The former top officer of a Villa Rica bank has been banned by federal regulators from banking, and two other Georgia institutions have fallen under additional scrutiny. S. Pope Cleghorn Jr., the ...

Both the Georgia Bankers Association and the chairman of the House Banks and Banking Committee said Monday that the health of Georgia banks is strong, even in the wake of the much-publicized collapse ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Seven former officers of a failed Savannah bank, including its ex-president, were indicted Friday on bank fraud charges that prosecutors said stemmed from an illegal cover up of ...

A small North Georgia bank was seized and sold by regulators Friday, the fourth failure in the state this year. Covenant Bank & Trust of Rock Spring was sold to Stearns Bank of St. Cloud, Minn. The ...

Georgia Banking in Atlanta said it would pay $58 million in cash and stock to acquire crosstown rival Peoples Banktrust in a bid for greater scale and deeper suburban market penetration. The deal, ...

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Many banks across Georgia offer Saturday hours, but service is often limited. Branches that are open typically operate for a ...