CNB Financial Corporation and ESSA Bancorp, Inc. Announce Strategic Merger

CLEARFIELD, PA and STROUDSBURG, PA, Jan. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CNB Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CCNE) (“CNB”), parent company of CNB Bank, and ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESSA) (“ESSA”), parent company of ESSA Bank & Trust (“ESSA Bank”), jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which ESSA will merge with and into CNB, and ESSA Bank will merge with and into CNB Bank. The combined company is expected to have approximately $8 billion in total assets,$7 bi ...