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STATE OF GEORGIA
DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE
Internet Address: http://www.state.ga.us/dbf/
Phone: (770) 9861633
Fax: (770) 9861655
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ROY BARNES GOVERNOR
STEVEN D. BRIDGES COMMISSIONER
January 31, 2000
The following is a summary of official action taken on applications by State Financial Institutions under Chapter 7-1 of the Code of Georgia and petitions for Certificate of Incorporation of Financial Institutions and other matters of interest during the month of January 2000.
In this Issue:
Schedule of Fees for Applications, Registrations & Notifications
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APPLICATIONS FOR NEW FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
CAPITALIZATION
APPROVAL DATE
BEGIN BUSINESS
DATE
Integrity Bank 11130 State Bridge Road Alpharetta, GA 30022 Fulton County
$ 10,000,000
Pending
Georgia Banking Company 6520 Powers Ferry Road Suite 110 Atlanta, GA 30339 Fulton County
$ 5,000,000
Pending
Horizon Bank 1059 Mistletoe Road Decatur, GA 30033 DeKalb County
$ 7,000,000
06/16/1999
01/24/2000
Centura Card Bank 157 Technology Parkway Suite 900B Norcross, GA 30092 Gwinnett County
$ 5,004,000
01/20/2000
First Intercontinental Bank 5593 Buford Highway Doraville, GA 30340 DeKalb County
$ 7,000,000
09/10/1999
01/31/2000
Community Bank of Pickens County 15 Mountainside Drive Jasper, GA 30143 Pickens County
$ 5,000,000
Pending
APPLICATIONS TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH OFFICE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
BRANCH OFFICE
APPROVAL DATE
BEGIN BUSINESS
DATE
Citizens Bank of Americus Americus
SunTrust Bank Atlanta
SunTrust Bank Atlanta
Leslie Branch Office Highway 280 East Leslie 31764 Sumter County
Chastain Square Publix Branch Office
4279 Roswell Rd., NE, Ste 300 Atlanta 30342 Fulton County
Publix on Ponce Branch Office 1001 Ponce de Leon Ave. Atlanta 30308 Fulton County
01/03/2000 01/27/2000 01/27/2000
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Bank or Trust Company Charter
12.000
7,500
Pre-opening investigation 5,000
Credit Card Bank Charter
15,000
N/A
Pre-opening Investigation 5,000
Conversion to a State Chartered Bank
12,000
N/A
N/A
New Branch Offices
1,250
500
N/A
Relocation of Banking Location (1 )
1,250
700
N/A
Mergers (2)
4,500
same
N/A
Holding Company Formations (3)
Holding Company Acquisitions (of 25% or more)
3,500 6,000
2,500 4.500
Annual Registration - 1,000
Acquiring> or = 5% but < 25% - 3,500
Annual Registration' 1,000
Fiduciary Powers: Single Trust Power Limited Trust Powers Full Trust Powers
250
N/A
N/A
750
1,250
All Representative Offices (including LPOs) (Also: International Representative Offices, Holding Company Registrations, and Trust Production Offices)
1,000
N/A
Annual Registration - 1,000
International Bank Agency
5,000
N/A
Annual Registration - 2,000
International Bank Facility
5,000
N/A
Annual Registration - 2,000
Check Seller
2,000
N/A
(licensing)
Annual Renewal - 2,000 (late fee of 300 may apply)
Check Casher Initial Licensing & Investigation Fee Full Service Initial Registration Fee - Qualified Exempt (Additional locations in Georgia)
Note: The initial fee for full service is not refundable.
Annual Renewal -
750
N/A
500 - full service
200
100 registered
50
(late fee of 200 may apply to full service
licensees)
Mortgage Licensee or Registrant Investigation and Licensing Fee - Broker Investigation and Licensing Fee Lender Investigation and Registration Fee Registered Broker Investigation and Registration Fee - Registered Lender Additional locations in Georgia for licensees
650 1,050
650 1,050
350
Annual Renewal -
N/A
broker: 400 + 25 for ea. additional office
lender: 800 + 25 for ea. additional office
(late fee of 300 may apply to a broker or
lender licensee)
registrant: broker - 400 I lender - 800
NOTE: This list of fees does not Include
fines that may be assessed.
Change in Control of a Financial Institution
3,500
N/A
N/A
Change in Control of a Mortgage Lender or Broker
250
Bank Servicers
250
N/A
N/A
(1) There IS no fee for Redeslgnatlon or a Branch Office Closing.
(2) If the merger is consummated simultaneously with a holding company acquisition, or within six months of the approval date of the acquisition, there is no fee for the merger application. Subsequent mergers of two affiliated financial institutions will be considered a corporate reorganization and the merger application fee will normally be waived.
