(Source: Business Wire)
HSBC, one of the world's largest financial services organizations, has opened the doors to its latest retail branch in the heart of historic Georgetown, Washington, D.C. With the addition of this facility, HSBC now has a total of nine retail branches and a dedicated commercial banking office in the Washington, D.C. area, employing some 130 people and serving tens of thousands of customers.
HSBC's network in over 80 countries and territories is perfectly aligned to Washington, D.C., with its high concentration internationally-orientated individuals and businesses that benefit from both a well established on-the-ground HSBC branch presence and its extensive global reach.
Aimee Daniels, HSBC's Mid-Atlantic Regional President, said, "Georgetown, with its strong cross-border connections, was the obvious place in which to expand our Washington, D.C. branch network. As ˜The world's local bank', we fully understand the importance of serving the Georgetown community locally while helping them to make the most of opportunities globally."
Located at 1715 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., the brand new 4,500 square-foot facility features three teller stations, three private consultation rooms, an ATM and Saturday hours, as well as the latest in customer-friendly design.
Operating initially with a staff of seven locally employed banking professionals, the Georgetown branch provides a full range of financial services to both businesses and individuals including: mortgages, loans, wealth management(1) and insurance.
Also offered is Premier,(2) HSBC's global personal banking service, which provides international recognition, worldwide support, a credit card, single relationship manager and Global View, a unique online service which allows customers to access and manage all of their international Premier accounts in one place.
Newly promoted branch manager, Joseph Reamer, is a career banker with over ten years business experience in and around the Washington, D.C. area. Joseph and team are able to serve customers in French, German, Hindi, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish and Urdu as well as English and offer more than 30 years combined banking experience.
This evening, HSBC will mark the occasion of its new Georgetown branch with a grand opening ceremony, featuring a presentation of two $10,000 checks, to the Friends of the Georgetown Library(3) and the American Forest Foundation.(4)
The Georgetown Library grant will be used to support programming for children.
