Community Bulletin

Local bank named to prestigious list

HomeBanc N.A. announces it has been named to American Banker magazine's 2016 Best Banks to Work For list, and was ranked as the No. 2 bank to work for out of the 60 banks chosen for the list for the second consecutive year. The program is a project of American Banker and Best Companies Group to recognize and honor the best banks to work for in the nation. To be considered for participation, banks had to have at least 50 employees working in the U.S. and be a commercial bank, thrift, mutual association, mutual savings bank, savings and loan association or a savings bank. Determining the Best Banks to Work For involved a two-step process. The first step consisted of evaluating each participating bank’s workplace policies, practices, and demographics. This part of the process was worth approximately 25 percent of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of confidential employee surveys aimed at assessing the experiences and attitudes of individual employees with respect to their workplace. This part of the process was worth approximately 75 percent of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the top banks and the final ranking. The full list is featured in the Aug. 29 issue of American Banker magazine and is available online at AmericanBanker.com

Local lawyers named best in America

Eight lawyers from the law firm of Winderweedle, Haines, Ward and Woodman, P.A. were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (2017), as published in dozens of city and regional publications in the U.S. including, U.S. News & World Report. The list of honorees includes, Joseph P. “Rusty” Carolan III in banking and finance law, business organizations and corporate law; J. Jeffery Deery in commercial litigation, litigation - banking and finance; Bradley M. Saxton in bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation and litigation - bankruptcy; Gregory L. Holzhauer in real estate law; Craig A. Minegar in real estate law; Randolph J. Rush in real estate law; Harold A. Ward III in trusts and estates; and W. Graham White in trusts and estates.