Univest in Souderton, Pa., has hired Megan Duryea Santana as general counsel for the company and its banking subsidiary, Univest Bank and Trust.
The $2.9 billion-asset company said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that it created the position to strengthen its risk management practice.
Santana was also named executive vice president. Previously she was a partner at the law firm Fox Rothschild, where her work included banking and tax and business planning. She also has experience in commercial lending.
-  Univest believes its subscription-based pricing model may have solved a persistent fee conundrum  charging small-business customers for various services without irking them. January 31
-  Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania in Souderton has agreed to buy Fox Chase Bancorp in Hatboro, Pa., for $244.3 million. December 9
-  Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania in Souderton has issued $50 million in subordinated debt. March 31





