September, 2010 ... National Penn launches 'Competitive Edge' checking [READ] (NE PA Business Journal)
September 7, 2010 ... Doing the homework of personal investing: It's not easy to learn what you need to know, but it's important to start somewhere
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September 3, 2010 ... KNBT renamed as National Penn [READ] (Republican Herald)
September 2, 2010 ... Americans for Native Americans Garden Party held at Holicong Estate [READ] (Bucks County Herald)
August 25, 2010 ... KNBT Donates $2,500 to Pocono Alliance [READ] (Pocono Business Journal)
August 24, 2010 ... National Penn recognizes Pottsown business owners as customers of the month [READ] (The Pottstown Mercury)
August 23, 2010 ... National Penn Bancshares (NPBC) Upgraded at SunTrust by Chip Brian
"National Penn Bancshares (NASDAQ:NPBC) upgraded to Buy from Neutral, $7 target, at SunTrust. The stock closed Friday at $5.70 on volume of 907,200 shares, above the average daily volume of 636,516.
In the past 52-weeks, shares of National Penn Bancshares have traded between a low of $5 and a high of $8.45 and are now at $5.7, which is 14% above that low price.
National Penn Bancshares is currently below its 50-day moving average (MA) of $6.27 and below its 200-day MA of $6.52. In the last five trading sessions, the 50-day MA has fallen 0.72% while the 200-day MA has slid 0.05%."
August 9, 2010 ... Post-merger era sees trust's managed assets grow $2.2B [READ] (Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal)
August 2, 2010 ... People in the News (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
National Penn Bank has named Scott R. Gamble president of its southern region, which covers 25 branches in Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester Counties. Gamble had been senior vice president, regional credit manager, and regional sales manager for Sovereign/Santander Bank.
July 30, 2010 ... Philadelphia-area bank earnings aplenty [READ] (Philadelphia Business Journal)
July 29, 2010 ... National Penn Q2 profit beats Wall Street [READ] (Reuters)
July 28, 2010 ... KNBT taps manager for PPL PLaza Office [READ] (East Penn Press)
July 27, 2010 ... US Stocks Edge Down, Weighed By Mixed Earnings, Data (WSJ.com) by Kristina Peterson and Donna Kardos Yesalavich
"It's taking away some of the skepticism," said Terry Morris, co-portfolio manager at National Penn Investors Trust. "Investors are taking heart in the idea that maybe things aren't as bad as they had thought," he said, attributing some of Tuesday's choppy trading to major indexes hovering around key 200-day moving averages. The Standard & Poor's 500-share index closed above its 200-day moving average on Monday, but was trading just below it on Tuesday. The measure was recently down 0.3% at 1112, weighed by its consumer discretionary sector.
July 25, 2010 ... TARP Report Card: Bankers weigh in with thoughts on the progress of the government program [READ] (Reading Eagle)
July 21, 2010 ... Jim Ferry of Upper Macungie promoted at bank [READ] (East Penn Press)
July 15, 2010 ... Kutztown University graduates 37 entrepreneurs from Latino resource center [READ] (Kutztown Patriot)
July 15, 2010 ... VOICES: Michael Meeneghan, On Insuring Objects of Value [READ] (WSJ Blogs)
July 11, 2010 … National Penn Bank achieves high ranking in J.D. Power customer satisfaction survey [READ] (Pottstown Mercury)
July 7, 2010 … Recession: What did you learn? [READ] (Reading Eagle)
July 6, 2010 … National Penn donates $29K to Freedom Valley YMCA [READ] (The Times Herald)
July 6, 2010 … Why CD rates are so low [READ] (Reading Eagle)
July 4, 2010 ... National Penn high with customers [READ] (Sunday Voice, Business Buzz)
July 1, 2010 ... National Penn and its KNBT division step up for small businesses [READ] (Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal)
July 1, 2010 ... National Penn donates $29K to Freedom Valley YMCA [READ] (The Times Herald)