Posts Tagged ‘Jerry Wilson’

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 [...] [...]

Former bank president turns to regulation as new commissioner

Jerry Wilson figured to spend the first six months of his retirement as president and CEO of BankFirst clearing his noggin of 43 years of banking clutter. Good thing he didn’t quite finish the clearing. He’ll be calling on that four-decades of banking knowledge daily in his new job as Mississippi banking commissioner. The 67-year-old [...] [...]

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