• PFFCU is now hiring for King of Prussia

    PFFCU is now hiring for King of Prussia

    Police and Fire Federal Credit Union (PFFCU) is a not-for-profit financial institution owned and operated by its 465K members. Profits earned are cycled back into PFFCU to provide new products and services and enhance service delivery systems. We have been expanding since 1938, starting from a 1 person operation into 14 locations with over 750…

  • Univest Bank offers four financial tips for your next trip

    Univest Bank offers four financial tips for your next trip

    By Univest Bank Summer has officially arrived, and many are headed off to enjoy a relaxing vacation. There are lots of things that come to mind when you’re getting ready for a trip – the security of your financial information probably isn’t at the top of that list. Luckily, there are secure and convenient ways…

  • Univest reaches 3,000 students through financial literacy programs during 2018-19 school year

    Univest reaches 3,000 students through financial literacy programs during 2018-19 school year

    Univest Financial educated 3,000 students through its financial literacy initiatives during the 2018-2019 academic year. Employees visited local schools and youth organizations to teach age-appropriate lessons about saving money and making smart financial choices. Univest also partnered with EverFi, a leading education technology company that provides real-world education through innovative and scalable digital learning. Through…

  • Ambler Savings Bank celebrates opening of new drive-up window

    Ambler Savings Bank celebrates opening of new drive-up window

    Bally Savings Bank, a Division of Ambler Savings Bank, celebrated the culmination of extensive renovations to the branch on Saturday, June 8 with an open house and ribbon-cutting celebration. Renovations to the branch included a refreshed look to the interior of the branch itself and a new drive-up teller lane. [uam_ad id=”54865″] “We’ve done a…

  • Ardent Credit Union plans to patent new ‘cube’ bank

    Ardent Credit Union plans to patent new ‘cube’ bank

    Ardent Credit Union wants to patent a “cube” branch for office lobbies and shopping malls, and hopes to eventually market the idea to other financial services companies, writes Jeff Blumenthal for bizjournals.com. The idea of the cube was born when CEO Rob Werner and COO Wade Bennett were thinking of a different approach  to banking,…

  • Rooted in community: Univest is committed to providing financial solutions

    Rooted in community: Univest is committed to providing financial solutions

    As Souderton-based Univest continues to evolve, earlier this year, it changed its name to Univest Financial Corporation, which remains the parent company of Univest Bank and Trust Co. With a long history spanning 143 years, it was time for the parent company name to reflect its expanding market and emphasize its focus on delivering comprehensive…

  • The ultimate beginners guide to LEGO collecting

    The ultimate beginners guide to LEGO collecting

    By Rachel Brown Did you play with LEGOs when you were growing up? I always had a huge buckets of random bricks lying around my house and spent many rainy afternoons coming up with lopsided and structurally unsound buildings. LEGOs are one of those things that—like jigsaw puzzles and board games—I still find relaxing and…

  • Phoenixville Federal Bank and Trust a catalyst behind borough’s economic rebirth

    Phoenixville Federal Bank and Trust a catalyst behind borough’s economic rebirth

    Phoenixville’s rebirth has been lauded as nothing short of remarkable. However, if the borough, appropriately named after a bird that obtains new life by rising from the ashes of its predecessor, were to fulfill its fate and have a second life after its steel mill closed and ushered in a period of economic hardship, something…

  • Phoenixville Federal Bank reopens Royersford Branch

    Phoenixville Federal Bank reopens Royersford Branch

    Phoenixville Federal Bank & Trust is always improving to offer better services and convenience for their customers, so they are happy to announce that the Royersford Branch is now officially re-opened and ready to serve the community. The Spring-Ford Chamber of Commerce assisted with the branch’s ribbon cutting held recently. Several local civic leaders, business…

  • Montco leads state in number of millionaires

    Montco leads state in number of millionaires

    How many millionaires are there in your county? Montco leads the state and has three times as many millionaires as Philadelphia, writes Jan Murphy for pennlive.com.  [uam_ad id=”54865″] And no, we do not have a list of names of the millionaires themselves. The number of Pennsylvanians earning at least $1 million has grown by 7,765,…

  • Keynote speakers confirmed for Pottstown Investors Conference

    Keynote speakers confirmed for Pottstown Investors Conference

    Planners for the Third Annual Pottstown Investors Conference on Friday, April 12 (see details below) have confirmed and funded the participation of two notable keynote speakers who were highly recommended by Don Chen, president of the nationally esteemed Surdna Foundation. Based in New York City, Surdna is an organization which, according to its mission, “seeks…

  • Covenant Bank’s strong Main Line customer base prompts Paoli branch

    Covenant Bank’s strong Main Line customer base prompts Paoli branch

    Doylestown-based Covenant Bank has entered the competitive Main Line market with a new Paoli branch that complements its loan production office there, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The new branch at 1500 East Lancaster Avenue is on the ground floor of the building that houses the bank’s loan office. The branch will…

  • Malvern Bank to host grand re-opening of newly renovated Coventry Financial Center

    Malvern Bank to host grand re-opening of newly renovated Coventry Financial Center

    Hop on over to Malvern Bank’s Community Day event! After remodeling and renovations, Malvern Bank, National Association will host a Grand Re-Opening community event located at its Coventry Financial Center & Private Client Office. The bank is looking forward to bringing the community together as a whole on April 6 from 9 AM-12 PM at…

  • Retired NBA player David Robinson enters KoP office market

    Retired NBA player David Robinson enters KoP office market

    David Robinson retired from the NBA in 2003 but continues to make moves off the court in the real estate business. Robinson, nicknamed the Admiral, co-founded Admiral Capital Group. Admiral Capital Group is a real estate and private equity investment firm that recently acquired Valley Forge Park Place, a two building office property in King…

  • Covenant Bank expands to full-service location in Paoli

    Covenant Bank expands to full-service location in Paoli

    Covenant Bank CEO John C. Spier and COO Blair T. Rush have announced that a full-service branch of the bank will open on March 4 at 1500 East Lancaster Avenue, Suite 105, in Paoli. This location will offer a full menu of loan and deposit products for individuals and businesses and will also accept deposits…

  • Univest Financial Corp. streamlines wealth services as Girard

    Univest Financial Corp. streamlines wealth services as Girard

    Univest Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: UVSP) parent company of Univest Bank and Trust Co., marked the fifth anniversary of the acquisition of registered investment advisory (RIA) firm formerly known as Girard Partners, LTD., with a commitment to the Girard brand. Effective January 1, 2019, Univest’s full-service, wealth division began delivering its wealth management and investment services under…

  • Malvern Bank to open office in Hartshorne Mansion

    Malvern Bank to open office in Hartshorne Mansion

    Malvern Bank, National Association intends to open a Private Client Representative office in West Chester in February 2019. The new private client office will be located in the Hartshorne Mansion located at 535 North Church Street. “The new West Chester office is well situated to serve the needs of our growing client base in Chester…

  • Santander Bank names Ambler woman ‘Top Quarterback’

    Santander Bank names Ambler woman ‘Top Quarterback’

    To cap off the second season of the ‘Santander Community Quarterback’ program, Santander Bank and the Philadelphia Eagles recognized 10 program honorees and announced the Top ‘Community Quarterback’ during a special celebration at Lincoln Financial Field. During the celebration, Santander Bank and the Philadelphia Eagles announced that Anne Keenan, Reading Recycled, of Ambler, was voted this season’s Top ‘Community…