BOSTON, Oct. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Santander Bank
today announced the grand opening of its newest branch in
Philadelphia in the new Rodin
Square complex located at 2103 Hamilton Street. To commemorate
Santander's newest branch and its fifth in Philadelphia's Center City neighborhood, Santander will
present checks totaling $12,000 to
three community-based non-profit organizations — Affordable Housing
Centers of Pennsylvania,
Girard College and the
Brewerytown-Sharswood Community Civic Association.
Santander executives will attend the grand opening celebration
and ribbon cutting later today to officially open the branch and
present checks to representatives from each of three non-profit
groups. Bank team members as well as customers, community leaders
and representatives from the Rodin Square complex development teams
will also attend the event.
Angela Moultrie, Santander's
Region President for the Pennsylvania/New Jersey Central regions,
commented, "With its favorable location and its modern,
customer-focused design elements, our new Rodin Square branch is
helping to revitalize this area of Center
City for residents and shoppers who appreciate the
convenience of having amenities and services in one location." She
added, "Santander knows how important it is to be a good neighbor
and invest in organizations that make up the fabric of the
communities where we do business. The Affordable Housing
Centers of Pennsylvania,
Girard College, and the
Brewerytown-Sharswood Community Civic Association each shares the
Bank's commitment to creating opportunities for those with limited
financial resources and improving their quality of life through
financial literacy counseling, education, small business
development and neighborhood revitalization initiatives."
The Affordable Housing Centers of Pennsylvania's mission is to increase and
preserve homeownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income
households and ensure clients are successful stewards of their
finances and property. Santander's $10,000 grant will support counseling programs to
help low- and moderate-income households improve their housing and
financial situations. The Bank's $1000 gift to Girard College will support financial
education programming at the grades one through 12 full-scholarship
boarding school to assist students from low-income families as they
plan to advance their education. The Brewerytown-Sharswood
Community Civic Association organizes community residents to
advocate for economic development, new affordable housing, safety
initiatives and youth programs. Santander's $1000 grant will help support the development of
the small business corridor along Girard Avenue.
Santander's modern, full-service Rodin Square branch features a
new interior design aimed at improving the customer experience with
an open layout and comfortable meeting "nooks" with sliding glass
doors where bankers and customers can meet privately to discuss
their financial needs. A 24-hour zone with one deposit-taking
ATM is also available for customer use after branch hours. The
branch will continue to introduce new technologies as they evolve
to further help customers with their banking goals. The branch
manager and his team are available Monday through Wednesday from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to assist
existing customers as well as those who would like to learn more
about Santander's products and services.
Santander Bank, N.A. is
one of the country's top retail banks by deposits and a wholly
owned subsidiary of Banco Santander, S.A. - one of the most
respected banking groups in the world. With its corporate offices
in Boston, Santander Bank's more than 670 branches and
nearly 2,100 ATMs are principally located in Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Connecticut,
Rhode Island, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Delaware. The Bank's 9,400
employees are committed to helping our 2.1 million customers make
progress toward their financial goals with the support of our call
centers, interactive online banking platform and easy to-use mobile
app. Madrid-based Banco Santander
(NYSE: SAN) serves more than 117 million customers in the U.K.,
Europe, Latin America and the U.S. Through its local
affiliates, including Santander
Bank, Banco Santander is the largest corporate contributor
to higher education in the world, investing over $165 million annually in colleges and
universities across more than 20 countries, including the U.S. For
more information on Santander Bank,
please visit www.santanderbank.com.
Media Contact:
Ann
Davis
617-757-5891
ann.davis@santander.us
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