WSBC vs BFH Comparison

Wesbanco Inc is a bank holding company. Through its subsidiaries, it offers a full range of financial services, including retail banking, corporate banking, personal and corporate trust services, brokerage services, mortgage banking, and insurance. WesBanco operates one commercial bank, WesBanco Bank, which runs scores of branches. The company's reportable segments are Community Banking, which derives key revenue, and Trust and Investment Services. The Community Banking segment offers various banking products and services through various delivery channels, including commercial demand, individual demand, and time deposit accounts; commercial, mortgage, and individual installment loans; and certain non-traditional offerings, such as insurance and securities brokerage services.

Formed by a combination of JCPenney's credit card processing unit and The Limited's credit card bank business, Bread Financial is a provider of private-label and co-branded credit cards, loyalty programs, and marketing services. The company's most financially significant unit is its credit card business that partners with retailers to jointly market Bread's credit cards to their customers. The company also retains a minority interest in spun-off LoyaltyOne, which operates the largest airline miles loyalty program in Canada and offers marketing services to grocery chains in Europe and Asia.