Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Some Fun Videos!

Hope you enjoy these videos from the ICBA. Who doesn't want to save more money right now?! I know I do....

Monday, August 10, 2009

Hello Blogging World!

Wow...
I apologize for my delay in updating the blog. It has been a great and busy summer! How about yours? Let us know if you need any financial assistance in getting your kids back to school. Let's face it, getting them back to school can be expensive.

Also, check out this link here about high interest checking accounts like our product True Checking.

Well...now that I'm back into blogging mode, keep an eye out for future updates and specials.

Talk soon friends!

Josh

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Farmingtons been Flocked!


Being heavily involved in our communities is an awesome thing! The Farmington Chamber of Commerce runs a fundraiser throughout the community involving Flamingos!
As you can see, it was our turn. It was a great honor to be flocked!

Hope you enjoy!

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Teach A Child to Save!

Check out all the banks that participated in "Teach Children to Save" in April. More than 18,000 bankers helped more than 650,000 students better understand the value of saving by teaching classroom lessons, having youngsters take the Savers' Pledge or adding the ABAEF's Teach Children to Save link to their bank Web sites. Those activities have put the industry on track to reach its goal of reaching 1 million students in 2009.

Copy and paste this link to view the results http://tiny.cc/neVZo

Pretty Sweet huh? Look at what who is featured under New Mexico! A special round of applause goes out to our Farmington locations for participating!

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

What a busy weekend!





Wow! Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day. I was super busy,and so was Bank of the Southwest.

Friday- Bank of the Southwest hosted a free breakfast at our Bloomfield branch. We partnered with the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce to offer an amazing breakfast to new and existing customers. Doesn't the food look delicious?

Saturday - Bank of the Southwest participated in the world's largest four on four flag football tournament. The Hike It & Spike It is a great event. Not only because you get to play some serious football, but because we are corporate sponsors and it really has a lot of community support. My team, Bank-a-licious, got 3rd place in the co-ed division! Hoot Hoot! We were stoked! Check out Cody's game face!

Sunday - we played more football! Eventually, it came to end. But, we made it much further than expected. We made Jim proud!

I was a great Memorial Day weekend here at BOSW. Tell us what you did? We would love to hear about it.

Talk soon.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Financed By Bank of the Southwest


Wow, summer is here! All the kids get out of school today, and teachers begin their summer break! Hoo-ray! My wife is a teacher so I always look forward to this time of year. I wish all jobs gave us the summer off, don’t you? Speaking of summer…..houses are being built and many new businesses are getting started. Check out this picture of a new build Bank of the Southwest is financing. Come see us today to see how we can make your dreams come true!

Also, if you live in the Farmington area we are hosting a free breakfast tomorrow morning at our Bloomfield branch. Please come. It starts at 7:30 AM. See you there! Check out www.bankofsw.com for more information.

-Josh

Friday, May 15, 2009

Bank of the Southwest featured in ABA Banking Journal

Check us out here. Pretty cool huh?

Don't forget to enroll in e-statements! Talk soon....

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Get Inspired!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Cinco De Mayo!

Thats right! Today's the Fifth of May! Always a good day to fire up the BBQ!

Sorry...I took a little blogging vacation, but now we are back! How crazy is it that the horse that won the Kentucky Derby is from Roswell! Crazy!

Happy May! More updates to come.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Bo Knows

So this morning.....I found this link about Bo Jackson opening up his own bank. Bo Knows. Bo Knows Banking? Awesome....check it out here. Enjoy

Monday, April 20, 2009

Hike It & Spike It

Happy Monday!

We are gearing up for Roswell's Hike It & Spike It 4 on 4 flag football tournament. It is coming up this memorial day weekend. Hope to see you there! Check it out at here.

BOSW is a title sponsor for the event. See you there!

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Tax Day!

Today is Tax Day....how does everyone feel? Good, bad, rich, broke?

Don't forget to be one of our followers on Twitter. Hopefully, we will be running some internet only specials to our web followers. What do you think? Higher CD rates for our web buddies? Sounds like a great idea....

See you later.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Tomorrow is Tax Day!

Tomorrow is the offical TAX Day. Make sure you have your refund deposited directly into your Bank of the Southwest checking / savings account.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Follow us on Twitter!

Follw us on Twitter! you can find us here

Let's be friends!

Bank of the Southwest in Roswell Daily Record

On Sunday, our President and CEO, Ron Wiser was quoted in the Roswell Daily Record. Ron spoke about how Bank of the Southwest did not participate in TARP fund. You can read the article here.

Bank of the Southwest has money to LEND! We are doing extremely well and want YOU, our customer, to know that we are here to help you.

Also, if you would like to see what bank in your area has participated in TARP funds you can go to this website and research everything about your bank.

See you later!

Monday, April 6, 2009

Denzel donates to Roswell Boys & Girls Club - Donate Today!

