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STATE OF GEORGIA
DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE
STEVEN D. BRIDGES, COMMISSIONER

Phone: (770) 986-1633

Fax: (770) 986-1655

Internet Address: http://www.state.ga.us/dbf/

January 31, 2001

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 2001.
IN THIS ISSUE:
WEBSITE SURVEY
APPLICATIONS FOR NEW FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

CAPITALIZATION APPROVAL DATE BEGIN BUSINESS DATE

Sweetwater Bank & Trust NW Cnr of Florence Road & HWY 278 Powder Springs, GA 30127 Cobb County

$ 7,500,000

Pending

PREVIOUS NAME

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION CONVERSIONS

CONVERTED TO

APPROVAL DATE EFFECTIVE DATE

Douglas Federal Bank, A Federal Savings Bank

Douglas Federal Bank
Douglasville Douglas County

Pending

APPLICATIONS TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH OFFICE

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

BRANCH OFFICE

APPROVAL EFFECTIVE

DATE

DATE

Security Bank and Trust Company of Albany Albany
SunTrust Bank Atlanta
SunTrust Bank Atlanta
SunTrust Bank Atlanta

Super Wal-Mart Branch Office
2825 Ledo Road Albany, GA 31705 Lee County
Centennial Place Branch Office 523 Luckie Street Atlanta, GA 30313-2401 Fulton County
Old Keene Mill Safeway Branch Office 9596 Old Keene Mill Road Burke, VA 22015 Fairfax County
Turkey Creek In-Store Branch Office 10900 Parkside Drive Knoxville, TN 37923 Knox County

11-14-2000 01-24-2001 Pending
09-26-2000 12-18-2000 11-22-2000 01-24-2001

SunTrust Bank Atlanta

Sugarloaf Crossing Publix Branch Office 4850 Sugarloaf Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30044 Gwinnett County

01-27-2000 07-27-2000

SunTrust Bank Atlanta
SunTrust Bank Atlanta
SunTrust Bank Atlanta

Perry Hall Safeway Branch Office 9645 Belair Road Perry Hall, MD 21128 Baltimore County
King Farm Safeway Branch Office 403 Redland Boulevard Rockville, MD 20850 Montgomery County
Pleasant Valley Branch Office 22500 Pleasant Valley Road

11-13-2000 01-10-2001 09-26-2000 01-24-2001 11-22-2000 01-08-2001

Peoples Bank Blackshear
Peoples Bank Blackshear
Peoples Bank Blackshear
Bank of Camilla Camilla
Gainesville Bank & Trust Gainesville

Winchester, VA 22601
Blackshear Branch Office Highway 84 East Blackshear, GA 31516-0272 Pierce County
Homerville Branch Office 115 East Dame Avenue Homerville, GA 31634-1934 Clinch County
Waycross Branch Office 2110 Memorial Drive Waycross, GA 31501 Ware County
Pelham Branch Office 127 West Railroad St Pelham, GA 31779 Mitchell County
Friendship Road Branch Office 4890 Golden Parkway Buford, GA 30518 Hall County

Gwinnett Banking Company Lawrenceville

Northwinds Branch Office 600 Northwinds Center West 11675 Rainwater Drive Alpharetta, GA 30004 Fulton County

Independent Bank & Trust Company Powder Springs
First Bank of Georgia Thomson

Bridge Mill Branch Office 3781 Sixes Road Canton, GA 30114 Cherokee County
Medical Center Branch Office 1580 Walton Way Augusta, GA 30904 Richmond County

06-29-2000 10-03-2000 06-29-2000 10-03-2000 06-29-2000 10-03-2000 11-21-2000 01-02-2001 08-26-1999 01-02-2001 08-03-2000 01-17-2001
01-31-2001 04-11-2000 01-16-2001

Citizens Bank Vienna
Citizens Bank Vienna
Citizens Bank Vienna
Citizens Bank Vienna

