 WILMINGTON, Del., March 11, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Kroll Bond Rating Agency KBRA affirmed the ratings of WSFS Financial Corporation NASDAQ: WSFS WSFS following the March 10, 2021 announcement to combine with Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation NASDAQ: BMTC Bryn Mawr. Upon the close of the transaction, Bryn Mawr Trust, the wholly owned subsidiary of Bryn Mawr, will merge into WSFS Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of WSFS. With a Stable Outlook for WSFS, KBRA said it considers the transaction to be strategically sound given that it represents a scale play for both companies, particularly in light of the recent focus on technology investment and integration. The combined organization will have the largest deposit market share within the Philadelphia MSA among communityregional banks by a reasonably-wide margin with an expanded wealth platform. 