Industry: Banks Regional

Sector: Financial Services

First Keystone Corporation operates as the bank holding company for First Keystone Community Bank that provides various banking and related financial services to individual, business, government, and public and institutional customers in Northeastern Pennsylvania market area. The company accepts demand deposits and interest bearing demand deposits, money market accounts, savings accounts, and time deposits. It also offers commercial and industrial loans, which include short-term loans and lines of credit to finance machinery and equipment, inventory, and accounts receivable; commercial real estate loans secured primarily by commercial retail space, commercial office buildings, residential housing, and hotels; residential real estate loans, such as one-to-four family residential mortgage loans, home equity term loans, and home equity lines of credit; and consumer loans, including vehicle loans, stock loans, and loans secured by financial institution deposits. In addition, the company provides trust and agency services that include trust investment accounts, investment advisory services, mutual funds, estate planning, and management of pension and profit sharing plans to individuals, corporations, and others, as well as Internet banking services. The company operates full service offices; and loan production office, as well as automated teller machines. First Keystone Corporation was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Berwick, Pennsylvania.

FIRST KEYSTONE CORP is evaluated using Mavefund's quality framework: growing earnings, durable profit margins, conservative leverage, strong return on equity, and disciplined share repurchases.