William Mills

MAY 19, 2016

The Community Bankers Association of Georgia (CBA) held its annual spring meetings in cities across the state which this year included Macon, Hoschton and Albany (pronounced ALL-benie if you’re not from around these parts). The CBA has approximately two hundred community banking members. Hello, I’m a Millennial.

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Georgia Community Bank Community Meeting 41

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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Georgia Mississippi Company Community Bank 60

ABA Community Banking

MARCH 18, 2025

in Georgia. The post Bank acquisitions announced in Georgia, Louisiana appeared first on ABA Banking Journal. MetroCity Bankshares has agreed to buy First IC Corp. Planters Holding has agreed to buy BSJ Bancshares in Louisiana.

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Louisiana Georgia Community Bank Community 52

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

ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Georgia Banking in Atlanta to buy Primary Bancshares. The post Bank acquisitions announced in North Dakota, Georgia appeared first on ABA Banking Journal. Bravera Holdings in Dickinson, North Dakota, to buy VISIONBank in Fargo.

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North Dakota Georgia Atlanta Community Bank 52

ABA Community Banking

JANUARY 28, 2025

Cadence Bank in Tupelo, Mississippi, has agreed to buy FCB Financial in Savannah, Georgia. Also, the FDIC approved a proposed merger of West Virginia, Ohio banks. The post Cadence to buy FCB Financial in Georgia appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Georgia West Virginia Mississippi Ohio 52

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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How To Fraud Resources Georgia 243

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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Alabama Georgia Virginia Florida 78

American Banker

APRIL 4, 2025

million to purchase an agency in Monroe, Georgia. The deal signals the potential return of more banks buying insurers than selling them. The Fitzgerald-based Colony Bankcorp agreed to pay $3.5

Georgia 41

Georgia Community Bank Community 41

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Allendale County is among 44 “deeply affected” counties that lost half or more of their bank branches, according to the report. Allendale had lost a small community bank in 2014 after it failed, leaving it with a single traditional bank, called Palmetto State, as well as with SRP, a local credit union.

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South Carolina Report US Georgia 131

American Banker

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

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Georgia Community Bank Community 81

American Banker

JUNE 7, 2023

Paulding County, northwest of Atlanta, is Georgia's second-fastest growing county, but after years of consolidation just one community bank has a branch there.

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Atlanta Georgia Community Bank Community 36

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

We asked several banking leaders how they’ve employed fintech to ramp up their marketing campaigns, hone their analytic strategies and gain new patrons in the process. The digital world has opened vastly broader avenues for community banks to attract new customers—especially if they partner with fintechs in their endeavors.

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Fintech Marketing Community Bank Community 136

American Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2024

A record 22 credit unions announced plans to acquire banks in 2024, though the year ended on a discordant note as regulatory concerns appear to have derailed a planned CU-bank deal in Georgia.

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Georgia Michigan Community Bank Community 41

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

Georgia 37

Georgia Community Bank Community Strategy 37

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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Taxes Community Bank Community Strategy 91

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.

Georgia 85

Georgia Florida Community Community Bank 85

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

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.

Indiana 72

Indiana Tennessee Georgia Community Bank 72

American Banker

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

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Georgia 60

Georgia Payments Community Bank Community 60

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

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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Boston DC Community Community Bank 84

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.,

Georgia 45

Georgia Groups Company Branding 45

American Banker

MARCH 26, 2020

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

Georgia 41

Georgia Marketing Community Bank Capital 41

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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Community Bank Community Washington FDIC 70

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

American Banker

MAY 13, 2021

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Georgia Community Community Bank Strategy 45

American Banker

MARCH 18, 2025

The suburban Atlanta banks, both of which specialize in lending to Korean-American businesses, plan to merge in a $206 million cash-and-stock deal.

Georgia 41

Georgia Atlanta Lending Community Bank 41

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.

Georgia 28

Georgia Regulation Company FDIC 28

Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

IB: Moving from ministry to banking is quite a change. How did you conclude that community banking was a good move for you? IB: Has community banking been what you expected it to be? When the customer gives the teller the money, all the wheels in the bank come alive. IB: You just turned 32.

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Community Bank Community Lending Training 70

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.

Georgia 54

Georgia Innovation Community Bank Community 54

Gonzobanker

JULY 11, 2019

Designed as a single tenant solution, D3 has an on-premise and dedicated-hosted cloud option that has been focused on the $15 billion asset and above bank market. NCR’s de-emphasis of DI’s Westlake California HQ and focus on a new Georgia Tech bordering HQ in Atlanta was rocky at first for its talent.

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Atlanta Digital Banking Analytics Leadership 154

American Banker

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

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Atlanta 40

Atlanta Georgia Community Bank Community 40

American Banker

MARCH 10, 2020

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

Florida 46

Florida Georgia Community Marketing 46

American Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Community Bankshares has launched a unit that is originating Small Business Administration 7(a) loans for itself and aims to service them for other small lenders around the country.

Georgia 36

Georgia Community Community Bank 36

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