ASHEVILLE, N.C., Feb. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: HTBI ), the holding company for HomeTrust Bank, N.A. (the "Bank"), announced today that the Bank has completed its systems conversion and re-branding of Bank of Commerce, of Charlotte, North Carolina. The Bank completed the acquisition of Bank of Commerce on July 31, 2014. The Bank will continue to operate the midtown Charlotte office at 100 Queens Road.
On November 17, 2014, the Bank completed its acquisition, systems conversion and re-branding of ten branch banking operations in Southwest Virginia and Eden, North Carolina from Bank of America.
On August 25, 2014, the Bank completed its systems conversion and re-branding of Jefferson Federal Bank and State of Franklin Bank in East Tennessee.
Dana Stonestreet, Chairman, President and CEO of HomeTrust commented, "We are pleased to welcome Bank of Commerce customers to HomeTrust and look forward to continuing to grow our commercial business in the Charlotte metro. Over the past year, HomeTrust has executed on our business plan for strategic, market growth and is well-positioned to continue to create long-term shareholder value as we meet the financial needs of our customers across four states and forty-five locations."
About HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.
HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for HomeTrust Bank, N.A. As of December 31, 2014 the Company had assets of $2.64 billion. The Bank, founded in 1926, is a nationally chartered, community-focused financial institution committed to providing value added community banking through its 45 locations in North Carolina (including the Asheville metropolitan area, the "Piedmont" region, Charlotte, and a loan production office in Raleigh), Upstate South Carolina (Greenville), East Tennessee (including Kingsport/Johnson City, Knoxville, and Morristown) and Southwest Virginia (including the Roanoke Valley). The Bank is the 5th largest community bank headquartered in North Carolina.
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HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. Dana L. Stonestreet - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Tony J. VunCannon - Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer 828-259-3939
