Colony Bank represented at stock exchange ceremony
Published 10:14 am Tuesday, August 4, 2026
NEW YORK — Colony Bank was represented during the New York Stock Exchange Closing Bell ceremony July 27 as part of the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) 27th Annual Summer Bank Conference.
Heath Fountain, CEO of Colony Bank, and Rick Saunders, founder and CEO of First Reliance Bank, participated in the ceremony alongside banking leaders from across the country, according to a press release from Colony Bank.
The event comes just one month after the announcement that First Reliance Bank is expected to join Colony Bank through a strategic partnership, creating a Southeast community banking franchise with approximately $5 billion in total assets serving customers across Georgia, South Carolina and Florida, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions.
The KBW Summer Bank Conference is one of the banking industry’s premier annual events that brings together executive leaders, investors and financial experts from leading banking institutions across the country, the press release said. The Closing Bell ceremony officially kicked off the conference while also serving as a moment of reflection ahead of the upcoming 25th anniversary of the September 11 terror attack.
For Colony Bank, the appearance marked the second time in just over a year that the company has been represented during a New York Stock Exchange Closing Bell ceremony. Last July, the bank participated in the Closing Bell ceremony in celebration of its 50th anniversary and listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
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