Hometown Champions: Harleysville Bank

Hometown Champions: Harleysville Bank

Communities across Pennsylvania are growing and thriving because their community banks care. The service and commitment demonstrated by community bank employees keeps customers faithful, and their sincerity keeps others hopeful. It is because of these employees that...
#DifferenceMakers: Faye Rosatti

#DifferenceMakers: Faye Rosatti

Faye Rosatti, Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager, Standard Bank, PaSB Beyond community banking, tell us what you are involved with in your community. Faye: I currently serve on the board of directors for the YWCA of Westmoreland County, Workforce...
Ambler Savings Bank: The Cornerstone of the Community

Ambler Savings Bank: The Cornerstone of the Community

by: Diane Sweeney Ambler Savings Bank is rooted as firmly in this Montgomery County community as is the Wissahickon Creek which runs alongside the borough. As deeply ingrained as they are, both the creek and the bank have adapted through the years to serve the needs...
Hometown Champions: MCS Bank

Hometown Champions: MCS Bank

Communities across Pennsylvania are growing and thriving because their community banks care. The service and commitment demonstrated by community bank employees keeps customers faithful, and their sincerity keeps others hopeful. It is because of these employees that...
#DifferenceMakers: Bonnie L. Eckenrode

#DifferenceMakers: Bonnie L. Eckenrode

Bonnie L. Eckenrode, Branch Manager, Ambler Savings Bank Beyond community banking, tell us what you are involved with in your community. Bonnie: I am currently the District Chair for the Rotary Grant Committee for our district. I am also Secretary for The Central...
Hometown Champions: PennCrest BANK

Hometown Champions: PennCrest BANK

Communities across Pennsylvania are growing and thriving because their community banks care. The service and commitment demonstrated by community bank employees keeps customers faithful, and their sincerity keeps others hopeful. It is because of these employees that...
#DifferenceMakers: Mark Ostrowski

#DifferenceMakers: Mark Ostrowski

Mark Ostrowski, President, MCS Insurance Agency, LLC Beyond community banking, tell us what you are involved with in your community. Mark: My wife Joann and I volunteer to teach a program we entitled Successful Living at the Mifflin County Correctional Facility. It’s...
Enormous Views: From Local to Global, Everyone Wins

Enormous Views: From Local to Global, Everyone Wins

by: Diane Sweeney With the Stone Mountain ridge to the north and the Jacks Mountain ridge to the south, the Big Valley area of central Pennsylvania boasts enormous views. Even its formal name, Kishacoquillas Valley, is big. MCS Bank is big here too. The community bank...
Hometown Champions: Ambler Savings Bank

Hometown Champions: Ambler Savings Bank

Communities across Pennsylvania are growing and thriving because their community banks care. The service and commitment demonstrated by community bank employees keeps customers faithful, and their sincerity keeps others hopeful. It is because of these employees that...
#DifferenceMakers Picnic Recap

#DifferenceMakers Picnic Recap

On Thursday, November 8, 2018, employees of Altoona First Savings Bank, Investment Savings Bank, and PennCrest BANK gathered together to celebrate Altoona’s own Troy M. Campbell, President and CEO of Altoona First Savings Bank, as he took over the reins as Chairman of...
#DifferenceMakers: Allen Harr

#DifferenceMakers: Allen Harr

Allen Harr, Assistant Vice President, Small Business Partner, Altoona First Savings Bank Beyond community banking, tell us what you are involved with in your community. Allen: I am involved with the following organizations: Bedford County Chamber of Commerce-Currently...
A New Vision for the First Frontier: Altoona First Savings Bank

A New Vision for the First Frontier: Altoona First Savings Bank

by Diane Sweeney Nestled in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains, the city of Altoona boasts several National Historic Landmarks and buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. Included on those lists are the famous railroad engineering marvel,...
Hometown Champions: PACB

Hometown Champions: PACB

Communities across Pennsylvania are growing and thriving because their community banks care. The service and commitment demonstrated by community bank employees keeps customers faithful, and their sincerity keeps others hopeful. It is because of these employees that...
Hometown Champions: Port Richmond Savings

Hometown Champions: Port Richmond Savings

Communities across Pennsylvania are growing and thriving because their community banks care. The service and commitment demonstrated by community bank employees keeps customers faithful, and their sincerity keeps others hopeful. It is because of these employees that...
Bank of Bird-in-Hand: A Different Type of Mobile Banking

Bank of Bird-in-Hand: A Different Type of Mobile Banking

By: Diane Sweeney When most of your customer base doesn’t have electricity or a landline phone in their home, you have to approach mobile banking a little differently. In today’s culture when you say mobile banking you think of apps for smart phones and on-line...
Hometown Champions: FHLBank Pittsburgh

Hometown Champions: FHLBank Pittsburgh

Communities across Pennsylvania are growing and thriving because their community banks care. The service and commitment demonstrated by community bank employees keeps customers faithful, and their sincerity keeps others hopeful. It is because of these employees that...
Mid Penn Bank’s New Wave: Face Time With Young Professionals

Mid Penn Bank’s New Wave: Face Time With Young Professionals

By: Diane McNaughton Mid Penn Bank, based in the forested hills and open cornfields of northern Dauphin County, is giving young professionals more bank for their buck by going straight to the source to track their likes and thumbs-downs. Bank leaders see the writing...
Hometown Champions: Bank of Bird-in-Hand

Hometown Champions: Bank of Bird-in-Hand

Communities across Pennsylvania are growing and thriving because their community banks care. The service and commitment demonstrated by community bank employees keeps customers faithful, and their sincerity keeps others hopeful. It is because of these employees that...
Hometown Champions: Enterprise Bank

Hometown Champions: Enterprise Bank

Communities across Pennsylvania are growing and thriving because their community banks care. The service and commitment demonstrated by community bank employees keeps customers faithful, and their sincerity keeps others hopeful. It is because of these employees that...