Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Derek Williams, president and CEO of Century Bank & Trust in Milledgeville, Ga., wanted to be a financier before finding his way to community banking. He has served as president and CEO of $365 million-asset Century Bank & Trust in Milledgeville, Ga., now part of Bank of America, before moving to Griffin, Ga.,

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

This month’s Independent Banker focuses on budgeting issues with a special emphasis on the ICBA National Community Bank Service Awards. Inherent to our business model is a passion to support our communities, one that allows for flexibility to meet the individual needs of our customers. Photo by Chris Williams.

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BankInovation

APRIL 22, 2022

Virtual assistants have been primarily the domain of large banks until now, thanks in part to offerings made through core providers. community bank based in Georgia, began leading the way in November 2021 with its adoption of a chatbot named RITA — or real-time interactive teller assistant — driven by conversational artificial […].

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Georgia Community Bank Community 98

American Banker

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The Mississippi company will also top $4 billion in assets when it buys Southwest Georgia Financial.

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Banking Exchange

JANUARY 29, 2020

The combined entity will cover Florida, Georgia, Alabama, the Carolinas, and Virginia when it completes in Q3 2020 Community Banking M&A Management Feature Feature3.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2020

But for all the complexity, confusion and ongoing questions, Walker Insurance Agency CEO Larry Walker III said the PPP is an incredibly important contribution to the economy at large and community banks are absolutely critical in making that contribution possible.

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Community Bank Community Fintech Georgia 175

Abrigo

MAY 24, 2024

Many of Abrigo's 2,400 community bank and credit union clients plan to incorporate the FedNow Service into their product offerings. Financial institutions should review their current tactics, assess and enhance existing fraud-fighting strategies, and implement advanced systems to safeguard against financial crimes.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

To satisfy the banking needs of some commercial and high-net-worth clients, some community banks provide trust and tax strategy services. These banks report that specialized services are a way to deepen their already close customer relationships. United Community Bank in Mount Sterling, Ill., By Don Sadler.

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American Banker

AUGUST 31, 2023

Bank and credit union executives in Florida and Georgia say their facilities generally weathered the storm but that some communities they serve face substantial recovery efforts. Financial institutions in several Southeastern states had braced for impact of the Category 3 hurricane.

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Georgia Florida Community Community Bank 85

American Banker

JULY 1, 2016

million in cash for the $184 million-asset Independence Bank of Georgia in Braselton. The $685 million-asset Pinnacle Financial in Elberton, Ga., said in a press release Friday that it will pay $32.8

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Georgia Community Bank Community Strategy 37

American Banker

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Denver-based InBank will expand into Georgia and Arizona, part of a wider plan to seize market share and build what one executive called a top-tier SBA lender.

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Colorado Denver Arizona Georgia 69

American Banker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

who ran Brand Banking when it was sold to Renasant, also plans to raise $150 million to expand the seller's products and services. Bartow Morgan Jr.,

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Georgia Groups Company Branding 45

American Banker

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The deal for SimplyBank, scheduled to be completed in the second quarter, would give First Financial in Terre Haute, Indiana, additional branches in Tennessee and its first presence in Georgia.

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Indiana Tennessee Georgia Community Bank 72

American Banker

MAY 10, 2024

The Charleston-based company agreed to pay $267 million to acquire Piedmont Bank in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. It's United's 34th deal, but the first since 2021.

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American Banker

AUGUST 19, 2016

The Georgia Department of Banking and Finance closed the $21.4 million-asset Woodbury Banking Company on Friday, marking this year's fourth bank failure.

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American Banker

MARCH 26, 2020

A former market president for State Bank Financial would serve as CEO of the proposed Classic City Bank.

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Georgia Marketing Community Bank Capital 41

American Banker

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

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Georgia Community Bank Community 81

American Banker

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Jim McLemore has a new job just three months after orchestrating MidSouth's sale to Hancock Whitney.

