bank’s service areas. Since the Fund’s inception, 398 grants totaling $1,636,248 have been awarded to a wide range of environmental, social, educational and historic projects throughout the […]
