ACNB Corporation (ACNB) operates as the financial holding company for ACNB Bank (the bank) that provides banking and financial services to customers primarily in the southcentral Pennsylvania and northern Maryland region of the country.
The bank serves its marketplace with banking and wealth management services, including trust and retail brokerage, via a network of community banking offices and loan offices located in the Pennsylvania counties of Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Lancaster and York...
ACNB Corporation (ACNB) operates as the financial holding company for ACNB Bank (the bank) that provides banking and financial services to customers primarily in the southcentral Pennsylvania and northern Maryland region of the country.
The bank serves its marketplace with banking and wealth management services, including trust and retail brokerage, via a network of community banking offices and loan offices located in the Pennsylvania counties of Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Lancaster and York and the Maryland counties of Baltimore, Carroll, and Frederick. ACNB Insurance Services, the company’s insurance subsidiary, is a full-service agency licensed to do business in 46 states. The agency offers a broad range of property, casualty, health, life and disability insurance serving personal and commercial clients through office locations in Westminster, Maryland, and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Banking Subsidiary
ACNB Bank
The bank is a full-service commercial bank operating under charter from the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities. The bank’s principal Market Areas include Adams County, Pennsylvania, and its environs in southcentral Pennsylvania, as well as Carroll and Frederick Counties in northern Maryland. This geographic area depends on agriculture, industry, tourism, education and healthcare to provide employment for its residents.
The main community banking office of the Bank is located at 16 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The bank serves its local marketplace in Pennsylvania thru community banking offices, including offices in Adams County, offices in York County, office in Cumberland County, office in Franklin County and limited-service office in Lancaster County. In Maryland the bank serves its local marketplace via a network of community banking offices including located in Carroll County and located in Frederick County. There are also loan production offices located in York, Pennsylvania, and Hunt Valley, Maryland. Effective January 1, 2023, NWSB Bank and FCB Bank formally adopted the ACNB Bank name and brand identity in the counties of Carroll and Frederick in northern Maryland, respectively. The bank’s service delivery channels for its customers also include the ATM network, Customer Contact Center, and Online, Telephone and Mobile Banking. The bank is subject to regulation and periodic examination by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The FDIC, as provided by law, insures the bank’s deposits.
Commercial lending includes commercial mortgages, real estate development and construction loans, accounts receivable and inventory financing, and agricultural and governmental loans. Consumer lending programs include home equity loans and lines of credit, automobile and recreational vehicle loans, manufactured housing loans, and personal lines of credit. Mortgage lending programs include personal residential mortgages, residential construction loans, and investment mortgage loans.
The bank, through its trust and investment services group, under the umbrella of ACNB Wealth Management is named as trustee of financial assets. A trust is a legal fiduciary agreement whereby as trustee, the bank invests, protects, manages and distributes financial assets as defined in the agreement. Estate settlement governed by the last will and testament of an individual constitutes another line of business for ACNB Wealth Management. One purpose of having a will is to name an executor to settle the estate. ACNB Wealth Management has the knowledge and expertise to act as executor. Other services include, but are not limited to, those related to testamentary trusts, life insurance trusts, charitable remainder trusts, guardianships, powers of attorney, custodial accounts, and investment management and advisory accounts.
The bank, through the wealth advisory services group, also under the umbrella of ACNB Wealth Management, offers retail brokerage services through a third-party provider. This third-party provider is a broker/dealer, unaffiliated with the bank or ACNB Wealth Management.
Nonbanking Subsidiary
ACNB Insurance Services
The company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, ACNB Insurance Services, is a full-service insurance agency, licensed to do business in 46 states that offers a broad range of property, casualty, health, life and disability insurance to both commercial and individual clients. Based in Westminster, Maryland, ACNB Insurance Services has served the needs of its clients as an independent insurance agency.
Market Area
The company’s major operations are in Adams County, Pennsylvania, and its environs in southcentral Pennsylvania, as well as all of Carroll and Frederick Counties in northern Maryland. This geographic area depends on industry, education, healthcare, agriculture, tourism and transportation/warehousing, as well as local governments to provide employment for its residents. Unemployment figures in the subsidiary Bank’s market recently, and historically, have been better than those for Pennsylvania and Maryland as a whole, and similar to the United States.
Loans
The company grants commercial, residential, and consumer loans to customers. A substantial portion of the loan portfolio is represented by commercial real estate and residential mortgage loans throughout southcentral Pennsylvania and northern Maryland.
The loans receivable portfolio is segmented into commercial, residential mortgage, home equity lines of credit, and consumer loans. Commercial loans consist of the following classes: commercial real estate, commercial and industrial and real estate construction.
The accrual of interest on commercial loans and residential mortgage is discontinued at the time the loan is 90 days past due unless the credit is well-secured and in process of collection. Consumer loans, including home equity lines of credit, are typically charged off no later than 120 days past due.
Commercial Real Estate — The company engages in commercial real estate lending in its primary market and surrounding areas.
