For Immediate Release

Contact: Coleman Nee
JKN Strategies, Inc.
781-741-8100

South Boston --- On August 12, 2003 -- Joe Nash recently joined Mt. Washington Bank as a Loan Officer, according to President and Chief Executive Officer Edward Merritt.
A former National Football League player (NFL), Nash was raised in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. He attended Boston College High School and Boston College.

After playing 16 years in the NFL as a defensive lineman for the Seattle Seahawks, he began a career at Putnam Investments in 1997 handling customer relationships for Taft-Hartley Contribution Plans. Joe was later promoted to Vice President – Business Development Consultant.

" Adding an experienced financial representative of Joe's caliber to our staff will give our customers the opportunity to handle both their short and long term loan and equity needs in one place – Mt. Washington Bank," Merritt says. "A seasoned professional, Joe will help customers through lending products that reflect their specific goals and objectives."

Joe will work out of Mt Washington's Loan Center at 455 West Broadway in South Boston. He resides in Wellesley with his wife and three children.

Founded in 1893, Mt. Washington Bank has stayed committed to the promise outlined in its mission statement by being "full-service independent bank, offering financial services to meet the needs of its retail and small business community." The Bank operates three branch locations and a loan center. Its newest location on Gallivan Boulevard in Dorchester is scheduled to open this fall.

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