To our Valued Customers: You may have heard that a few banks in our state announced they have shut down their mortgage lending programs. They cited the growth of alternative “non-bank” mortgage lenders in the market and stated that this product line was not profitable for them. It is possible that more banks will follow […]
Keene, NH — Savings Bank of Walpole was named a 2023 Best Bank to Work For in the United States for the seventh consecutive year by American Banker Magazine. SBW ranked number 46 out of 90 banks named on the “Best Banks” list – which represents the top 2% of community banks in the country. […]
Keene, NH— Kendra Carter has been promoted to Vice President, Retail Administration. In her new position, Carter will oversee the Bank’s retail training program as well as manage and play a key role with implementation of additional retail-driven initiatives. Carter, who has been with Savings Bank of Walpole since 2005, previously served as the Bank’s Assistant Vice President, Retail Operations Officer. […]
Keene, NH—Mark Bodin, President of Savings Bank of Walpole, has been named the 2023 Community Banker of the Year by the NH Bankers Association. The award was presented to Bodin during the NH Bankers Association’s Annual Conference held on September 15-17 in Quebec City, Canada. Each year, the NH Bankers Association honors a New Hampshire […]
Keene, NH — Savings Bank of Walpole (SBW) is excited to announce the winners of their fifth annual photo contest. Selected photos will be featured in the Bank’s 2024 community calendar as well as on the Bank’s website and social media sites. Images will also be included in desk calendars, holiday cards and note cards. Calendars will be available to the […]
Keene, NH — Savings Bank of Walpole (SBW) recently concluded a month-long school supply drive to collect supplies for schools in our Monadnock region. During the month of August, the Bank set up drop-off boxes at all seven branches in an effort to garner donations from customers and employees. Donations included crayons, binders, backpacks, folders […]
Keene, NH — Savings Bank of Walpole (SBW) is showing their support for one of the community’s most anticipated annual events by once again participating as a DeMar Level Sponsor of the 2023 Clarence DeMar Marathon which will take place on Sunday, September 24. The Bank has been a DeMar Level Sponsor for the past […]
This marks the third year for the Bank-sponsored scholarship which was created to help support the efforts of working moms who want to grow professionally and personally as well as become great leaders in their fields and in the community. The scholarship pays homage to longtime Bank employee and working mom Julie Tewksbury, who served […]
Elana Baron is an attorney with Bragdon, Baron & Kossayda, PC located in Keene, NH. She is licensed to practice law in NH, VT and MA and has substantial experience in the areas of real estate, civil litigation, probate and elder law, landlord-tenant law, collections and foreclosures, and corporate law. Elana has earned the professional certification of […]
Ruffo has been with SBW since graduating from Keene State College in 2007 and previously worked in the Retail, Commercial Lending, Mortgage and Finance areas before being chosen to launch the SBW Community Engagement program in 2018. In her role, Ruffo is responsible for SBW’s Community Engagement, Marketing/Branding, Social Media and Community Reinvestment Act programs. […]
Keene, NH — Savings Bank of Walpole (SBW) is pleased to announce that Jason Houston of Keene was elected Chair of its Board of Directors and Mark Gavin of Keene was elected Vice Chair at its April Organizational meeting. Houston served as Vice Chair for the past three years and succeeds Joseph Coneeny of Walpole […]
Keene, NH – Savings Bank of Walpole’s Christine Greenwood-Smart, Sarah Rosley and Samantha Monson were recently recognized by the Registry Review as Top Mortgage Loan Originators in the state and regionally for 2022. Each year, the Registry Review publishes data collected by The Warren Group outlining the top loan originators in the state and its […]