Thats right...actor Denzel Washinton donated to Roswell Boys & Girls Club. Any of you reading this can donate to Roswell's Boys and Girls club by going to the front page of our website - www.bankofsw.com - We have the link to their paypal account. It accepts all major credit cards, debit cards, etc.

You can read more about it here.

You can also make donations to the Roswell Boys and Girls Club at any Bank of the Southwest location.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Tons of Updates

Man...I am really bad about updating this thing. There have been lots of things going on with BOSW and lots of things coming up. So instead of boring you with lots of details, I'll break it down for you. They are:

1) On Saturday, March 21 - Bank of the Southwest was awarded by the Mayor and City of Roswell as an outstanding business. This award mainly stems from our recycling and "green" living efforts. You can read about it by copying and pasting this address into your web browser Here's the link.

Also,Don't forget to go paperless and sign up for e-statements at www.bankofsw.com. We have converted 25% of our current customers, lets make it 50%!

2)Healthy Woman Seminar - " A Greenier Community is a Healthier Community"
Bank of the Southwest was honored to be a guest speaker at last nights Healthy Woman Seminar put on Easter New Mexico Medical Center. Our Chairman, James Matteucci, spoke about BOSW efforts in going green. Over the course of the year we have implemented large amounts of shred bins, recycle bins at each work station, paperless statements, and we even give away reusable grocery bags when you open a True Checking account.

3)Many of you may have read, heard, or seen the news in regards to the Roswell Boys & Girls Club and its current situation. Bank of the Southwest is now accepting donations at all locations to help get the doors of the Boys and Girls club back open. A paypal account has been set up so you can donate no matter where you are located. More info on this to come....

Stay tuned...Happy Spring!

-Josh

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Kings of Leon

Most of the time we talk about what is going on with BOSW. But I cannot get this song out of my head so I thought I would share it with all of you. It is by Kings of Leon and the song is called "Use Somebody". Hope you enjoy!


Monday, March 9, 2009

Ways to improve your daily life.

Hello all-

A friend sent this to me recently. Thought I would share it with you. It has lots of great ideas!

1. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
3. Sleep for 7 hours
4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
5. Play more games.
6. Read more books than you did the previous year.
7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
9. Dream more while you are awake.
10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
11. Drink plenty of water.
12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
13. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
14. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
15. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
16. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
17. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
18. Smile and laugh more.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.
20. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
21. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
23. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about. Don’t compare your partner with others.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
25. Forgive everyone for everything.
26. What other people think of you is none of your business.
27. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
28. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
29. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful. (I’m trying really hard to do this.)
30. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

New Wiser Thoughts

Hello All-

We have today's Wiser Thoughts uploaded to our podcast. Please let us know what you think.

In other news, we keep hearing how bad the economy is right now. Well we want to let you know that Bank of the Southwest is still going strong and wants to LEND you money! Come by and see our loan officers to help you make that purchase of your dreams!

Happy Spring!

-Josh

Friday, February 27, 2009

Safety and Soundness

Your money is safe with Bank of the Southwest. Check out this video from the FDIC.
Don't forget we have money to lend.

Bank of the Southwest - making things still buyable!












Monday, February 23, 2009

Apologies

Fellow Bloggers,

I honestly apologize for the lack of my updates. One thing that is always updated is the "Wiser Thoughts" so please continue to download the podcast. Also, you can hear it live on Roswell's Kool 94.9 FM every Wednesday at 8:30.

In some recent BOSW news. Our Chairman of the Board, Jim Matteucci, was honored as volunteer of year from United Way of Chaves County. You can read about it here.

We also have a new spot on our website where you can sign up for E-Statements. Now you have no excuses for not having e-statements. All you have to is go the front page of our website and follow the "Sign Up for E-Statements" link.

Don't forget about stopping by any BOSW location to turn your "TAX Refund into a ME FUND" by that I mean - let BOSW help you use your Tax Refund as a down payment on a loan for a car, vacation, remodel, etc.

Adios,

Josh

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

New Wiser Thoughts

We have new "Wiser Thoughts" uploaded on our podcast.
Sorry for my lack of "blogging".

I will get you update today, I promise.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

New Wiser Thoughts

Download it now...
Also....lots to come this week.
Check it out!

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

New Wiser Thoughts

Alrighty friends!

We have a new "Wiser Thoughts" up. It's a good one...
Also, don't forget to come to BOSW and get your checking account that you earn 5% on.
That's right...5 %. Thats better than any cd right now.

See you in the bank!

-Josh

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Customer Survey

Ok - all you blog followers I need your help.....!!!

Please go to the following link and fill out this survey. It requires zero personal information and is 100% anonymous. I look forward to your responses.

Here is the link.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=85Q6lWtSOZlq_2fNPIm_2fMRWQ_3d_3d

Thanks

-Josh

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

New Wiser Thoughts

Check it out....
Ron is answering questions from listeners.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

New "Wiser Thoughts"

Check out the newest "Wiser Thoughts" for 2009.

Ron goes in depth about the economy of New Mexico.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The Little Bank That Could