BancorpSouth Inc. has promoted Carol Waddle and Greg Ray to executive vice president. Waddle has senior management responsibilities for internal audit, loan review, regulatory compliance and security fraud for BancorpSouth. With more than 28 years of public accounting and internal auditing experience, Waddle most recently served as general auditor and senior vice president of BancorpSouth’s [...] [...]
TUPELO — Aubrey Patterson will retire from his post as chairman and CEO of BancorpSouth Inc. in 2013, the regional bank says. In a Thursday release, Patterson said he expected to retire around the time of the company’s annual meeting in April 2013. >> A Q&A with Aubrey Patterson >> BancorpSouth reaches 2-year high on [...] [...]
The year’s first quarter brought BancorpSouth Inc. its best quarterly showing in two years, with the Tupelo-based regional bank reporting net income of $22.9 million, or 25-cents a share. The burden of bad real estate loans also eased during the quarter, according to Aubrey Patterson, chairman and CEO BancorpSouth, a $13 billion banking company with [...] [...]

>> KEMPER COUNTY COAL PLANT HEARING Public Service Commission votes 2-1 to reissue Kemper certificate— By Clay Chandler Also in this week’s paper: >> SIERRA CLUB PREPARES ITS LATEST KEMPER CHALLENGE Calls facility an expensive, unnecessary environmental hazard— By Clay Chandler >> STUDY: STATE LAGS IN ASSESSING VALUE OF TAX INCENTIVES Many have no policy [...] [...]
TUPELO — BancorpSouth is set aside less for future loan losses and made more in fees from mortgage borrowers, increasing profit in the first quarter. The Tupelo firm said Monday that profit rose to $22.9 million, or 25 cents per share, in the quarter that ended March 31. The bank said that’s the most it [...] [...]

Always a well attended event at the EXPO, the Top 40 Under 40 luncheon will be held Thursday at 11:30 a.m. This popular program turns 20 this year and is the Mississippi Business Journal’s longest running recognition program. Since 1993, the program has honored 40 of Mississippi’s best and brightest leaders from a wide range [...] [...]

by MBJ Staff Published: February 12,2012
Tags: American Institute of Banking, BancorpSouth, Christian Motorcyclist Association, Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, Hinds Community College, Jackson Medical Center, Millsaps College, Mississippi Kidney Foundation, United States Tennis Association, University of Mississippi, Vanda Crowe
BancorpSouth has announced numerous promotions. Vanda Crowe has been promoted to vice president of business development at the Jackson Medical Center office of BancorpSouth. She has been in banking for 34 years, nine of which have been with BancorpSouth. Crowe is a native of Byram, and obtained an associate’s degree in business administration at Hinds [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 8,2012
Tags: AJA Management & Technical Services, Andy Taggart, Atmos Energy, ATT Mississippi, BancorpSouth, BankPlus, Baptist Health Systems, Butler Snow, Community Bank, Entergy Mississippi, Garrett Enterprises, Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, Grogan & Crews Insurance & Employee Benefits, Health Management Associates Inc., Hederman Brothers Printing, Horne CPA Group, Jackson State University, Knox Ross, Ma, Mangia Bene, Mayo Flynt, Millsaps College, Nissan North America, Nucor Steel, Pelahatchie, People Lease, Reddix Medical Group, Regions Bank, Specialty Metals Supply Inc., St. Dominic Health Services, Taggart Rimes & Usry, TempStaff Inc, Trustmark, University of Mississippi Medical Center
In accordance with the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership by-laws, chairman Paul Moak appointed a nominating committee chaired by Clay Hays. This committee reported their actions to president Duane O’Neill, who in turn is authorized to notify the entire membership of the nominating committee’s report. Candidates to serve a three-year term expiring December 2014 are: Freddie [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 18,2011
Tags: BancorpSouth, disability studies, economic development, food systems, HATTIESBURG, housing initiatives, IHL HEADWAE, mentoring, National Institutes of Health, nutrition, Southern Miss, U.S. Department of Health, University of Southern Mississippi, University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies, USM, USM Department of Nutrition and Food Systems
Evelyn Edwards, vice president of community reinvestment for BancorpSouth, has been named the 2011 Housing Initiative Partner of the Year by the University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies (IDS). The award is presented annually to an individual or agency participating on the IDS Housing Advisory Council who has worked in the housing, disability [...] [...]
Once prominent attorney Thomas D. Keenum Sr. will be sentenced Dec. 30 for federal bank fraud. The 71-year-old Keenum pleaded guilty in August 2010 to a scheme to defraud BancorpSouth of Booneville through a $135,447 loan. He faces up to 30 years in prison and $1 million in fines. Keenum’s sentencing was delayed more than [...] [...]