. . . .BULLETIN. . . .BULLETIN. . . .BULLETIN. . . .BULLETIN. . . . 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.gadbf.org January 31, 2003 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 2003. IN THIS ISSUE: Bank Director Financial Statements 1 APPLICATIONS FOR NEW FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTION Generations Bank 336 Blue Ridge Street Blairsville, GA 30512 Union County CAPITALIZATION APPROVAL DATE $ 9,100,920 05-17-2002 BEGIN BUSINESS DATE 01-27-2003 Freedom Bank of Georgia 3165 Maysville Road Commerce, GA 30329 Jackson County $ 7,500,000 Pending American Trust Bank 880 Holcomb Bridge Road, Building C Roswell, GA 30076 Fulton County $ 8,500,000 Pending FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AmTrade International Bank of Georgia Atlanta, GA 30309 APPLICATIONS FOR DISSOLUTION APPROVAL DATE Bank is in Receivership Click here for further information EFFECTIVE DATE APPLICATIONS TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH OFFICE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FLAG Bank Atlanta BRANCH OFFICE Alpharetta Branch Office 3815 Mansell Road, Suite 100 Alpharetta, GA 30022 Fulton County APPROVAL DATE 09-10-2002 BEGIN BUSINESS DATE 11-12-2002 FLAG Bank Atlanta Dunwoody Branch Office 1614 Mount Vernon Road Atlanta, GA 30338 Fulton County 09-10-2002 11-12-2002 FLAG Bank Atlanta Powers Ferry Branch Office 5430 New Northside Drive, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30339 Fulton County 09-10-2002 11-12-2002 FLAG Bank Atlanta Sandy Springs Branch Office 227 Sandy Springs Place, NE, Suite L Atlanta, GA 30328 Fulton County 09-10-2002 11-12-2002 FLAG Bank Atlanta 2 Johnson Ferry Branch Office 1111 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 100 Marietta, GA 30068 Cobb County 09-10-2002 11-12-2002 FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FLAG Bank Atlanta BRANCH OFFICE Lassiter Branch Office 2863 Johnson Ferry Road, Building 100 Marietta, GA 30062 Cobb County SunTrust Bank Atlanta Ellard Village Branch Office Holcomb Bridge and Ellard Drive Alpharetta, GA 30022 Fulton County SunTrust Bank Atlanta Windward Parkway West Branch Office Windward Parkway & Westfield Drive Alpharetta, GA 30004 Fulton County SunTrust Bank Atlanta West Pratt Safeway In-Store Branch Office 1205 West Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21223-2600 Baltimore County SunTrust Bank Atlanta Bowie Town Center Safeway In-Store Branch Office 4100 Northview Drive Bowie, MD 20716 Prince George's County SunTrust Bank Atlanta Keith Bridge Branch Office Freedom Parkway (east of Ga 400) Cumming, GA 30041 Forsyth County SunTrust Bank Atlanta Eustis Village Branch Office 15375 US Highway 441 Eustis, FL 32726 Lake County SunTrust Bank Atlanta SunTrust Plaza Branch Office 5080 Newberry Road Gainesville, FL 32607 Alachua County SunTrust Bank Atlanta West Cobb Branch Office Dallas Highway (west of Barrett Parkway) Marietta, GA 30064 Cobb County APPROVAL DATE 09-10-2002 BEGIN BUSINESS DATE 11-12-2002 01-30-2003 01-30-2003 01-24-2003 01-22-2002 02-03-2002 01-30-2003 01-06-2003 01-21-2003 01-30-2003 3 FINANCIAL INSTITUTION SunTrust Bank Atlanta BRANCH OFFICE Henry Town Center Branch Office Jonesboro Road (west of I-75) McDonough, GA 30253 Henry County SunTrust Bank Atlanta Suwanee Creek Branch Office Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road and Satellite Boulevard Suwanee, GA 30024 Gwinnett County SunTrust Bank Atlanta Hillsborough Square Branch Office 6704 Memorial Highway Tampa, FL 33615 Hillsborough County SunTrust Bank Atlanta Towne Lake Branch Office Towne Lake Parkway (west of I-575) Woodstock, GA 30189 Cherokee County First State Bank of Blakely Blakely Leesburg Branch Office 114 Walnut Avenue Leesburg, GA 31763 Lee County PlantersFIRST