FORT MYERS, Fla. – IronStone Bank has established
a special relief program to help customers affected by Hurricane Charley
in Southwest Florida.
The program is designed to assist customers who are temporarily
unable to meet their obligations because of storm damage to their homes
or businesses.
“IronStone Bank is committed to helping our customers
through this difficult period,” said bank President Jim Pope. “We
want our customers affected by Hurricane Charley to know that we will work
with them by providing special assistance.”
IronStone Bank will review requests for assistance on
a case-by-case basis and will consider a customer’s payment history
in determining eligibility. The program is available for customers through
Nov. 30, 2004. Assistance will include:
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Consumer and small business loan payment deferrals
for up to six months for customers with a satisfactory payment history.
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Consumer unsecured loans up to 24 months with a
low fixed-interest rate of 5.0% APR, no closing costs or fees and
no payments for 90 days.
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Waiver of early withdrawal penalties for certificates of
deposits when customers need the funds for hurricane relief.
“We’re focusing our efforts toward helping our
customers get back on their feet as quickly as possible,” said Joe Wheeler,
Southwest Florida Area Executive for IronStone Bank based in Fort Myers.
“We believe our relief program provides a way to achieve this.”
IronStone Bank encourages customers to visit or call
their local bank branches with any financial questions, (239) 659-2800 for
Collier County or (239) 454-2000 for Lee County. Customers may also call
the IronStone Customer Contact Center at 1-866-IB DIRECT (1-866-423-4732).
Currently the bank operates 15 offices in Florida, with
the majority of them in the Fort Myers / Naples area, close to the hurricane’s
greatest impact.
The bank also has 19 offices in the Atlanta metro area,
where its headquarters are located. In addition, IronStone Bank 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 $1.3 billion in assets and
focuses on building and serving longstanding relationships with individual
customers, small- to mid-sized businesses, professionals and the medical
community. Customers can access financial services through IronStone Bank’s
branches, Customer Contact Center and the web, ironstonebank.com.
For more information, contact:
Barbara Thompson
(919) 716-2716
IronStone Bank
