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In time for this winter’s home heating season, Abington Bank has donated $42,000 toward local fuel assistance programs for low-income families in seven communities. The donations were made to Self Help Inc. of Brockton and Quincy Community Action Programs, which will administer the funds for fuel assistance to qualifying families in Abington, Avon, Braintree, Brockton, …

Hometown Mortgage recently promoted Jennifer Harris to residential lending administrative officer. Hometown Mortgage is a division of bankESB, a Hometown Financial Group company that also includes bankHometown and Abington Bank. Harris, of Raynham, has seven years of banking experience. She joined the former Envision Bank Mortgage Division, now Hometown Mortgage, in 2016 as a loan …

Maria Teixeira, of Stoughton, was recently promoted to float retail manager. Teixeira has more than 20 years of banking experience, having most recently served as assistant branch manager of Abington Bank’s Washington St., Stoughton, office since November 2022. Prior to that, she held a variety of roles including assistant branch manager, teller supervisor, and loan …

Andrew J. Raczka, president and CEO of Abington Bank, is kicking off the bank’s 2023 Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraising drive to help support local food pantries. This marks the third year of the bank’s annual appeal, which invites customers, employees, and community members to donate money between November 1 and November 30 to help fight …

Hometown Financial Group, Inc. (“Hometown”), the multi-bank holding company for bankESB, bankHometown and Abington Bank, and Randolph Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNDB) (“Randolph”), the bank holding company for Envision Bank, jointly announced today that all regulatory approvals relating to the acquisition by Hometown of Randolph and Envision Bank have been received. Randolph shareholders previously approved the …

UPDATE: The Fall Shred Day has been rescheduled. Abington Bank invites customers and members of the community to a free Shred Day on  Saturday, September 23, from Noon to 3:00 p.m. (or until the truck is full) at the bank’s Holbrook office at 95 North Franklin Street. Local residents can reduce their risk of identity …

Abington Bank has received the 2023 Corporate Citizenship Award from Boston Business Journal, recognizing the bank as one of Massachusetts’ top corporate charitable contributors. The Business Journal annually publishes this list to showcase companies that promote and prioritize giving back to their communities. Through its sponsorship and charitable giving program, The Giving Tree, Abington Bank …

Gabrielle Ferreira was recently hired as assistant branch manager of Abington Bank’s Rockdale St., Braintree, office. Ferreira, of East Bridgewater, was most recently an assistant branch manager at MountainOne Bank and universal banker at Citizens Bank. She is currently attending Bridgewater State University and is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Finance.

Joao “John” Jatoba was recently hired as assistant vice president, branch officer of Abington Bank’s Cobb Corner, Stoughton, office. Jatoba, of East Taunton, has more than 13 years of retail banking experience, having most recently served as a branch manager at SCU Credit Union. Prior to that, he was an assistant branch manager with both …

Bethany Savela, of Braintree, was recently promoted to assistant vice president, commercial loan administrator operations in Abington Bank’s 95 No. Franklin St., Holbrook, office. Savela has 21 years of banking experience, including her most recent role as commercial loan administrator officer. Prior to her time at Abington Bank, she was commercial loan administrator at Blue …

As part of the bank’s charitable giving program, The Giving Tree, Abington Bank recently awarded $7,500 in scholarships to graduating seniors from six local area high schools. President and CEO Andrew J. Raczka said the scholarships are part of the bank’s longstanding commitment to supporting youth and education through funding a variety of programs that …

Jennifer Gendreau, of Abington, was recently promoted to assistant vice president, commercial loan administrator manager. Gendreau has 24 years of banking experience and joined Abington Bank from Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America in 2001. She began her career with the bank as a teller, later transitioning to the loan department as a loan coordinator …

Christopher Currie, of Uxbridge, was recently hired as vice president of government banking at Abington Bank. Currie has 18 years of banking experience prior to joining Abington Bank, including his most recent roles as municipal client relationship manager at UniBank, and branch manager at Citizens Bank. He has a bachelor’s degree in sociology and psychology …

Abington Bank invites customers and members of the community to a free Shred Day on Saturday, April 29, from Noon to 3:00 p.m. at the bank’s Randolph office at 129 N Main St. Local residents can reduce their risk of identity theft by bringing old mail, receipts, statements or bills, cancelled checks, pay stubs, medical …

This past weekend, federal regulators seized the assets of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. In light of these events, we’d like to assure you that your deposits are safe, sound, and fully insured at Abington Bank. As a strong local community bank, Abington Bank provides our customers the peace of mind that comes from …

Unbiased Financial Information Provided by Financial Finesse Remember learning about the food pyramid in school? Maybe you didn’t pay attention when the school nurse talked about it. After all, adults were responsible for giving us our meals. But look at the food pyramid today. We get our own meals now and the food pyramid can …

Andrew J. Raczka, president and CEO of Abington Bank, announced that the bank’s second annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraising drive raised $33,800 for local food pantries. The appeal is part of the bank’s charitable giving program, called The Giving Tree, which reflects the bank’s commitment to making a real difference in the neighborhoods it serves. …

Abington Bank recently announced that Mary Hardiman has been promoted to branch manager, bank officer of Abington Bank’s Avon office. Hardiman, of Avon, has over 20 years of banking experience and joined Abington Bank in 2010 as a teller at the Avon office. She was promoted to teller supervisor in 2018 and assistant branch manager …

Christopher Walker of East Bridgewater has recently joined Abington Bank as vice president of condominium specialty lending. In this role, Walker will be responsible for growing the bank’s condominium association lending program. Walker has 17 years of experience in the banking industry, and prior to joining Abington Bank was employed by South Shore Bank as …

Abington Bank recently announced that, as part of their merger with Envision Bank, Luis Figueroa has been promoted to branch manager, bank officer of Abington Bank’s new Braintree office. Figueroa, of Rockland, has over 12 years of banking experience and joined Envision Bank in 2021 as Assistant Branch Manager of their Randolph office. Prior to …