Community Bank Profiles
Wicked Nimble Response: On the Front-Line Helping Pennsylvania Businesses Recover and Connect
The extent of the damage the invisible COVID-19 virus has created in the world is becoming more apparent and defined each day. Without a doubt, the medical personnel caring for the sick are first-line heroes in this crisis. The sacrifices made for the caring of patients, safety of their families, and for recording data to help researchers understand how to combat COVID-19, are immeasurable.
Supporting Our Communities: It’s What We Do Every Day
These past weeks have challenged us all. Faced with a global pandemic and the devastating effects of the COVID-19 virus, millions of people have had to learn to work, live and think differently. And in ways we never would have imagined just a few short months ago.
Pennian Bank: Redefining the Future by Banking On Youth
Support of youth and students was demonstrated through traditional means such as support of sports teams and proms, and donations to schools through Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax program. But the Bank wanted to do something that would have a direct benefit to students and teachers. This ‘something’ had to contribute to the learning process and was not necessarily traditionally funded by schools. With the criteria established … Banking on Youth was created.
Creating a Path for the Next Generation of Community Banking Professionals
Collectively, PACB is not a group of community banking institutions, but professional banking individuals representing the community banking industry in Pennsylvania. As such, it is the Association’s responsibility to keep community banks independent and strong, promote the good works of the industry, and build the next generation of engaged and participating professional leaders.
The Victory Bank: Fulfilling Dreams in Southeastern PA
by: Diane Sweeney When you tell your customers your bank “exists to help our clients fulfill their visions and dreams” you are making a very big promise. For the last 11 years, The Victory Bank, headquartered in Limerick, Pennsylvania, has been keeping that...
FHLBank Pittsburgh: A Partner in Creating Stable, Livable Communities
by: Diane Sweeney Community banking is rooted in principles designed to make an impact on a local level. Community banks take part in this by supporting the people and businesses in the towns where they do business and where their employees live, work and play. So,...
First United National Bank — The FUN Bank: It’s All About Being Real
by: Diane Sweeney When the acronym for your name is FUN, what choice do you have but to embrace it? First United National Bank, headquartered in Fryburg, PA, not only embraces it but incorporates it into its way of doing business. The bank’s tagline is The Fun...
Mid Penn Bank’s Smash Factor
by: Diane Sweeney Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament Raises $200,000 for Breast Cancer Charities There is a golfing metric called the smash factor. When golfers improve their smash factor, they improve the quality of their shot. Mid Penn Bank, headquartered in...
Woodlands Bank: Honoring Everyday Heroes the Woodlands Way
by: Diane Sweeney In 1989, a group of entrepreneurs in Lycoming County was concerned about the state of personalized banking. Watching bigger banks merge and become corporate behemoths, they believed their region could benefit from a local community bank. They...
Continuity…Bonding Bank and Borough in Harrisville, PA.
by: Diane Sweeney At the crossroads of Routes 8 and 58 in the far northwest corner of Butler County is the small town of Harrisville, PA. The current population is approximately 900. The same number as in 1960. The community of Harrisville, similar to many small...