15 Facts About Dollar Bank

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Dollar Bank is a full-service regional savings bank serving both individuals and business customers, operating more than 70 offices throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia.

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Dollar Bank is one of the few U S banks that has a mutual structure: It is owned by its depositor base customers, not by outside shareholders.

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From Dollar Bank's founding in July 1855, the bank made no restrictions on who could open a savings account.

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4.

Dollar Bank was one of thirty founding members of the Colored United Brethren of Mutual Relief, a mutual aid society founded in 1843 in the Hill District.

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5.

Dollar Savings Bank grew deposits from $44 million in 1930 to $56 million in 1940.

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6.

Dollar Savings Bank was the first bank in Pennsylvania and among the first ten in the nation to use an online teller accounting system.

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7.

Dollar Savings Bank installed its first automated teller machine in 1977 and in 1978 free retail checking accounts, called "NOW accounts", were offered for the first time.

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8.

Dollar Bank began offering term loans, lines of credit and Credit cards in 1986.

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9.

Dollar Bank became the 16th bank in the country to offer online banking via the Internet in March 1997.

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10.

In July 2012, Dollar Bank was the first financial institution in the region to release video personal teller machines.

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11.

Dollar Bank previously served as the bank's Executive Vice President of Retail Banking.

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12.

Dollar Bank will retain all Bank @lantec employees and will continue to operate all four Virginia bank offices.

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13.

Dollar Bank will retain all Progressive-Home Federal Savings and Loan employees and will continue to operate the two branch offices in Allentown and Dormont.

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14.

In 2021, Dollar Bank announced that it had agreed to merge with Standard Bank.

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15.

Dollar Bank serves the needs of small businesses, large companies and corporations with a combination of financial tools and personal service.

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