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All kinds of easierSM
For easier banking, it was a very good year.
2014 Resolutions: Done
2014 Annual Report
Consult on-site at businesses
Support the community
Put live Personal Bankers on interactive
video screens
Stay financially strong
2014 Resolutions:DONE
Offer 24/7 mobile banking
Make mortgage process easier
Help you earn and save money
Extend banking hours
Our resolutions are all about you.
Everywhere banking touches your life, we work hard to bring you new ease and speed. A brief look at 2014 will show you how Ion Bank continues to make your banking all kinds of easier.
Give customers more reasons to choose Ion Bank.
Ion Bank achieved many benchmarks of success in 2014. But one in particular brings special pride:
In a Hearst Connecticut Newspaper survey of 10,000 workers, Ion Bank ranked among the Top Ten Workplaces for midsize companies
in southwest Connecticut for the second year in a row.
Enthusiastic customers plus motivated employees—that’s the proven formula for better banking. It’s the heart of a mutual bank’s success: devoting 100% of our efforts to serve our customers, not generating dividends for shareholders. And it demonstrates the power of being centered in the community, not managed from somewhere else in the country.
Our team and our customers have helped make Ion Bank an ever-growing asset to this region. Thank you for your confidence in us.
Charles J. Boulier, IIIPresident & Chief Executive Officer
You can choose from many banks. We want to make Ion Bank the standout choice for consumers and business customers. To succeed, we’re leveraging two crucial assets: the power of new technology and the knowledge and personal touch of our people. Please read how we’re making the most of both.
DONE
Make day-to-day transactions easier.
DONE
To make your banking easier, we’ve extended our hours, including our toll free Customer Contact Center (Mon. – Fri., 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sat., 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.). Or chat online with a Customer Consultant at IonBank.com. Along with 24-hour ATMs at our 17 branches, customers now have free use of over 55,000 Allpoint ATMs worldwide. After normal lobby hours, select branches offer Personal Bankers on interactive video screens. And any time, make secure check deposits by smartphone, anywhere you are.
When it comes to saving and making money, what’s easier than free? Ion Bank offers Free Checking that’s really free—without the conditions many banks insist upon. Plus, with our Ka-Ching! savings program, you save while you spend—a true differentiator in the marketplace.
For prompt business financial decisions, our commercial bankers make a point of getting out of our offices and into your business, learning it firsthand. For loans of all sizes, from business expansion to capital equipment financing, Ion Bank is on the case. You can also use Remote Deposit Capture to make deposits right from your business. This efficient system helps businesses improve cash flow, reduce processing expenses, consolidate deposits from multiple locations, and learn about returned items in less time.
Naturally, you evaluate a bank by the numbers. Our ongoing mission is to be a force for progress in banking. These results speak volumes about the confidence we’ve inspired.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT AND CONDITIONDecember 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands of dollars)
Stay financially strong.
DONE
December 2014 December 2013
ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 5,139 $ 5,267
Investment Securities &
Interest Bearing Cash Equivalents 143,616 132,234
Loans —
Loans and Mortgages 869,552 794,562
Less Allowance for Possible Loan Loss 12,241 11,189
Total Net Loans 857,311 783,373
Other Assets 49,259 42,330
TOTAL ASSETS $ 1,055,325 $ 963,204
LIABILITIES AND RETAINED EARNINGSDeposits—
Savings & Time $ 371,669 $ 337,023
NOW, Money Market & Checking 454,103 416,575
Total Deposits 825,772 753,598
Borrowings 108,069 92,162
Other Liabilities 30,039 18,079
Total Liabilities 963,880 863,839
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (11,322) (2,114)
Retained Earnings 102,767 101,479
TOTAL LIABILITIES & RETAINED EARNINGS $ 1,055,325 $ 963,204 Information based on Call Report data
Make a difference in the community.
DONE
Through charitable contributions. We donated more than $660,000 in 2014 to organizations such as the Naugatuck Fire Department for a lifesaving Automated External Defibrillator (AED), the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Waterbury, Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury Inc., the Mattatuck Museum, ARC of Meriden/Wallingford, Girls Inc. in Meriden, the Hamden Arts Commission, the Wallingford Emergency Shelter, and the Meriden Children First Initiative.
Through our volunteers. Our employees donated 6,794 hours of time, energy, and enthusiasm to volunteer projects, including the Food Drive for the Naugatuck Ecumenical Food Bank, teaming up with Naugatuck All About You! Home Care Services. The Ion Bank Cheshire Half Marathon/5K raised over $100,000 for Best Buddies, the Cheshire Lions Club, and Abilities Without Boundaries.
Directors Mark C. Yanarella, ChairmanCharles J. Boulier, IIIAnn Merriam FeinbergRichard H. GesseckLucille JanatkaDavid W. NurnbergerFrancis R. PowellJohn H. TobinStephen C. Widman
Corporators John D. ArestaRoy A. BalkusJames P. BehuniakRegina S. BirdsellCharles J. Boulier, IIIJohn A. BrucatoWayne P. BuckmillerRichard D. CoeRocco K. CorsoLaura C. Dake-RocheJose P. DaSilvaPeter J. EscobarAnn Merriam FeinbergDavid FerraroEdward G. FitzpatrickPaul FitzpatrickEugene A. FridlandChristopher GattoRichard H. Gesseck
Tom HennickJames J. JacksonPeter JacobyLucille JanatkaMarcelo MartinsJohn M. Milone, Jr. David W. NurnbergerGary B. O’ConnorMatthew L. O’ConnorFrancis R. PowellRonald J. PuglieseElizabeth M. SantoroGeorge StoneScott M. SutherlandJohn H. TobinStephen C. WidmanMark C. YanarellaLaurie M. Yelding
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