Peltzer joins F&M Trust as Vice President - Commercial Services Relationship Manager

(CHAMBERSBURG) Barbara L. Peltzer has joined F&M Trust as a Vice President - Commercial Services Relationship Manager.

Peltzer has over 15 years of commercial banking experience.She began her banking career at First Union Bank in Philadelphia through the credit training program for commercial relationship managers.She has served as a commercial loan underwriting officer, commercial loan officer, and most recently as vice president – commercial relationship manager at Cape Bank in Cape May Court House, New Jersey. At F&M Trust, Peltzer will be responsible for actively pursuing new lending opportunities as well as developing commercial banking relationships with new and existing businesses in Cumberland County. Her office will be located in the bank’s new Mechanicsburg Office at Silver Creek Plaza on the Pike when it opens later this year. She will also meet with commercial customers at the bank’s community banking offices as well as at customer’s place of business.

Peltzer earned a bachelor of science degree and master’s degree in business administration from La Salle University.She has completed various banking and financial service courses at the American Bankers Association (ABA) National Commercial Lending School in association with the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking hosted at Southern Methodist University's prestigious Cox School of Business in Dallas, Texas.

Having recently moved to Mechanicsburg, Peltzer plans to get involved in serving on community organizations, civic events and service clubs. In the Cape May area, Peltzer served as president of the Middle Township Chamber of Commerce, on the board of Cape Assist – a drug and alcohol prevention program for students, and was a member of the Mid Jersey Cape Rotary Club.

F&M Trust is an independent community bank headquartered in Chambersburg with approximately $1 billion in assets.When the Mechanicsburg Office opens, it will become F&M Trust’s twenty-sixth community banking office.In addition, the bank has offices in Carlisle, Camp Hill, Boiling Springs, Shippensburg, Newville, Chambersburg, St. Thomas, Greencastle, Waynesboro, Marion, Mont Alto, McConnellsburg, Hustontown, Warfordsburg, and Orbisonia.