Rochester
Let the team at GRB be among the first to welcome you to the Rochester. We’re here to help you put down solid financial roots in our community.
New Community, New Relationships Banking Local with GRB
We know there’s a lot to do before you start your new adventure at the University of Rochester, and we want you to know that GRB is here to help. We think you’ll find the Rochester community welcoming, dynamic, and ready to help you become a full-fledged Rochesterian.
Settling into a new community means finding people you can trust for your everyday needs. As a community bank located right around the corner from the University of Rochester’s River Campus, we can help you establish a strong financial foundation for your checking and savings, home mortgage, and personal and business lending needs.
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Checking Accounts
Choose from Value, Reward, and Elite checking accounts to get just what you need. From basic accounts to ones with all the extras, GRB has a solution to help you manage your day-to-day accounts
Financing a Home
GRB has access to unique mortgage financing options, as well as grants and discounts. We are also a proud participant in the University of Rochester Home Ownership Incentive Program.
Hometown Service
Let GRB help you get settled with personalized service and support. GRB offers customers the best of both worlds with state-of-the-art banking services and an outstanding team of local banking professionals.
Rent or Buy in Rochester?
Real estate is local. While tracking nationwide trends can be helpful, understanding the rental and purchase market in your new hometown can make all the difference in ensuring your monthly housing investment is a good one for your financial situation.
Rochester offers many affordable – and beautiful – neighborhoods that can make it a great move to buy a home and build your financial future while you work here. GRB provides assistance including:
- University of Rochester’s Home Ownership Incentive Program with up to $20,000 in incentives
- $600 Community Partners discount for first responders, teachers, military, and healthcare professionals
- Physicians Loans featuring flexible qualifying and down payment terms
Use these links to begin searching for a home mortgage solution:
Need More Convincing that Rochester is Great? 10 Reasons We ROC in Rochester
1. Relax with new friends at one of the premier wineries, craft breweries, or distilleries located in the city and throughout the Finger Lakes.
2. Enjoy a Rochester garbage plate. Many restaurants have their own versions – complete with a specialty meat sauce.
3. Take a boat tour on the historic Erie Canal. Enjoy the experience of going through a lock!
4. Explore the region’s rich history. Learn more about women’s rights leader Susan B. Anthony and abolitionist Frederick Douglass.*
5. Attend one of the many festivals — starting with the annual Lilac Festival held in May and featuring the signature blooms in shades of white, pink, and purple.
6. Grab a frozen custard at Abbott’s. But don’t call it ice cream! Custard contains egg yolks, making it richer, denser, and creamier.
7. Visit a lighthouse on Lake Ontario and catch a beautiful sunset. There are 53 lighthouses around Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence Seaway.
8. Fall in Upstate New York is amazing! Check out fall colors and waterfalls at Letchworth State Park.
9. Love sports? Western and Central New York have top-ranked college and pro teams to give sports lovers a reason to cheer.
10. Grab some farm-fresh produce, baked goods, and gourmet items at dozens of local markets and farm stands throughout the region.
* PHOTO CREDIT Highsmith, Carol M, photographer. Artist Pepsy M. Kettavong’s “Let’s Have Tea” sculptures of women’s suffrage pioneer Susan B. Anthony and escaped slave turned emancipation orator Frederick Douglass stand in Rochester, New York’s Susan B. Anthony Square Park. United States New York State New York Rochester, 2018. -08. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2018700852/.
The Rochester &
Finger Lakes Region
More great information about Rochester’s past and present can be found online in the “We #ROC: 100 Reasons to Love the Rochester/Finger Lakes Region” digital book. This wonderful online flipbook was produced by the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce and features even more reasons to love being a Rochesterian.
Rochester has made its mark in the fields of engineering, xerography, photography, medicine, and optics. Extraordinary musicians, actors, and artists call the Flower City home. Historical contributions to women’s rights and the abolition of slavery abound. Did we mention the fun? Amusement parks, skiing, biking, hiking, festivals, concerts, and so much more fill all four seasons in Upstate New York!
On behalf of everyone at GRB, welcome to Rochester!
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