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Hancock Bank is proud to have a number of associates whose careers have shone brightly. Many of our associates started with the bank while they were in high school. Our corporate philosophy has allowed them to move up in the company through hard work, dedication and an overall alliance with our company values. They have become the people who lead us today. Hancock Holding Company is truly a place where you can build a career and a bright future.

We offer Professional Career Options including opportunities in the Retail, Commercial, Mortgage, Wealth Management, Insurance, Information Technology, and Investments fields. We also offer Entry Level Career Options through our Credit Analysis Program and our Management Associate Program.

Professional Career Options
Retail
Since 1899, our branches have been the heart of Hancock Bank. Now, with over 100 locations in the GulfSouth, our branches continue to thrive. Through years of natural disasters, national crises, economic fluctuations, and cultural change, we have helped our customers weather literal and figurative storms providing them a safe place to deposit their money. Likewise, with positions in customer service and sales, our light can guide you to a bright future.

Incentive pay based on performance and tuition reimbursement are two ways we encourage our associates to be their best. Associates retention is important to us, as well. We encourage people to invest their talents with us to yield the brightest future possible. We take great pride in our reputation for world-class customer service. Thus, excellent communication skills, a love for working with and helping customers, and a high degree of professionalism are key deposits for your successful Hancock Bank future. Basic math, good computer skills, and strong organizational skills, combined with enthusiasm and an aptitude for sales are important qualifications that we look for in our branch associates. If you are looking for an exciting and fulfilling future, let our light guide you!

Commercial
Backed by over 100 years of business banking experience and comprehensive business resources, Hancock Bank's Commercial Banking professionals offer bright ideas for helping our customers meet their business objectives. We offer many products and services that help to facilitate growth for both large and small businesses. Among those products and services are a variety of checking and savings accounts. In addition, our Cash Management department falls under the Commercial Banking umbrella, which enables our Commercial Relationship Managers the opportunity to offer sophisticated cash management tools to our commercial banking customer.

Hancock Bank is committed to cultivating total business banking relationships. Our goal is to offer our customers the tools and services they need to address the complex issues they face every day. We are here to help them meet every business objectives they might face. Hancock Commercial also has many avenues for granting loans to the small businesses and to the larger more complex commercial enterprises. Our Business Banking and Corporate Banking Units are segmented so that we can offer the highest level of expertise needed to handle the various borrowing needs of our customers. From equipment loans to lines of credit to Real Estate Term Loans and Construction Loans we can handle almost any borrowing need that may arise. Such loans enable our customers to meet the day to day cash flow needs of their business, expand their business or even buy new businesses. We help our customers create bright futures.

Mortgage
Hancock Bank is one of the top Mortgage Lenders on the Gulf Coast with a volume of more than 400 million annually. With over 30 Mortgage Centers and over 100 branch locations, our Mortgage Specialists can meet our customers anywhere, anytime, making Hancock Bank one of the most convenient mortgage lenders in our market area. Our Mortgage Lending division has grown significantly over the past few years, with the addition of an internet Origination staff, and we anticipate that growth will continue.

We offer a wide range of residential mortgage loam programs that will meet almost any mortgage need. Conventional loans offer a wide range of financing options including; fixed and adjustable rate mortgages, jumbo loans offering financing up to $2 million and bridge loans. Hancock Bank participates in various government agencies such as FHA, VA and state bond programs. Our customers can apply for construction loans for the building of a new home and well as refinance an existing mortgage. If you are looking for an exciting and fulfilling future, let our light move you in the right direction.

Wealth Management
Wealth Management at Hancock offers comprehensive and coordinated financial services that help individuals and businesses build, preserve and transfer wealth through investment management, insurance, brokerage, financial planning, estate and trust services, retirement planning and employee benefits services. Wealth Management offers a single point of contact for our customers so that they can enjoy their money without spending all of their time trying to manage it.

By building solid relationships and providing quality customer service, Hancock has been able to grow to one of the top financial institutions in the country while maintaining the security and commitment of a community bank. With over $5 billion in assets and offices in Baton Rouge, Gulfport, Jackson, and New Orleans, our Wealth Management division caters to the needs of affluent individuals and businesses by providing consultative-based recommendations from highly trained bankers who team with product specialists in insurance, investments, trust, and brokerage.

Insurance
Hancock Insurance Agency has been providing quality insurance products to our customers for over 100 years. As an independent insurance agency we are able to shop the best coverage to fit our customer's needs. Representing several strong, well-established and financially sound companies, we at Hancock Insurance Agency pride ourselves in solving unique insurance issues. This area of the organization manages the products and services for direct consumer contact regarding optional purchase of insurance products and/or related services distributed by lenders, direct mail and telemarketing. We also offer fixed annuities, term life insurance, direct mail programs, credit life and mortgage life insurance.

Our team at Hancock Insurance Agency have the benefit of offering our customers a variety of options such as Life Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance, Personal and Commercial Insurance and Employee Benefits. We also offer Hancock Bank Debt Cancellation programs which provide consumers packages on Accidental Death, Disability, Unemployment and Family leave. Whether our customers have a claim tomorrow or years from now, a professional from Hancock Insurance Agency will be available to assist them in ensuring a bright future.

Information Technology
Hancock Bank is a recognized technology leader in the financial services industry. Our IT professionals work with and develop technology from industry leaders such as IBM, Cisco, Nortel, and Microsoft to provide solutions to associates and customers. Our IT group is a creative, innovative, high energy group. Most business applications are purchased from major software houses but are enhanced and maintained in-house.

IT notables include …

• Development technology includes COBOL, Visual Basic, XML, HTML, Java, ASP, Oracle, and DB2
• Microsoft Premier Partner
• Extensive Imaging Technology
• WAN enterprise serving remote locations
• Voice over IP technology implemented throughout enterprise
• IBM Mainframe and Open Systems environments are primary tactical platforms
• Strategic platforms to be implemented include blade server technology, SAN, and thin client

Investments
Hancock Investment Services offers an extended range of products and services to help our customers light the path to their dreams. Through our unique Life Planning approach, we help fulfill our customer's needs by developing individualized investment plans that utilize our long-term planning expertise. Hancock Investments offers the investment options of a national brokerage firm, while maintaining the personal touch of a community bank, to help our customers with the support and guidance to help meet all of their investment goals.

With more than $500 million under management and an average of 20 years of money management experience, Hancock Investments is a strong, successful firm with over 10 years of proven success. Focused on active risk-management and individualized investment planning, our investment specialists provide a unique Investment approach to help people follow the light to their dreams. Invest in your bright future by becoming a member of this successful team.

Bright futures abound

Entry-Level Career Options
Credit Analysis Program
The Credit Analysis Program is a Commercial Lender Training program designed to prepare new hires to build a career as a Commercial Lender or Community Business Banker. Find out more about our Credit Analysis Program.

Management Associate Program
Hancock Bank has an exciting management development program for college graduates who are interested in retail banking. Upon successful completion of this program, the Management Associates graduate as mid-level Financial Services Associates in the Hancock branch system. In addition, the long-term goal for this program is to develop individuals who, in the future, can step into the position of Branch Manager with ease, confidence, and enthusiasm. Find out more about our Management Associate Program.