Susquehanna Bank

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Susquehanna Bank
IndustryBank holding company
Founded1901 (As "Farmers National Bank of Lititz")
Defunct2015; 6 years ago (2015)
FateAcquired by BB&T (now Truist Financial)
SuccessorTruist Financial
HeadquartersLancaster, Pennsylvania
ProductsFinancial services
Susquehanna Bank branch footprint.

Susquehanna Bank was a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based bank which operated over 260 branches in four states including Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, and West Virginia. Susquehanna Bank's parent company was Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUSQ) a regional financial services holding company based in Lititz, Pennsylvania with assets of approximately US$18,000,000,000 and 3,400 employees.

Susquehanna Bank was founded in 1901 as the Farmers National Bank of Lititz. In 1972 this bank changed its name to Farmers First Bank, and beginning in the 1970s it began to acquire other banks in the region, establishing Susquehanna Bancshares as its holding company in 1982[1] and expanding its reach into the states south of Pennsylvania beginning in the late 1980s.[2] In 2004, Susquehanna Bancshares consolidated its operations into three banks, all using the Susquehanna name.[3][4] The company continued to expand, including two large acquisitions in 2008.[5]

In 2008, Susquehanna Bank acquired the naming rights to the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, New Jersey.[6][7]

In 2011, Susquehanna Bank announced its purchase of Abington Bank.[8]

In 2014, BB&T (now Truist Financial), announced the acquisition of Susquehanna Bank.[9] The deal was finalized on August 3, 2015 and all Susquehanna Bank branches, as well as the Entertainment Center in Camden, were converted to BB&T four months later[10][11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lititz, Pa.-Based Susquehanna Bancshares to Acquire Patriot Bank",Reading Eagle reprinted by Knight Ridder Tribune Business News, December 12, 2003  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required).
  2. ^ Joseph Radigan, "The Little Empire Builders", US Banker, September 1, 1994.  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required).
  3. ^ Tim Mekeel, "Susquehanna Bancshares to realign 8 banks into 3; Farmers First Bank, part of Lancaster County since 1901, will become Susquehanna Bank PA." Lancaster New Era, October 1, 2004  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required).
  4. ^ Peter Heerwagen, "Susquehanna Bancshares to Consolidate and Rename its Two Banks in Region", Quad-State Business Journal, November 1, 2004  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required).
  5. ^ Tim Stuhldreher, "Bank Growth Not Easy, but It's Critical in Today's Economy", Central Penn Business Journal, July 6, 2012  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required).
  6. ^ Jeff Blumenthal, "Susquehanna Bank taking over naming rights at Tweeter Center", Philadelphia Business Journal, February 4, 2008.
  7. ^ Harold Brubaker, "Tweeter Center is being renamed: The Camden concert venue will be Susquehanna Bank Center in a $10 million deal with the Lititz, Pa., firm." Philadelphia Inquirer, February 5, 2008.
  8. ^ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2011/10/03/abington-bank-now-susquehanna-as-273m.html. Retrieved 2019-08-03. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ "BB&T plans to acquire Susquehanna bank".
  10. ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2015/08/03/bb-t-closes-acquisition-of-susquehanna-bank.html
  11. ^ "Susquehanna Bank branches to temporary close as BB&T takes over". October 29, 2015.
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