BancorpSouth

BancorpSouth
Public
Traded as NYSE: BXS
Industry Financial services
Headquarters Tupelo, Mississippi, United States
Key people
James D. Rollins III, Chairman & CEO
Christopher A. Bagley, President & COO
William L. Prater, Treasurer & CFO
Products Wealth Management
Commercial Banking
Online Banking
Retail Banking
Revenue IncreaseUS$891M (FY 2009)[1]
IncreaseUS$82.7M (FY 2009)[1]
Total assets DecreaseUS$13.9B (FY 2009)[2]
Total equity IncreaseUS$1.28B (FY 2009)[2]
Number of employees
3,600[3]
Website www.BancorpSouth.com

BancorpSouth, Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi. The company has $14.6 billion in assets as of the quarter ended September 30, 2016,[3] More than 3,500 employees serve the company in administrative offices and branches in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Arkansas, Missouri, Louisiana, and Texas.

History

BancorpSouth Bank's origins began in 1876, when Raymond Trice and Company received a charter to create a bank in Mississippi. In 1886, the banking operation was moved to nearby Tupelo, MS and renamed the Bank of Lee County. Soon after, it was renamed to the Bank of Tupelo. In 1966, it was renamed the Bank of Mississippi. By December 1998, all branches of Bank of Mississippi and Tennessee-based Volunteer Bank — each a subsidiary of BancorpSouth, Inc. — officially adopted the BancorpSouth Bank brand, as the company also acquired Vicksburg-based Merchants Bank.[4]

Subsidiaries

BancorpSouth, Inc. operates its wholly owned subsidiaries, BancorpSouth Bank and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Gumtree Wholesale Insurance Brokers, Inc. The BancorpSouth Bank headquarters is located in downtown Tupelo, MS.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 BancorpSouth (BXS) annual SEC income statement filing via Wikinvest.
  2. 1 2 BancorpSouth (BXS) annual SEC balance sheet filing via Wikinvest.
  3. 1 2 "BancorpSouth Bank". Holding Companies. iBanknet.com. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  4. McKenzie, Danny (December 5, 1998). "Bank of Mississippi becomes BancorpSouth Bank". djournal.com. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2016.

External links

BancorpSouth branch footprint.


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