(3) The fee for applications to become a bank holding company by acquisition of a de novo bank (at the time of formation) will be waived due to the payment of the higher fee for a de novo state charter.
NOTE: Additional fees may be incurred forfilings required with the Georgia Secretary of State (Le., Articles of Incorporation, Articles of Merger, etc.)
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FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (SURVIVOR)
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank. Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
First Flag Bank laGrange
Robins Federal Credit Union Warner Robins
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION MERGERS
MERGED INSTITUTION
SunTrust Bank, Miami, N.A. Miami, FL
SunTrust Bank, Gulf Coast Sarasota, FL
SunTrust Bank, East Tennessee, N.A.
Knoxville, TN
SunTrust Bank, East Central Florida
Daytona Beach, FL
SunTrust Bank, Chattanooga, N.A.
Chattanooga, TN
SunTrust Bank, Central Florida, N.A.
Orlando, FL
SunTrust Bank, Augusta, N.A. Evans, GA
The Citizens Bank HoganSVille, GA
APPROVAL DATE
10/19/1999 10/19/1999 10/19/1999
10/19/1999
10/19/1999
10/19/1999
10/19/1999 Pending
EFFECTIVE DATE
01/01/2000 01/01/2000 01/01/2000
01/01/2000
01/01/2000
01/01/2000
01/01/2000
White Gold Credit Union Gordon, GA
11/04/1999
11/30/1999
PROPOSED NAME
Community Bank of Pickens County
APPLICATIONS FOR RESERVATION OF A NAME
COUNTY Pickens County
APPLICANT
Ms. Kelly Howley Legal Assistant Kilpatrick Stockton LLP 1100 Peachtree St., Suite 2800 Atlanta, GA 30309-4530
PREVIOUS NAME
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
NOTICE OF CHANGE IN NAME
NEW NAME SunTrust Bank
APPROVAL DATE
10/19/1999
EFFECTIVE DATE
01/01/2000
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FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
First Community Bank of, Southwest Georgia
Bainbridge
APPLICA nONS TO CHANGE LOCA T/ON
CHANGE LOCATION OF
APPROVAL EFFECTIVE
DATE
DATE
Shotwell Street Office
From: 400 East Shotwell Street
Bainbridge 31717
Decatur County
To:
1705 East Shotwell Street
Bainbridge 31717
Decatur County
Pending
CHECK CASHER LICENSES ISSUED
Decatur Forest Park Norcross
APPLICANT NAME
ES Group, Inc. BIP Checks, Inc. Bluesky International, Inc.
TRADE NAME
Dee's Package Store BIP Checks Express Checkcashing
* = Exempt (O.C.G.A. 7-1-709)
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APPLICA TlONS TO BECOME A BANK HOLDING COMPANY AND/OR TO ACQUIRE VOTING STOCK OF A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
NEW FORMATIONS BANK HOLDING COMPANY
TO ACQUIRE
APPROVAL DATE
NBG Bancorp, Inc. Athens, GA
Chestatee Bancshares, Inc. Dawsonville, GA
Gwinnett Commercial Group, Inc. Lawrenceville, GA
Reeds Jewelers, Inc. Wilmington, NC
ACQUISITIONS ONLY
National Bank of Georgia Athens, GA
Chestatee State Bank Dawsonville, GA
First Bank of Gwinnett Lawrenceville, GA
First. Retail Bank, NA Flowery Branch, GA
Pending 01/11/2000
Pending 01/18/2000
Community National Bancorporation First National Bank
Ashburn, GA
Tarpon Springs, FL
First Commerce Bancorp, Inc. Commerce, GA
First Commerce Bank, NA Commerce, GA
Century South Banks, Inc. Dahlonega, GA
Lanier National Bank Gainesville, GA
BB&T Corporation Winston-Salem, NC
Hardwick Holding Company Dalton, GA
BB&T Corporation Winston-Salem, NC
First Banking Company of Southeast Georgia Statesboro, GA
01/10/2000 Pending
01/18/2000 Pending Pending
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (SURVIVOR)
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION MERGERS
MERGED INSTITUTION
APPROVAL DATE
SunTrust Bank, Northeast Georgia, NA
Athens, GA
STI Capital Management, N.A. Orlando, FL
Crestar Bank Richmond, VA
10/19/1999 11/02/1999 10/19/1999
SunTrust Bank, West Georgia, N.A.
Columbus, GA
SunTrust Bank, Tampa Bay Tampa, FL
10/19/1999 10/19/1999
EFFECTIVE DATE
01/01/2000
01/01/2000 01/01/2000 01/01/2000
01/01/2000
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FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (SURVIVOR) SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION MERGERS
MERGED INSTITUTION
APPROVAL DATE
SunTrust Bank, Southwest Florida
Ft. Myers, FL
10/19/1999
SunTrust Bank, Southeast Georgia, N.A.
