Provident Bank Opens Nyack Branch

April 19, 2010 - PRLog -- Local officials and community members joined with Provident Bank at a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the grand opening of the bank’s first branch in Nyack. The new 4,000 square-foot branch is located at 24 Highland Avenue, and offers customers a wide range of banking services and a variety of conveniences.

“Nyack is one of the most important villages in Rockland County, and a terrific place to live and do business,’’ said George Strayton, President and Chief Executive Officer of Provident Bank. “Provident Bank prides itself on its tradition of community involvement and looks forward to developing valuable community partnerships in Nyack,’’ he said.

The bank’s business manager, Vice President Christopher M. Wirth, said his staff is eager to serve the Nyack community and deliver quality customer service. “I am excited to be the first business manager here in Nyack, a community that I am proud to be a part of,’’ said Wirth. “I am committed to delivering top-tier customer services and to helping Nyack continue to flourish and grow.”  

A graduate of North Rockland High School, Wirth grew up in Stony Point and said he was glad to be back in Rockland County. Prior to his promotion to branch manager in Nyack, Wirth was at Provident Bank’s Orangeburg branch, where he worked since joining Provident Bank in 2006.

Wirth is a member of the Nyack Rotary and Nyack Chamber of Commerce and is on the President’s Advisory Council of his alma mater Dominican College.

Provident Bank’s new Nyack branch provides a professional, convenient and welcoming environment for customers to do their banking. The new branch also offers customers many conveniences including a parking lot, two drive-thru banking lanes to accommodate peak traffic and access to 24-hour vestibule and drive-up ATMs.

Additionally, the branch features plush seating, a coffee station and a kids’ center with TV, as well as extended service hours and seven-day banking.

Headquartered in Montebello, N.Y., Provident Bank, with $2.9 billion in assets, is the largest independent full-service community bank in the lower Hudson Valley. Provident Bank operates 35 branches that serve the Hudson Valley region including three Commercial Banking Centers in Westchester County, and one office in Bergen County, N.J. The bank offers a complete line of commercial, retail and investment services.  Visit the Provident Bank Web site at http://www.providentbanking.com.

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Headquartered in Montebello, N.Y., Provident Bank, with $2.9 billion in assets, is the largest independent full-service community bank in the lower Hudson Valley. Provident Bank operates 35 branches that serve the Hudson Valley region including three Commercial Banking Centers in Westchester County, and one office in Bergen County, N.J. The bank offers a complete line of commercial, retail and investment services. Visit the Provident Bank Web site at http://www.providentbanking.com.