Hancock Bank

Managing a booming economy: Our beginnings

Hancock Bank began when 19 community-minded individuals in Mississippi saw the need for a bank to help manage their thriving Coastal economy. Since that October day in 1899, Hancock Bank has grown deliberately and conservatively, focusing on areas where we can make a difference.

Hancock Holding Company, the parent of Hancock Bank, has been noted as one of the strongest, safest financial institutions in the United States. Yet, the Gulf South has our undivided attention. After all, this is home.

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The newly restored One Hancock Plaza in Gulfport, Mississippi, a $50-million investment, signals Hancock Bank’s commitment to provide financial light for generations to come, just as we’ve done since 1899.

Our business never knows completion. Milestones in Hancock Bank History:

1899
Booming timber, tourism, agriculture and seafood trades prompt 19 civic-minded citizens to form Hancock Bank.

1929
The Great Depression – Though banks around the country fail, Hancock Bank stands strong and does not close its doors.

1969
Hurricane Camille – Hancock Bank leads the comeback of the resilient Gulf Coast with its crusade, “Together We Rebuild.”

1990
Hancock Bank expands to Louisiana with its first locations in Baton Rouge, followed by expansion into the Central Louisiana and New Orleans areas.

1995
Hancock Investment Services is established.

2003
Hancock Bank opens its first Alabama location in West Mobile.

2004
The first locations open in Tallahassee.

2005
Hurricane Katrina devastates the Gulf South from Mobile to New Orleans. Hancock Bank is among the first to reopen its branches, setting the tone for recovery with its “Together We Rebuild” campaign.

2006
NASDAQ invites Hancock Holding Company, as a symbol of the Gulf South’s resilient spirit, to open trading one year after Katrina.

2006
A new Hancock Bank Financial Center opens in historic downtown Pensacola.

2007
Hancock Bank of Alabama opens its financial center in downtown Mobile. Hancock Bank of Louisiana debuts its financial center in downtown New Orleans.

2008
New Cordova financial center debuts. Hancock Bank of Alabama opens its Cottage Hill, Daphne, Malbis and Schillinger financial centers.

2009
Hancock Bank celebrates 110 years of service to families, businesses and communities across the Gulf South and looks forward to another century of strength and stability. Florida banking expands as Peoples First branches join the Hancock Bank family.

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