bankESB In The News

bankESB announced today that it received three Top Workplaces Culture Excellence awards for employee appreciation, well-being, and professional development. Top Workplaces Culture Excellence awards from Energage celebrate organizations that are dedicated to building an exceptional people-first culture. The Employee Appreciation award celebrates organizations that make employees feel valued for their efforts, thereby motivating employees to …

Scammers love to prey on the kindness and compassion of people. That’s why they are using fake charities to try to defraud victims of Hurricanes Helene and Milton and those willing to help them. They send unsolicited emails, texts, phone calls, and social media messages that may even appear legitimate and from a well-known charity. …

bankESB recently donated $5,000 to the Easthampton Pickleball Fundraising Project, a dedicated group of pickleball enthusiasts who have partnered with the Players Philanthropy Fund to raise money for new pickleball courts. There are currently two pickleball courts located in the picturesque Nonotuck Park that were constructed in 2020. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in …

Though Halloween gets all the fanfare and excitement, there’s another event that also happens in October. It’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an annual event created to bring government and industry together to help protect American consumers from the scary threat of cybertheft. The theme for this year’s event, Secure Our World, focuses on four key …

Easthampton Public Library and bankESB recently announced that the bank has donated use of its building at 52 Main St. to the library to help expand library programming to the Easthampton community. According to Library Director Katya Schapiro, the library initially intends to use the building as an annex to its primary location at 9 …

What would you do if your Social Security number and other highly personal information were compromised? Unfortunately, that situation could be a harsh reality for hundreds of millions of unsuspecting people who may have been impacted by a massive data breach of National Public Data. The organization, which houses data that employers, investigators, and other …

bankESB invites customers and members of the community to two free Shred Days at local offices. Events will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (or until the truck is full) on the following dates and at the following locations. No appointment is necessary. Saturday, October 5: Amherst office, 253 Triangle St. Saturday, October …

bankESB has received the 2024 Corporate Citizenship Award from Boston Business Journal, recognizing the bank as one of Massachusetts’ top corporate charitable contributors. It’s the tenth year in a row that bankESB has received the honor. The Business Journal annually publishes this list to showcase companies that promote and prioritize giving back to their communities. …

bankESB recently hosted a backpack drive in its King Street, Northampton and Triangle Street, Amherst branches, to support student residents of Valley Community Development. Customers and members of our community donated school supplies, and the bank outfitted 40 backpacks filled with essentials for a successful school year. The yearly expense of a new backpack can …

How romance scams work With romance scams, which can happen to people of all genders, fraudsters create fake online dating or social media profiles to attract and earn the trust of unsuspecting users. Their goal is to trick users into sending money or providing personal information that they can use for nefarious purposes.  Here’s how …