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Rondout Savings Bank C.A.R.E.S. about the wellbeing of each employee, customer and the communities we serve. The culture of caring at the bank has been formed over time dating back to 1868 when the bank was first established to assist returning soldiers with their finances. Our core values are the guiding light today and into the future for all to understand our culture of thoughtfulness, caring, and financial distinction.

COMMUNITY
Support & Encourage Success

ACCOUNTABILITY
Be Transparent & Authentic

RELATIONSHIPS
Put People First

EXCELLENCE
Strive for Peak Performance

SECURITY
Ensure Reliability, Safety & Trust

News

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Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting & Ulster Chamber Mixer

June 5th, 2024

On Wednesday, June 5th we had our official grand opening of our new 267 Wall St Kingston location! Following the ribbon cutting ceremony we hosted more than 300 Ulster Chamber Business members for a networking mixer. Thank you to our community for celebrating and supporting us!

Thank you to our local business owners for providing food and drink for this event- Brickmen Kitchen & Bar, Santa Fe Uptown, Savona’s Plaza Pizza, Frank Guido’s Little Italy, Deisings Bakery, Keegan’s Ale, and Boulevard Wine and Spirits!


How to Combat Check Fraud

April 16th, 2024

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the American Bankers Association have partnered to provide resources to help combat check fraud:

Consumers can take several actions to protect their mail including:

  • Get your mail promptly after delivery. Don’t leave it in your mailbox overnight.
  • If you’re heading out of town, ask the post office to hold your mail until you return.
  • Sign up for informed delivery at USPS.com. It sends you daily email notifications of incoming mail and packages.
  • Contact the sender if you don’t receive mail that you’re expecting.
  • Consider buying security envelopes to conceal the contents of your mail.
  • Use the letter slots inside your Post Office to send mail.

To protect their checks, bank customers can take the following actions:

  • Use pens with indelible black ink so it is more difficult for a criminal to wash your checks.
  • Don’t leave blank spaces in the payee or amount lines.
  • Don’t write personal details, such as your Social Security number, credit card information, driver’s license number or phone number on checks.
  • Use mobile or online banking to access copies of your checks and ensure they are not altered. While logged in, review your bank activity and statements for errors.
  • If your bank provides an image of a paid check, review the back of the check to ensure the indorsement information is correct and matches the intended payee, since criminals will sometimes deposit your check unaltered.
  • Consider using e-check, ACH automatic payments and other electronic and/or mobile payments.
  • Follow up with payees to make sure that they received your check.

Consumers who suspect they have been a victim of check fraud should file a report immediately with:

 

2024 Charities of Choice Announced

March 12th, 2024

We are excited to announce our 2024 Charities of Choice:
Center for Spectrum Services and Wraparound Services of the Hudson Valley! Our team will be fundraising for these two organizations throughout the year!
To learn more about these organizations, check out their websites:
https://centerforspectrumservices.org
https://wshv.org

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Two promotions!

March 8th, 2024

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Jennifer Fabiano to Vice President, Director of Marketing & Retail Sales and Evan Rothfuss to Vice President, Senior Commercial Loan Officer! We would like to thank you both for your contribution and commitment to Rondout Savings Bank and our community!

Jennifer Fabiano joined the Rondout Savings Bank team in 2009 and has over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. Jennifer brings a deep understanding of banking operations, business development, and community relations.

Evan Rothfuss joined Rondout Savings Bank in 2014 and has over 10 years of banking experience. He is proficient in both Commercial Real Estate Lending and Commercial and Industrial Loans and Lines of Credit.


Scam Alert

March 7th, 2024

There is a text message scam claiming to be from Rondout Savings Bank. We will never send a text message asking for personal information. Please don’t respond or click any links and contact us immediately to report at 845 331-0073.

 


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A 10 Year Anniversary!

March 3rd, 2024

We would like to congratulate Leah Baxter, Uptown Branch Manager on her 10 year work anniversary! Leah started her banking career with Rondout Savings Bank in 2014 as a teller. She has held various positions with in the retail banking department, most recently being a Branch Manager.

