MVSB is pleased to welcome Lauren Young as Vice President, Residential Mortgage Sales NMLS# 1890212. In this role, Lauren will lead the Bank’s Mortgage Lending team, supporting continued growth and development while ensuring exceptional service for homebuyers across the Bank’s footprint. She succeeds Charlie Dowd, who recently retired after a distinguished 24-year career in banking. […]

The Merrimack County Saving Bank (The Merrimack) Foundation announces the local non-profits selected to receive $64,050 in grants to support community efforts. In all, 26 non-profit organizations were awarded grants to go toward initiatives that not only strengthen communities across Central and Southern New Hampshire – but also the improve the quality of life for […]

Portsmouth Housing Authority (PHA) is utilizing awarded tax credits from the New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) to move forward with the Sherburne School Workforce Housing Project, a development that will create 90 permanently affordable housing units for local families and workers. MVSB is proud to purchase $10,000 in tax credits to help bring […]

SAVINGS BANK OF WALPOLE NAMED ONE OF AMERICAN BANKER’S BEST BANKS TO WORK FOR, NINTH YEAR IN A ROW For the ninth consecutive year, Savings Bank of Walpole (SBW) has been recognized by American Banker magazine as one of the Best Banks to Work For in the United States. In the 2025 rankings, SBW earned […]

MVSB is proud to donate $2,000 to support the Mount Washington Observatory (MWOBS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing understanding of the natural systems which create Earth’s weather and climate. Located atop the highest peak in the Northeast, the Observatory is famous for recording a 231-mile-per-hour wind gust in 1934, which was a world record […]

Home for All is a Seacoast-based nonprofit that envisions communities where everyone has access to safe, stable and affordable housing. The organization was recently awarded capacity-building tax credits from the New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) to expand its capacity and advance coordinated housing solutions across the Seacoast amid growing challenges. MVSB purchased $10,000 […]

The Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover is leveraging awarded tax credits from the New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority to support the construction of a new operating room in its Women and Children’s Center. MVSB is proud to purchase $10,000 in tax credits to support the organization. “The need for specialized care for women and children […]

The MVSB Fund at New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has awarded $116,539 in grants to 53 local nonprofit organizations. Of this total, $100,539 was granted to 37 local agencies and $16,000 was distributed to 16 local food pantries to help combat food insecurity in the Bank’s service area. These grants are part of MVSB’s ongoing commitment […]

Charlie Dowd will retire from MVSB at the end of this year, concluding a distinguished 24-year career in the banking industry. Charlie joined MVSB in 2021 as Vice President, Residential Mortgage Sales NMLS# 737415, and has since played a key role in expanding the Bank’s mortgage lending team and strengthening its reputation as a top […]

The Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (PMAC) is a longtime staple in the Seacoast community, providing high-quality music and visual arts education programs. PMAC is fundraising to renovate the historic South Meeting House in Portsmouth as a second facility dedicated to visual arts. MVSB is proud to purchase $5,000 in tax credits from the New Hampshire […]