William Penn Bancorp was incorporated under the laws of the United States on April 15, 2008 for the purpose of serving as the savings and loan holding company of William Penn Bank, as part of William Penn Bank’s conversion from the mutual to stock form of organization. William Penn, MHC was incorporated under the laws of the United States on April 15, 2008 for the purpose of serving as the mutual holding company parent of William Penn Bank as part of the mutual holding company reorganization.
In April 2008, in connection with William Penn Bank’s reorganization into the mutual holding company structure, William Penn Bancorp completed its initial public offering in which it (i) sold 1,025,283 shares of its outstanding common stock to the public, (ii) issued 2,548,713 shares of its common stock to William Penn, MHC and (iii) contributed 67,022 shares of its outstanding common stock to The William Penn Community Foundation. William Penn, MHC’s sole business activity is the ownership of 3,711,114 shares of common stock of William Penn Bancorp, or 82.7% of the common stock outstanding as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus. William Penn, MHC engages in no other business activities and has no stockholders.
Effective May 1, 2020, in connection with William Penn Bank’s acquisition of Fidelity Savings and Loan Association of Bucks County and Washington Savings Bank, William Penn Bancorp and William Penn, MHC each converted from a federally-chartered savings and loan holding company to a Pennsylvania-chartered bank holding company. After completion of the conversion and offering, William Penn Bancorp and William Penn, MHC will cease to exist.
William Penn Bank’s principal business consists of originating one- to four-family residential real estate mortgage loans and home equity lines of credit, and to a lesser extent, non-residential real estate, multi-family and construction loans. We also offer commercial loans and other consumer loans. We offer a variety of retail deposits to the general public in the areas surrounding our main office and our branch offices. We offer our customers a variety of deposit products with interest rates that are competitive with those of similar products offered by other financial institutions operating in our market area. We also utilize borrowings as a source of funds. Our revenues are derived primarily from interest on loans and, to a lesser extent, interest on investment securities and mortgage-backed securities. We also generate revenues from other income including deposit fees and service charges, realized gains on sales of securities, realized gains on sales of loans associated with loan production and realized gains on sales of other real estate owned.
Recent Acquisition History
On July 1, 2018, we acquired Audubon Savings Bank, a New Jersey-chartered mutual savings association headquartered in Audubon, New Jersey and with two additional branch offices located in Mount Laurel and Pine Hill, New Jersey. The acquisition of Audubon Savings Bank enhanced our market share in Burlington and Camden Counties in New Jersey, and provided William Penn Bank with a physical presence in Southern New Jersey. In connection with the acquisition of Audubon Savings Bank, William Penn Bancorp issued 517,095 shares of common stock to William Penn, MHC.
On May 1, 2020, we acquired both (i) Fidelity Savings and Loan Association of Bucks County, a Pennsylvania-chartered mutual savings bank headquartered in Bristol, Pennsylvania and with a branch office located in Bristol Pennsylvania, and (ii) Washington Savings Bank, a Pennsylvania-chartered mutual savings bank headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and with three additional branch offices located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The acquisitions of Fidelity Savings and Loan Association of Bucks County and Washington Savings Bank further increased our market presence in our existing market area. In connection with the acquisition of Fidelity Savings and Loan Association of Bucks County and Washington Savings Bank, William Penn Bancorp issued an aggregate of 509,191 shares of common stock to William Penn, MHC.
Market Area
We are headquartered in Bristol, Pennsylvania and currently operate twelve full-service branch offices in Bucks and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania and in Burlington and Camden Counties in New Jersey. We periodically evaluate our network of banking offices to optimize the penetration in our market area. Our business strategy currently includes opening new branches in and around our market area, which may include neighboring counties.
We consider our primary market area to be the Philadelphia suburbs of lower Bucks County and Northeast Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, and the Philadelphia suburbs located in Southern New Jersey. This area has historically benefitted from having a large number of corporate headquarters located within it. The area benefits from having a well-educated employment base and the diversity provided by a large number of industrial, service, retail and high technology businesses. Other employment is provided by a variety of wholesale trade, manufacturing, federal, state and local governments, hospitals and utilities.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of July 1, 2019, (i) Bucks County had an estimated population of 628,270, representing a 0.5% increase from April 1, 2010, and a median household income of $86,055 and (ii) Philadelphia County had an estimated population of 1.6 million, representing a 3.8% increase from April 1, 2010, and a median household income of $43,744. In addition, (i) Burlington County had an estimated population of 445,349, representing a 0.8% decrease from April 1, 2010, and a median household income of $84,992, (ii) Camden County had an estimated population of 506,471, representing a 1.4% decrease from April 1, 2010, and a median household income of $67,118, (iii) Gloucester County had an estimated population of 291,636, representing a 1.0% increase from April 1, 2010, and a median household income of $85,160 and (iv) Mercer County had an estimated population of 367,430, remaining relatively unchanged from April 1, 2010, and a median household income of $79,990. At that same date, the median household income in the United States was $65,084.
As of June 2020, the unemployment rate in Bucks and Philadelphia Counties totaled 12.7% and 17.7%, respectively, and the unemployment rate in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Mercer Counties totaled 13.7%, 16.3%, 15.4% and 10.9%, respectively, as compared to a national unemployment rate of 11.2% for June 2020.