BASIS OF PRESENTATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

General

WSFS Financial Corporation (the Company or WSFS) is a savings and loan holding company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Substantially all of the Company's assets are held by its subsidiary, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB (WSFS Bank or the Bank), is a federal savings bank organized under the laws of the United States (U.S.).

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company, WSFS Bank, WSFS Wealth Management, LLC (Powdermill®), WSFS Capital Management, LLC (West Capital), Cypress Capital Management, LLC (Cypress), WSFS SPE Services, LLC, The Bryn Mawr Trust Company of Delaware (BMT-DE), and 601 Perkasie, LLC. The Company also has three unconsolidated subsidiaries, WSFS Capital Trust III (the Trust), Royal Bancshares Capital Trust I, and Royal Bancshares Capital Trust II. WSFS Bank has two wholly-owned subsidiaries: Beneficial Equipment Finance Corporation (BEFC) and 1832 Holdings, Inc., and one majority-owned subsidiary, NewLane Finance Company (NewLane Finance®).

Additionally, WSFS and the Bank acquired certain subsidiaries in the merger of Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation (BMBC) with and into WSFS on January 1, 2022, and the merger of The Bryn Mawr Trust Company with and into the Bank (collectively, the BMBC Merger), pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger, by and between WSFS and BMBC, dated as of March 9, 2021 (the BMBC Merger Agreement) that are not named herein as they are not integral or significant to our business.

On April 1, 2022, WSFS completed the merger of Christiana Trust Company of Delaware® and BMT-DE. The combined organization will retain and operate under The Bryn Mawr Trust Company of Delaware name. Additionally on April 1, 2022, Bryn Mawr Equipment Finance, Inc. merged with and into BEFC. On April 29, 2022, the portfolio of KCMI Capital, Inc. (KCMI), a specialized commercial lending unit acquired in the BMBC merger and not core to our overall lending strategy, was sold at par value for $55.5 million. Finally, on June 30, 2022, the business of BMT Insurance Advisors (BMTIA), was sold to Patriot Growth Services, LLC.

On January 1, 2023, WSFS completed the merger and brand conversion of West Capital and Cypress and has renamed the combined entity Bryn Mawr Capital Management, LLC. Bryn Mawr Capital Management, LLC is registered as an investment advisor with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WSFS.

Overview

Founded in 1832, the Bank is one of the ten oldest bank and trust companies continuously operating under the same name in the U.S. The Company provides residential and commercial mortgage, commercial and consumer lending services, as well as retail deposit and cash management services. The Company's core banking business is commercial lending funded primarily by customer-generated deposits. In addition, the Company offers a variety of wealth management and trust services to individual, corporate and institutional clients. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insures the Company's customers’ deposits to their legal maximums. The Company serves its Customers primarily from 119 offices located in Pennsylvania (61), Delaware (39), New Jersey (17), Virginia (1), and Nevada (1), its ATM network, website at www.wsfsbank.com, and mobile apps. Information on the Company's website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Company's leasing business is conducted by NewLane Finance®. NewLane Finance® originates small business leases and provides commercial financing to businesses nationwide, targeting various equipment categories including technology, software, office, medical, veterinary and other areas. In addition, NewLane Finance® offers captive insurance through its subsidiary, Prime Protect.

Basis of Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (GAAP). In preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Although the Company's estimates contemplate current conditions and how it expects them to change in the future, it is reasonably possible that actual conditions in 2023 could be worse than anticipated in those estimates, which could materially affect its results of operations and financial condition. The accounting for the allowance for credit losses (including loans and leases held for investment, investment securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity), lending related commitments, goodwill, intangible assets, post-retirement benefit obligations, the fair value of financial instruments, and income taxes are subject to significant estimates. Among other effects, changes to these estimates could result in future impairments of investment securities, goodwill and intangible assets, the establishment of additional allowance and lending-related commitment reserves, changes in the fair value of financial instruments, as well as increased post-retirement benefits and income tax expense.

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s Consolidated Financial Statements to conform to the current year’s presentation. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions were eliminated in consolidation.