The Mississippi Bankers Association has more than 90 firms who serve as MBA Associates. Associate membership entitles the firm to receive a subscription to The Mississippi Banker, to be placed on the MBA Associates mailing list, to attend conferences and the Annual Convention for the MBA member fee and to receive a copy of the Mississippi Bank Directory and other publications. Membership fee is $600 annually, and each applicant must be approved by the MBA Board of Directors.

Associate Information and Application (.pdf)

The following firms and companies support Mississippi’s banks as Associate members of the Mississippi Bankers Association. (Alphabetical list of Associates by Company - .pdf)

Access to Money Inc.- ATMs/Transaction Processing Long Beach, MS Contact: Brian Currie (228) 575-9321	Adams & Reese, LLP -- Legal Services Jackson, MS Contact: Charles N. Parrott (601) 292-0782
Alluvion Securities -- Investment Banking Memphis, Tenn. Contact: Hayden Argo (888) 586-6864	American Planning Corporation -- Banking Consultants Baton Rouge, LA Contact: Jeff Fair (888) 765-7100
Banc Solutions, Inc. - Outsource Solutions Birmingham, AL Contact: Bob Fairweather (205) 956-5004	Balch & Bingham LLP- Law Firm Jackson, MS Contact: Scott E. Andress (601) 961-9900
Better Business Bureau of Miss. -- Consumer Protection Ridgeland, MS Contact: Bill Moak (601) 977-1020	Brintech -- Consulting New Smyrna Beach, FL Contact: Susan Connor (800) 929-2746
BKD, LLP  -- Accounting/Banking Consultants Jackson, MS Contact: J. Robert Shearer
Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC -- Legal Services , Jackson, MS Contact: Ed Wilmesherr, Cliff Harrison (601) 948-4512	Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLP -- Accounting Ridgeland MS Contact: Randy Eure (601) 853-7050
CASS Service Solutions-- Equipment Long Beach, MS (228) 547-4351 Contact: Dale Marmalich	Cherokee National Life Insurance Co. -- Insurance Macon, GA Contact: Jerry Crabtree, Donna Jones (800) 849-4265
Clark Consulting -- Bank Owned Life Insurance Birmingham, AL (205) 968-3255 Contact: Bill Cunningham	Commercial Bank & Trust Co. -- Loan Production Office Southaven, MS Contact: Shawn Clayton (662) 893-3340
Compass Bank -- Correspondent Banking Services Birmingham, AL Contact: William Street, Rodney Rushing, Frances Guthrie (205) 933-3331	Construction Inspection Service -- Real Estate/Construction Inspecting and Consulting Madison MS Contact: Ken Collins (601) 613-5033
Copeland Cook Taylor & Bush, P.A. -- Law Firm Ridgeland, MS Contact: William H. Leech (601) 427-1264	Corporate Benefit Strategies, Inc. -- Benefits Consultants Meridian, MS Contact: Brock O'Leary Sr., Paul O'Leary, Dan Gibson (601) 693-0239
Crescent Mortgage Company -- Mortgage Lending Atlanta, GA Contact: Shy Tittlebaum (225) 810-6085	Crews & Associates, Inc.-- Investment Bankers - Broker/Dealer Little Rock, AR Contact: Rick Calhoun (800) 766-2000
DD&F Consulting Group -- Bank Consultants Little Rock, AR Contact: Randy Dennis (501) 374-2600	Diebold -- ATM Equipment Ridgeland, MS Contact: Harry Barrett, David Holmes (601) 977-1085
Design Build Concepts- Facilities Design and Construction Atlanta, GA Contact: Sharon Morris (888) 201-6578	Dixon Hughes PLLC- CPAs and Advisors Charlotte, NC Contact: Wallace S. Edge, CPA (877) 999-9343
Duncan-Williams -- Investment Services Memphis, TN Contact: Duncan Williams (901) 260-6800	Earl R. Whaley & Company-- Insurance Alcoa, TN Contact: Earl Whaley Jr. (865) 970-7500
Education Services Foundation -- Student Financial Aid Jackson, MS Contact: Nancy D’Angelo (601) 948-0505	ERF Enterprise Network Services Inc. -- Enterprise Network Provider Taylor, TX Contact: John A. Burns (512) 352-7118
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta -- Central Bank New Orleans, LA Contact: Jack Bonin (6504) 593-3308	First Banking Services -- Data Processing Ft. Walton Beach, FL Contact: Julie Chastain (850) 796-2223