In underwriting these loans, the company performs a thorough analysis of the financial condition of the borrower, the borrower’s credit history, and the reliability and predictability of the cash flow generated by the property securing the loan. Appraisals on properties securing commercial real estate loans originated by the Corporation are performed by independent appraisers.
Residential Mortgage — One-to-four family residential mortgage loan originations, including home equity closed-end loans, are generated by the company’s marketing efforts, its present customers, walk-in customers, and referrals. These loans originate primarily within the company’s Market Area or with customers primarily from the Market Area.
The company offers fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgage loans with terms up to a maximum of 30 years for both permanent structures and those under construction. The company’s one-to-four family residential mortgage originations are secured primarily by properties located in its primary Market Area and surrounding areas. The majority of the company’s residential mortgage loans originate with a loan-to-value of 80 % or less. Loans in excess of 80 % are required to have private mortgage insurance.
In underwriting one-to-four family residential real estate loans, the company evaluates both the borrower’s financial ability to repay the loan as agreed and the value of the property securing the loan. Properties securing real estate loans made by the company is appraised by independent appraisers.
Commercial and Industrial — The company originates commercial and industrial loans primarily to businesses located in its primary Market Area and surrounding areas. These loans are used for various business purposes which include short-term loans and lines of credit to finance machinery and equipment purchases, inventory, and accounts receivable.
Commercial and industrial loans are generally secured with short-term assets; however, in many cases, additional collateral such as real estate is provided as additional security for the loan. Loan-to-value maximum values have been established by the Corporation and are specific to the type of collateral. Collateral values may be determined using invoices, inventory reports, accounts receivable aging reports, collateral appraisals, etc.
Home Equity Lines of Credit — The company originates home equity lines of credit primarily within its Market Area or with customers primarily from the Market Area. Home equity lines of credit are generated by the Corporation’s marketing efforts, its present customers, walk-in customers, and referrals.
Home equity lines of credit are secured by the borrower’s primary residence with a maximum loan-to-value of 90 % and a maximum term of 20 years. In underwriting home equity lines of credit, the company evaluates both the value of the property securing the loan and the borrower’s financial ability to repay the loan as agreed. The ability to repay is determined by the borrower’s employment history, current financial condition, and credit background.
Home equity lines of credit generally present a moderate level of risk due primarily to general economic conditions, as well as periods of weak housing markets. Junior liens inherently have more credit risk by virtue of the fact that another financial institution may have a higher security position in the case of foreclosure liquidation of collateral to extinguish the debt.
Real Estate Construction — The company engages in real estate construction lending in its primary market and surrounding areas. The company’s real estate construction lending consists of commercial and residential site development loans, as well as commercial building construction and residential housing construction loans. The company’s real estate construction loans are generally secured with the subject property.
In underwriting real estate construction loans, the company performs a thorough analysis of the financial condition of the borrower, the borrower’s credit history, and the reliability and predictability of the cash flow generated by the project using feasibility studies, market data, etc. Appraisals on properties securing real estate construction loans originated by the company is performed by independent appraisers.
Consumer — The company offers a variety of secured and unsecured consumer loans, including those for vehicles and mobile homes and loans secured by savings deposits. These loans originate primarily within the company’s Market Area or with customers primarily from the Market Area.
Securities
As of December 31, 2024, the company’s securities included U.S. government and agencies; collateralized mortgage obligations; residential mortgage-backed securities; commercial mortgage-backed securities; and corporate bonds.
Deposits
As of December 31, 2024, the company’s deposits included demand and savings include noninterest-bearing demand deposits, interest-bearing demand deposits, money market, and savings; and time deposits.
Supervision and Regulation
ACNB is a financial holding company and is subject to the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.
The company’s banking subsidiary has a Bank Secrecy Act and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 compliance program commensurate with its risk profile and appetite.
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act has had and will continue to have a significant impact on ACNB’s business operations as its provisions take effect.
The bank is subject to regulation and periodic examination by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The FDIC, as provided by law, insures the bank’s deposits.
The operations of the subsidiary bank are subject to statutes applicable to banks and trust companies chartered under the banking laws of Pennsylvania, to state nonmember banks of the Federal Reserve, and to banks whose deposits are insured by the FDIC. The subsidiary bank’s operations are also subject to regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities, Federal Reserve, and FDIC.
The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities, which has primary supervisory authority over banks chartered in Pennsylvania, regularly examines banks in such areas as reserves, loans, investments, management practices, and other aspects of operations. The subsidiary bank is also subject to examination and supervision by the FDIC for safety and soundness, as well as consumer compliance. These examinations and supervision are designed for the protection of the subsidiary bank’s depositors rather than ACNB’s stockholders. The subsidiary bank must file quarterly and annual reports to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, or FFIEC.
ACNB and its subsidiary bank are affected by the monetary and fiscal policies of government agencies, including the Federal Reserve and FDIC.
History
ACNB Corporation was founded in 1857.