Florida Banking October/November 2024

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assets. The bank ranked No. 19 in the same category in 2023. The bank is the only Florida financial institution included in that category – and earned a 92.4 consumer lender score. The bank also was recently recognized in Florida Trend’s “Best Companies To Work For in Florida 2024” list. The annual list ranks 100 companies in large, mid sized and small categories. The bank ranked 21st in the Best Mid-Sized Companies category and was one

of only seven Fort Myers-based companies included on the full list. Finally, the bank announced its purchase of gulf side land on Fort Myers Beach for the development of its newest branch. This purchase marks a significant milestone in the bank’s growth plan and strategically positions the bank to meet the growing need for services on Fort Myers Beach. Construction is expected to begin in early 2025 with an anticipated opening in 2026.

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc., Ranks Fourth Among Top Publicly Traded Banks

S ervisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS), is pleased to announce it has ranked fourth in the top publicly traded banks with between $10 billion to $50 billion in assets, based on year-end 2023 data. ServisFirst Bancshares is the only bank in Alabama that made it into the top 10, and this is the third year in a row that the bank has achieved a top-five ranking. The annual list is compiled by consulting firm Capital Performance Group), which uses each

institution’s three-year average return on average equity, or ROAE, to determine the ranking.

Vieira, Miller Win Corporate Team of the Year Award

S ervisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS), is pleased to announce it has ranked fourth in the top publicly traded banks with between $10 billion to $50 billion in assets, based on year-end 2023 data. ServisFirst Bancshares is the only bank in Alabama that made it into the top 10, and this is the third year in a row that the bank has achieved a top-five ranking. Sheryl Vieira, Caldwell Trust Company’s VP of Marketing and Communication, was honored at the Florida Public Relations

Association’s Golden Image Awards and Pinnacle Awards Gala in August. This year’s award winners demonstrated the best in public relations, marketing, advertising, digital, social, design, events, promotions, educational materials and beyond. Caldwell Trust Company was honored with the Gold Pinnacle Award for Corporate Team of the Year, a recognition of the exceptional leadership of Sheryl Vieira and Jan Miller, Senior Executive Vice President & Trust Officer.

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