Fidelity Southern Corporation

Fidelity Southern Corporation is a registered financial holding company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.[4] It wholly owns Fidelity Bank and the LionMark Insurance Company.[3] As of December 31, 2014, the Company had $3.1 billion in total assets, $265.0 million in total stockholders' equity, $2.5 billion in deposits and $2.6 billion in total loans.[5]

Fidelity Southern Corporation
Public
Traded asNASDAQ: LION
IndustryFinancial Services
Founded1973[1]
Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia
,
U.S.
Number of locations
65 Branches
(August 2017)
Key people
James Miller (Chairman)
Palmer Proctor (President & CEO)
ProductsRetail Banking
Commercial Banking
Mortgage
SBA
Trust Services
Indirect Lending
US$ 101,667 thousands (2014)[2]
US$ 138,754 thousands (2014)[2]
Total assets US$ 3.1 billion (2014)[2]
Total equity US$ 264,951 million (2014)[2]
Number of employees
1117 (2014)[3]
Websitewww.lionbank.com

Fidelity Bank provides an array of financial products and services for business and retail customers primarily in the metropolitan Atlanta and northern Florida markets. Various types of loans are also offered by the bank.[5]

History

The bank was founded in DeKalb County in 1973 with the Fidelity Southern Corporation and Fidelity National Mortgage Corporation, formed in 1979.[6]

Fidelity founded a brokerage firm in 1992.[6]

On October 31, 1994, Fidelity Southern Corporation began trading on NASDAQ under the symbol "LION."

Fidelity Bank acquired Decatur First Bank in 2011, the Security Exchange Bank in 2012, The Bank of Georgia in 2015, and American Enterprise Bank in 2017.[6][7]

In July 2019, Ameris Bancorp merged with Fidelity Bank.[8]

References
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  5. "Fidelity Southern Corporation". google.brand.edgar-online.com. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  6. History
  7. "Fidelity Bank Acquires Assets And Deposits Of The Bank Of Georgia In FDIC Transaction". October 2, 2015.
  8. 84 FR 3445
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