 


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March Artist of the Month

March 1st, 2024

Congratulations to Danny Morris for being our March artist of the month! Danny’s work can be seen in our 2024 community calendar!
More about Danny:
Danny Morris
39 years old from Pine Bush, NY
I am a self taught photographer with a degree in graphic design. Waterfalls are my main focus of photography. I’ve been shooting for 13 years. Currently shooting with a Sony A7RIII

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Congratulations!

February 28th, 2024

Congratulations to Clarissa Timbrouck, Commercial Relationship Manager on being selected as an honoree for the Dutchess Regional Chamber of Commerce Annual Hudson Valley’s Top Forty Under 40 Mover & Shaker Awards! This honor is bestowed to 40 individuals under the age of 40 who have shown a strong commitment to the Hudson Valley.

We would also like to congratulate her on joining the Board of Directors for Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress. “Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress is a nonprofit organization that provides objective research, planning, and educational training throughout the region. Its work identifies civic challenges and promotes regional, equitable, and sustainable solutions to constantly improve the quality of life in Hudson Valley communities. Pattern develops its work upon a considerable foundation of facts and experience, without political aims or affiliations.”

 


Congratulations John Verner our January 2024 Artist of the Month

January Artist of the Month

January 1st, 2024

Congratulations to John Verner for being our January artist of the month! John’s work can be seen in our 2024 community calendar!
More about John:
John Verner is a Fine Art, Commercial and Stock Photographer. He has had over a dozen solo exhibitions and regularly shows his work nationally. As a commercial photographer, he has specialized in portraiture, events, real estate and product photography. John is an exclusive contributor for Getty Images. His photographs have appeared on numerous sites including the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, CNBC, the Daily Beast, Tennessee Department of Health, Common Wealth Fund, ThoughtCo, Home Decor Bliss, Red Bubble, and many others. John regularly gives critiques, workshops, and presentations to various photography groups. He has a degree is Fine Arts and has studied with many well-known contemporary photographers. John is pleased to be in the Rondout Savings Bank 2024 Community Calendar. He has been in the bank’s calendar several times.
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Congratulations Julian Diamond our December 2023 Artist of the Month Rondout Savings Bank Equal Housing Lender logo, Member FDIC logo. artist in blue shirt surrounded by artwork.

December 2023 Artist of the Month

December, 2023

Congratulations to Julian Diamond for being our December artist of the month! Julian’s work can be seen in our 2024 community calendar!
More about Julian:
Julian Diamond is a self-taught landscape photographer based in Dutchess County, New York, in the heart of the Hudson Valley. He has been interested in photography since childhood and devoted to the craft for over a decade. His technique has been shaped by a number of artistic influences: the treatment of light by the 19th century Hudson River School painters; the bold compositions of great American West landscape photographers, like Adams, Muench, and Rowell; and his peers with whom he swaps ideas and inspiration each day. His images have been featured in regional and national publications, licensed by local businesses and governmental agencies, and displayed on Capitol Hill in the 2018 photo exhibit, ‘United by the Appalachian Trail.’ Evening and twilight scenes feature heavily in Julian’s work, with starry skies and fireflies making routine appearances in his prints. See more of Julian’s work here: juliandiamondphotography.com

Congratulations to each $500 Donation Winner Brielle Grace Breast Cancer Foundation, Hope On a Mission, Christmas Wishes Ulster County, Ashokan Equestrian Center for Children with Autism, Catholic Charities Community Services of Dutchess County. Rondout Cares- animated photo of large blue heart with volunteers

2023 Rondout Cares Voting Contest Winners Announced!

December 18, 2023

Please join us in congratulating the winners of our Rondout Cares voting contest for 2023! Thank You to everyone for participating and helping to support our local not for profit organizations in our community.
Brielle Grace Breast Cancer Foundation
Hope On A Mission:HOAM
Christmas Wishes Ulster County, Inc.
Ashokan Equestrian Center for Children with Autism Inc A 501c3 Charity
Catholic Charities Dutchess County

 


 

Thank you for supporing our 2023 charities of choice! Raising Your Awareness about Narcotics (R.Y.A.N.) & Mid Hudson addiction recovery centers bolger house community residence - poughkeepsie - Roundout Cares and rondout savings bank - rondoutbank.com - (845) 331-0073 Equal Opportunity Lender and Member FDIC

2023 Charities of Choice

May 1, 2023

Each year the employees of Rondout Savings Bank pick two charities to fundraiser for throughout the year. This year the two charities are…..

