a community resource

since 1835

Lee National (later the First National Bank of the Berkshires), the first of the three primary banks we built upon, was chartered in 1835 and purchased by City Savings in 1997. City Savings and Lenox Savings were created in 1890 and 1893 respectively.

Together they represented the vital sense of strength, history and dedication to local community that became Legacy Banks.

City and Lenox Savings merged their mutual holding companies in 1999 and moved into the current Legacy Financial Center in 2000. While the banks continued to operate independently for the next three years, they immediately began using and developing the brand name, Legacy Banks.

By January 2002, the merging was official with the united name brand of Legacy Banks, intentionally pluralized as "banks" to differentiate us and emphasize our legacy as great independent local institutions. The vision of this new community bank concept was completed in 2005 with a public stock offering that raised the growth capital that will enable us to redefine the relevance of community banking in the twenty-first century.

Today, Legacy Banks' breadth of services range from traditional personal banking to commercial lending, estate planning to insurance. Legacy Portfolio Management* (LPM) is a newer subsidiary destined to grow in importance as Legacy Banks moves forward, providing relevant and necessary financial services for our community.