. . . .BULLETIN. . . .BULLETIN. . . .BULLETIN. . . .BULLETIN. . . . 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. 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