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Bob Sargeant, Executive Vice President and Senior Commercial Lending Officer for Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) is retiring on December 1, 2017 after more than 17 years with the organization. John Swedberg, Senior Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer, has been selected to take over Sargeant’s responsibilities. When Sargeant joined the Bank as Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer, he brought with him more than 26 years of commercial banking experience. In 2009, he was promoted to Senior Vice President and assumed responsibility for managing the Bank’s commercial lending strategy and department. Sargeant was promoted to his current role of Executive […]

Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) will be this year’s photo sponsor for the 3rd annual Runaway Pumpkin 10K and 5K Run/Walk. The event will be held Saturday morning, October 14th at 9 AM, with both courses beginning on North Main Street in Laconia (Rt. 106) near the Smith Track at Opechee Park. A community fundraising effort led by the employees of the Laconia Clinic, the Runaway Pumpkin benefits the WOW Trail and the Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction. “We are very grateful to MVSB for sponsoring the Runaway Pumpkin again,” said Gretchen Gandini, Executive Director of the WOW Trail. “The […]

Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) will be this year’s gold level sponsor for the second annual Belknap House Masquerade Ball. The Ball will be held Friday night, October 13th, at the St. Andre Bessette Parish Hall on 291 Union Avenue in Laconia. An evening event requiring formal or semi-formal attire, guests of the Masquerade Ball will also enjoy entertainment, dancing and a full dinner. The Masquerade Ball is a key fundraising event for Belknap House, the cold weather shelter for homeless families with children in Belknap County. Located in Laconia, its mission is to provide safe shelter for families during […]

We are pleased to share the following press release by the New Hampshire Bankers Association. New Hampshire Bankers Association (NH Bankers) announced that Sam Laverack, President and CEO of New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp, is the recipient of the “2017 Community Banker of the Year” award. Mr. Laverack received the award at the NH Bankers’ Annual Conference this past weekend, held at Stowe Mountain Lodge in Stowe, Vermont. The award was presented to Mr. Laverack by NH Bank Commissioner, Jerry Little. Laverack was selected for this prestigious honor by a panel of leading public officials from the State of New Hampshire, […]

Eric MacDonald has been promoted to Vice President, Commercial Credit Manager at Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB). In this role, MacDonald will continue to oversee the underwriting of commercial loans for MVSB. MacDonald joined the organization in 2005 as a Credit Analyst for Bow Mills Bank and Trust, and joined Merrimack County Savings Bank (the Merrimack) when it acquired Bow Mills in 2007. He was promoted to Senior Credit Analyst at the Merrimack in 2008. He transitioned to the same role for MVSB during the spring of 2015 and was then promoted to Assistant Vice President, Commercial Credit Manager in […]

James (“Jim”) Carrigan has joined Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) as the Branch and Business Development Manager for the Bank’s newest office in Portsmouth on 2839 Lafayette Road, across from the Beach Plum Restaurant on Route 1. Carrigan will lead the Bank’s expansion efforts in Portsmouth, overseeing the new office, which opens later this summer. Carrigan, who joined MVSB in July, is currently training out of the Bank’s main office in Meredith. He plans to transition to Portsmouth as soon as branch construction completes. Carrigan brings more than 10 years of banking experience to his new role. Currently he is […]

Construction is progressing nicely for Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB)’s newest office in Portsmouth, NH located at 2839 Lafayette Road on Route 1, across from the Beach Plum restaurant. The branch, which is expected to open in the coming weeks, will be the MVSB’s second location on the Seacoast and 13th branch overall. The Bank also has a mortgage, business and personal loan office on 95 Lafayette Road in Hampton Falls. Staffing for the new office has been finalized. James (“Jim”) Carrigan recently joined as its new Branch and Business Development Manager. Julie Clement will also be based in Portsmouth […]

Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the James D. Sutherland Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually to one graduating senior each from Gilford, Inter-Lakes, Kingswood, Laconia, Moultonborough, Plymouth Regional and Prospect Mountain High Schools. These schools are located in towns where MVSB has a branch. In 2018, the scholarship will expand to include Portsmouth. This year’s recipients include:Cameron Place of New Durham, son of Daniel and Lynette Place, attending Husson University in Maine Jenna Morrison of Plymouth, daughter of Dan’ee Morrison, attending Saint Anselm College Johanna Morris of Gilford, daughter of John […]

With financing help from Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB), Genesis Behavioral Health is consolidating its clinical and administrative offices in Laconia into a single facility on 575 Main Street. The new facility will improve patient care, create efficiencies for sustainability and allow for the expansion of services to best meet the needs of the 24 communities it serves. The project is expected to complete in early 2018, and will improve accessibility of Genesis’ services in the Lakes Region. With locations in Plymouth and Laconia, Genesis is a private non-profit organization that serves close to 4,000 people throughout the greater Lakes […]

Connor Archibald received this year’s Meredith Village Savings Bank Culinary Arts Center Scholarship.  Archibald, a 2017 graduate of Winnisquam Regional High School, successfully completed the Meredith Village Savings Bank Culinary Arts Program at the Huot Regional Technical Center. The Meredith Village Savings Bank Culinary Arts Center Scholarship is an award presented to a deserving graduating senior who plans to pursue higher education in the culinary arts or a related field, and who embodies the values of honesty, leadership and academic excellence. Archibald, the son of Kevin and Cassandra Archibald, lives in Sanbornton and will be attending Southern Maine Community College to […]