FICOBank Opens Three Branches in Two Days

In furtherance of its market-dominance thrust in Central Luzon, FICOBank opened three more branches—one after the other—in the municipalities of Baliwag (Bulacan), Zaragoza and Rizal (both in Nueva Ecija) on September 17-18, 2015. This two-day event was attended by the respective dignitaries of the said LGUs and the Bank.

After setting up a strong market base in the entire Cagayan Valley Region, the Bank started to expand in 2007 and established its market presence outside the region. Each year later, the Bank aggressively carried out its network expansion, as one of its strategies in accomplishing its development goals. Consequently, the wide range of financial products and services of the Bank can now be accessed by the banking public in strategic locations in the provinces of Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Cagayan, Tarlac, Bataan, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga and Bulacan.

During the inauguration, the constituents of each host town, as represented by the local executive/administrator, showed their warm welcome and gratitude to FICOBank for choosing their locality as one of the business sites in the delivery of the Bank’s financial services and solutions. In their inaugural message and response, the Bank’s President & CEO, Mr. Herminio G. Ocampo, and Chairman of the Board, Mr. Wilfredo DC. Antonio, respectively, assured the local populace that the Bank will not only serve their financial needs but will become their reliable ally as well in bringing about economic ascendancy. The branches’ respective managers likewise expressed their firm commitment in providing interminable banking support to the agricultural, MSMEs and other sectors of their respective communities and those of the nearby municipalities. With it, the Bank and the LGUs’ common goal of uplifting people’s lives will not be farfetched.

These newly opened banking units in Baliwag, Zaragoza and Rizal shall be manned by customer-oriented teams, led by Mr. Bonnie Lyle S. Campos, Mr. Rodel A. Juanatas and Mr. Judith G. Gamido, respectively. All of them are optimistic that a good banking relationship with the prospective customers will be ensued in no time.

This recent opening of the three new branches practically extends the market reach of FICOBank to 32 locations in the 10 provinces of the three regions—its current geographic area of operations. Indeed, this development initiative will effectively bolster the Bank’s capability to address the ever-increasing financial needs of the banking public; thus, leveraging further its distribution strength as a community bank.