Since we are blessed to live in the most free, most advanced and most prosperous society in the history of the world, we have much for which to be thankful. On this Thanksgiving week 2011, here is a limited selection of items for which I am thankful:

Welcome to the NEW Astra Bank website and our very first blog entry. We hope you're as excited as we are about our new website and all the great new things that you'll find here. To help you get started, here's a listing of just a few of the new elements you'll find on our website... and why we're excited.