provided to The Santiva Chronicle
Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has surpassed $2 billion in residential mortgage loan originations with nearly 6,000 loans approved for Southwest Floridians.
“With so many options in the market, we are honored to be chosen by thousands of customers over the years for their residential mortgage needs, for both purchasing and refinancing homes,” said David Wright, senior vice president of residential lending at Sanibel Captiva Community Bank. “We greatly value relationships with our customers and remain committed to finding solutions when many other banks can’t or won’t. We look forward to many more years of serving the community that has supported us so generously for two decades.”
The bank achieved the $2 billion milestone five years to the month after achieving $1 billion in residential mortgage loan originations. Its residential lending division now has eight loan officers and 13 additional loan servicing staff located in Lee County, which accounts for nearly 20% of bank employees.
Founded in 2003, and celebrating its 20th anniversary, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has seven open locations throughout Lee County. A visual timeline of Sanibel Captiva Community Bank’s 20-year history is available at cheersto20years.sancapbank.com.
On Sanibel, the Periwinkle Branch, located at 1019 Periwinkle Way, has sustained considerable storm damage and is projected to reopen in early 2024. In Fort Myers, at the bank’s McGregor Branch, located at 15975 McGregor Blvd., staff is operating out of a temporary mobile banking unit due to major flood damage to the existing building.
The bank is nationally ranked in the top 2% best-performing community banks by S&P Global Market Intelligence out of more than 4,400 banks with assets under $1 billion. It is well-capitalized, with more than $729 million in total assets, and generates one of the highest returns on equity of all Florida banks. The bank employs more than 100 employees, and more than 60% are current shareholders.
Sanibel Captiva Community Bank’s team members provide customized individual and business banking services and specialize in residential and commercial lending. The bank offers free personal and business checking, deposit accounts with competitive interest rates, instant issue debit cards and a full array of digital banking products and services, including mobile banking apps, CardValet, online bill pay, Zelle®, Positive Pay and ACH Manager. To learn more, visit www.SanCapBank.com.