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Union Savings Bank Kicks Off its 2018 USB Teachers’ Closet School Supply Drive

Program grows to include a signature sponsor and new social media driven elements
DANBURY, (August 8, 2018) – Union Savings Bank is excited to kick off its 2018-2019 USB Teachers’ Closet Supply Drive by announcing the addition of new social media-driven elements that will encourage greater community participation and will drive monetary donations.
“We are thrilled to kick off the new school year w…

Union Savings Bank Selects Four New Corporators

DANBURY, (MAY 3, 2018) – Union Savings Bank President and CEO Cynthia C. Merkle and Chairman of the Board Jeff Levine are pleased to announce the election of four new corporators at Union Savings Bank’s recent annual meeting.
“As corporators, these four local business leaders will serve as ambassadors and community liaisons for Union Savings Bank,” said Merkle. “We are thrilled to bring them on bo…

Union Savings Bank Expands Solutions Team into Canton Providing Customized Banking Solutions

 
CANTON, (February 21, 2018) – Customers in Canton now have access to additional financial services right within the convenience of the community bank, as Union Savings Bank has expanded its Solutions Teams.
Union Savings Bank Solutions Teams are specifically designed to be a one-stop, multidisciplinary group of banking representatives to provide personal banking services and help customers achie…

USB Foundation Grants over $140,000 to Non-profit Organizations in CT

Consistent with Union Savings Bank’s goal of providing support to non-profit organizations in CT that serve and promote overall education to our neighbors, the USB Foundation recently distributed $140,700.
The Foundation grants’ recipients were comprised of community partners that support educational programs including youth development, art and nature education, and the enrichment of lives of tho…

Union Savings Bank Announces Its First Community Hero to Celebrate Employees Whose Volunteering in CT Goes the Extra Mile

Union Savings Bank has a long history of giving back to the community. Today, the bank announced its new Community Hero Award, designed to recognize employees whose selfless dedication to the betterment of others through volunteerism, enriches local communities. In the USB family, it’s in our DNA to be volunteering in CT.
“Community giving? It’s in our DNA,” said Union Savings Bank President and C…

Union Savings Bank Announces Another Successful Share the Love of Reading Book Drive

DANBURY, (July 19, 2017) – Union Savings Bank has continued its ongoing commitment to community service programs by supporting local schools and non-profit organizations with its 2nd annual Share the Love of Reading Book Drive. From March 1, 2017 through May 12, 2017, Union Savings Bank encouraged its employees and customers to join the community activities for children by donating new and gently …

Union Savings Bank Supports Schools in Connecticut with Teachers’ Closet Program

Donates School Supplies to Support Teachers Teachers in Need
DANBURY, (June 28, 2017) – Continuing its ongoing efforts to support schools in Connecticut and organizations in the communities it serves throughout Connecticut,  Union Savings Bank today announced it has selected Vogel-Wetmore School in Torrington and Morris Street School in Danbury as the first schools to receive free school supplies …

Union Savings Bank Donates Used Books to Schools in Connecticut

Donations can be made at any Union Savings Bank location
DANBURY, (May 3, 2017) – Union Savings Bank continues its ongoing community commitment by supporting schools in Connecticut and non-profit organizations with its 2nd annual Share the Love of Reading Book Drive. Until May 12th, Union Savings Bank is encouraging everyone in its communities to donate new and gently used books for the K-5th grad…

Union Savings Bank unveils renovated Bethel branch

BETHEL — With features such as transactional pods and teller cash recyclers, it’s no wonder Union Savings Bank’s renovated and redesigned Bethel branch also serves as the community bank’s FutureTrack headquarters.
“I love it. It took a few years of planning, but I think we got it right,“ Union Savings Bank President and CEO Cynthia Merkle said of the branch at 24 Grassy Plain St. “From an engageme…

State banking promotion encourages savings

DANBURY — It’s time to stop splurging and start saving.
Monday marked the start of America Saves Week and the accompanying state initiative Connecticut Saves Week. The week, coordinated by America Saves and the American Savings Educational Council, is designed to encourage and support low- and moderate-income households to save money, reduce debt and build wealth to archive their personal financia…

