bankHometown Parent Wins 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplaces Award

Oxford, Massachusetts — March 20, 2025 —

Hometown Financial Group, the parent company of bankESB, bankHometown, North Shore Bank, Abington Bank, a division of North Shore Bank, and Hometown Mortgage, announced today it has earned the 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplaces award for the third time in four years. Top Workplaces USA celebrates organizations with 150 or more employees that are dedicated

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How to Protect Your Business from Wire Transfer Scams

March 19, 2025 —

The FTC reported that between 2000 and 2024, reports of fraud involving businesses nearly tripled and losses grew from $90 million to $501 million. Last year’s AFP® Payments Fraud and Control Survey Report showed that 80% of organizations were victims of payment fraud attacks or attempts in 2023. And, wire transfers were the most vulnerable

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Tax scams- the refund you don’t want to claim

March 19, 2025 —

Tax season is nearing its halfway point! As you gather what you need file, be on guard against tax scammers who could try to steal your refund or your personal information! At bankHometown, we want to help protect you. Here’s some info on the latest tax scams and how to protect yourself.  What is a

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bankHometown to Host Three Free Shred Days

Oxford, Massachusetts — March 14, 2025 —

bankHometown invites customers and members of the community to three free Shred Days at local offices. Events will be held on the following dates and at the following locations. No appointment is necessary. Saturday, April 5: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.*, Thompson, CT office, 835 Riverside Dr. There will also be donuts for sale at

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bankHometown Donates $24,000 to United Way

Oxford, Massachusetts — March 5, 2025 —

bankHometown and its employees recently made donations of $24,000 to the United Way. Employees pledged over $14,000 of their own funds in the bank’s United Way workplace campaign. Combined with the bank’s additional corporate contribution, the campaign total of $24,000 will be donated to the United Ways of Central, North-Central, and South-Central Massachusetts. The campaign

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Fraud Prevention Awareness: Watch Out for Imposter Scams!

February 24, 2025 —

What is an imposter scam? When someone pretends to be a representative of a company or organization you trust to get you to send money or provide sensitive personal information, it’s called an imposter scam. Unfortunately, imposter scams come in all shapes and sizes. The more information fraudsters have on you, the more creative they

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Hometown Financial Group hires new CFO

Easthampton, MA — February 4, 2025 —

Hometown Financial Group, a $6.5 billion mutual multibank holding company headquartered in Easthampton and parent company of bankESB, bankHometown, North Shore Bank, Abington Bank, a division of North Shore Bank, and Hometown Mortgage, has hired Reed Whitman as executive vice president, chief financial officer. Whitman, of Boston, joins Hometown Financial from Brookline Bancorp, Inc., where

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Identity Theft Awareness Week: Types and methods of identity theft.

January 31, 2025 —

Identity Theft Awareness Week is January 27-31. This week, we’re covering all things Identity Theft and offering up ways to protect yourself. What are the different types of identity theft? Unfortunately, identity theft comes in many forms, and fraudsters’ methods are always evolving. Below are some types of identity theft to look out for: Financial

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Identity Theft Awareness Week: What should you do if you’re a victim?

January 30, 2025 —

Identity Theft Awareness Week is January 27-31. This week, we’re covering all things Identity Theft and offering up ways to protect yourself. According to the FTC, people in their 30s are most likely to become victims of identity theft. However, the elderly are more likely to suffer large monetary losses. That said, Identity theft can

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Identity Theft Awareness Week: How to protect yourself.

January 29, 2025 —

Identity Theft Awareness Week is January 27-31. This week, we’re covering all things Identity Theft and offering up ways to protect yourself. The most prevalent type of identity theft is credit card fraud, with nearly 400,000 incidents reported to the FTC in 2023 alone. Identity Theft can happen to anyone, but there are simple steps

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