COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS - Newsletter 1
July 1, 2024
Our first quarterly newsletter is here! Tips on homebuying in a tight market, and we answered "do community banks impact local economies?" ...read more.
STEWART ELECTED TO SERVE ON THE HEAD OFFICE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO
January 22, 2024, Seattle, Wa
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco elected Laura Lee (Laurie) Stewart, president and chief executive officer of Sound Community Bank / Sound Financial Bancorp, to its Head Office Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2024. ...read more.
NEWSEEK NAMES SOUND COMMUNITY BANK AS ONE OF AMERICA'S TOP REGIONAL BANKS FOR 2024
January 4, 2024, Seattle, Wa
Newsweek Magazine awards Sound Community Bank a coveted 5-star ranking and names them as one of America’s top regional banks for 2024. Only Two of Newsweek’s Top Regional Banks are headquartered in Washington State...read more.
SOUND COMMUNITY BANK OFFERS A SPECIALTY MONEY MARKET FOR CANNABIS INDUSTRY
May 17, 2023, Seattle, Wa.
Sound Community Bank’s Specialty Money Market account is exclusively available to growers, distributors, dispensaries, and other ancillary businesses. Depositors can maximize returns with this competitive, tiered rates money market account...read more.
STEWART: RISING RATES HIT BORROWERS BUT BRING 'REAL MONEY' FOR SAVERS
November 23,2022
While borrowers are getting pinched by rising interest rates, senior savers are seeing meaningful returns for the first time in decades, former ABA Chair Laurie Stewart said in an interview on NPR’s “Marketplace” program last night... read more.
SOUND COMMUNITY BANK DEVELOPS NEW NAVIGATOR DEPOSIT ACCOUNT AND RECEIVES NATIONAL CERTIFICATION BY BANKING ADVOCATES AS SAFE, AFFORDABLE ACCOUNT
October 21, 2022, Seattle, WA
Today, Sound Community Bank, a subsidiary of Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFBC), was officially certified by the national Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund) as meeting the Bank On National Account Standards (2021 - 2022). The national safe account standards, co-created by consumer advocates, leading national nonprofit organizations, civic leaders, and other financial institutions, designate both core and strongly recommended features that ensure low cost...read more.
SOUND COMMUNITY BANK EARNS TOP TEAM AWARD AND RECOGNIZES LAURIE STEWART, PRESIDENT/CEO, AS PART OF AMERICAN BANKER’S MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN BANKING PROGRAM
Oct 5, 2022, Seattle, WA
Sound Community Bank, a subsidiary of Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFBC), is pleased to announce that the bank has received two top honors from American Banker. For the fifth year in a row, Laurie Stewart, President & CEO, has been named one of the Most Powerful Women by American Banker. The Bank also received a Top Team honor as part of the 2022 Most Powerful Women program... read more.
OLYMPIC MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION TO PRESENT
HARVEST OF HOPE TO BENEFIT OMC CANCER CENTER
September 19, 2022
Olympic Medical Center Foundation, in conjunction with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Care Alliance and Sound Community Bank, will present the annual Harvest of Hope Wine & Dinner Gala virtually and in person at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 1 at Guy Cole Conference Center in Sequim... read more
COMMUNITY ISN'T JUST OUR MIDDLE NAME!
Sound Community Bank prides itself in its role as a community bank. We’re sensitive to our communities’ issues and believe it’s our collective responsibility to help support those that work tirelessly to make a difference in the lives of others. We are proud to support a wide variety of programs – from those that aim to house the unhoused to local youth sports. Sound Community Bank is making a difference.
We also believe that the core of a strong community is its volunteers – people who give their time and resources to support causes that matter to them. Sound Community Bank supports our employees’ volunteer efforts by providing time off for volunteering and providing a matching funds program. Remarkable communities don’t just happen.
Giving back to our communities is our heart!
- Olympic View Community Foundation
- Plymouth Housing Group
- Food Lifeline
- Cancer Pathways
- North Olympic Land Trust
- Olympic Medical Center Foundation
- Peninsula Friends of Animals
- Boys and Girls Club of the Olympic Peninsula
- Orca Conservancy
- Financial Beginnings
- Family Law CASA
- Arthritis Foundation
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound
And many more!
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