Ledyard National Bank named in list of Top 200 community banks

Ledyard Financial Group, Inc, the holding company for Ledyard National Bank, was ranked among U.S. Banker magazine’s Top 200 Community Banks in the United States. The 2010 rankings were based on three-year average return on equity as of December 31, 2009. Ledyard Financial Group made the list with a three-year average ROE of 8.50%. This is the fourth consecutive year that Ledyard has received the honor.
Kathy Underwood, President and CEO of Ledyard Financial Group, Inc., stated, “Ledyard is proud to be included in this exclusive list of banks. We’re equally proud of our long term track record of success and ability to deliver positive results, even in trying economic times. We strive to deliver maximum value to our shareholders and to establish ourselves as key financial partners in the growth of our communities.”
Ledyard Financial Group, Inc., headquartered in Hanover, New Hampshire, is the holding company for Ledyard National Bank. Ledyard National Bank, founded in 1991, is a full service community bank offering a broad range of banking, investment, tax and wealth management services in the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region. Ledyard National Bank has eight offices with locations in Hanover, Lebanon, Lyme, New London, and West Lebanon, New Hampshire and in Norwich, Vermont.
Source: HANOVER, NH: Ledyard Financial Group, Inc. Ledyard Financial Group, Inc. shares can be bought and sold through the NASD sanctioned “Pink Sheets” under the trading symbol LFGP. Shares may be traded through an individual’s broker. For more information, please refer to the “Investor Relations” section of the bank’s website at www.ledyardbank.com.