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Hancock Bank Story
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HBLA opened the Hancock Bank Centre at CitiPlace, a flourishing Baton Rouge residential and commercial development within minutes of the Louisiana State University campus.
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With the 2001 acquisition of 97-year-old, Purvis, Mississippi, based Lamar Bank, Hancock welcomed south central Mississippi customers from economic hubs such as Hattiesburg -home of the University of Southern Mississippi and William Carey College - to the Hancock corporate family. In February 2003, Hancock Bank established a long-awaited presence south of Lake Pontchartrain through the purchase of two Dryades Savings Bank, F.S.B., branches in the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, communities of Metairie and Kenner. In July 2003, Hancock launched eastward expansion by opening the company's Mobile, Alabama, Business Financial Center in the thriving western region of that Bay City. Hancock Bank ushered in the 2004 New Year by opening a third Jefferson Parish branch at Clearview, an upscale Metairie retail and residential district adjacent to one of the country's most highly traveled crossroads, and by consummating the purchase of Magna Insurance Company to expand Hancock's insurance business footprint through 16 states. In March 2004, through the acquisition of Tallahassee's Guaranty National Bank, Hancock Bank introduced the company’s "financial illumination" brand to Florida's thriving capital city with a downtown financial center and four other branches within minutes of the Florida State and Florida A&M university campuses.
Only six bank presidents have led Hancock Bank through 104 years of banking excellence, including Peter Hellwege (1899-1907), Eugene H.
Roberts (1908-1918), Horatio S. Weston (1918-1931), Leo W. Seal, Sr. (1932-1963), Leo W. Seal, Jr. (1963-1990), and George A. Schloegel (1990-present).
Today, Hancock Holding Company Chairman Leo Seal, Jr., Hancock Bank President and Chief Executive Officer Schloegel, and a management team with more than 350 collective years of experience continue to direct progressive initiatives distinguishing Hancock as a recognized leader among full-service financial institutions from the northwest Florida Panhandle through South Mississippi and Louisiana almost to the Texas border.
Leo W. Seal, Jr. Chairman Hancock Holding Company
George A. Schloegel President & CEO Hancock Bank
As a corporation, Hancock Bank has far exceeded the confines of its original wood-frame site. However, the fundamental tenets upon which the company was established -strength, stability, and integrity - remain unwavering. To us, our mission of providing customers the best value means offering unparalleled customer service and quality financial solutions designed to make today's demanding lifestyles easier and better for our customers. We credit our successes to a zealous corporate pursuit of those objectives, to the steadfast confidence our stockholders and our customers place in Hancock Holding Company and Hancock Bank, and to our always giving our customers the financial services options they need, expect, and deserve.
Through 104 years of natural disasters, national crises, economic fluctuations, and cultural change, we have helped our customers weather literal and figurative storms and provided them a safe place to deposit their money. Likewise, we have never lost sight of our obligations to our shareholders, customers, employees, and the communities we serve to uphold the highest standards of customer service and to reinvest time, energy, and financial
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6/18/2007