Brunswick, GA
10/19/1999
SunTrust Bank, South Georgia, N.A.
Leesburg, GA
10/19/1999
SunTrust Bank, South Florida, N.A.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
10/19/1999
SunTrust Bank, South Central Tennessee, N.A.
Pulaski, TN
10/19/1999
SunTrust Bank, Savannah, N.A. Savannah, GA
10/19/1999
SunTrust Bank, Northwest, Georgia, N.A.
Rome, GA
10/19/1999
SunTrust Bank, Northwest Florida
Tallahassee, FL
10/19/1999
SunTrust Bank, Alabama, N.A. Florence, AL
10/19/1999
SunTrust Bank, North Florida, N.A.
Jacksonville, FL
10/19/1999
SunTrust Bank, North Central Florida
Ocala, FL
10/19/1999
SunTrust Bank, Nature Coast Brooksville, FL
10/19/1999
SunTrust Bank, Nashville, N.A. Nashville, TN
10/19/1999
SunTrust Bank, Middle Georgia, N.A.
Macon, GA
10/19/1999
SunTrust Bank, Mid-Florida, N.A.
Lakeland, FL
10/19/1999
EFFECTIVE DATE
01/01/2000 01/01/2000 01/01/2000 01/01/2000 01/01/2000 01/01/2000 01/01/2000 01/01/2000 01/01/2000 01/01/2000 01/01/2000 01/01/2000 01/01/2000 01/01/2000 01/01/2000
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APPLICA TIONS TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH OFFICE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION SunTrust Bank Atlanta
SunTrust Bank Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta Atlanta
The First Bank of Brunswick Brunswick
Peoples Bank of West Georgia Carrollton
Habersham Bank Clarkesville
Community Bank & Trust- Jackson Commerce
BRANCH OFFICE
APPROVAL DATE
Emory Commons Publix Branch Office
2155 North Decatur Road Decatur 30030 DeKalb County
01/27/2000
Sugarloaf Crossing Publix Branch Office
4850 Sugarloaf Crossing Publix Lawrenceville 30044 Gwinnett County
01/27/2000
Sugarloaf Branch Office 6515 Sugarloaf Parkway Duluth 30097 Gwinnett County
09/23/1999
Lenox Courtyard Office 3535 Peachtree Road Atlanta, 30326 Fulton County
04109/1999
Briarcliff Village Branch Office 2162 Henderson Mill Road Atlanta, 30345 DeKalb County
10/13/1999
Old Milton Parkway Branch Office 4305 State Bridge Road Alpharetta 30022 Fulton County
10/13/1999
North Glynn Office 5340 New Jesup Highway Brunswick 31520 Glynn County
01/07/2000
Douglasville Branch Office 6670 East Church Street Douglasville 30134 Douglas County
Warrenton Branch Office 217 East Main Street Warrenton 30828 Warren County
09/13/1999 12/08/1999
Athens Branch 4025 Lexington Road Athens 30606 Clarke County
06/14/1999
BEGIN BUSINESS
DATE
01/18/2000 12/02/1999 12/02/1999 11/09/1999
01/10/2000 01/04/2000 01/24/2000
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APPLICA TrONS TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH OFFICE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION First Newton Bank Covington
Bank of Eastman Eastman
The Heritage Bank Hinesville
Community Trust Bank Hiram
Georgia State Bank Mableton
The United Banking Company Nashville
Crossroads Bank of Georgia Perry
Community Bank of Georgia Tucker
Oconee State Bank Watkinsville
BRANCH OFFICE
APPROVAL DATE
Highway 20 Branch Office 5140 Highway 20 South Covington 30016 ,Newton County
01/06/2000
Milledgeville Branch Office 2451 North Columbia Street Milledgeville 31061 Baldwin County
01/25/2000
Southside Branch Office 751 W. Oglethorpe Hwy Wal-Mart super Store #862 Hinesville 31313 Liberty County
01/19/2000
Battle Ridge Office
04/30/1999
1690 Powder Springs Road, SW
Battle Ridge Pavilion Shopping Center
Marietta 30064
Cobb County
Douglasville Branch 6125 Creekside Court Douglasville 30133 Douglas County
04/28/1999
Homerville Branch Office N.W. corner of U.S. 84 and Lakeland Dr Homerville 31634 Clinch County
01/25/2000
Houston Lake Road Office 119 Houston Lake Road Warner Robins 31088 Houston County
04/23/1999
Mountain Crossing Office 2740 Braselton Highway, NE Dacula 30019 Gwinnett County
05/14/1999
Lexington Road Branch Office 4375 Lexington Road Athens 30605 Clarke County
10/25/1999
BEGIN BUSINESS
DATE
01/03/2000 01/20/2000
01/24/2000 01/03/2000 01/24/2000
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