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Georgia Community Bank Community 45

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Georgia bank propels major growth through niche SBA lending. When Richard Bradshaw became president of specialized lending three years ago at United Community Bank in Blairsville, Ga., the bank’s three-person Small Business Administration department was lending about $10 million a year. By Howard Schneider.

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Community Bank Lending Community Georgia 70

BankInovation

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The transformation of Barwick Bank began in 2019 with a note left in Chad Bowling’s unlocked Range Rover. Bowling, a 22-year veteran of community banking who began his career as a teller, was ready for a change. The de novo Reunion Bank of Florida he had helped found and grow with his business partner and […].

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Florida Community Bank Community Phoenix 98

American Banker

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The Paycheck Protection Program and encouraging digital innovation are top priorities for James Edwards, CEO of United Bank in Georgia. He also expects the American Bankers Association to promote diversity and regulatory reform in the next year.

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Georgia Innovation Community Bank Community 54

American Banker

MAY 13, 2021

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Georgia Community Community Bank Strategy 45

ABA Community Banking

JANUARY 12, 2022

Past ABA Chair Jim Edwards was interviewed on the most recent episode of the IntraFi Network’s Banking with Interest podcast. In the interview, Edwards discussed how he has championed emerging leader talent development as CEO of United Bank in Griffin, Georgia.

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Policies Innovation Georgia Community Bank 52

PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

Although complaints have emerged about the ways in which banks, particularly big banks, have made the loan program available and accessible to consumers, Speight noted, from the banker side of this the entire PPP saga, it has been a non-stop two-week work marathon for the entire sector. “I What Is Needed. Looking Ahead.

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Community Bank Community Maine Georgia 149

American Banker

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

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Georgia Payments Community Bank Community 60

American Banker

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The former chief executive of a Georgia community bank that participated in the Troubled Asset Relief Program was sentenced to prison and fined $3.9 million for hiding the bank's past-due loans and committing other fraud.

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Fraud Georgia Community Bank Community 28

American Banker

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

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Atlanta Georgia Community Bank Community 41

American Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The company is buying a homebuilder finance portfolio with $47 million in loans and $80 million in commitments.

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Georgia Company Community Bank Community 35

American Banker

MARCH 10, 2020

The Georgia company will expand into central and southern Florida by buying the parent of Seaside National Bank & Trust.

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Florida Georgia Community Marketing 46

Independent Banker

JULY 29, 2016

Around the Table—Wisconsin community bankers work with legislative staff members on Capitol Hill during ICBA’s Washington Policy Summit. Keeping community banking interests front and center. 812) and the Community Bank Access to Capital Act (H.R. By Courtney Schoenborn. 1233 and S. 1523 and S.

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American Banker

JANUARY 14, 2021

The Mississippi bank will pay $108 million for the parent of FNB Bank, which has branches in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.

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Alabama Mississippi Tennessee Georgia 35

American Banker

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The Georgia company will add nearly $200 million in assets as part of the acquisition.

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Atlanta Georgia Company Community Bank 32

The Financial Brand

JUNE 18, 2023

This article Funny ‘Bank of Joyce’ Ads Stand Out in Crowded Atlanta Market appeared first on The Financial Brand. Many bank marketers avoid using humor, but this reinvented community bank turns a scripted misunderstanding into an award-winning campaign.

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Atlanta Marketing Community Bank Community 34

American Banker

MAY 2, 2022

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Georgia Community Bank Community 28

American Banker

MAY 19, 2016

State Bank Financial in Atlanta has agreed to buy S Bankshares in Glennville, Ga.

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Georgia Atlanta Community Bank Community 34

American Banker

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Carlyle Group has liquidated its remaining stake in Brand Group Holdings in Lawrenceville, Ga.

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Groups Branding Georgia Community Bank 28

Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 11, 2014

Although fraudsters don''t typically use a community bank or credit union as home base for their antics, some do, such as Aubrey Lee Price who defrauded a community bank in Georgia for $21 million. Others use very large financial institutions that can only loosely be called banks.

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