IronStone Bank, an expanding financial services
company focusing on small businesses and professional clients, has
received regulatory approval to open offices in Denver, Santa Fe
and Albuquerque.
IronStone Bank has received approval from the
Office of Thrift Supervision to open at 311 Steele St. in Denver,
700 Paseo de Peralta in Santa Fe, N.M., and 7300 Jefferson St. in
Albuquerque, N.M.
The offices are scheduled to open in the second
quarter of 2004.
“These three cities are perfect settings
for IronStone Bank’s customer-focused brand of banking,”
said Jay Parker, IronStone Bank president. “We’re looking
forward to building strong relationships and delivering exceptional
service to the people and businesses in these communities.”
The Santa Fe office is in the city’s historic
district. The Denver office is near the Cherry Creek Shopping Center.
The Albuquerque office is in the North Valley area.
In the past two years, IronStone Bank has opened
10 offices in Austin, Texas; Scottsdale, Ariz.; and Orange County,
Sacramento and San Diego, Calif.
IronStone Bank is a division of Atlantic States
Bank, which has 38 offices in Florida and Georgia. In March, all
Atlantic States offices will convert to the IronStone Bank name
to reflect the company’s steady growth across the United States.
The company is a subsidiary of First Citizens
BancShares Inc. (Nasdaq: FCNCA), a $12 billion financial holding
company based in Raleigh, N.C. First Citizens BancShares’
lead subsidiary is First Citizens Bank, which opened its first branch
in 1898 and has 338 offices in North Carolina, Virginia and West
Virginia.
IronStone Bank works to build longstanding relationships
with individual customers, small to mid-sized businesses, professionals
and the medical community. In addition to its branch offices, customers
can access financial services through the bank’s Customer Contact
Center at 1-866-IB DIRECT (1-866-423-4732) and through the Internet
at ironstonebank.com.
