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The Wright Museum of World War II was one of twenty-one local non-profit organizations to receive a grant from the Meredith Village Savings Bank Fund at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation this year.  The $1750 grant, along with support from other local businesses, will be used to bring Memories of World War II: Photographs from the Associated Press Archives to the museum. This traveling exhibit contains 120 black and white photographs taken during the war by some of the most talented photographers of the era. The Wright Museum is the only 2015 New England venue for the exhibit and will […]

We have been made aware of a critical vulnerability targeting SwiftKey keyboards, which are pre-installed on multiple Samsung Android devices, including the Galaxy S3, S4, S5, S6 and the Galaxy Note 3 and 4. The vulnerability allows attackers to remotely access the phone and execute code when it is connected to an unsecure WiFi network. Once they have gained access, the attacker could access the phone’s GPS coordinates, camera and microphone, install malicious apps, intercept messages, and gain access to usernames and passwords and locally-stored files, such as photos. As SwiftKey cannot be uninstalled from the Samsung Galaxy smartphones that use it as the default keyboard app we recommend that Samsung Galaxy smartphone […]

At Meredith Village Savings Bank, protecting the privacy and security of you and your accounts is a top priority. Thus, when we learn that a merchant has put your debit card at risk, we immediately evaluate the threat and take appropriate preventative measures to stop fraudsters from accessing your account(s). Click here to learn more about our current card protection methods and usage restrictions. There are thousands of data breaches reported each year, many of which result from inadequate information security measures at merchants in industries that are not held to the same data security standards as financial institutions. Not […]

New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp (NHMB) and its subsidiaries, Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB), Merrimack County Savings Bank (The Merrimack) and MillRiver Wealth Management, are honored to announce that they have been chosen as Business NH Magazine’s 2015 Business of the Year for the Financial Services category. The organization received the award on Wednesday, May 27 at Business NH’s Annual Business of the Year Award Ceremony held at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester. In 2013, The Merrimack and MVSB formally allied under a mutual holding company, New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp – the first relationship of its kind in New Hampshire.  While […]

Paul Provost, Certified Financial Planner®, Executive Officer, has been promoted to Executive Vice President of MillRiver Wealth Management. “Paul has provided exceptional financial services leadership, helping our related organizations carry on our history as a strong, well-capitalized financial institution for the last 13 years,” said Philip Emma, President, MillRiver Wealth Management and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp (NHMB). “His astute vision and expertise have created lasting positive impacts on our Wealth Management offerings. We are pleased to promote him to this executive management role where he will continue to help shape the future of […]

We are pleased to be serving as a Leadership Sponsor for the Wolfeboro Institute of the Arts (WIA) “Spring Celebration” Recital, an event celebrating arts education, live performance and community collaboration. The recital will feature students from 3 to 15 years old singing and performing various instruments, including violin, piano, guitar and percussion. The event is open to the public and will be held on Sunday, May 31st at the Anderson Hall on the campus of Brewster Academy at 4:00pm. “The students have worked very hard to prepare for this special event,” said Candice Graham, Executive Director. “We are thrilled […]

Wolfeboro Nursery School was selected was one of twenty-one local non-profit agencies to receive a grant from the Meredith Village Savings Bank Fund (MVSB Fund)  this year.  The MVSB Fund is managed by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. The Nursery School will use the $3,726 donation to provide tuition assistance to local families, for teacher certifications and CPR trainings, and for educational field trips for students. “We are so grateful for this generous contribution from the MVSB Fund,” said Stephanie Kassels, President of the voluntary Board of Directors for Wolfeboro Nursery School.  “While we strive to keep our operational costs […]

Don’t miss your opportunity to participate in MVSB’s Annual Community Photo Contest! All entries are due by the close of business on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Winners of the calendar contest will have their photographs featured in the MVSB’s full-color 2015 Community Calendar, which is distributed free-of-charge to the community in the fall. Selected photos may also be used for the Bank’s desktop calendar, holiday cards and/or note cards. Winners of the website contest will have their photos featured as the banner photo on the Bank’s website (www.mvsb.com) or Facebook page (www.facebook.com/meredithvillagesavingsbank). Winning photographers will be awarded a $50 cash […]

Please be advised that we have received several reports of customers and area residents receiving fraudulent automated calls and voicemails claiming that there is a problem with their debit card or that their debit card has been deactivated. The call recipient is asked to press 0 or 1 to continue and then to enter personal information such as their debit card or account number so that the issue can be resolved. These fraudulent calls are not being made by Meredith Village Savings Bank nor any other legitimate financial institution or debit card processor. Please do not provide account or debit […]

We are excited to announce the opening of a Mortgage, Personal and Business Lending Office located at 95 Lafayette Road in Hampton Falls.  The office opened in March and is currently serving customers and prospects by appointment. “Having full service branches in Alton and Wolfeboro for the last several years, we found that many of our customers were looking for access to Meredith Village Savings Bank’s lending services in the Seacoast area where they live, work or own a business,” said Carol Bickford, Senior Vice President and Retail Lending Officer for Meredith Village Savings Bank.  “Last year, we re-assigned two […]