BancorpSouth

BancorpSouth
Public
Traded as NYSE: BXS
Industry Financial services
Headquarters Tupelo, Mississippi, United States
Key people
James D. Rollins III, Chairman & CEO
Christopher A. Bagley, President & COO
William L. Prater, Treasurer & CFO
Products Wealth Management
Commercial Banking
Online Banking
Retail Banking
Revenue IncreaseUS$891M (FY 2009)[1]
IncreaseUS$82.7M (FY 2009)[1]
Total assets DecreaseUS$13.9B (FY 2009)[2]
Total equity IncreaseUS$1.28B (FY 2009)[2]
Number of employees
3,600[3]
Website www.BancorpSouth.com

BancorpSouth, Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi. As of April 2016, it has approximately $13.9 billion in assets.[3] The company has over 3,500 employees.

History

The Bank was founded in 1876, when Raymond Trice and Company received a charter to create a bank in Mississippi. In 1886, the banking operation was moved to nearby Tupelo, MS and renamed the Bank of Lee County. Soon after, it was renamed to the Bank of Tupelo. In 1966, it was renamed the Bank of Mississippi. Finally, in 1997, the Bank of Mississippi officially changed its name to BancorpSouth.

Subsidiaries

BancorpSouth, Inc. operates its wholly-owned subsidiaries, BancorpSouth Bank and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Gumtree Wholesale Insurance Brokers, Inc. The BancorpSouth Bank headquarters is located in Tupelo, MS and has $13.9 billion in assets.[3]

References

External links

BancorpSouth branch footprint.


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