Republic Bank Opens New Trinity Banking Center

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Republic Bank announced today that it has opened a new free-standing banking center in the Trinity area at 10577 State Road 54, New Port Richey, FL 34655, replacing the previous location at 9037 US Highway 19, Port Richey, FL 34668.

“We are thrilled to open this new Republic Bank location in Trinity,” said Jim Kirkpatrick, Republic Bank’s Florida Market President. “Our strong team of local bankers are invested in the community and committed to taking care of our clients in this neighborhood. The opening of this new banking center is just one way we make banking ‘easier’ for our clients through the combination of both bank lobby service and extended drive-thru service hours offered by our Interactive Teller Machine.”

“Our new Trinity location will enhance our successful community banking presence in the Tampa Bay Area,” said Republic Bank Chairman and CEO Steve Trager. “We look forward to helping businesses and consumers achieve their financial goals and extending friendly, local lending.”

In addition to traditional bank lobby hours from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, this location will feature an Interactive Teller Machine (“ITM”) in the lobby and in the drive-thru. ITMs feature live customer service representatives available through real-time video, allowing for extended banking hours and greater customer convenience. ITMs allow clients to easily make deposits without an envelope or deposit slip, cash checks for exact change, and make loan payments. Transactions are processed the same day, even after regular banking hours. The Republic Bank ITM offers convenient banking from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays and 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Republic Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) is the parent company of Republic Bank & Trust Company (the “Bank”). The Bank currently has 42 full-service banking centers and two loan production offices throughout five states: 28 banking centers in 8 Kentucky communities – Covington, Crestview Hills, Florence, Georgetown, Lexington, Louisville, Shelbyville, and Shepherdsville; three banking centers in southern Indiana – Floyds Knobs, Jeffersonville, and New Albany; seven banking centers in six Florida communities (Tampa MSA) – Largo, New Port Richey, St. Petersburg, Seminole, Tampa, and Temple Terrace, and one loan production office in Oldsmar; two banking centers in two Tennessee communities (Nashville MSA) – Cool Springs and Green Hills, and one loan production office in Brentwood; and two banking centers in two Ohio communities (Cincinnati MSA) – Norwood and West Chester. The Bank offers internet banking at www.republicbank.com. The Bank also offers separately branded, nation-wide digital banking at www.mymemorybank.com. The Company has $6.1 billion in assets and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. The Company’s Class A Common Stock is listed under the symbol “RBCAA” on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.

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