Federal Flood Certification Corp. -- Flood Compliance Irving, TX Contact: Ed McLin (214) 659-7030	Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas -- Financial Intermediary  Dallas, TX Contact: Jesse Jackson (800) 442-9841
Federal Protection, Inc.-- Design/Build, Equipment and Security Springfield, MO Contact: Rodney McGrew and Donald Hancock (314) 630-0683	Fidelity Information Services -- Data Processing; Image Check Processing Birmingham, AL Contact: David Cox (205) 317-6263
Fifth Third Bank Processing Solutions -- EFT Cincinnati, OH Contact: Drew Pifer (513) 534-0426	Financial Institution Service Corp. -- Data Processing Services West Monroe, LA Contact: Pat Spencer (318) 387-0691
Gulf Coast Business Consulting, LLC -- Professional Services - Consulting Biloxi, MS Contact: Michael Janus (Phone	Gulf Guaranty Life Insurance Co. -- Insurance Jackson, MS Contact: Jack W. Robertson (601) 981-4920
Hauenstein & Associates -- Investment Planning Laurel, MS 39411 Contact: Carey Hauenstein (601) 428-4393	Horne LLP -- Accounting/Banking Consultants Jackson, MS Contact: Hans C. Pettit (601) 973-7964

Hovde Financial-- Investment Banking   Washington D.C. Contact: Christopher Olson (202) 775-8109	Jack Henry & Associates -- Software Monett, MO Contact: Karen McDonald (417) 235-6652
JP Morgan Chase -- Correspondent Banking Services New Orleans, LA Contact: Fred Wipperling (504) 623-1485	Kansas Bankers Surety Company -- Insurance Topeka, KS Contact: Charles Towle (785) 228-0000
Lawrence Printing Company -- Business Forms Greenwood, MS Contact: George Ellis (800) 844-0338	Life of the South -- Title Insurance Co. Florence, AL Contact: Don Smith (256) 436-1346
Lisa Rowell Consulting -- Leadership and Management Consulting Pelahatchie, MS Contact: Lisa Rowell (601) 951-3570	MacNeill & Buffington P.A. -- Legal Services Flowood, MS Contact: Phillip Buffington Jr. (601) 936-2800
MCCA/Equifax -- Credit Bureau Memphis TN Contact: Raydel Demuth, Karen Harris (662) 501-0245 Demuth; (662) 549-2244 Harris	MCoUSA International Inc. -- Consultants DeBary, FL Contact: Jim Myers (386) 753-0825
Metavante Banking Solutions -- Core Processing Birmingham, AL Contact: Chuck Diulus (205) 408-6900	Mississippi Business Finance Corp. -- Financial Intermediary Jackson, MS Contact: Bill Barry (601) 355-6232
Mississippi Economic Council -- Economic Development Jackson, MS Contact: Blake Wilson (601) 969-0022	Mississippi Guaranty Title Insurance Co. -- Title Insurance Jackson, MS Contact: Rowan H. Taylor Jr. (601) 362-2010
Mississippi Home Corporation -- Mortgage Finance & Lending Jackson, MS Contact: Dianne Bolen (601) 718-4642	Mississippi Secretary of State's Office -- Business Development/Lending Jackson, MS Contact: Tom Riley (601) 359-1633
Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Co. -- Title Insurance Jackson, MS Contact: John T. Cossar (601) 969-0222	Mitchell McNutt & Sams, P.A. -- Legal Services Tupelo, MS Contact: William C. Spencer, Guy W. Mitchell III, David Sanders (662) 842-3871
Mitchell Signs Inc. -- Brand Management Through Permanent Signage Meridian MS Contact: Kristi Hodges (601) 482-7471	Morgan Keegan & Company -- Investment Consultants Memphis, TN Contact: Jan Gwin (901) 529-5422
Nail McKinney Professional Association -- CPA Firm New Albany, MS Contact: James Pegues, CPA (662) 534-7681	New Core Banking Systems-- Core Banking Software Hoover, AL Contact: Christopher Darty (205) 563-6280
PAI - Payment Alliance International -- Merchant Processing Etc. Ridgeland, MS Contact: Gary Patterson (601) 955-9222	Pileum Corporation- Jackson MS Contact: Pam Smith, CFO (601) 352-2120
Porter Capital Corporation -- A/R Financing Jackson, MS Contact:  Tommy Titus (601) 954-6636	Porter Keadle Moore LLP -- Accounting Firm Atlanta, GA Contact: Sonny MacArthur Phone
