Story behind the Peoples closure

Peoples First was headquartered in Panama City. The News Herald reported on the closure of the bank and Mississippi-based Hancock Bank winning the FDIC bidding process for the bank.

For most of Friday, it looked like business as usual at Peoples First headquarters on 23rd Street, but as 5 p.m. approached, FDIC employees trickled into the building and collected on the seventh floor, which holds the bank’s executive offices. Most brought luggage with them, as they prepared for a weekend of work leading the transition process.

“This is frantic, to get everything inventoried and turned over to the acquiring institution,” Talbot said.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”