Greylock Federal Credit Union Promotes Branch Manager at West Street

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Greylock Federal Credit Union announced the promotion of Crystal Garneau to branch manager of its West Street branch in Pittsfield.
 
"I am thrilled about Crystal's tenure as manager of the West Street branch," said Senior Vice President, Retail Services Robert Sims. "This is our busiest location and I couldn't think of a better person to lead the team there."
 
In her role, Garneau oversees all activities for the West Street branch, manages the location's 15 staff, and plays an active role in business development. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, originating mortgage and home equity loans, overseeing branch compliance, originating and underwriting consumer loans, and maintaining a wide variety of member accounts.
 
Garneau started her career with Greylock as a branch training and development specialist in December 2021. Prior to joining Greylock, Garneau was a manager with Wayfair, a branch manager with Berkshire Bank and a multi-unit team leader with H&R Block.
 
"I loved my role in Training and Development," Garneau said, "but I really look forward to working in a role where I can more directly help the members."
 
Garneau earned a Master of Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University in June 2023. A lifelong resident of the Berkshires, Crystal currently resides in Pittsfield with her son Logan and their two cats.

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Habitat for Humanity Selling Pittsfield Condos for $1,700/Month

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

The homes are being offered as condominiums with a homeowners association fee. 

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity is selling two homes to income-eligible families who can afford about $1,700 per month. 

On Friday, an open house was held for the newly built condominiums at 21 and 23 Murphy Place, and another will be held on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 10 to noon. The each of the homes offers three bedrooms and one bathroom over 1,200 square feet.

Homebuyers services representative Chris LaPatin reported that there have been "quite a few" applications that are being reviewed.

The condos will be sold to families earning between 50 percent and 65 percent of the area median income, which ranges between $49,150 and $63,895 for a family of two and $66,350 and $86,255 for a family of five. A monthly payment of $1,673 will cover the principal and interest, property taxes, and home insurance. There's a monthly HOA fee on top of that. 

Murphy Place is a dead-end street off Upper North Street, and the homes have yard space, parking, laundry, and a crawl space for storage. The washer and dryer are Whirlpool Energy Star, and the homes have energy-saving mini-split heat pumps for cooling and heating.

LaPatin pointed out that one way Habitat connects people to homeownership is through partnership hours. This program provides $2,000 toward a home purchase and an affordable mortgage from a third-party lender for completing financial and homeownership training and build site hours.

For one person, 275 hours are required, and 425 for a couple.  Friends and family can help with partnership hours, according to Habitat's website

Current income eligibility for families earning between 50 percent and 65 percent of the AMI: 

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