Bank of Georgetown Gets Praise and Thanks

Losing a wallet or having one stolen is bad enough. It's worse on vacation. Georgetown residents have been speaking out to thank Bank of Georgetown, headed by resident Curt Winsor, for great service in times of need:

"I had my wallet stolen out of my hand bag last week in Chicago," wrote community leader Elizabeth Miller in a recent listserv posting.  BOG was "so amazing in helping me deal with the fallout. The incident occurred after hours and I was able to reach Curt Winsor -- the chairman -- on his Blackberry immediately. He helped me track down the fraud department and shut down the card quickly -- before I suffered any real financial damage."

"Nathan Winstead spent an hour with my husband and an hour with me helping us sort out the mess. Both Curt and Nathan were patient, efficient, thoughtful, sensitive and really helped us through a nightmarish situation. I know that other big banks just wouldn't have dealt with this in the same manner. I am so happy to know that small community banks like the bank of georgetown still exist in the world today," she wrote.

Shirley Barth of Georgetown wrote: "A similar thing happened to me last fall and the Bank of Georgetown was very helpful and sympathetic. They are always friendly and courteous when one drops by." 

The Washington, D.C.-chartered community bank has branches in Georgetown, Friendship Heights, Penn Quarter, at Connecticut and L Sts., at Franklin Square, in the Courthouse area of Arlington, Va., and in Bethesda, Md.  It was founded in 2005 in Georgetown by Winsor and President and CEO Mike Fitzgerald.