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Banking leader has youth, experience

Lynn Lofton — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:50:16 +0000

Of course the president of the Young Bankers section of the Mississippi Bankers Association is a young banker, but the organization’s new president, Matt McCraw, 36, already has quite a bit of banking experience, too. That’s because he began his banking career while he was a student at the University of Mississippi. That banking start [...]

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Looking for a bright future for people of Mississippi

Alan Turner — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:34:34 +0000

From Will Loftin’s perspective as senior vice president and consumer banking executive for Regions Bank, the future looks bright for Mississippi. Loftin is responsible for consumer banking operations in the central and southern parts of Mississippi, representing 80 branches and more than 600 employees. Statewide, Regions has more than 146 branches and over 1,600 employees. [...]

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Strong reaction from community banks cited for Basel III delay

Ted Carter — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:14:19 +0000

In a move that takes immediate pressure off of community banks in Mississippi and elsewhere in the nation, federal bank regulators say they do not expect to enact new capital requirements on Jan. 1 based on the Basel III International Accords. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said in a Nov. 9 statement [...]

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Mississippi bankers make plea for scrapping Basel III

Ted Carter — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 05:01:59 +0000

Now the waiting begins for banks across America as regulators weigh whether to enforce the international Basel III financial regulations here at home. With a comment period on the proposed regulations ending Oct. 22, the Mississippi Bankers Association joined its national counterparts in urging the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and Office of the Comptroller of [...]

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Weighing the economic risk of Basil III can be daunting

MBJ Staff — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 06:01:19 +0000

The Mississippi Business Journal recently reported on the demise of brickyards around the state, with the numbers whittled in recent years from a half-dozen to the single surviving yard in Columbus. The brickyards started dying off about the same time demand for new housing ceased. Many other once-healthy sectors of Mississippi’s economy went into decline [...]

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Mississippi still atop the list of state’s with most unbanked households

Ted Carter — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 06:01:45 +0000

Mississippi has retained its distinction as the state with the highest percentage of households without checking accounts or other banking services, a survey released earlier this month by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. shows. The survey conducted in 2011 found that 15.1 percent of Mississippi households are “unbanked.” Though the 15.1 percent is higher than [...]

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September 24, 2012- Chuck McIntosh

Chuck McIntosh — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:19:50 +0000

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Trustmark, Hancock head lengthy list of state’s 5-star banks in Mississippi

Ted Carter — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 06:01:50 +0000

More than half of the banks based in Mississippi — including two of its largest, Hancock and Trustmark — received five-star ratings in the latest assessments from Bauer Financial. The five stars signify “superior” performance and are the highest grade awarded by the independent financial analysis and reporting agency based in Coral Gables, Fla. Consistently [...]

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Fellows comes to association

MBJ Staff — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 06:01:50 +0000

Gordon Fellows has joined the Mississippi Bankers Association staff as vice president, government relations. His duties will include representing the association at the State Capitol, coordinating lobbying efforts and managing association events. Fellows joins the association after working in the furniture industry for six years, three of which were spent in China. A native of [...]

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New MBA chairman says banking healthy in Mississippi

Lynn Lofton — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 06:01:12 +0000

Admittedly an optimistic person, Greg Taylor would have positive feelings about banking in Mississippi regardless. As the new chairman of the Mississippi Bankers Association, he will lead and represent the organization for the next year. He’s chairman, president and CEO of Merchants and Farmers Bancorp, Inc. of Holly Springs and has previously served the MBA [...]

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