Liberty Bank is headquartered in the heart of downtown Middletown, Connecticut

Middletown, Connecticut

Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Indian name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. In 1784, the central...

, but is located throughout Middlesex County

Middlesex County, Connecticut

Middlesex County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was created in 1785 from portions of Hartford and New London counties. As of 2010, the population was 165,676....

 and at shoreline locations. Liberty Bank is the oldest mutual bank in the state of Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

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History

Established in 1825 as Middletown Savings Bank, Liberty Bank is Connecticut’s oldest mutual bank

Mutual bank

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 and is headquartered in Middletown, CT with 43 banking offices throughout the central, eastern, and shoreline areas of the state. As a full-service financial institution, Liberty Bank offers consumer and commercial banking, home mortgages, insurance, and investment services. Rated outstanding by federal regulators on its community reinvestment efforts, Liberty maintains a longstanding commitment to superior personal service and unparalleled community involvement.

Locations of Liberty Bank

Location of Bank	Year Opened
Middletown (Main Street)	1825
Portland	1958
Old Saybrook	1960
Waterford	1963

Liberty Bank today

In 2001, Liberty Bank merged with Hometown Bank, and added four new locations. In 2003, Liberty broke ground on its first-ever affordable housing complex: Uncas Condominiums, in Norwich, and opened another office, bringing the network of branches to 34. In 2005, the bank introduced the state’s first checking account to offer rebates of other banks' ATM surcharges.

The Liberty Bank Foundation celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2007, and having granted $4.6 million during this time. Liberty Bank added a branch in Wethersfield, CT in 2008, and introduced Quarter Back Checking…a product that pays 25 cents back on every non-PIN-based debit card transaction of $25 or more. In June 2009, Liberty Bank Niantic

Niantic

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 Express opened an office. The newest branch is a relocated branch in Cromwell from Willowbrook Road to Connecticut Route 372

Connecticut Route 372

Route 372 is a state highway in central Connecticut running from Plainville to Cromwell, and serving to communicate between the numerous freeways in the area. The section of Route 372 from Route 10 in Plainville to the Plainville-New Britain town line is designated the Joseph E. Tinty Memorial...

, Berlin Rd just around the corner from the current location. The branch opened in January 2010.

External links

• Liberty Bank Official Website