USB in the News
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
Read MoreBank 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
Read MoreTeams 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
Read MoreUnion 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
Read MoreHow 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
Read MoreThis 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
Read MoreUnion 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
Read MoreUnion 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
Read MoreDanbury’s Union Savings Bank marks 150 years with monument, rededication to customers
By Kevin Zimmerman, Fairfield County Business Journal In an era of big, “too big to fail” banks, Union Savings Bank of Danbury (USB) stands as proof that a steadfastly independent mutual bank can spend its efforts serving the community. For proof, look no farther than the fact that on June 20 it celebrated its
Read MoreUnion Savings Bank Celebrates its 150th Anniversary – Republican–American newspaper
BY MICHAEL C. JULIANO, REPUBLICAN–AMERICAN NEWSPAPER The country was in its first year of healing after the Civil War ended when a group of leaders founded Union Savings Bank, marking the beginning of an important chapter in Danbury history. It was 1866 and James S. Taylor brought together investors to open a bank named to reflect
Read MoreUnion Savings Bank Celebrates 150th Anniversary
Sesquicentennial Pays Tribute to Bank’s Dedication to Innovative Client Service, Passion for Supporting Community, And Rich History of Helping Connecticut Grow DANBURY, CT (June 6, 2016) – Signifying its 150th year as Connecticut’s preeminent mutual bank, Union Savings Bank has launched a year-long celebration that will pay tribute to its most influential accomplishments as one
Read MoreBucking Convention, These Banks Are Adding Staff in Their Branches
By John Reosti, American Banker Union Savings Bank is pleased with an effort to give more autonomy to local banks’ branch employees, CEO Cynthia Merkle says. A similar effort is shortening waits for loan approvals at CenterState, says Chris Nichols, the company’s chief strategy officer. Sometimes it makes sense to put more employees in local
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Read MoreWestern Connecticut Health Network Receives $75,000 from Union Savings Bank to Support Lyme Disease Education and Community Outreach
DANBURY, CT (May 4, 2016) – The Western Connecticut Health Network Foundation has received a $75,000 gift from the Union Savings Bank to support community education and outreach efforts of the Western Connecticut Health Network (WCHN) Lyme Disease Research program. The gift from Union Savings Bank will enable WCHN to strengthen its Lyme disease program
Read MoreIntroducing Our New Customer Service Center Hours
As of Monday, May 2, 2016, our Customer Service Center hours have been extended to better serve our customers. For more contact information, click here. For our locations, click here. Customer Service Hours of Operation Monday-Friday 7:00am-8:00pm Saturday 8:30am-1:00pm Sunday Closed
Read MoreUnion Savings Bank 2016 Foundation Grant Program To Emphasize Education
Application Period to Run From May 1 to July 31 DANBURY, CT (April 28, 2016) – Union Savings Bank today announced that education will be the focus of its 2016 Foundation Grant Program, further emphasizing the bank’s ongoing commitment to building positive changes and economic stability within the local communities it serves in Connecticut. “Education
Read MoreTips to Avoid Business Email Compromise Scams
What is an email compromise scam? If you ever have received a suspicious business email or phone call requesting funds, it could be a compromise scam, and you are not alone. According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, 7,066 U.S. businesses were defrauded over 747 million dollars from October of 2013 to August of 2015
Read MoreThis year marks our 150th anniversary!
Union Savings Bank was founded after the end of the Civil War by a group of Danbury’s leading citizens as the community bank to protect the savings of their families and friends in 1866. It was set up 9specifically as a mutual bank, to benefit the community. James S. Taylor was USB’s first President, a
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