established in 1828, the provident bank is an independent, mutually-owned, full-service community bank with a focus in commercial lending and business services with offices in amesbury and newburyport, massachusetts and exeter, hampton, portsmouth and seabrook, new hampshire. additional lending offices are in bedford and nashua, new hampshire. the bank is dedicated to the goal of being the highest-performing bank, providing excellence in service to our customers, our communities and our employees. all deposits are insured in full through a combination of insurance provided by the federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic) and the depositors insurance fund (dif). for more information, please visit theprovidentbank.