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North Easton Savings Bank earns two gold medals

Rich Spencer

Easton, MA North Easton Savings Bank has been recognized in the 16th Annual Banker & Tradesman Readers’ Poll with two gold medals – one for Best Community Bank and one for Best HELOC Provider.

This latest honor is one of several received by North Easton Savings. Earlier this year, the bank was the recipient of a 2023 Corporate Citizenship Award from The Boston Business Journal, ranked in the top 100 of the most charitable companies in Mass. North Easton Savings Bank was also named the #1 Top Workplace USA 2023 in the 150-499 employee category and earned several 2023 Top Workplace Culture Excellence awards. In addition, the bank was voted Best-in-State Bank by Forbes in both 2021 and 2022, and a Top Places to Work in 2022 and 2023 by The Boston Globe.

“It’s always an honor to receive awards and recognition for our efforts, but it is particularly gratifying when that recognition comes from our customers and the public in general,” said Rich Spencer, president and chief executive officer of North Easton Savings Bank. “We’re especially proud to have placed so highly in both the community bank and HELOC provider categories, which both reflect our unique efforts to help our neighbors and local business community.”

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