• What Should Be on Every New Home Owner’s Checklist?

    What Should Be on Every New Home Owner’s Checklist?

    Keys and deed in hand, owners of a new home now settle in. The financial scrutiny is over, paperwork signed, move navigated. Now it’s time to start repaying the multi-year obligation buyers signed up for with so much anticipation. In other words, new homeowners begin building equity in their dwellings. What Is Equity? Home equity…

  • First-Time Homeowners: In Weighing Costs, Make Sure to Consider All of Them

    First-Time Homeowners: In Weighing Costs, Make Sure to Consider All of Them

    New homebuyers can see a property they like, consider its asking price, account for some negotiable wiggle room, weigh payments against present income, and, finding that it works, figure they’re okay to proceed. They err, however, in failing to consider all the costs associated with purchasing a home and living in it. Home finances go…

  • Faces of Philanthropy Lauds Penn Community Bank’s Work with Startup Bucks

    Faces of Philanthropy Lauds Penn Community Bank’s Work with Startup Bucks

    The partnership between Perkasie-based Penn Community Bank and Startup Bucks is among this year’s Faces of Philanthropy, writes Lisa Dukart for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The program recognizes philanthropic partnerships between for-profit and nonprofit organizations in the Philadelphia region. The honorees were submitted by online nomination and selected by the Philadelphia Business Journal’s editorial team…

  • Penn Community Bank Offers Financial Keys to Help Unlock Your Own Front Door

    Penn Community Bank Offers Financial Keys to Help Unlock Your Own Front Door

    Congratulations! You’ve made the decision to purchase your first home. You’ve run the numbers and gotten all your ducks in a row — now it’s time for you as eager homebuyer to test the market. Finding a house can be relatively easy. Finding a home that fits a budget, the owner’s needs, and his or…

  • Penn Community Bank Puts Finishing Touches on New Lansdale Branch

    Penn Community Bank Puts Finishing Touches on New Lansdale Branch

    Penn Community Bank’s final preparations on its newest branch signified to staff and customers alike that the financial institution’s expansion from Bucks County into neighboring Montgomery County is moving forward. The bank’s new Lansdale site at 490 Forty Foot Road is the brand’s second toehold across its county border to the south, joining a branch…

  • First-time Homeownership Can Be Tough; Penn Community Bank Makes It Easier

    First-time Homeownership Can Be Tough; Penn Community Bank Makes It Easier

    Purchasing a home can feel like a daunting task. The legal and financial details can make the buying process seem overwhelming even in a normal housing market. But in a white-hot market like today’s, it’s even more important for homebuyers to have an expert at hand. Penn Community Bank’s team of local residential lending professionals…

  • Penn Community Bank President & CEO Named Vice Chair of Federal Reserve Council

    Penn Community Bank President & CEO Named Vice Chair of Federal Reserve Council

    Jeane M. Vidoni, president and CEO of Penn Community Bank, has been appointed by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors to serve as vice chair of the Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC). CDIAC advises the board on the economy, lending conditions, and other issues of interest to community depository institutions. Members are selected from representatives…

  • Penn Community Bank Welcomes New Director of Residential and Consumer Lending: Jim Calista

    Penn Community Bank Welcomes New Director of Residential and Consumer Lending: Jim Calista

    Penn Community Bank, the largest mutual bank in eastern Pennsylvania, is pleased to announce the hiring of Jim Calista, SVP – Director of Residential and Consumer Lending. In his new role, Calista will lead the bank’s team of Mortgage Loan Officers and consumer lenders. His past experience includes eight years as a mortgage lender and…

  • Arcadia Grad Honored as Teacher of the Year for Work with English-as-Second-Language Students

    Arcadia Grad Honored as Teacher of the Year for Work with English-as-Second-Language Students

    TESOL International Association — formerly the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages — has named Meg Eubank from Perkasie its 2022 Teacher of the Year. Fares J. Jaram covered the announcement and Eubank’s backstory for TESOL Connections. Meg graduated from Arcadia University in elementary education and English, then returned to Arcadia University to…

  • Penn Community Bank Invests in Both New and Existing Team Members

    Penn Community Bank Invests in Both New and Existing Team Members

    Penn Community Bank is kicking off 2022 with an announcement of increased support for existing employees and new team members joining the financial institution. The per-hour base pay rate is now $17 for all positions, effective immediately. The increase is an economic benefit to all new hires and 10 percent of existing team members. In…

