United Bank (West Virginia) Explained

United Bankshares, Inc.
Logo Alt:Logo of United Bank
Trade Name:United Bank
Type:Public
Traded As:NASDAQ:
S&P 400 component
Industry:Banking
Location:Charleston, West Virginia, United States
Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Founded:, in Parkersburg, Virginia (now West Virginia)
Area Served:West Virginia
Virginia
District of Columbia
Maryland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Net Income: $289 million (2020)
Assets: $26.184 billion (2020)
Equity: $4.297 billion (2020)
Num Employees:Over 3,000 (2022)
Website:
Footnotes:[1] [2]

United Bankshares, Inc. is a bank holding company dual-headquartered in Charleston, West Virginia and Fairfax, Virginia with operations in West Virginia, Virginia, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia in the United States.[2] United Bankshares is the parent company of United Bank which comprises nearly 250 offices in eight states. In addition, UBSI is the parent company to subsidiaries George Mason Mortgage, United Brokerage, and Crescent Mortgage.

Based on total deposits, United Bank is the largest bank headquartered in West Virginia and the second largest bank operating in West Virginia, after Truist Financial. It is the eighth largest bank operating in Virginia and the tenth largest bank operating in the District of Columbia.[3]

History

The company traces its roots to St. Patrick's Day 1839, when Northwestern Bank of Virginia opened an office in Parkersburg (now in West Virginia). On St. Patrick's Day, some branches celebrate the bank's birthday by giving shamrocks to customers.[1] That office eventually evolved into Parkersburg National Bank.

Richard Adams was named chairman and CEO of Parkersburg National Bank in 1975. In 1982, Parkersburg National began reorganizing as a holding company, United Bankshares. In 1984, United commenced full operations when it acquired Parkersburg National and two other banks. In 1987, the company became a public company via an initial public offering.[4]

Under Adams’s tenure, United completed 33 acquisitions. In 2022, American Banker named Richard Adams the “longest-serving CEO among the top 100 U.S. banks” after 47 years.[5] Richard “Rick” Adams, Jr., who has served as United’s president since 2014, became CEO in April 2022. [6]

Acquisitions

The company has made the following acquisitions:

Date CompletedCompanyPriceRef(s).
1Bank First, NA$10million
2First National Bank of Weirton$4million
3Liberty Bancshares, Inc.$12million
4Summit Holding Corporation$22million
5Financial Future Corporation$18million
6CB&T Westover Bank$8million
7First Commercial Bank$11million
8Eagle Bancorp, Inc.$93million[7]
9First Patriot Bankshares Corporation$39million[8]
10George Mason Bankshares, Inc.$208million[9] [10]
11Fed One Bancorp, Inc.$92million
12Century Bancshares Inc.$70million[11] [12]
13Sequoia Bancshares, Inc.$112million[13] [14]
14Premier Community Bankshares, Inc.$200million[15] [16] [17]
15Centra Financial Holdings, Inc.$185million[18] [19]
16Virginia Commerce Bancorp, Inc.$467million[20] [21]
17Bank of Georgetown$269million[22] [23] [24] [25]
18Cardinal Bank$929million[26] [27] [28] [29]
19 Carolina Financial Corp.$1,100million[30] [31]
20Essex Bank$303million[32] [33]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our history.
  2. Web site: United Bankshares, Inc. 2020 Form 10-K Annual Report . U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  3. Web site: Deposit Market Share Report . Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
  4. News: Medici . Andy . July 26, 2018 . Reality checks: How United Bank is embracing new technology . . subscription.
  5. Web site: Who are banking's longest-tenured CEOs? . American Banker.
  6. Web site: Rick Adams Jr. takes helm at United Bank . Parkersburg News and Sentinel.
  7. News: COMPANY NEWS; TWO WEST VIRGINIA BANKS AGREE TO COMBINATION . . August 22, 1995 . subscription.
  8. News: UNITED BANKSHARES TO BUY FIRST PATRIOT BANKSHARES . . . February 20, 1997 . subscription.
  9. News: COMPANY NEWS; UNITED BANKSHARES AGREES TO $215 MILLION DEAL . . . September 12, 1997 . subscription.
  10. News: W.VA. BANK TO BUY GEORGE MASON . Peter . Behr . . September 12, 1997 . subscription.
  11. News: United Bank Buys Century . Kenneth . Bredemeier . . June 15, 2001.
  12. News: Acquisition boosts United Bankshares assets to $5.6B . . December 10, 2001.
  13. News: United Bank buys Sequoia . Jeff . Clabaugh . . April 7, 2003.
  14. News: COMPANY NEWS; UNITED BANKSHARES TO BUY SEQUOIA FOR $109 MILLION . . . April 8, 2003 . subscription.
  15. News: United Bankshares buys Premier Community Bankshares . . January 29, 2007.
  16. News: United Bankshares to acquire Premier Community Bankshares . Katie . Wilmeth . . January 30, 2007.
  17. News: Premier Community Bankshares (PREM) to merge with United Bankshares . . January 29, 2007.
  18. United Bankshares to acquire Centra Financial Holdings . . December 16, 2010.
  19. News: United Bankshares to buy Centra Financial Holdings . Barton . Eckert . . December 16, 2010.
  20. News: United Bankshares to buy Virginia Commerce Bank for $490.6M . Tucker . Echols . . January 30, 2013.
  21. News: Fed approves Virginia Commerce, United Bank deal . Jeff . Clabaugh . . December 13, 2013.
  22. News: United Bank Acquires Bank of Georgetown . Ethan . Rothstein . . November 10, 2015.
  23. News: United Bankshares makes $269M deal to buy D.C. bank . Andy . Medici . . November 9, 2015.
  24. News: United Bankshares to buy Bank of Georgetown, creating area's largest community bank . Abha . Bhattarai . . November 10, 2015.
  25. News: United Bank completes Bank of Georgetown acquisition . Jeff . Clabaugh . . June 6, 2016.
  26. News: United Bankshares to buy Cardinal Financial for $912 million . Thomas . Heath . . August 18, 2016.
  27. News: Federal Reserve approves United Bankshares buyout of Cardinal Bank . Patrick . Rucker . . April 7, 2017.
  28. News: United Bank's acquisition of Cardinal Bank set for April 21 . Jeff . Clabaugh . . April 12, 2017.
  29. News: United Bankshares to Buy Cardinal Financial in D.C. Bank Merger . Austen . Hufford . . August 18, 2016 . subscription.
  30. "United Bank to Merge with Carolina-based Bank". Charleston Gazette-Mail. November 18, 2019.
  31. "United Bankshares seals the deal for Carolina Financial Corp." The Parkersburg News and Sentinel. May 5, 2020.
  32. Schwartz, Michael (June 4, 2021). "United Bank buying its way into Richmond with Essex Bank acquisition". Richmond Bizsense.
  33. "United Bankshares, Inc. Completes Its Acquisition of Community Bankers Trust Corporation". Yahoo! Finance. December 3, 2021.