FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – IronStone Bank opened a landmark three-story, 23,000-square-foot Fort Lauderdale main office today (Monday, May 1) at 6555 North Federal Highway.
“IronStone Bank is extremely excited about continuing to build relationships and providing our brand of exceptional service in Fort Lauderdale,” said the bank’s Area Executive Michael Walker. “This new office signifies our strong commitment to the people and businesses of this community.”
Walker, his management team, along with wealth management, mortgage and business bankers, have moved from the bank’s former location at 6451 North Federal High, Suite 101, to the new office. The Fort Lauderdale branch offers a complete line of financial services including loans, leasing, mortgages, deposit products, working capital financing, as well as trust, insurance and wealth management services.
“At IronStone Bank, we specialize in meeting the complete financial needs of individuals, small to mid-size companies and professionals, especially physicians, dentists and others in the medical community,” Walker said. “Customer service has been a major key to our success, and it’s a reason we’re one of the top banks for working with small businesses.”
The new Fort Lauderdale office has a stucco exterior and features a three-story atrium with skylight. The building was designed by renowned artist and architect Ptolemy Dean of London. The branch includes three drive-through lanes and a drive-up ATM lane. Lobby hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. Hours for the drive-through lanes are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday.
IronStone established a presence in Southeast Florida in 2001 when the company entered Fort Lauderdale. With 15 offices in Florida, IronStone has a second full-service location in Broward County at 5721 Coral Ridge Drive in the Shoppes of Heron Lakes in Coral Springs. The bank also has offices in Palm Beach Gardens and West Palm Beach.
IronStone Bank focuses on building and serving longstanding relationships with individual customers, small- to mid-sized businesses, professionals and the medical community. In addition to its Florida branches, IronStone Bank operates offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. 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 $15.1 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 339 branches in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee and Maryland.
For more information, contact:
Barbara Thompson
(919) 716-2716
IronStone Bank