  • Penn Community Bank and Summit Technology Group Support Local Families for Holiday Season

    Penn Community Bank and Summit Technology Group Support Local Families for Holiday Season

    Penn Community Bank is partnering with Summit Technology Group (STG) to “adopt” a dozen local families this holiday season. The outreach is part of the bank’s annual adopt-a-family program. Team members from both organizations gathered recently to purchase over $10,000 in gifts and holiday essentials for those in need across the region. “Perhaps no time…

  • Wall Street Journal: Local Couple Transitions from Living Off the Land to Traversing It in an RV

    Wall Street Journal: Local Couple Transitions from Living Off the Land to Traversing It in an RV

    The Rutherfords of Perkasie — Claudia and Jack — did what many retirees did and downsized their living quarters, leaving behind a five-bedroom farmhouse on 39 acres. They replaced it with a four-wheeled, 600-horsepower recreational vehicle (RV) that they now use to travel the U.S. Robyn A. Friedman caught up with them for the Wall…

  • Penn Community Bank Wins HR Department of the Year Award

    Penn Community Bank Wins HR Department of the Year Award

    Penn Community Bank is pleased to announce its Human Resources Department has been named a HR Department of the Year by a panel of business leaders throughout the region. The award, part of the Delaware Valley HR Department of the Year program, recognizes the important contributions of human resources and training departments in businesses of all sizes.…

  • Bishop Estate Vineyard & Winery Finishes Multiyear Renovation, Putting Its Dairy Farm Roots Out to Pasture

    Bishop Estate Vineyard & Winery Finishes Multiyear Renovation, Putting Its Dairy Farm Roots Out to Pasture

    The long-term renovation of Bishop Estate Vineyard & Winery in Perkasie (the approvals alone took three years) have been completed. It has now shed all vestiges of its former use as a dairy farm and is wholly dedicated to wine. Paul Vigna covered the transformation for Lancaster Farming. Revamping the 100-year-old family property in Hilltown…

  • Pennsylvania Bankers Association Recognizes Penn Community SVP Jacob Iampietro as a ‘Future Under 40’ Honoree

    Pennsylvania Bankers Association Recognizes Penn Community SVP Jacob Iampietro as a ‘Future Under 40’ Honoree

    Penn Community Bank is pleased to announce that Jacob Iampietro — Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking — has been named a winner in the Pennsylvania Bankers Association’s (PA Bankers’) inaugural Future Under 40 Awards. The honor recognizes only 10 banking-industry leaders, aged 40 and younger, who have made a tremendous impact in…

  • Philadelphia Business Journal Names Penn Community Bank Marketing Director One of Its 25 Diversity Leaders

    Philadelphia Business Journal Names Penn Community Bank Marketing Director One of Its 25 Diversity Leaders

    Penn Community Bank is pleased to announce the Philadelphia Business Journal‘s recognition of Bernard Tynes, Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing and Data Analytics, as one of the publication’s 25 diversity leaders. “Diversity, equity, and inclusion — from race and ethnicity to gender identity and sexuality — have become top of mind for businesses…

  • Penn Community Bank Counsel Joins Board of Directors of Leading Therapeutic Equestrian Center

    Penn Community Bank Counsel Joins Board of Directors of Leading Therapeutic Equestrian Center

    Penn Community Bank, the largest mutual bank in eastern Pennsylvania, announces the appointment of Stephanie Schwartzberg to the board of directors of Ivy Hill Therapeutic Equestrian Center. In the new role, Schwartzberg will provide governance and aid in development opportunities over her two-year term.   “Stephanie has been volunteering her time at Ivy Hill Therapeutic…

  • In the Aftermath of Recent Weather Disasters, Penn Community Bank Partners with United Way to Help

    In the Aftermath of Recent Weather Disasters, Penn Community Bank Partners with United Way to Help

    Penn Community Bank, the largest mutual bank headquartered in eastern Pennsylvania, partnered with United Way of Bucks County (UWBC) to establish a coordinated disaster relief fund. The two entities are collaborating to help individuals and families affected by the recent severe flooding and tornados in Lower Bucks County. Launched with initial donations of $25,000 from…