PeoplesBank Tops List of Daily Hampshire Gazette “Best Of” Awards

Readers Choice Winner

HOLYOKE, MA (July 27, 2022) – Thousands of voters chimed in recently for the Daily Hampshire Gazette’s Reader’s Choice consumer polls, with PeoplesBank being named a winner in several categories, including:

Best Local Bank
Best Local Bank Loan
Best Local Online Banking
Best Mortgage/Home Loan Provider
Best Financial Planning

“PeoplesBank is proud to support our communities, and we truly thank our customers for their votes,” says Matthew Bannister, senior vice president, Marketing and Corporate Responsibility.

The recent vote follows a record setting charitable contribution year for PeoplesBank. In 2021 while focusing on food insecurity, housing and literacy donations reaching $1,315,000, with a total of close to $11 million donated since 2011. The bank has doubled its donations in the last five years.

In each market it serves, the bank is well known for its charitable and civic support.

“The roots that PeoplesBank has in the community are so deep,” says Kasha Gabriel, regional banking senior specialist. “I was always raised to be very community involved so the fact that I get to work for a company that is so community involved is great.”

About: PeoplesBank is a leader in innovation, corporate responsibility, environmental sustainability, and employee engagement. Our three LEED® certified offices are environmentally friendly, and we have financed more than $188 million in wind, hydroelectric, and solar energy projects.

As the largest community bank in the market, we have a unique ability to help the communities we serve through volunteer efforts and millions of dollars in donations to charitable and civic causes.

PeoplesBank is a mutual bank and therefore is responsible to our depositors, employees, and the community. This organizational structure allows us to focus on the long-term viability of the bank and the best interests of our customers. We currently have 20 banking centers located in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

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