Note 30 - Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
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.