Foursome of banks unite under one $2.46 billion brand

The Crews banking name in the region dates back 93 years.


  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 2:45 p.m. March 3, 2023
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The Crews Banking Family is backed by four generations of leadership, including Chairman and CEO Jake Crews, top right. Next to Jake Crews is Chief Information Officer Mark Crews. Front row from left: bank director Dena Crews, Vice Chairman Bill Crews and Jeraldine Crews.
The Crews Banking Family is backed by four generations of leadership, including Chairman and CEO Jake Crews, top right. Next to Jake Crews is Chief Information Officer Mark Crews. Front row from left: bank director Dena Crews, Vice Chairman Bill Crews and Jeraldine Crews.
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The four entities in the Crews family of banks, which in total have $2.46 billion in assets, are uniting under one brand. 

The banks — Charlotte State Bank & Trust, Crews Bank & Trust, Englewood Bank & Trust and Wauchula State Bank — will all be under the Crews Bank & Trust banner beginning this fall, according to a statement. Following unification, customers will have access to banking services at 19 branches throughout 13 counties across Central and Southwest Florida, the release states. Additionally, the unification will provide an expansion of products and services available at all locations.

The bank announced the move in a statement from CEO Jake Crews, whose great-grandfather founded the bank 93 years ago, the release states. “Unifying under Crews Bank & Trust allows us to blend the trust of a local bank with the capabilities of a larger institution,” Crews says in the statement. “We pride ourselves on serving the individuals, families and businesses of Florida by providing premier banking services with a hometown touch, just like my great-grandfather did over 90 years ago.” 

 

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