Nellysford
Nelson County, Virginia
To say the newly opened Bank Of The James (BOTJ) branch it’s a homecoming for Mike Manthey would be an understatement. “It was one of the major factors in me coming back. The commute to Charlottesville was a little tenuous and stressful on my growing family. It’s just great to be back and support the community that I originally started with.” You may remember Mike’s face way back 2004 and days of Wachovia, then Wells Fargo, when those banks operated in Nellysford. Mike was there until they closed. He then shifted to the WF Albemarle branches. He’s now the newly named VP and Branch Manager of BOTJ in Nellysford.
Sarah’s face is likely familiar to people banking in the Amherst branch, or if you jump in the time machine way-way back, she once worked at Mac’s Market in Roseland before she later went into banking. She and her family live in the Lowesville area. “I’m excited, very excited to be working in the county I live in and seeing people I know.”
The decision to open in Nellysford wasn’t difficult says Brandon Farmer, Executive VP & Chief Operating Officer of BOTJ. “I think the attraction, we felt like, it was an under banked market, underbanked community with Wells pulling out and only having the UVA Credit Union there. We saw that as a great business opportunity.”
Brandon says unlike a lot of banking operations everyone on the inside is available to all. “Every door is open to every customer, from a branch manager to the CEO. We’ve already got some customers in the area, so it really helps to have a presence in the area. We’re really excited about the possibilities of all of the residents of Stoney Creek and Wintergreen, and all of the people that Mike knows.
BOTJ in Nellysford officially opened on July 8th. A formal grand opening will be announced in the coming weeks. The new branch is located in the Valley Green Shopping Center just to the left of Chirios Pizza.
Bank of the James currently operates 26 regional offices, with its newest locations in Buchanan and Nellysford, Virginia.
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