Small banks in Mississippi — An endangered necessity

by Becky Gillette Published: March 29,2013
Tags: banking, Jerry Wilson, Mississippi Banking Commission, PriorityBank One, recession, regulations
Mississippi has 19 small banks as defined as banks with less than $100 million in assets. And while most of these small banks that serve as the economic lifeblood of many rural areas of the state didn’t participate in the risky mortgage lending practices blamed for the Great Recession, they may now be endangered by [...] [...]
