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Amy Carbone has been promoted to Customer Experience Officer for New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp (NHMB), overseeing the development and maintenance of product materials, customer feedback analysis and social media for Meredith Village Savings Bank, Merrimack County Savings Bank and MillRiver Wealth Management. “Amy is an exceptional, dedicated and reliable colleague who has been invaluable to this organization for more than 16 years,” said Cindy Hemeon-Plessner, Senior Vice President and Marketing Officer for New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp. “Her expertise and considerable background in many areas of the bank is remarkable. I’m thrilled for Amy and this promotion. Amy has an incredibly […]

Meredith Village Savings Bank has committed to a $350,000 donation to the Belknap Economic Development Council (EDC) for the Colonial Theater Redevelopment Project in Laconia. The Bank’s investment is a significant contribution to the renovation of the Colonial Theatre and its transformation into a civic auditorium. $200,000 of the donation is through the New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority’s (CDFA) tax credit program. Located at 609 Main Street in the heart of downtown Laconia, the Colonial Theater has long been of great interest to city and business leaders. “We are thankful to the Belknap EDC and the local leadership who […]

Debbie Irwin has been promoted to Assistant Vice President, Marketing Programs Officer for New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp (NHMB), overseeing events, community outreach and support, scholarship programs, advertising and business banking campaigns for Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) and Merrimack County Savings Bank (the Merrimack). Irwin also leads the advertising and marketing efforts for MillRiver Wealth Management. “Debbie is invaluable to the entire organization and has been an outstanding member of the marketing department,” said Cindy Hemeon-Plessner, Senior Vice President and Marketing Officer for New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp. “Her dedication and passion are both very apparent. Debbie’s considerable background in marketing […]

Vote for a Local School District During Meredith Village Savings Bank’s “What’s not to ‘Like’?” Health and Wellness Grant Contest and You Could Win a Fitbit® Blaze Smart Fitness Watch Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) is excited to launch a wellness themed Facebook contest. Community members have the opportunity to vote for local schools to win a $3000 health and wellness grant and enter to win one of five Fitbit® Blaze Smart Fitness Watches for themselves. Over the summer, the Bank reached out to local school administrators and asked how their school district could benefit from an additional $3000 in […]

The three subsidiaries of New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp are together supporting the 2016 New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival to be held in Laconia on Saturday, October 22nd. Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB), Merrimack County Savings Bank (the Merrimack) and MillRiver Wealth Management will be this year’s pumpkin tower sponsors. Sponsor Executives, Philip Emma, President of Merrimack County Savings Bank, Paul Provost, President of MillRiver Wealth Management, Rick Wyman, President of Meredith Village Savings Bank and Sam Laverack, President and CEO of NH Mutual Bancorp recently met with Karmen Gifford, President of the Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, to discuss plans for […]

Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) will be opening its 12th office location at 448 Governor John Wentworth Highway, next to the Melvin Village Post Office this fall. MVSB has assumed the lease of the location, and plans to enhance the overall interior design and technology to better serve the local community. Despite the very small size, the branch will offer a wide range of modern banking services to meet the needs of households, non-profits, municipal organizations and businesses in the area. The Bank is currently reaching out to the community to develop hours of operations that best meet local needs. […]

We have received several reports of local residents who are receiving fraudulent text messages from telephone numbers beginning with 844. The fraudulent message appears to be a “DebitCard Alert” and asks that the recipient call the 844 telephone number the text message came from.  Individuals that do so are then asked to provide sensitive personal and financial information. Meredith Village Savings Bank does employ a fraud monitoring system that alerts customers by text message when an unusual debit card transaction is detected. These text messages will always come from the text message short code 32874, and contain the last four digits […]

Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) will be the Platinum level ($5000) sponsor for the first annual Belknap House Masquerade Ball. The Ball will be held Friday night, October 21st at the St. Andre Bessette Parish Hall on 291 Union Avenue in Laconia. The Masquerade Ball is a key fundraising event for Belknap House, a newly formed non-profit family homeless shelter. Belknap House’s mission is to provide families in Belknap County a safe shelter especially in cold weather months, when children are at risk during homelessness, and to empower families to become self sufficient and independent by making resources and educational […]

Meredith Village Savings Bank is accepting grant applications for the MVSB Fund at New Hampshire Charitable Foundation through October 15, 2016. Established in 1997, the MVSB Fund awards 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 its inception, 294 grants totaling more than $1,184,467 have been awarded to a wide range of environmental, social, educational and historic projects throughout the Lakes Region and Plymouth areas. Over the years, the Fund has supported literacy programs, after-school programs, environmental monitoring as well as education and restoration of historic […]

Michael Boisvert has been promoted to Vice President, Internal Audit for New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp (NHMB), overseeing the internal audit function for the entire organization, which includes internal controls and auditing for compliance for Merrimack County Savings Bank, Meredith Village Savings Bank and MillRiver Wealth Management. “Mike has been an exceptional and reliable colleague for nearly 12 years,” said Sam Laverack, President and CEO for New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp. “His expertise and considerable background in almost all areas of banking has been invaluable to this organization. It’s exciting to be able to promote him.” Boisvert has an extensive career in […]