Founded in 1983, Atlantic Community Bankers Bank (ACBB) stands as a pillar of strength and stability, offering unparalleled correspondent banking services to financial institutions across the Northeast and beyond. For four decades, ACBB has been dedicated to providing sophisticated solutions in lending, investment, and treasury management, tailored to the unique needs of community banks and credit unions. Let’s explore the remarkable journey of ACBB and its enduring commitment to the financial landscape.
ACBB celebrates 40 years of service to financial institutions
2025: Continued Expansion Across State Lines
ACBB’s growth trajectory continued its upward trend in 2025 with a strategic expansion into South Carolina, Georgia, and Ohio. This move broadened ACBB’s reach, enabling the bank to serve an even wider network of financial institutions and reinforce its position as a leading bankers’ bank.
ACBB celebrates 40 years of service to financial institutions
2024: Strengthening Risk and Compliance Expertise
In 2024, ACBB significantly enhanced its risk and compliance capabilities through the acquisition of Shatswell MacLeod. This strategic acquisition brought on board a premier provider of audit and regulatory compliance services, further solidifying ACBB’s commitment to supporting financial institutions in navigating the complexities of the regulatory environment. This expansion of services is crucial for community banks in the Northeast seeking robust compliance solutions.
ACBB acquires Shatswell MacLeod to enhance risk and compliance services
2023: Four Decades of Dedicated Service
2023 marked a significant milestone as ACBB celebrated its 40th anniversary. For four decades, ACBB has remained steadfast in its mission to deliver competitive financial solutions, exceptional service, and expert guidance to hundreds of community financial institutions. This anniversary underscored ACBB’s long-standing dedication to the financial community and its role as a trusted bankers’ bank in the Northeast.
ACBB celebrates 40th anniversary of serving community banks
2023: Giving Back Through Collective Impact
Demonstrating its commitment to the communities it serves, ACBB launched its Collective Impact Campaign in 2023. This initiative involved a significant donation of $2,500 to each of 10 deserving nonprofit organizations, highlighting ACBB’s dedication to corporate social responsibility and community support within its operational footprint.
ACBB launches Collective Impact Campaign to support nonprofits
2023: Expanding Geographic Reach in the Southeast
ACBB further extended its geographic footprint in 2023 into the Southeastern United States, incorporating South Carolina, West Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia into its service area. This expansion allowed ACBB to bring its specialized bankers’ bank services to even more institutions in new and growing markets, reinforcing its national presence.
ACBB expands its service area into Southeastern US states
2022: Fostering Industry Connections at the Client Summit
In 2022, ACBB hosted its inaugural Annual Client Summit. This event provided a valuable platform for community financial institutions to connect, network, and exchange insights with industry leaders and peers. This initiative underscores ACBB’s role not just as a service provider, but as a facilitator of industry collaboration and knowledge sharing within the bankers’ bank community.
ACBB hosts first Annual Client Summit for financial institutions
2021: Strategic Focus on Core Correspondent Banking
ACBB made a strategic decision in 2021 to sell ACBB-BITS, its telecommunications and network services provider subsidiary. This move allowed ACBB to sharpen its focus and dedicate resources to enhancing its core correspondent banking services, ensuring it remained at the forefront of providing specialized financial solutions to its clients.
ACBB sells ACBB-BITS to focus on correspondent banking services
2020: Refreshing the Brand for a New Decade
In 2020, ACBB refreshed its logo, a visual representation of the bank’s evolution and forward-thinking approach. The new logo symbolized powerful new ideas while honoring ACBB’s enduring commitment to innovation and collaboration, values that have been central to its identity as a leading bankers’ bank.
ACBB refreshes its logo to represent innovation and collaboration
2018: Merger with Bankers Bank Northeast: A Strategic Alliance
A pivotal moment in ACBB’s history occurred in 2018 with the merger of Bankers Bank Northeast. This strategic alliance significantly strengthened ACBB, providing its partner financial institutions with access to greater resources, increased aggregation capabilities, enhanced loan limits, and a broadened suite of product offerings. This merger solidified ACBB’s position as a premier bankers’ bank in the Northeast region.
ACBB merges with Bankers Bank Northeast to enhance services
2016: Establishing a Holding Company Structure
In 2016, ACBB formed Atlantic Community Bancshares, Inc., its holding company. This structural change provided a framework for future growth and strategic flexibility, positioning ACBB for continued success and expansion in the dynamic financial services industry.
ACBB forms holding company Atlantic Community Bancshares, Inc.
2013: Rebranding to Reflect Mission and Market
Atlantic Central Bankers Bank underwent a rebranding in 2013, changing its name to Atlantic Community Bankers Bank (ACBB). This name change was designed to more accurately reflect ACBB’s core mission: to be the premier banking partner for community financial institutions, emphasizing its commitment to the community banking sector.
Atlantic Central Bankers Bank rebrands to Atlantic Community Bankers Bank (ACBB)
2013: Introducing Compliance Anchor for Enhanced Support
Also in 2013, ACBB launched its Compliance Anchor division. This initiative was created to provide essential educational and advisory services, aimed at alleviating the growing compliance burden faced by financial institutions. Compliance Anchor further demonstrated ACBB’s commitment to supporting its clients beyond traditional banking services.
ACBB launches Compliance Anchor division for compliance services
2012: Expanding Market Reach into the Northeast
Atlantic Central Bankers Bank expanded its market in 2012 to serve banks and credit unions throughout the Northeastern region of the United States. This expansion included Connecticut, Washington D.C., Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia, marking a significant geographical expansion and solidifying its presence as a bankers’ bank in the Northeast.
Atlantic Central Bankers Bank expands service area to Northeast region
2005: Acquiring BITS for Technology Solutions
In 2005, Atlantic Central Bankers Bank acquired BITS, a leading telecommunications services provider exclusively serving community-based financial institutions. This acquisition enhanced ACBB’s service offerings by incorporating technology solutions tailored to the specific needs of its client base.
Atlantic Central Bankers Bank acquires BITS telecommunications provider
1998: The Inception of Bankers Bank Northeast
1998 marked the formation of Bankers Bank Northeast. Established to provide specialized correspondent services for community banks and credit unions in the Northeastern United States, Bankers Bank Northeast laid the foundation for what would later become a crucial part of ACBB’s expansive network and service offering.
Bankers Bank Northeast is formed to serve community banks in Northeast
1992: Reflecting Regional Presence with a Name Change
Pennsylvania Independent Bank changed its name to Atlantic Central Bankers Bank in 1992. This name change was implemented to better represent its growing marketplace and the diverse shareholder base across the broader Atlantic region, including Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Independent Bank changes name to Atlantic Central Bankers Bank
1983: Founding of Pennsylvania Independent Bank
In 1983, Pennsylvania Independent Bank was founded by a group of local community bank shareholders. With an initial capital investment of $1.5 million, it became the first full-service bankers’ bank in the Northeast, pioneering a new era of financial services tailored for community institutions. This marked the beginning of ACBB’s 40-year journey of strength, stability, and dedicated service to the financial industry.