Buena Vista Branch Office 302 West Side Broad Buena Vista, GA 31803 Marion County
Cusseta Branch Office One Courthouse Square Cusseta, GA 31805 Chattahoochee County
Montezuma Branch Office 115 North Dooley Street Montezuma, GA 31063 Macon County
Oglethorpe Branch Office 201 Macon Street Oglethorpe, GA 31068 Macon County

12-18-2000 01-02-2001 12-18-2000 01-02-2001 12-18-2000 01-02-2001 12-18-2000 01-02-2001

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

APPLICATIONS TO CHANGE LOCATION

CHANGE LOCATION OF

APPROVAL DATE

EFFECTIVE DATE

Crescent Bank and Trust Company

Bartow County Branch Office

Jasper

From: Two Dixie Avenue

Cartersville 30120

Bartow County

To: 880 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy, S. E.

Cartersville 30120

Bartow County

01-29-2001

PREVIOUS NAME
1st Floyd Bank Rome

NOTICE OF CHANGE IN NAME

NEW NAME First Floyd Bank

APPROVAL DATE Pending

EFFECTIVE DATE

APPLICATIONS FOR RESERVATION OF A NAME

PROPOSED NAME

COUNTY

APPLICANT

First Floyd Bank

Floyd County

Ms. Maureen A. FitzGerald Attorney at Law 1600 Atlanta Financial Center 3343 Peachtree Rd., N. E. Atlanta, GA 30326-1044

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION MERGERS

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (SURVIVOR) MERGED INSTITUTION

APPROVAL DATE

EFFECTIVE DATE

Main Street Bank Covington

Walton Bank & Trust Co. Monroe

01-25-2001

01-25-2001

APPLICATIONS TO BECOME A BANK HOLDING COMPANY AND/OR TO ACQUIRE VOTING STOCK OF A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

BANK HOLDING COMPANY

TO ACQUIRE

APPROVAL DATE

FORMATIONS

Bank of America Corporation NB Holdings Corporation Charlotte, NC

Bank of America Georgia, N. A. (In Org.) Atlanta, GA

01-16-2001

ACQUISITIONS

Summit Bank Corporation Atlanta, GA

Global Commerce Bank Doraville, GA

Pending

TB&C Bancshares, Inc.
Synovus Financial Corp. Columbus, GA (To acquire 5.98% of Bank HC In Org.)

Juniper Financial Corp. Wilmington, DE

Pending

CHECK CASHER LICENSES ISSUED

CITY Macon

APPLICANT NAME
* Ann & Lee Company, Inc.

Waycross Pooler Woodstock Roswell Macon Riverdale Charlotte Chamblee Macon Dalton

Boatright, Paul & Barbara Brewton Enterprises, Inc. Cedar Heights Corporation Espina, Jose Fastlane Check Cashing, Inc. Georgia Check Cashing, Inc. Harris Teeter, Inc. Station Services, Inc. Stringfellow & Paul, LLC Walnut Financial Services, LLC

* =Exempt (O.C.G.A. 7-1-709)

TRADE NAME A&L Food Market Boatright's Trim Shop J & S Management GA Super #98 & 55/Western Way Station Roswell Plaza Ck Cshg Mr. Payroll GA Check Cashing
Amoco Food Shop Stringfellow & Paul Walnut Financial Services

APPROVAL OF ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING SERVICER

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION Waycross Bank & Trust Waycross, GA

APPROVAL DATE 01-04-2001

WEBSITE SURVEY
A survey has been posted on the Department's website at: http://www.state.ga.us/dbf/survey/survey.cgi. The primary purpose of this survey is to gather suggestions and recommendations for improving our Website. We are especially interested in receiving feedback from institutions/licensees falling under the Department's regulatory and supervisory authority. In our efforts to provide more valuable resources/information to users of our website, your comments and suggestions will be carefully considered. Please take a moment to complete the website survey by visiting the link noted above.
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