MARTINS FERRY — United Bancorp, the parent company of Unified Bank, has been named to the American Banker’s “Top 100 Publicly Traded Community Banks” list, according to an article in the June 9 edit ion of the American Banker Magazine.

American Banker rated United Bancorp 49th on the list, based on an average return on equity for the three years that ended Dec. 31.

For the past several years, United Bancorp has consistently climbed the American Banker Top 200 Publicly Traded Community Banks list, coming in 84th in the nation last year. This year, American Banker narrowed the field by renaming the list from the Top 200 to the Top 100 in the nation.

“We are exceptionally proud to, once again, be recognized this year by American Banker as a top-performing community bank in the nation,” said Scott Everson, president, chairman and CEO of United Bancorp. “We are even more honored to make their Top 100 Community Banks list. We are also pleased to see that, relative to our peers, our overall performance has not only held fast this past year, but our company has climbed to 49th out of 100 on this prestigious list of top-performing community banks.

“This recognition is a testimony to the focused culture that we have at United Bancorp and our affiliate, Unified Bank, and our exemplary team that is strongly committed to fulfilling our vision of creating better lives and futures for the people and communities that we proudly serve,” Everson added.

United Bancorp is located in Martins Ferry and is the only publicly traded and listed company headquartered in Belmont County. Through its single bank charter, Unified Bank, the company has 18 banking centers serving the Ohio counties of Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Fairfield, Harrison, Jefferson and Tuscarawas, and Marshall County in West Virginia.