Lucky for me, I work for a bank and can conveniently walk across the street from my office building to do my banking.  I also live less than 2 miles away from the Susquehanna Bank branch in my town and there are Susquehanna branches everywhere that I do my local errands.  But sometimes I’m too busy at work to walk across the street to do my banking and it never fails, I usually forget the check that I need to deposit while I’m out running my errands! Continue Reading »

Did we make our goal of donating 300,000 meals through our Tweet2Feed campaign during last year’s holiday season?  Oh, yes we did!  We blew our goal out of the water by donating 341,780 meals to food banks in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and West Virginia!!  That’s incredible!  A HUGE thank you to customers who opened new checking accounts and added services to their new or existing checking accounts.  Also, thanks to our Facebook and Twitter followers for re-tweeting Twitter messages, “Liking” our Facebook posts and for sharing Tweet2Feed posts on your own Facebook pages to spread the word!  Without your help, we would not have reached our goal!    Continue Reading »

Usually our mindset during the next few months is all about family get-togethers, holiday shopping, yummy festive foods and how we’re going to lose those unwanted “holiday” pounds.  While most of us would be overjoyed with a less stuffed belly, what if our bellies were left grumbling this holiday season?   Not so fun.  With today’s economic challenges, more and more families are celebrating their holidays with less each year.  According to Feeding America, in the communities our bank serves, there are more than 4 million people who don’t have sufficient, reliable sources of food.   To help combat those stats, Susquehanna will launch its third annual #Tweet2Feed campaign on Thursday, Nov. 1!   Continue Reading »

The month of October is about more than just Halloween – there is another topic that can make you shriek and send chills down your spine just thinking about it – your credit!  To ease your fears, the American Bankers Association created Get Smart About Credit to   Continue Reading »

Susquehanna Bank is rolling into summer – rock n’ rolling that is!  Susquehanna is a proud sponsor of many summer concert series in communities throughout our region!  Join us for a few of these exciting events this summer! Long’s Park Summer Concert Series – Sunday evenings, June 3   Continue Reading »

My mom is amazing, caring, honest, patient, and beautiful – I could go on and on.  She was my first best friend and I have always been by her side – you can ask her – I had a constant grip on her pant leg at all times when I was little!  I still talk to her almost daily.  I don’t think I could ever show her just how much I love and appreciate her.  With Mother’s Day quickly approaching on May 13^th, it’s a very special time to show your mom or any woman in your life just how much you appreciate them! Even with the slow economy, people still want to splurge and pamper their moms.  It seems that Mother’s Day may be recession-proof!  A 2011 survey from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and BIGresearch estimates that $16.3 billion was spent on Mother’s Day – beating out Valentine’s Day ($15.7 billion) and Easter spending ($14.6 billion).  This was the highest rate of spending for Mother’s Day since 2008. The NRF estimates that Mother’s Day is the third largest spending holiday, behind Christmas and back-to-school. Continue Reading »

During the 2012 baseball season, Susquehanna is launching its sixth annual Strikeouts for Straight A’s educational initiative! Nine minor league baseball teams from across the region have partnered with us to promote the importance of good study habits in making a grand slam in students’ grades. Since the program’s inception, Susquehanna has raised more than $250,000 for educational programs throughout Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Continue Reading »

As I’m standing in the middle of the toy store listening to my 3-year-old son cry because we won’t buy him the giant truck that he wants, I realize this might be a good time to start teaching him about saving money, and ‘needs’ versus ‘wants.’ But is he too young to start teaching him about money? No way! It’s important to teach children to save at a young age, to lay the groundwork for habits that will help them for the rest of their lives. Continue Reading »

Did you know there is an entire week devoted to teaching Americans to save each year? There is! This year America Saves Week is February 19 through the 26th. America Saves was created by America Saves and the American Savings Education Council in 2007 to encourage people to improve their finances. This year’s objective: Set a Goal. Make a Plan. Save Automatically. Obviously everyone’s goals will be different depending on your stage of life; some are just looking to stay afloat while others may have more specific goals like saving for a car, college, or retirement. Any amount of saving will help in the long run, right? Continue Reading »