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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 […]

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 […]