Cordele East Central Avenue Branch Office 212 East Central Avenue Fitzgerald, GA 31750 Ben Hill County The Bank of Georgia Peachtree City Tyrone Branch Office Highway 74, Tyrone Intersection Tyrone Road Tyrone, GA 30290 Fayette County Georgian Bank Powder Springs Acworth Lending Center Branch Office 3451 Cobb Parkway, NW, Suite 11 Mars Hill Shopping Center Acworth, GA 30101 Cobb County APPROVAL DATE 01-30-2003 BEGIN BUSINESS DATE 01-30-2003 01-06-2003 01-30-2003 01-29-2003 01-06-2003 Pending 01-23-2003 4 APPLICATIONS TO CHANGE LOCATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTION Commercial Bank & Trust Company of Troup County LaGrange CHANGE LOCATION OF West Georgia Commons Mall Branch Office From: 1501 LaFayette Parkway LaGrange, GA 30240 Troup County To: 1496 LaFayette Parkway LaGrange, GA 30240 Troup County APPROVAL DATE 01-02-2003 EFFECTIVE DATE PROPOSED NAME Orthobank APPLICATIONS FOR RESERVATION OF A NAME COUNTY Fulton County APPLICANT Ms. Rebecca Saferstein, Paralegal Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP 1230 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 3100 Atlanta, GA 30309-3592 Security Bank of Jones County Jones County Mr. Michael N. White, Attorney Martin Snow LLP Post Office Box 1606 Macon, GA 31202 Security Interim Bank Jones County Mr. Michael N. White, Attorney Martin Snow LLP Post Office Box 1606 Macon, GA 31202 FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (SURVIVOR) Citizens Trust Bank Atlanta FINANCIAL INSTITUTION MERGERS MERGED INSTITUTION Citizens Federal Savings Bank Birmingham, AL APPROVAL DATE Pending EFFECTIVE DATE First-Citizens Bank and Trust Company of South Carolina Columbia, SC First Bank and Trust Carnesville 01-29-2003 First-Citizens Bank and Trust Company of South Carolina Columbia, SC The Bank of Toccoa Toccoa 01-29-2003 Dalton Whitfield Bank Dalton Premier National Bank of Dalton Dalton Pending Northwest Georgia Bank Ringgold The Bank of Sharon Chattanooga, TN 01-23-2003 01-25-2003 5 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 Buford Banking Group, Inc. Buford, GA Lanier Community Bank (In Organization) Buford, GA First Commerce Community Bankshares, Inc. Douglasville, GA First Commerce Community Bank (In Organization) Douglasville, GA Eagle National, Inc. Stockbridge, GA Eagle National Bank Stockbridge, GA Community Bancshares of West Georgia, Inc. Villa Rica, GA Community Bank of West Georgia (In Organization) Villa Rica, GA ACQUISITIONS United Community Banks, Inc. Blairsville, GA First Central Bank Lenoir City, TN CITY Doraville Warner Robins Columbus Ft. Valley Doraville Macon Atlanta Pendergrass Rome Chamblee Macon Atlanta CHECK CASHER LICENSES ISSUED APPLICANT NAME Chong Corporation HANRAJ, INC. Fowler, Ronnie E. Garza, Hector Professional Communications Systems, Inc. Ranger Tab Investments, LLC Ratnani Enterprise, Inc. SHUBH, Inc. Shadday Enterprises, Inc. Soteria Services, Inc. Thunderbird Enterprises, Inc. Young's Super Market, Inc. TRADE NAME CCO Check Cashing Famous Liquors Title Pro Pawn Neighbor's Food Mart Cellular Expo Pinebrook Village Package Store Quick Check Cashing North Jackson Food Mart Mr. Payroll International Check Cashing T&S Package Store K&C Beverage Pending Pending Pending 01-21-2003 Pending APPROVAL OF ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING SERVICER FINANCIAL INSTITUTION S1 Corporation Atlanta, GA APPROVAL DATE 01-14-2003 6 NOTICES BANK DIRECTOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Forms 19-6 and 19-6a These forms may be retrieved as needed from the Department's website at: http://www.ganet.org/dbf/bank_related.html. If you have difficulty downloading and printing these forms, you may contact Merian Johnson at (770) 986-1658 to obtain hard copies of the forms. Back to Top 7