Mastercard® is offering new identity theft benefits to cardholders in addition to their current purchase protection and travel benefits. Beginning October 1, 2019, Merrimack debit cardholders have the option to enroll in Mastercard® ID Theft Protection. This new benefit includes:Single bureau credit monitoring from TransUnion. Your TransUnion credit file will be monitored for changes that could indicate fraud […]
Merrimack Scholarship Recipients Announced
The winners of the annual Merrimack County Savings Bank (The Merrimack) scholarships are preparing to enter college later this month. Emma Conley is this year’s recipient of the William Hilton Community Service Award. Conley of Bow, is a 2019 graduate of Bow High School, and will attend the University of Tampa in Florida to study Marine Biology. The […]
Protect Your Company from a Common Email Compromise
Our Risk Management department noted that we’ve recently heard from some of our business customers about an uptick in a very common business email compromise – when a hacker gains access to an email account and begins to send emails pretending to be the true email owner. Hackers often attach malicious content to the emails all […]
Equifax Breach Settlement Information
You may remember that two years ago on July 29, 2017, one of the three top credit reporting companies was the victim of a major data breach. Equifax announced that the personal and financial information of approximately 148 million Americans had likely been compromised. Sensitive information included in the compromise included names, birthdates, addresses, credit […]
Capital One Data Breach Information
What happened? It is all too timely in light of the recent settlement talks of the 2017 Equifax breach, that it was disclosed this morning that Capital One has suffered a data breach. Between March 22nd and 23rd, 2019, a software engineer was able to access information to more than 100 million Capital One customers in the […]
Beware of Credential Stuffing
This spring and summer, our Risk Management team noted that our area seems to be seeing an uptick in credential stuffing, a type of cyber attack. While hackers have not been able to use this attack to access accounts at the Bank, we wanted to alert you to this increased risk against all of your web-based […]
The Merrimack and MillRiver Make $30,000 Sponsorship Pledge to The Community Players of Concord
Sister companies, Merrimack County Savings Bank (The Merrimack) and MillRiver Wealth Management (MillRiver) have pledged $30,000 to The Community Players of Concord (The Players) in the form of sponsorships to be spread over the course of three consecutive years. The Community Players of Concord is in the midst of a fundraising push to fund the renovation, […]
The Merrimack Contributes $10,000 to HOMEteam
Merrimack County Savings Bank (The Merrimack) contributed $10,000 to HOMEteam in support of funding for home ownership educational programs throughout New Hampshire. Through a series of workshops and one-on-one counseling, among many other resources, HOMEteam helps first-time home buyers and renters interested in ownership, offering insight on protecting and preserving the home investment. “The success of the […]
Thank You for Voting us Best Bank!
Thanks to you, The Merrimack was voted best bank for the ninth consecutive year by the Concord Monitor CAPPIES (Capital Area’s People’s Preference Awards), an annual tradition that gives readers the opportunity to cast ballots for the very best in greater Concord. Affiliated companies New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp and MillRiver Wealth Management were voted “Best Place to […]
Pamela Starr Joins the Merrimack
Pamela Starr has joined Merrimack County Savings Bank (The Merrimack) as a Mortgage Loan Originator. Starr will be assisting members of the Greater Nashua and Manchester communities who wish to buy, build, refinance or improve their homes. She is based out of the Bank’s Nashua office on 101 Broad Street. “Pam is an excellent addition to our sales […]