Union Savings Bank in Ridgefield, CT Names Maguire Branch Manager

Union Savings Bank has announced the appointment of Jill M. Maguire as assistant vice president and senior branch manager of the bank’s Ridgefield branch, 100 Danbury Road.
Most recently a retirement planning specialist at Danbury-based Matson Financial Advisors, Maguire spent 18 years at Fairfield County Bank, where she held the titles of branch manager and business development officer.
A Univers…

Preventing Cyber Security Breaches in Merchant Terminals

We recently received information from the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center, the Retail Cyber Intelligence Sharing Center and the United States Secret Service warning that criminals are targeting merchants who have not upgraded their gas pumps to accommodate EMV. Fuel pump owners should also take steps to protect their customer’s data from credit card skimming devices and …

Union Savings Bank donates $25,000 to Ridgefield Theater Barn

By Chris Bosak, News Times

Photo: Contributed Photo / Hearst Connecticut Media
A group gathered as Union Savings Bank donated $25,000 to the Ridgefield Theater Barn. Pictured in photo, left to right, are: Wayne Leiss, Ridgefield Theater Barn Manager; Jill Mcguire, Union Savings Bank senior branch manager in Ridgefield; Pamela Jones, president of Ridgefield Theater Barn Board of Directors;…

Bank Team Plans Bartender Event- Ridgefield Daily Voice

 
The Ridgefield Solutions Team of Union Savings Bank will host a celebrity bartender event at Gallo restaurant, 5 Grove Street, on Thursday, Nov. 10, from 6 to 9.
Guests will be invited to “over-tip” their favorite banker, who will serve as a guest “celebrity bartender.” Tips will support the Ridgefield A Better Chancehouse.
Team members include Jose Diaz Jr., Rhonda Leone, Jill Maguire, Patty Dy…

Teams to the Rescue for Connecticut community bank – Independent Banker

Teams to the Rescue
 

 
Connecticut bank mobilizes hands-on teams to boost branches
By Ed Avis, Independent Banker
Sometimes face-to-face interaction is simply the best way for employees, work teams and business units to get things done. Union Savings Bank, a $2.3 billion-asset Connecticut community bank in Danbury, has demonstrated the power of regular personal contact through its Solutions Team…

Union Savings Bank in Danbury: A History of Supporting Local Businesses

By Cindy Merkle
Once upon a time, Danbury, Conn. was the epicenter of U.S. hat manufacturing. By 1866, one in six residents were making more than 1.2 million hats annually. That year, Union Savings Bank in Danbury was founded—a mutual institution to support local businesses the rest of the town, too.
While Danbury is still nicknamed the Hat City, the topper industry had frayed by the 1920s, as had…

How Mutual Savings Banks Catalyze Communities

By Cindy Merkle
Once upon a time, Danbury, Conn. was the epicenter of U.S. hat manufacturing. By 1866, one in six residents were making more than 1.2 million hats annually. In that year, Union Savings Bank was founded—a mutual institution to serve those thousands of hatters and the rest of the town, too.
While Danbury is still nicknamed the Hat City, the topper industry had frayed by the 1920s, as…

This Connecticut bank’s sweepstakes promotion offers businesses the chance to win $10,000 in digital marketing

Union Savings Bank ($2.3 billion, Danbury, Connecticut) has a “Win $10,000 in Online Advertising and SEO for Your Business” campaign that’s helping the bank develop its relationship banking initiative.
Cynthia Merkle, President and CEO, says that the campaign stemmed from the bank’s desire to transform its advertising from traditional channels to digital.
“Our strategy with this offer is to drive …

Union Savings Bank celebrates Danbury history with the unveiling of David Boyajian’s “Hat Maker” monument

By Sandra Diamond Fox, Danbury Daily Voice
DANBURY, Conn. — About 100 people gathered outside City Hall on Monday afternoon for the unveiling ceremony of a monument created by a New Fairfield sculptor that pays tribute to the hatting days of Danbury history.
The 14-foot bronze and steel monument, named the “Hat Maker,” was created by David Boyajian, an adjunct professor of art at Western Connectic…

Union Savings Bank celebrates 150 years – News Times

By Chris Bosak, NewsTimes
DANBURY — Many Union Savings Bank customers say they don’t dread a trip to the bank. In fact, they downright enjoy it.
“It’s friendly and I feel comfortable here,” Danbury resident Mary Fredlund said. “It’s just a good bank.”
It’s a feeling the mutual bank has fostered for 150 years. To mark the milestone, Union Savings Bank has started a yearlong celebration that will in…