Department of Banking and Finance bulletin, Mar. 31, 2002

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STATE OF GEORGIA

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE
2990 Brandywine Road, Suite 200 Atlanta, Georgia 30341-5565

DAVID G. SORRELL, ACTING COMMISSIONER

Phone: (770) 986-1633

Fax: (770) 986-1655

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

March 31, 2002
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 March 2002.

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APPLICATIONS FOR NEW FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Generations Bank 336 Blue Ridge Street Blairsville, GA 30512 Union County
McIntosh Commercial Bank 820 Dixie Street Carrollton, GA 30117 Carroll County
Homestead Bank 1400 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard Suwanee, GA 30024 Gwinnett County

CAPITALIZATION
$ 6,500,000

APPROVAL DATE
Pending

$ 10,000,000

Pending

$ 10,000,000

03-18-2002

BEGIN BUSINESS DATE

PREVIOUS NAME
Security First Network Bank
Synovus Trust Company

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION CONVERSIONS

CONVERTED TO
SFNB (Georgia) Bank Atlanta Fulton County
Synovus Trust Company, N.A. Columbus Muscogee County

APPROVAL DATE
Pending
Pending

EFFECTIVE DATE

APPLICATIONS TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH OFFICE

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
SunTrust Bank Atlanta

BRANCH OFFICE
Cherrydale Safeway In-Store Branch Office 3713 Lee Highway Arlington, VA 22207 Arlington County

APPROVAL DATE
10-29-2001

BEGIN BUSINESS
DATE
01-07-2002

SunTrust Bank Atlanta
SunTrust Bank Atlanta
SunTrust Bank Atlanta
SunTrust Bank Atlanta

Columbia East Office 8200 Snowden River Parkway Columbia, MD 21046 Howard County
Cheshire Station Safeway In-Store Branch Office 4215 Cheshire Station Plaza Dale City, VA 22193 Prince William County
East Hanover Kroger In-Store Branch Office 6335 Mechanicsville Turnpike Mechanicsville, VA 23111 Hanover County
Royal Palm Way Branch Office 109 Royal Palm Way Palm Beach, FL 33480 Palm Beach County
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02-11-2000 03-21-2002 03-15-2002 03-29-2002

03-11-2002

Citizens & Merchants State Bank Douglasville
Southern Community Bank Fayetteville
Georgia State Bank Mableton
Georgia Central Bank Social Circle
Sea Island Bank Statesboro
The First State Bank Stockbridge
The Citizens Bank of Swainsboro Swainsboro
FLAG Bank Vienna
First State Bank Wrens

Hiram Branch Office SE corner of intersection Highway 278 and Metromont Road Hiram, GA 30141 Paulding County
Peachtree City Branch Office Aberdeen Parkway and Highway 74 Peachtree City, GA 30269 Fayette County
Acworth Branch Office 3130 North Cobb Parkway Acworth, GA 30101 Cobb County
Covington Branch Office 2131 Washington Street Covington, GA 30014 Newton County
Metter Branch Office 180 South Leroy Street Metter, GA 30439 Candler County
Crumbley Road Branch Office 2316 Highway 155 N McDonough, GA 30252-4460 Henry County
Dublin Branch Office 1210 Hillcrest Parkway Dublin, GA 31021 Laurens County
Roswell Branch Office L.L. 412, 1st District, 2nd Sec. Roswell, GA 30075 Fulton County
Americus Branch Office 1126-B East Lamar Street Americus, GA 31709 Sumter County

03-25-2002

Pending

03-12-2002

03-20-2002

03-28-2002

05-01-2001

03-12-2002

02-04-2002

03-29-2002

03-11-2002

12-13-2001

03-01-2002

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Chestatee State Bank Dawsonville

APPLICATIONS TO CHANGE LOCATION

From:

CHANGE LOCATION OF
Dawsonville Branch Office 86 Highway, 53 West

APPROVAL DATE
12-10-2001

Dawsonville, GA 30534

Dawson County

To:

500 GA Highway 53 East

Dawsonville, GA 30534

Dawson County

EFFECTIVE DATE
02-26-2002

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PREVIOUS NAME
The Glennville Bank and Trust Company Glennville

NOTICE OF CHANGE IN NAME

NEW NAME
Glennville Bank

APPROVAL DATE
03-07-2002

EFFECTIVE DATE
03-08-2002

PROPOSED NAME
American Trust Bank
Peoples Bank of America
SouthCoast Bank
The Bank of the South

APPLICATIONS FOR RESERVATION OF A NAME

COUNTY
Fulton County

APPLICANT
Ms. Jeannie B. Osborne, Paralegal Powell Goldstein Frazer & Murphy 191 Peachtree St., NE, 16th Floor Atlanta, GA 30303

Gwinnett County

Ms. Jeannie B. Osborne, Paralegal Powell Goldstein Frazer & Murphy 191 Peachtree St., NE, 16th Floor Atlanta, GA 30303

Glynn County

Mr. Robert Moler, Executive V. P. Financial Solutions 2965 Flowers Road South, Suite 112 Atlanta, GA 30341

Cobb County

Ms. Jeannie B. Osborne, Paralegal Powell Goldstein Frazer & Murphy 191 Peachtree St., NE, 16th Floor Atlanta, GA 30303

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (SURVIVOR)
First National Bank of Griffin Griffin, GA

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION MERGERS
MERGED INSTITUTION
American Community Bank of Georgia McDonough, GA

The Park Avenue Bank Valdosta, GA

Baxley Federal Bank Baxley, GA

Branch Banking and Trust Company Winston-Salem, NC

Community First Bank Carrollton, GA

APPROVAL DATE
Pending

EFFECTIVE DATE

10-30-2001 03-11-2002

Pending

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
Community Financial Holding Company, Inc. Duluth, GA

Gwinnett Community Bank Duluth, GA

03-12-2002

ACQUISITIONS
FNB Banking Company Griffin, GA

American Community Bank of Georgia McDonough, GA

Pending

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CITY
Norcross Chamblee Norcross Lithia Springs

CHECK CASHER LICENSES ISSUED

APPLICANT NAME
Etebars Enterprises, Inc. H&S International, Inc. PIB JCB Norcross, LLC Wayfield Foods, Inc.

TRADE NAME
Cash Mart Texaco Food Mart Texaco Square Wayfield Foods

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