Author: Michelle Smart

Bryant Bank shares perspectives on business success

By Jeremy W. Tuggle, Bryant Bank Trussville City President In working in the Bryant Bank commercial lending department for a little over nine years, I’ve had exposure to businesses in a variety of industries and situations. This includes manufacturing, construction, wholesale, retail, service industries, and more. There really aren’t many industries we haven’t worked with… Read more »

We’re married! Now what do we do with our bank accounts?

Your wedding day has come and gone, and now it’s time to settle into married life. There are many topics to discuss and decisions to make, and financial conversations should be at the top of your list.  Even if you had honest discussions prior to marriage, which we hope you did, now is the time to… Read more »

Turning Banking Into Thanking – 2019

  The joy of the holiday season always comes with such excitement. We attend holiday gatherings with dear friends. Our families decorate Christmas trees and Christmas lights are hung. There’s also this contagious spirit of giving as our communities come together to lend a hand for those in need. During this holiday season, we wanted… Read more »

Set yourself up for success in 2020 with smart goals

By Laura L. Duke, Bryant Bank Training & Development Director The end of the year is a time to look back at how successful you’ve been with goals over the past 12 months and come up with new goals for the next year. Do you look forward to this task or dread it? Goal setting… Read more »

Bryant Bank Hires Birmingham Local to Commercial Banking Team

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Bryant Bank is pleased to announce that Clint Calvert has joined the Birmingham Bryant Bank team as a Commercial Banker. Calvert joins the bank with 12 years of commercial loan experience and will serve the Birmingham area by collaborating, producing, and managing commercial relationships in the Birmingham area. A Samford University graduate,… Read more »

Bryant Bank Welcomes New Bankers to the Commercial Team

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Bryant Bank is pleased to announce that Cullen Smith has joined the Tuscaloosa team as a Commercial Banker.  Mike Mitchell has also been hired as a Senior Vice President and Senior Credit Officer for the Bank. Since 1996, Cullen Smith has been prominent in the commercial banking community and continues as a… Read more »

Michelle Robinson Named President of Bryant Bank Mortgage

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Bryant Bank has announced that Executive Vice President and Senior Mortgage Sales Manager, Michelle Robinson, has been promoted to President of Bryant Bank Mortgage. “Michelle will be charged with growing this division and has already hit the ground running in establishing this growth,” said Claude Edwards, Bank President. “I am confident in… Read more »

What is fraud, and how can we prevent it?

“A knowing misrepresentation of the truth or concealment of a material fact to induce another to act to his or her detriment.” This is the definition for fraud used by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). To put it a little more simply, fraud can include any crime for gain that uses deception as… Read more »