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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 […]

Teaching children how to save is an important step in preparing them for financial responsibility and a secure future.  In honor of Financial Literacy Month and Teach Children to Save Day, April 24, we encourage you to make teaching children the value of saving a priority in your home. Here are a few ways you can pass along your financial savvy to your children every day: Set the example of a responsible money manager by paying bills on time, being a conscientious spender and an active saver. Children tend to emulate their parents’ personal finance habits. Talk openly about money with your […]

Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) and Merrimack County Savings Bank (The Merrimack), subsidiaries of New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp (NHMB), are pleased to welcome Gloria Brisson to their loan servicing team.  As Assistant Vice President of Loan Servicing, Brisson will oversee operations for Loan Servicing and Imaging for The Merrimack and MVSB. Brisson brings over 30 years of banking experience to this position, most recently managing Loan Operations and Imaging at Northway Bank for nine years. Previous to that, she was branch manager at Northway for seven years. “Gloria has great depth of knowledge from her diverse experience within banking,” said […]

HOMEteam, a homeownership education and counseling services collaborative amongst NeighborWorks® Southern New Hampshire, CATCH Neighborhood Housing and Laconia Area Community Land Trust, has announced the availability of a free home buyer seminar in Laconia on Saturday, May 2. HOMEteam’s home buyer seminars are designed to help prospective home buyers learn and understand the responsibilities associated with purchasing a home and homeownership. Topics covered during the seminar include:How and where to start in the complicated home buying process. Major steps to buying a home. Are you ready to purchase a home? How to establish a budget and improve your credit. How […]

Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) and Merrimack County Savings Bank (The Merrimack), subsidiaries of New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp (NHMB), are pleased to welcome Kimberly Carter to their loan servicing team. Carter will serve as Vice President, Loan Servicing for both The Merrimack and MVSB. Carter brings over 25 years of servicing experience to this position, most recently as Director of Loan Servicing for New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority. Her career has covered consumer, commercial and residential loans under diverse business environments. “We’re pleased to have Kimberly join us,” said Angela Strozewski, Senior Vice President, Operations Officer. “She is uniquely qualified […]

We are pleased to sign on as Presenting Sponsor for the upcoming WOW Sweepstakes Ball, which will be held at the Lake Opechee Inn & Conference Center on Saturday, May 16. This will be MVSB’s sixth consecutive year as Presenting Sponsor for this event. “The WOW Trail has been such a wonderful recreation resource for the Lakes Region community and we are very proud to support expansion of the trail through our sponsorship of this fundraiser” said Stacy Trites, Branch Services Supervisor at MVSB’s Laconia Office. “MVSB is a true community bank,” added WOW Trail Executive Director Gretchen Gandini. “Through their […]

We are pleased to announce that MillRiver Wealth Management officially joined Merrimack County Savings (The Merrimack) and Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) as a third subsidiary of New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp on April 1, 2015. MillRiver combines the financial advisory divisions of The Merrimack and MVSB. The Wealth Management and Investment Services departments at Merrimack and MVSB had already joined under the leadership of Paul Provost, Senior Vice President, Investment Executive in 2013. The official formation of this new subsidiary also expands the delivery of Merrimack’s proprietary investment management and trust services to MVSB. “MillRiver formed after wealth management clients […]

Lakes Region Humane Society (LRHS) of Ossipee was selected as one of twenty-one local non-profit agencies to receive a grant from the Meredith Village Savings Bank Fund at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation (MVSB Fund) this year.  In addition to the $5,000 grant the organization received from the MVSB Fund, Bank employees also selected the Lakes Region Humane Society as one of ten local non-profits to receive a $3,350 donation resulting from the Bank’s match of employee donations to the Granite United Way.  LRHS plans to use the $8,350 in support to convert attic space that is currently used for […]