2000 News Continued- January through June
Presidential® and Bruce Cleveland Appear in Strategy Week
June 28, 2000 - An article and radio interview titled "Click
and Mortar - Offline Isn't All Bad", by Karen Lake features Presidential
Bank's President and CEO Bruce Cleveland. Cleveland starts off by saying
"The net has changed the business market - but it hasn't changed what
humans need from the companies they favor." This article can be found
online at: http://interviews.strategyweek.com/rs.nsf/StrategyArticles/Bruce+Cleveland?OpenDocument.
In addition, the radio interview can be heard at: http://interviews.strategyweek.com/rs.nsf/InterviewAudios/Bruce+Cleveland?OpenDocument.
Presidential® and Bruce Cleveland Appear in Potomac Tech Journal
May 4, 2000 - An article titled "Bank Targeting Online Loans", by Steve Robblee appeared in the online and printed May issues of this magazine. The article features Presidential Bank's President and CEO Bruce Cleveland and talks about the banks online commercial loan division. This article can be found online at: http://www.potomactechjournal.com/displayarticledetail.asp?art_id=248.
We're Changing Our Name!
May 4, 2000 - Presidential Savings Bank, FSB has important news...we’re
changing our name! Effective May 15, 2000, our new name will be Presidential
Bank, FSB. This change will better reflect the broad range of products
and services that we offer. Only the name is changing - ownership and management
of Presidential remains the same.
Presidential® Upgrades to BGP Routing
April 25, 2000 - Presidential is pleased to announce an upgrade
to our web site. We have added BGP routing services, which allows user traffic
to flow between several Internet service providers. BGP creates a dynamic
environment where traffic flows though the Internet service provider that
has the best route at any given time. Although this change is transparent
to our customers, it will result in faster load times and faster access
to information on our servers. At Presidential, we are committed having
fast, reliable access and are continually improving access to our services.
Presidential® Extends its Call Center Hours!! 8am-10pm Eastern Time
April, 5, 2000. Presidential® Bank is extending the call center hours effective Monday, April 10, 2000. An increase in customer inquiries after "traditional" banking hours inspired Presidential to make this change. "Presidential wants to make banking with us as easy as possible, and this is one way we can help out our customers", says Patricia Kite, Vice President of Retail Operations.
Presidential® Website Receives an "A" Rating from Retail Delivery News!!
March
30, 2000. Presidential® Online Bank was given
an "A" rating by Retail
Delivery News - Report Card. RDN's Report Card feature offers
competitive intelligence on a cluster of related bank Internet sites. They
say "We've checked out the site and are grading based on the site's
bells and whistles, ease of use, aesthetic presentation and various costs."
RDN says about Presidential: "The site offers Internet banking, bill
pay, and statement demos. Information on all services is quite extensive,
as well as easy to find and understand. All account information is in real-time,
with up-to-the-minute accuracy. An attractive and user-friendly site."
Presidential® Makes BANKRATE.COM List of Best Overall Checking Deals!!
March 28, 2000. Presidential® Online Bank is pleased to announce their ranking on Bankrate.com's Top 20 list of Best Overall Checking Deals from their newly released 2000 Checking survey. This survey can be found on Bankrate's site at http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/chk/20overallbest.asp.