History
1909 - First National Bank of Leesport opens at 119 N. Centre Ave. in Leesport.
1933 - During national bank moratorium, Leesport Bank is among the few authorized by regulations to do business as usual under its original name and character.
1985 - Holding company First Leesport Bank Bancorp Inc. goes public and is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
1998 - Purchases Essick & Bar Insurance firm
1999 - Purchases two investment firms
2001 - Moves corporate headquarters from Leesport to Spring Township, Pennsylvania.
2007 - Reaches $1 billion in assets
2008 - Unifies company under new brand, VIST Financial Corp.
2009 - VIST Financial Celebrate its 100 year anniversary.
2010 – VIST Bank acquires Allegiance Bank of North America in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, and its offices in Old City, Berwyn, and Worcester.
2011 – VIST Virtual Bank launches VISTEverywhere.com for its customers' online banking needs
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