ESSA Bancorp is the stock holding company of ESSA Bank & Trust. The Company provides financial services to individuals, families and businesses through its approximately 30 full-service banking offices, located in Monroe, Northampton and Lehigh counties, Pennsylvania. The Bank's business consists primarily of accepting deposits from the general public and investing those deposits, together with funds generated from operations and borrowings, in residential first mortgage loans (including construction mortgage loans), commercial real estate loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, commercial and consumer loans (including indirect auto loans). It offers a range of deposit accounts, including checking, savings and certificates of deposits. It also offers asset management, trust, investment and insurance benefit consulting services through its subsidiary, ESSA Advisory Services.