the stats - the Virginia Bankers Association

VIRGINIA BANKERS:
INVESTING IN VIRGINIA’S COMMUNITIES
The Virginia Bankers Association recently conducted a survey of the Commonwealth’s
banks to determine the ways in which they support growth and civic development
in their local communities. Responses were compiled from 43 banks throughout
Virginia, each of which make a significant impact in their respective communities.
The following is just a glimpse of how these banks work every day to help Virginians
grow and prosper.
THE STATS
Virginia bankers completed 162,833
hours of community service.1
7,943 associates helped with banksponsored community service
projects.1
Small business loans from 93
lenders were made in Virginia for
a total of $10.7 billion. Mortgage
loans in Virginia totaled $65.2
billion in 2015.2
$13.7 million was donated by Virginia
banks to different charities.1
Virginia banks employed 69,230
Virginians in 2015.2
The Virginia Community
Development Corporation
reported that 16 banks invested
in their Low-Income Housing Tax
Credit equity fund for a total of
$53 million.3
Virginia banks provided $627,678
towards scholarships for students.1
1
Community Investment Survey
More than 21,846 students
received financial literacy
education from Virginia bankers
in 2015 between Get Smart About
Credit Day, Teach Children to
Save Day and the VBA Bank Day
Scholarship Program.
2
FDIC
3
Virginia Community Development Corporation
PARTICIPATING
BANKS
VIRGINIA BANKERS IN ACTION
Thank you to the banks that submitted their photos to us:
Thank you to the 43 banks
that participated in the survey
this year:
American National Bank and Trust Company
Bank @lantec
Bank of America
Bank of Clarke County
Bank of Floyd
Bank of Georgetown
Bank of McKenney
Bank of the James
Benchmark Community Bank
Blue Ridge Bank
C&F Bank
Cardinal Bank
CCB
Chesapeake Bank
Essex Bank
EVB
F&M Bank
Farmers Bank
First Bank
First Bank & Trust Company
First Virginia Community Bank
Freedom Bank
HomeTown Bank
MainStreet Bank
Middleburg Bank
Oak View National Bank
Old Point National Bank
Powell Valley National Bank
River Community Bank, N.A.
Select Bank
SunTrust Bank
The Bank of Marion
The Bank of Southside Virginia
The Farmers Bank of Appomattox
The Fauquier Bank
TowneBank
TruPoint Bank
Union Bank & Trust
Virginia Commonwealth Bank
Virginia Community Bank
Virginia Community Capital
Virginia Partners Bank
Xenith Bank
Old Point hosted a class visit from the Downtown
Hampton Child Development Center at their
downtown Hampton office. The children received
an educational, fun experience while learning to
use a counting machine and the importance of the
vault.
First Bank & Trust Company contributed $5,000
to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, $1,000 per
year for five years. Since 1979, First Bank &
Trust Company has donated over $2.5 million to
charitable organizations, and over $731,000 to
education.
American National Bank and Trust Company
employee Sean Brown and other bank employees
taught financial literacy topics to approximately
150 high school students from Martinsville and
Henry County, Virginia.
Bank @lantec at Relay for Life, where they raised
$1,600 for the American Cancer Society. Team
members walked around the track at Salem High
School in Virginia Beach to raise funds and bring
awareness to the fight against cancer.
Select Bank CEO Mike Thomas with
representatives from Beacon of Hope, a program
that helps high school students apply for college
and provides scholarship dollars. Select Bank
sponsors Beacon of Hope’s annual fundraiser
and provides annual support through donations.
F&M Bank employees hard at work at Plains Area
Day Care during United Way’s 2015 Day of Caring.
TowneBank Richmond teamed up with Virginia
Supportive Housing for United Way’s Day of Caring
in September 2015.
The Farmers Bank of Appomattox volunteered at
the 2015 Fourth of July Library Event, a celebration
for the children of Appomattox.