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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 Baton Rouge, Central Louisiana in 2001, and metro New Orleans in 2003.

1995
Hancock Investment Services is established.

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

2004
Expansion into Florida includes new Tallahassee locations; Pensacola, in 2006.

2005
Hancock Bank opens makeshift branches 24 hours after Hurricane Katrina to help with recovery and rebuilding.

2006
NASDAQ invites Hancock Holding Company, as a symbol of the Gulf South’s resilient spirit, to open trading one year after Katrina. A new Hancock Bank Financial Center opens in historic downtown Pensacola.

2007
Hancock Bank opens its financial center in downtown Mobile and debuts a financial center in downtown New Orleans.

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

2009/2010
Expanded Florida footprint includes Destin-Ft. Walton, Panama City, Jacksonville and Orlando. With over 135 branches across the Gulf South, Hancock Bank increases convenience and accessibility.

2011
Hancock Holding Company & Whitney Holding Corporation combine to form one strong Gulf South financial institution rooted in the century-old founding traditions of Hancock Bank and Whitney Bank.

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