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