PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – IronStone Bank is opening
its first full-service branch in Palm Beach Gardens on Monday, Nov. 15.
The office is located at 3250 PGA Blvd., across from the Palm Beach Gardens
Mall.
“IronStone Bank’s customer-focused approach
to banking is ideal for a growing, vibrant community such as Palm Beach
Gardens,” said President Jim Pope. “The relationships we develop
with our customers are the heart of our company. IronStone Bank provides
superior service and works with customers as partners.”
The PGA Boulevard branch offers a complete line of financial
services including loans, leasing, mortgages, deposit products, factoring,
business and retail banking, as well as wealth management services.
IronStone Bank entered Palm Beach County earlier this
year and hired veteran banker Warren Smith as area executive to lead the
new market.
“IronStone Bank’s focus on small business,
medical, professional and retail customers is a great fit for Palm Beach
County,” Smith said. “We look forward to continuing our efforts
to build new relationships and bring our brand of exceptional service to
this important retail and business area.”
Associates with extensive local banking experience, including
Lee Roberts, residential construction manager; Bentley Utt, commercial banking
manager; and Theresa Lee, mortgage banker, will be located at the PGA Boulevard
office. Laura Davidson, who has more than a decade of local banking experience,
is the financial services manager.
Hours of operation are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. In addition to the PGA Boulevard
office, IronStone Bank will open a second full-service branch next year
on North Flagler Drive.
IronStone Bank established a presence in Southeast Florida
in 2001 when the company entered Fort Lauderdale. The bank has experienced
significant growth since it entered the Florida market in 1998. Currently
the bank operates 15 offices in Florida and has 19 offices in the Atlanta
metro area, where its Eastern region headquarters are located. IronStone
Bank also operates a Western division in Arizona, Texas and California.
New markets have been announced in Denver, Colo.; Seattle, Wash.; Portland,
Ore.; and Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
IronStone Bank has more than $1.4 billion in assets and
focuses on building and serving longstanding relationships with individual
customers, small- to mid-sized businesses, professionals and the medical
community. In addition to the PGA Boulevard office, customers can access
financial services through the bank’s Customer Contact Center toll
free at 1-866-IB DIRECT (1-866-423-4732) and through the Internet at ironstonebank.com.
IronStone Bank is a subsidiary of First Citizens BancShares
Inc. (Nasdaq: FCNCA), a $13 billion financial holding company based in Raleigh,
N.C. First Citizens BancShares’ lead subsidiary is First Citizens
Bank, which opened its first office in 1898 and has 335 branches in North
Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, contact:
Barbara Thompson
(919) 716-2716
IronStone Bank
