BCT-The Community's Bank Voted 2024 "Loudoun's Favorite" Winner for Bank, Mortgage Company, Financial Planner, and Banker by LoudounNow Readers

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va., July 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- (OTC:PTBS) BCT-Bank of Charles Town, also known as The Community's Bank in the Northern Virginia and Washington, DC metro area, announced it was voted WINNER in the 2024 Loudoun's Favorite poll in four financial services categories:  Bank, Mortgage Company, Banker (Alice Frazier), and Financial Planner (Mary Szabat).  BCT was also voted RUNNER-UP as Mortgage Broker (Steve Cowen).  

"We are extremely honored and humbled to be voted 'winner' and 'runner-up' in multiple categories of Loudoun's Favorites," stated Alice P. Frazier, BCT President and CEO.  "Such recognition is entirely due to our terrific employees who foster relationships that simplify our clients' financial lives. This approach has been at the heart of BCT's philosophy for over 153 years and we intend it to keep it that way.  Much thanks to our good friends and neighbors in Loudoun for this wonderful honor." 

Loudoun's Favorite is an annual readers' poll conducted by LoudounNow, a locally-owned newspaper serving Loudoun County, Virginia.  Readers vote for approximately one month for their favorite people, places, and businesses in more than 200 categories. The nominees are grouped into six sections: Community, Food and Drink, Places, Health and Wellness, People, and Businesses.

To see a full list of the 2024 Loudoun's Favorites winners, click here.  
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About BCT-Bank of Charles Town

Founded in 1871, BCT - Bank of Charles Town, also known as The Community's Bank, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Potomac Bancshares, Inc. (OTC:PTBS). With approximately $855 million in assets as of March 31, 2024, the Company conducts operations through its main office, an additional eight branch offices, and two loan production offices.  BCT's offices are located in Jefferson and Berkeley Counties (WV), Washington County (MD), and Loudoun and Stafford Counties (VA). The Bank provides various banking products and services including free access to over 55,000 ATMs through the Allpoint^® network plus another approximately 675 free access ATMs through another partnership.  The Bank provides convenient online and mobile banking for individuals, businesses, and local governments. The Bank also offers commercial lines and term loans, residential and commercial construction loans, commercial real estate loans, agricultural loans, and government contractor loans.  The Bank is also a Small Business Administration (SBA) Preferred Lender.  The Residential Lending division offers secondary market and portfolio mortgage loans, one-time close construction to perm loans, as well as home equity loans and lines of credit.  For over 70 years, BCT Wealth Advisors has provided trust services, growing into a premier financial management, investments, and estate services provider.  BCT was voted WINNER in the LoudounNow 2024 Loudoun's Favorites readers' poll in four categories:  Bank, Mortgage Company, Banker (Alice Frazier), and Financial Planner (Mary Szabat).  In 2023, American Banker selected BCT as a "Top 200 Community Bank," an annual listing of the best performing banks in the United States with assets under $2 billion.  BCT was voted a "Best of the Best" winner in the 2023 Journal-News Readers' Choice Awards in four categories:  Bank, Mortgage Company, Loan Services, and Financial Planning.  In 2023, 2021, 2020, and 2019 the Bank was named a "Best Bank To Work For" by American Banker.

The Company's shares are quoted on the OTC Pink Sheet marketplace under the symbol "PTBS." For more information about Potomac Bancshares, Inc., and the Bank, please visit our website at www.mybct.bank.

SOURCE BCT - The Community's Bank