Punta Gorda, Fla., February 15, 2024 - Crews Bank & Trust has appointed Holli Livingston as its new Retail Banking Officer, VP at their Punta Gorda branch, succeeding Alyson Burch. She brings over 15 years of banking experience to the role.

Englewood, Fla., February 8. 2024 – Kristina Watts, Business Relationship Banker, VP, is celebrating her 20-year anniversary with Crews Bank & Trust. Watts joined the bank in 2005, bringing 17 years of general merchandising, service management and training experience from her home state of Vermont. She earned an American Institute of General Banking degree in 2010.

Port Charlotte, Fla., January 18, 2024 - Crews Bank & Trust is pleased to announce that Kris Proudfoot has joined the bank as a Residential Loan Originator, filling the role recently vacated by Connie Richhart, who retired after more than 40 years in residential lending. Born and raised in Rockford, Illinois, Proudfoot has been a full-time resident of Florida since April 2020, currently residing in Punta Gorda. Before joining Crews Bank & Trust, she worked locally at another financial institution.

Port Charlotte, Fla., January 11, 2024 – Christine Hause, Vice President and Senior Wealth Strategist, and Kerry Hunter, Wealth Strategist, have scheduled free estate-planning seminars in several Crews Bank & Trust locations this winter. Hause and Hunter, members of the bank’s Trust and Wealth Management Services Division, will present vital information on the topics from a trust officer’s point of view.

Englewood, Fla., December 22, 2023 – Charlene Dorio has been appointed as Business Relationship Banker for Crews Bank & Trust in the Englewood area. In this position, she will focus on generating and maintaining customer relationships, while working closely with team partners in Trust and Wealth Management, Lending, and Retail and Business Banking.

Southwest, Fla., – Dec. 22, 2023

Port Charlotte, Fla., December 11, 2023 – Christine Hause, Vice President and Senior Wealth Strategist, and Kerry Hunter, Wealth Strategist, have scheduled free estate-planning seminars in several Crews Bank & Trust locations this winter. Hause and Hunter, members of the bank’s Trust and Wealth Management Services Division, will present vital information on the topics from a trust officer’s point of view.

North Port, Fla. December 8, 2023 - Crews Bank & Trust is pleased to announce the return of Kim Maddy as Business Relationship Banker. Originally from Indiana, she moved to Florida in 1997. Maddy brings with her over 16 years of banking experience, much of that time being spent at one of Crews Bank’s legacy banks, where she last served as a branch manager.

Central and Southwest, Fla., November 13, 2023 – Crews Bank & Trust branches are once again serving as collection sites for Christmas gifts for children in need to be distributed through Toys for Tots, the Salvation Army, and the Florida Guardian ad Litem 20th Circuit Foundation.

Port Charlotte, Fla., November 10, 2023 – Christine Hause, Vice President and Senior Wealth Strategist, and Kerry Hunter, Wealth Strategist, have scheduled free estate-planning seminars in several Crews Bank & Trust locations this winter. Hause and Hunter, members of the bank’s Trust and Wealth Management Services division, will present vital information on the topics from a trust officer’s point of view.

Central and Southwest, Fla., October 31, 2023 – Crews Bank & Trust, previously a three-location banking brand with branches in Arcadia and Sarasota, expanded to more than 19 locations following a unification with its sister banks, Wauchula State Bank, Charlotte State Bank & Trust and Englewood Bank & Trust, on Sept. 25. The Crews family acquired controlling interest of Wauchula State Bank in 1932 and today they are in their fourth generation of leadership.

Port Charlotte, Fla., October 12, 2023 – Christine Hause, Vice President and Senior Wealth Strategist, and Kerry Hunter, Wealth Strategist, have scheduled free estate-planning seminars in several Crews Bank & Trust locations this fall. Hause and Hunter, members of the bank’s Trust and Wealth Management Services Division, will present vital information on the topics from a trust officer’s point of view.