Leadership Institutions
The New Hampshire Bar Foundation gratefully acknowledges the following Leadership financial institutions noted below that have created special rates for IOLTA accounts that yield 65% of the Federal Funds Target Rate or, if rates drop below 1%, then 1%. Leadership institutions strongly support the mission of the New Hampshire Bar Foundation and demonstrate a true commitment to community-based banking.
All Participating Institutions |
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| Bangor Savings Bank |
| Bank of America (Leadership Institution) |
| Bank of New England |
| Bank of New Hampshire |
| BankProv |
| Bar Harbor Bank & Trust |
| Bellwether Community Credit Union |
| Chase |
| Cambridge Bank (Optima) |
| Citizens |
| Claremont Savings |
| Community Bank |
| Eastern Bank |
| Enterprise Bank |
| First Seacoast (Federal Savings) |
| Franklin Savings Bank |
| GFA Federal Credit Union |
| Haverhill Bank |
| Heritage Family Federal Credit |
| Hingham Institution for Savings |
| Holy Rosary Credit Union |
| Institution for Savings (Leadership Institution) |
| Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union |
| Kennebunk Savings Bank |
| Ledyard National Bank |
| M&T Bank (Leadership Institution) |
| Mascoma Savings Bank |
| Members First Credit Union |
| Meredith Village Savings Bank |
| Merrimack County Savings Bank |
| Millyard Bank |
| NBT Bank (Leadership Institution) |
| New England Federal Credit Union |
| Newburyport Five Cents Savings |
| North Shore Bank |
| Northern Bank & Trust |
| One Credit Union |
| Partners Bank (formerly SIS) |
| Passumpsic Savings Bank |
| Pentucket Bank (Leadership Institution) |
| Piscataqua Savings Bank |
| Primary Bank |
| Profile Bank |
| Sage |
| Salem Co-operative Bank (Leadership Institution) |
| Salem Five |
| Santander Bank |
| Savings Bank of Walpole |
| Service Credit Union |
| St. Mary’s Bank |
| Sugar River Bank (Leadership Institution) |
| TD Bank (Leadership Institution) |
| The Lowell Five |
| The Northway Bank |
| Triangle Credit Union |
| Union Bank |
| Washington Savings Bank |
| Woodsville Guaranty Savings |
Notice Regarding the Eligible Bank List
The institutions on this list have agreed to comply with the New Hampshire Supreme Court Rule 50 governing NH IOLTA and have been approved by the New Hampshire Bar Foundation. Neither the New Hampshire Bar Association nor the New Hampshire Bar Foundation has made any determination regarding the practices of the financial institutions on this list, other than the criteria established in New Hampshire Supreme Court Rule 50. It remains the responsibility of every New Hampshire attorney that holds funds on behalf of their clients to ensure their compliance with the provisions set forth in Rule of Professional Conduct 1.15. By creating and posting this list, neither the New Hampshire Bar Association nor New Hampshire Bar Foundation expresses any opinion on the selection of a financial institution from this list for the deposit of funds held in trust.
