Community Focus Pays Off as Chelsea Groton Bank Earns Highest 5-Star Rating

December 2011:  BAUERFINANCIAL, Inc., Coral Gables, Florida, the nation’s leading bank rating and research firm, proudly recognizes Chelsea Groton Bank, Norwich, Connecticut as a Superior 5-Star rated bank. A 5-Star rating denotes that Chelsea Groton Bank is one of the best in the nation in terms of its overall financial performance. In fact, Chelsea Groton Bank has earned this 5-Star Superior rating for the last 71 consecutive quarters putting it in an even more elite group of “Exceptional Performance Banks”. Only banks that have earned this rating for ten consecutive years or longer can claim this distinction.

“The recent uproar against Big Banks has shed a whole new light on community banks, and for good reason,” observes Karen L. Dorway, president of BAUERFINANCIAL. “While the primary focus of the big banks is dividend payments, smaller banks tend to be locals and therefore more in tune with the communities they serve. This community focus has paid off as Chelsea Groton Bank has earned Bauer’s highest 5-Star rating for strength and stability.
 
Established in 1854, Chelsea Groton Bank has proudly served its local communities for 157 years. It currently operates through conveniently located offices and can be found on the internet at www.chelseagroton.com.

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BAUERFINANCIAL, Coral Gables, Florida, the nation’s leading independent bank and credit union rating and research firm, has been reporting on and analyzing the performance of U.S. banks and credit unions since 1983. No institution pays BauerFinancial to rate it, nor can any choose to be excluded. Consumers may obtain star-ratings by visiting www.bauerfinancial.com.