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SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

Get to Know Bridgewater Credit Union!

Bridgewater Credit Union, a division of Merrimack Valley Credit
Union (MVCU), began as a small, employer-based credit union in
1955 and has since grown into a state-chartered community and
employer-based credit union with more than $2.3 billion in assets and
19 retail branches. MVCU currently serves over 115,000 members,
primarily in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. MVCU
also serves more than 1,100 employer groups, including two major
Massachusetts employers, Raytheon Technologies and Brigham and
Women’s Hospital.

Each day, MVCU team members enthusiastically assist credit union
members with a wide range of financial needs, including savings
and investment products, automobile and home loans, commercial
loans, and more. MVCU also offers a state-of-the-art digital banking
platform that allows members to bank from anywhere, at any time.
MVCU is led by President & CEO John J. Howard, who has more
than 35 years of experience in banks and credit unions. John became
president of Bridgewater Credit Union in 2015 and has since led
three successful mergers with Merrimack Valley Credit Union in
2018, Ocean Spray Employees Federal Credit Union in 2020 and RTN
Federal Credit Union in 2023.

John led the establishment of and is a champion of MVCU’s incredible
company culture, which was recognized in the spring of 2023 when
MVCU was named as one of the Boston Business Journal’s Best
Places to Work. The purpose of this culture is to align all team
members towards the creation of a positive, energetic and tight-knit
working environment. One of its central
features is the concept of working together
as “OneTeam,” which involves supporting

MVCU President & CEO John Howard accepts an award for being named one
of the Boston Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in the spring of 2023.
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