WesBanco

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 2008 financial crisis, 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]

In March 2025, WesBanco acquired Defiance, Ohio based Premier Financial Corp in a $959 million all-stock transaction.^[14] Premier operated 73 bank branches and 9 loan offices in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

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