  • R.Y.A.N– The mission of R.Y.A.N is to promote substance abuse awareness, share our family’s journey to dispel the myths of addiction, eliminate the stigma that is attached to it, and to support organizations that provide healthy programs for the youth of our community.
  • Mid Hudson Recovery Centers- Bolger House Community Residence– is a Non-Profit Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Poughkeepsie, NY. Providing Drug Rehab, Residential Treatments for people struggling with Opioid Addiction, Substance Abuse. They provide comprehensive substance abuse and addiction treatment programs in Poughkeepsie, NY to help you or a loved one return to a healthy, productive life

 

 

Events

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CAP’s Fund Charity Golf Tournament

September 15, 2023

In September we supported the CAP’S Fund, Inc. charity golf tournament! It was great to see our community come out and support the CAP’s Fund mission of assisting families with their fight with cancer and other catastrophic illnesses.




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Closing Bell Celebration on Nasdaq

December 13, 2023

President & CEO Cheryl Bowers joined the American Bankers Association at the closing bell at Nasdaq on December 13th to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the American Bankers Association being on Nasdaq.




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Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce Leap for Kindness Day

February 29, 2024

This year Rondout Savings Bank participated in the Ulster Chamber Leap for Kindness Day by collecting donations for the YMCA of Kingston & Ulster County. We held a special donation drop in front of our new location at 267 Wall Street, Kingston which is opening in Spring 2024.




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Employee Appreciation Day

March 1, 2024

Rondout Savings Bank truly CARES about the wellbeing of each employee! We wanted to give a special shoutout to our team, who makes us great!




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2024 Annual Shamrock Run

March 10, 2024

This annual two mile fun run precedes the Kingston St Patrick’s Parade and this year it will honor the memory of Gerald Schatzel and benefit Mentor Me of Ulster County. Rondout Savings Bank continued the tradition of being the race start sponsor of this community event.




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Ulster Chamber Networking Mixer at Rondout Savings Bank

June 5, 2024

On Wednesday we welcomed over 300 local business persons to our newest branch to celebrate the official grand opening of our 267 Wall Street location in Uptown Kingston! We were proud to be able to host our local business community and show them how we are taking community banking to the next level with our enhanced banking experience.  We would like to thank our community for their continued support and a special thank you to our restaurants for providing delicious food and drink- Savona’s Plaza Pizza, Santa Fe Uptown, Frank Guido’s Little Italy, Deising’s Bakery, Brickmen Kitchen + Bar, Keegan Ales, and Boulevard Wine and Spirits.




Charitable Contributions

Our Board of Trustees, staff and their families live here and share neighborhoods, schools, houses of worship and charities with you and your families.

All decisions are made locally with local interests in mind by what we believe are the best in the business. Rondout Savings Bank is committed to our friends and neighbors. We work every day to earn the business of individuals and organizations in our community, in turn, we return a significant portion of our profits back in to the community.

Thinking in banking terms, we decided to call it our “Dividends to the Community Program.” Each and every year we donate 10% of our earnings to hundreds of area non-profit organizations for a wide range of worthy purposes.

To apply for our Dividends to the Community program click here.


Rondout Savings Bank Scholarships

Rondout Savings Bank, located in Kingston, sponsors an annual scholarship to be awarded to Business majors enrolled as freshmen or returning to Ulster County Community College. A special application is available for interested candidates and the scholarship recipient is chosen by Rondout Savings Bank.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION