Department of Banking and Finance bulletin, July 31, 2000

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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/
July 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 July 2001.
APPLICATIONS FOR NEW FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

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FINANCIAL INSTITUTION Piedmont Bank of Georgia 3423 Piedmont Road, Suite 125 Atlanta, GA 30305 Fulton County

CAPITALIZATION $ 8,500,000

APPROVAL DATE 07-20-2001

BEGIN BUSINESS DATE

United Commercial Bank 5660 New Northside Drive, Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30328 Fulton County

$ 10,000,000

Pending

Piedmont Community Bank 110 Highway 18 Connector Gray, GA 31032 Jones County

$ 6,000,000

Pending

Citizens & Southern Bank 7401 Hodgson Memorial Drive Savannah, GA 31406 Chatham County

$ 9,750,000

Pending

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION CONVERSIONS

PREVIOUS NAME South Georgia Bank

CONVERTED TO South Georgia Bank Glennville Tattnall County

APPROVAL DATE Pending

EFFECTIVE DATE

Embry National Bank

Embry Bank Lawrenceville Gwinnett County

Pending

APPLICATIONS TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH OFFICE

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION Capitol City Bank & Trust Company Atlanta

BRANCH OFFICE Albany Branch Office 301 Oglethorpe Street Albany, GA 31701 Dougherty County

APPROVAL DATE
08-14-2000

BEGIN BUSINESS DATE
07-18-2001

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Citizens Trust Bank Atlanta
SunTrust Bank Atlanta
SunTrust Bank Atlanta
SunTrust Bank Atlanta
SunTrust Bank Atlanta
SunTrust Bank Atlanta
SunTrust Bank Atlanta
SunTrust Bank Atlanta

Columbus Branch Office 1046 Broadway Columbus, GA 31901 Muscogee County
Annapolis Safeway Branch Office 1780 Forest Drive Annapolis, MD 21401 Anne Arundel County
Boca Polo Club Shoppes Branch Office 5030 Champion Blvd., Suite F-8 Boca Raton, FL 33496 Palm Beach County
Carney Safeway Branch Office 8858 Waltham Woods Drive Carney, MD 21234 Baltimore County
Amelia Island Harris-Teeter Branch Office 4800 First Coast Highway Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 Nassau County
Goshen Oaks Safeway Branch Office 20211 Goshen Road Gaithersburg, MD 20789 Montgomery County
Quince Orchard Safeway Branch Office 12251 Darnestown Rd Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Montgomery County
McDonough West In-Store Branch Office 250 Jonesboro Road McDonough, GA 30253 Henry County

08-31-2000 Pending
04-13-2001 Pending
07-12-2000 Pending
03-26-2001 03-29-2001

11-17-2000 07-02-2001 10-25-2000 07-11-2001 07-19-2001

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SunTrust Bank Atlanta

Gannett Branch Office 7950 Jones Branch Road McLean, VA 22102 Fairfax County

07-16-2001

SunTrust Bank Atlanta

Pasadena Safeway Branch Office 4211 Mountain Road Pasadena, MD 21224 Anne Arundel County

Pending

SunTrust Bank Atlanta

Sterling Plaza Safeway Branch Office 22350 Sterling Boulevard Sterling, VA 20164 Loudoun County

09-26-2000

SunTrust Bank Atlanta

Good Hope Marketplace Branch Office 2845 Alabama Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20020

05-04-2001

SunTrust Bank Atlanta

Toco Hills In-Store Branch Office 2969 North Druid Hills Road Atlanta, GA 30329 DeKalb County

03-29-2001

United Community Bank Blairsville

Brackett's Way Branch Office 391 Brackett's Way Blairsville, GA 30512 Union County

11-06-2000

United Community Bank Blairsville

Martha Berry Branch Office 2760 Martha Berry Rome, GA 30165 Floyd County

03-20-2001

Bartow County Bank Cartersville

Ladd's Mountain Branch Office 12 Euharlee Road, Suite A Cartersville, GA 30120 Bartow County

07-27-2000

APPLICATIONS TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH OFFICE

10-11-2000 07-18-2001 06-28-2001 07-20-2001 07-02-2001 04-03-2001

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Global Commerce Bank Doraville
The Peachtree Bank Duluth
The Bank of Georgia Fayetteville
Colony Bank of Fitzgerald Fitzgerald
SunMark Community Bank Hawkinsville
Citizens & Southern Bank Savannah
Community Bank of the South Smyrna
The Park Avenue Bank Valdosta

Plaza Fiesta Branch Office 4166 Buford Highway Doraville, GA 30345 DeKalb County

12-06-2000

Mt. Vernon Branch Office 1725 Mt. Vernon Road, Suite D Dunwoody, GA 30338 DeKalb County

03-06-2001

Newnan Branch Office 471 Highway 29, North Newnan, GA 30263 Coweta County

04-24-2001

Warner Robins Branch Office South Houston Lake Road and Chilton Place Warner Robins, GA 31088 Houston County

05-17-2001

Fort Valley Branch Office 205 South Camellia Boulevard Fort Valley, GA 31030 Peach County
Mill Creek Center Branch Office Mill Creek Center in Godley Station Pooler, GA 31322 Chatham County

07-19-2001 Pending

Dallas Highway Branch Office 3596 Dallas Highway Marietta, GA 30064 Cobb County

05-07-2001

Richmond Hill Branch Office 1925 Highway 17 Richmond Hill, GA 31324 Bryan County

05-24-2001

07-21-2001 07-23-2001 07-09-2001 07-23-2001
07-18-2001 07-30-2001

APPLICATIONS TO CHANGE LOCATION

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FINANCIAL INSTITUTION Community Trust Bank Hiram

From: To:

CHANGE LOCATION OF Dallas Branch Office 100 Hardee Street Dallas, GA 30132 Paulding County 276 Merchants Drive Dallas, GA 30132 Paulding County

Bank of Upson Thomaston

From: To:

North Creek Branch Office U.S. Hwy. 19 North Thomaston, GA 30286 Upson County U. S. Highway 19, North Thomaston, GA 30286 Upson County

APPROVAL DATE
07-05-2001
07-11-2001

EFFECTIVE DATE

PREVIOUS NAME Gilmer County Bank Ellijay

NOTICE OF CHANGE IN NAME

NEW NAME Appalachian Community Bank

APPROVAL DATE 07-09-2001

EFFECTIVE DATE

PROPOSED NAME FirstCity Bank

APPLICATIONS FOR RESERVATION OF A NAME

COUNTY Glascock County

APPLICANT Ms. Lyn Gunter Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy 191 Peachtree St., NE 16th Flr Atlanta, GA 30303

Georgia Peach Credit Union

Fulton County

Ms. Kathryn C. Plant President GA State Dept of Education Credit Union 466 E Twr, 205 Butler St, SE Atlanta, GA 30334

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Homeland Bank Pinnacle Bank South Georgia Bank

Gwinnett County Elbert County Tattnall County

Mr. Dale Johnson, Attorney c/o M. W. Nichols Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP 999 Peachtree Street, NE Atlanta, GA 30309-3996
Mr. Kelly A. Howley, Paralegal Kilpatrick Stockton LLP 1100 Peachtree Rd., Suite 2800 Atlanta, GA 30309-4530
Mr. Edward J. Harrell Martin, Snow, Grant & Napier, LLP P O Box 1606 Macon, GA 31202

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION MERGERS

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (SURVIVOR)
Augusta VAH Federal Credit Union Augusta, GA

MERGED INSTITUTION King Mill Savings & Credit Association Augusta, GA

APPROVAL DATE
07-02-2001

EFFECTIVE DATE

Gilmer County Bank Ellijay, GA

Appalachian Community Bank Blairsville, GA

07-09-2001

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 Georgia Banking Company, Inc. Atlanta, GA

Georgia Banking Company (In Organization) Atlanta, GA

Pending

The 2000 Williams Investment Company, LLC FNB Newton Bankshares, Inc.

Atlanta, GA

Covington, GA

07-24-2001

Prudential Financial, Inc. Newark, NJ

Prudential IBH Holdco, Inc. Newark, NJ

Pending

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Prudential IBH Holdco, Inc. Newark, NJ
Prudential IBH Holdco, Inc. Newark, NJ

The Prudential Savings Bank, FSB Atlanta, GA
The Prudential Bank and Trust Company Atlanta, GA

Pending Pending

Newnan Coweta Bancshares, Inc. Newnan, GA

Newnan Coweta Bank Newnan, GA

Sweetwater Financial Group, Inc. Powder Springs, GA

Georgian Bank Powder Springs, GA

ACQUISITIONS

Republic Bancorp, Inc.

NetBank, Inc.

Owosso, MI

Alpharetta, GA

(After the fact approval to acquire 5.63% of stock)

07-25-2001 07-23-2001 07-23-2001

CITY Tucker Forest Park Smyrna Waycross

CHECK CASHER LICENSES ISSUED

APPLICANT NAME J & Kay, Inc. NAPRO INC S & K Hall Enterprises Speedy Cash of Jacksonville, Inc.

TRADE NAME Shell Gas Station Main Street Grocery United Check Cashing Speedy Cash

APPROVAL OF ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING SERVICER

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION Princeton e-Com Princeton, NJ

APPROVAL DATE 07-16-2001

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