NAPLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kent S. Ellert, Florida Community Bank (NYSE: FCB) President and Chief Executive Officer, announced today the grand opening of banking center in Tampa Village Center – the first Tampa location for the statewide community bank. On the west coast of central Florida, the company operates banking centers in Sarasota, Charlotte and Hernando counties.
The Tampa Bay expansion is being led by Ardian Zika, Senior Vice President and Commercial Banking Director for the Tampa Bay region. Since joining FCB, earlier this year, Zika has engineered the expansion plan and continues to manage the commercial banking efforts in the region. “The Tampa Bay area is a dynamic and vibrant business environment with opportunities for FCB to help fuel the growth of area businesses.” He continued, “I believe this market is tailor made for our brand of personalized service banking.”
The Tampa Village Center location is the first FCB retail banking location in Tampa Bay and opens on September 28, 2015. The full–service office, located at 13128 N. Dale Mabry Highway is fully outfitted to serve banking clients with a 24 Hour ATM.
As the fourth largest Florida-based banking institution, FCB has $6.7 billion in Total Assets, over $4.5 billion in Total Loans and $857.5 million in Capital. On this point Kent S. Ellert commented, “FCB is committed to bringing a breadth of resources to the Tampa Bay marketplace. Our team of Florida Banking professionals delivering our comprehensive product suite will help serve the needs of the local community.” He continued, “From mobile banking to Treasury Management and Association Banking, we have a broad array of solutions to respond to our client’s needs.”
FCB is offering a number of incentives to new clients in the Tampa Bay area. Among these are special rates on Money Market accounts, financial incentives on Mortgage Loans and new depository relationships. Full details, including qualifications and disclosures are available at the Tampa Village Center location.
About Florida Community Bank - With $6.7 billion in assets, Florida Community Bank (FCB) is the fourth largest Florida-based bank. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, (NYSE: FCB), the bank serves the state with 50 full service banking centers. The presence of FCB blankets both Florida coasts from Daytona Beach to Miami-Dade, Naples through Tampa Bay to Brooksville, as well as the I-4 Corridor. FCB is consistently ranked among the most highly capitalized banks in the state with capital ratios exceeding the regulatory standard to be considered “well capitalized.” Information on the company is found at www.FloridaCommunityBank.com. Equal Housing Lender, Member FDIC.
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