Archives for 2021

Rising Cases of Unemployment Fraud

Posted on January 28, 2021

The Department of Homeland Security has issued an advisory warning about unemployment fraud. Unemployment fraud is the act of someone else using your identity to falsely claim unemployment benefits. Fraudsters are applying for unemployment with stolen personal information and requesting direct deposit of these financial benefits. Once those deposits are made, the funds are either withdrawn, transferred to other accounts or transferred overseas. If you discover someone else has applied for unemployment using your identity:Report the fraud to your employer Report the fraud to your state unemployment benefits agency Carefully review “Identity Theft: A Recovery Plan” on the Federal Trade […]

MVSB Donates $5,000 to Lakes Region Community Developers on Behalf of Carol Bickford

Posted on January 28, 2021

When Carol Bickford recently retired from New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp after 37 years of dedicated service, most recently as the Senior Vice President and Retail Lending Officer, the Board of Directors for Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) opted to honor the valued employee with a donation of five thousand dollars to the nonprofit of her choice. Bickford selected Lakes Region Community Developers (LRCD). In her role, Bickford led the highly skilled teams of mortgage specialists at Meredith Village Savings Bank, Merrimack County Savings Bank and Savings Bank of Walpole to offer personal, tailored support for individual mortgage needs, including construction […]

NH Residents Receiving Calls from Criminals Claiming to Be Their Bank

Posted on January 13, 2021

Our digital security team has been alerted that some NH based banks are seeing attempts by criminals to trick their customers into giving them access to their computers or important non-public personal information, such as the online banking login information, their account numbers or their social security numbers. Fraudsters know that many local businesses, nonprofits, families and households will have a relationship with the bank or agency that they are claiming to be, so if they keep dialing local numbers, they are bound to find a “customer”. Thus, they can simply reach out – by phone, text, email or mail […]

Aimee King Promoted to Assistant Vice President, Enterprise Project Manager

Posted on January 13, 2021

New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp (NHMB) has announced the promotion of Aimee King to Assistant Vice President, Enterprise Project Manager for the organization. In this role, King will oversee major projects throughout the entire company, supporting sister organizations, Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB), Merrimack County Savings Bank (the Merrimack) and Savings Bank of Walpole and NHTrust. King has been leading the project management department since Carey Borden retired over the summer. Under King’s leadership, the project management team stewards all major company-wide initiatives through a clearly defined, user-friendly process that ensures timelines are met, all details are considered and the best […]

EIDL Advance and PPP Loan Update

Posted on January 5, 2021

The latest COVID-19 relief bill repealed the section of the COVID Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act which required the Small Business Association (SBA) to reduce a borrower’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness by the amount of any Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Advance received. The SBA’s Forgiveness platform has been updated to reflect this enhancement and will no longer deduct the EIDL Advance from forgiveness applications submitted from this date forward. For those of you who already processed a forgiveness application, but did NOT receive full forgiveness because of an EIDL Advance, you will not lose any […]

MVSB Donates $10,500 to The Music Hall’s Youth Educational Series

Posted on January 5, 2021

Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) is proud to support The Music Hall’s School Days Series scholarship program for $10,500. This sponsorship money will allow The Music Hall to offer complimentary tickets, transportation and lunches to students, making it possible for school children to attend professional matinees. This is the third year of MVSB’s sponsorship of The Music Hall and the first season of supporting the School Days Series. “We are incredibly grateful for this support from MVSB, and the fact that they have continued their commitment,” said Sara Turner, Corporate and Foundation Relations Manager for The Music Hall. “This has […]

Important Notice about Second Round of Economic Impact Payments

Posted on January 5, 2021

The US Treasury has begun to deliver the second round of $600 Economic Impact Payments (EIP) to eligible Americans. The Internal Revenue Service announced that their ‘Get My Payments’ portal, available in English and Spanish, is now live for individuals to log on and view the status of their economic impact payment. The IRS began issuing EIPs last week, and payments will continue to be sent throughout the month of January. The IRS will also be issuing payments via prepaid debit cards to certain EIP recipients. ‌With regard to the direct deposit payments, the IRS has acknowledged that some payments […]

Please vote 2021 BOB Awards

Posted on January 4, 2021

Please vote 2021 BOB Awards The BOB (Best of Business) Awards is an annual program by NH Business Review that recognizes the Granite State’s exceptional businesses — the ones that offer the best service, pay attention to details, and have the most helpful and eager employees. We would appreciate your support and vote in this year’s Best of Business (BOB) Awards. You can vote between now and January 15th. Please vote for Meredith Village Savings Bank as well as the other outstanding organizations that serve the businesses in our local communities. https://www.nhbr.com/events-awards/best-of-business-awards/ Please select us for #29 Local Bank For […]

Your Everyday Debit Card Purchases Could Win You a Priceless Surprise from MasterCard

Posted on January 1, 2021

We’re making everyday purchases more surprising. Use your MVSB debit Mastercard for purchases now through March 31 and you could be surprised with a statement credit of up to $15,000! Void where prohibited. Existing Mastercard cardholders who are U.S. residents over 18 before 1/1/21. PIN-based debit, international and corporate transactions ineligible. Ends 3/31/21. Visit www.jhasurprisespromo.com for the official rules.