Drew sends along this press release about Decatur’s newest bank, Private Bank of Decatur…

Private Bank of Buckhead is expanding, with the addition of Private Bank of Decatur, which will be located in the One Decatur Town Center development at 150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue (corner of Church Street and East Ponce). Earlier this year the bank gained state approval for the expansion and received FDIC approval on June 13.

…Crawford notes that Private Bank of Decatur, which is a division of Private Bank of Buckhead, will be led by banking veteran Judy Turner. Two bankers who previously worked with Turner at Decatur First Bank, Melanie Funk and Jamie Ensley are already part of the team. Private Bank of Decatur will open its new physical location as soon as the renovations to the space are complete.

Here’s a link to the bank’s location if you’re not clear where One Town Center is located.

There have been rumblings for a few weeks now, but it looks like it’s finally official.

According to a letter by Private Bank of Buckhead president Charlie Crawford, Judy Turner and Melanie Funk – formerly of Decatur First Bank – will head up a new branch of Private Bank of Buckhead in downtown Decatur called “Private Bank of Decatur”.

Mr. Crawford continues…

These seasoned bankers have long served the Decatur market and are doing so again from the strength of an organization like ours. This is a great opportunity to introduce a broader market — in this case the people of Decatur — to the high-touch service model that Private Bank of Buckhead clients have come to know and embrace.

What do the people of Decatur need to know about us and our name? We take an egalitarian approach, believing that all clients should benefit from the private banking approach other banks reserve for a certain few.

A location for the new bank branch has yet to be announced, but keep an eye out!