Postlethwaite & Netterville -- Accounting Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Contact: Candy Wright, Elizabeth Scully (225) 922-4600	Premier Insights, Inc.-- Consultants Canton, MS Contact: Brandon Roberts (601) 855-2190
ABA-Sponsored Insurance Program - Underwritten by Progressive Insurance Mayfield Heights OH Contact: Bill Shero (800) 274-5222	Promontory Interfinancial Group/CDARS -- Financial Services Columbus, MS Contact: Kenny Heredia (866) 776-6426
PULSE  -- EFT Houston, TX 77010 Contact: Denise Stigge, VP, Association Relations (800) 420-2122	Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck LLC   -- CPA and Advisory Firm Memphis, TN Contact: Jonathan Nason (901) 682-2431
RLH Financial Services LLC -- Insurance Brandon, MS Contact: Rick Hudgens (601) 992-1060	Security Check, LLC   -- Check Collection, Credit Card Processing Oxford, MS Contact: John H. Lewis (662) 234-0440
Shay Financial Services Inc.   -- Investments Irving, TX Contact: Rodney Hansen (800) 442-9825	Shay Financial Services Inc.   -- Investments Irving, TX Contact: Rodney Hansen (800) 442-9825
Silas M. Simmons & Co.  -- Accounting Natchez, MS Contact: Charles W. Caldwell Jr., Benny Jeansonne (601) 442-7411	Silverton Bank -- Correspondent Banking Services Ridgeland MS Contact: Russell Harris (601) 956-0175
Smith Shellnut Wilson   -- Investment Services Ridgeland, MS Contact: Kenneth Lott (601) 605-1776	Southern Administrators & Benefit Consultants, Inc.   -- Employee Benefits Madison, MS Contact: Jim Miller (601) 856-9933
Southwest Bank of St. Louis -- Correspondent Banking St. Louis, MO Contact: Wayne Massing (314) 910-8645	Sterne Agee & Leach Inc. -- Investment Firm Birmingham, AL Contact: Dorsey Cox (205) 949-3565
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.-- Investment Bank St. Louis, MO Contact: Tim Graham (314) 342-2797	Stockett & Thomas Agency, L.L.P.   -- Employee Benefit Plan Consultants/Insurance Jackson, MS Contact: Marvin Stockett, Bill Thomas (601) 948-3733
Strunk & Associates, L.P.   -- Overdraft Protection Austin, TX Contact: Rick Ivey (512) 291-5120	Taylor Auction & Realty Inc.  -- Auction and Appraisal Service/Real Estate Company Grenada, MS Contact: Benny Taylor (662) 226-2080
T.E. Lott & Company   -- Accounting/Banking Consultants Columbus, MS Contact: Charles M. Hawkins, Carol Waddle (662) 328-5387	TEC -- Telecommunications Jackson, MS Contact: Red Moffat, Carolyn Rogers (800) 748-9000
TLJ Partners   - Insurance Consultants Jackson, MS Contact: Lee Rogers (888) 835-7308	Travelers   -- Insurance Jackson, MS 39225 Contact: Emily Love (770) 497-5583
Upchurch Telecom & Data, Inc.   -- Telecommunications Greenwood, MS Contact: Ron Upchurch (662) 455-1510	USDA Rural Development   -- Government Lending Jackson, MS Contact: Charlie M. Joiner (601) 956-5457
Watkins & Eager PLLC   -- Legal Services Jackson, MS Contact: George R. Fair, F.J. Hammond (601) 965-1900	Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis   -- Legal Services Jackson, MS Contact: Craig Landrum, Keith Parsons (601) 949-4900
Red Hawk a UTC Fire and Security Company  -- Equipment/Security Memphis, TN Contact: David Knight (901) 332-2911	Wells Fargo Business Credit, Inc. -- Asset-Based Lender Atlanta, GA Contact: Larry Swinney (678) 795-8131
Williams, Weiss, Hester & Company PLLC   -- CPA Firm Jackson, MS Contact: Doug Hester (601) 981-7571	Wilson & Biggs   -- CPA Firm Ridgeland, MS Contact: Mark Biggs, Fred Wilson (601) 957-2001
www.JobsinMS.com   -- Employment Advertising Web Site Westbrook ME Contact: Patrick Erb, Jason Blais (877) 374-1088	Zurich Financial Enterprises   -- Insurance Memphis, TN Contact: Phillip Mangina (800) 282-1227
Zions Correspondent Banking  -- Correspondent Services Salt Lake City, UT Contact: Steve Campbell (801) 844-7854