WesBanco

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WesBanco
Company type Public company
Nasdaq:  WSBC
Russell 2000 Component
Industry Banking
Founded1870;154 years ago (1870) as "The German Bank"
1968;56 years ago (1968) as WesBanco
Headquarters Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
Key people
James C. Gardill, Chairman
Todd F. Clossin, CEO & President
Robert H. Young, CFO
[1]
RevenueIncrease2.svg $286 million (2016) [1]
Increase2.svg $0.086 billion (2016) [1]
Total assets Increase2.svg $14.900 billion (2018) [1]
Total equity Increase2.svg $1.341 billion (2016) [1]
Number of employees
2,426 [1]
Website www.wesbanco.com

WesBanco, Inc., is a bank holding company headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia. It has over 200 branches in West Virginia, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Maryland, and Southern Indiana. [1]

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WesBanco is the second-largest bank headquartered in West Virginia, after United Bank. Based on total deposits, it is the third-largest bank operating in West Virginia, after BB&T and United Bank. [2]

In addition to banking services, the company offers insurance and investment products. [1]

The company owns the naming rights to the WesBanco Arena, home of the Wheeling Nailers hockey team.

History

The company was initially chartered on January 20, 1870, as "The German Bank". [3] In 1918 the bank changed its name to "Wheeling Bank & Trust Company," and in 1933 the bank merged with Dollar Savings & Trust Company forming the Wheeling Dollar Savings & Trust Company. [3] In 1968, WesBanco, Inc. was incorporated. [1]

In July 1992, the company acquired First National Bank of Barnesville, Ohio. [4]

In 2004, the company acquired Western Ohio Financial Corporation, the parent company of Cornerstone Bank, for $65.2 million. [5]

In 2007, the company acquired Oak Hill Financial for $201 million in cash and stock. [6]

During the financial crisis of 2007-2008, the company received a $75 million investment by the United States Department of the Treasury as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. The company repurchased most of the investment in September 2009. [7]

In March 2009, the company acquired branches in Columbus, Ohio, from AmTrust Bank, which was being liquidated. [8]

In November 2012, the company acquired Fidelity Bancorp, expanding into the Pittsburgh area. [9]

In February 2015, the company further expanded its Pittsburgh-area presence with the acquisition of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania-based ESB Financial Corporation. [10]

In September 2016, the company expanded into Kentucky and Southern Indiana with the acquisition of Your Community Bankshares. [11]

On April 5, 2018, the company acquired First Sentry Bancshares, Inc. (of Huntington, West Virginia). [12]

On November 14, 2019, the company announced the impending merger with Maryland-based Old Line Bank with WesBanco being the surviving entity. [13]

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References

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  2. "Deposit Market Share Report". Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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  10. "WesBanco, Inc. Consummates Merger with ESB Financial Corporation and Appoints Directors" (Press release). PRNewswire. February 10, 2015.
  11. "WesBanco, Inc. Consummates Merger with Your Community Bankshares, Inc. and Appoints Directors" (Press release). PRNewswire. September 9, 2016.
  12. "WesBanco, Inc. Announces Agreement and Plan of Merger with First Sentry Bancshares, Inc" (Press release). PRNewswire. November 13, 2017.
  13. "WesBanco, Inc. And Old Line Bancshares, Inc. Announce Regulatory Approvals for Pending Merger". 14 November 2019.