Note 30 - Subsequent Events |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | |
| Notes to Financial Statements | |
| Subsequent Events [Text Block] | Note 30 – S ubsequent Events On January 30, 2017, the Corporation entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc. (“RBPI”), parent company of Royal Bank America (“RBA”), in a transaction with an aggregate value of $127.7 million (the “Acquisition”). In connection with the Acquisition, RBPI will merge with and into the Corporation and RBA will merge with and into the Bank. The Acquisition, which is expected to add approximately $602 million in loans and $630 million in deposits (based on unaudited December 31, 2016 financial information), strengthens the Corporation’s position as the largest community bank in Philadelphia’s western suburbs and, based on deposits, ranks it as the eighth largest community bank headquartered in Pennsylvania. The Acquisition, which will expand the Corporation's distribution network by providing entry into the new markets of New Jersey and Berks County, Pennsylvania, and a new physical presence in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania is expected to close during the third quarter of 2017. |