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)

Adams & Reese, LLP -- Legal Services Jackson, MS Contact: Charles N. Parrott (601) 292-0782	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
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
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
CommuniGroup -- Telecommunications Jackson, MS Contact: Red Moffat, Carolyn Rogers (800) 748-9000	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	Duncan-Williams -- Investment Services Memphis, TN Contact: Duncan Williams (901) 260-6800
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
Fannie Mae -- Mortgage Finance Jackson, MS Contact: Walt Laughlin, Regina Austin (601) 592-1040	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	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: Sam Merkle (513) 534-0426	Financial Institution Service Corp. -- Data Processing Services West Monroe, LA Contact: Pat Spencer (318) 387-0691

First Data Corporation/STAR Network  -- ATM Network Maitland, FL Contact: Tray Gates (321) 263-3361	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	HBE Financial Facilities -- Design/Build St. Louis, MO Contact: Rodney J. McGrew (314) 567-9000
Horne LLP -- Accounting/Banking Consultants Jackson, MS Contact: Hans C. Pettit (601) 973-7964	Integrated QSG -- Service & Sales Culture for Community Banks   Birmingham, AL Contact: John Cotton (800) 943-9638
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	The Kullman Firm, P.C. -- Legal Services Jackson, MS Contact: Stephen A. Brandon (601) 366-2990
L'Vantage Consulting Firm -- Leadership and Management Consulting Pelahatchie, MS Contact: Lisa Rowell (601) 951-3570	Lawrence Printing Company -- Business Forms Greenwood, MS Contact: George Ellis (800) 844-0338
MacNeill & Buffington P.A. -- Legal Services Flowood, MS Contact: Phillip Buffington Jr. (601) 936-2800	Main Street Checks, Inc. -- Checking Products Birmingham, AL Contact: Gene Bass (N. Miss.) and Dan Pitts (S. Miss.) (205) 380-4000
MSI, a Division of FNIS -- Marketing - CRM Birmingham, AL Contact: Ellen Morgan (205)991-5900	MCCA/Equifax -- Credit Bureau Memphis TN Contact: Raydel Demuth, Karen Harris (662) 501-0245 Demuth; (662) 549-2244 Harris
The Kullman Firm, P.C. -- Legal Services Jackson, MS Contact: Stephen A. Brandon (601) 366-2990	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	Metrix Solutions LLC -- Equipment Reseller Jackson, MS Contact: Kristen L. Bland (601) 352-2120
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: William B. Thompson Jr. (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	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
Porter Capital Corporation -- A/R Financing Jackson, MS Contact:  Tommy Titus (601) 954-6636	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	Presidential Financial Corporation  -- Working Capital Finance for Small Companies Memphis TN Contact: Melody Vollman (901) 229-0543
ProForma Print Media & Promotions Group - Signage Advertising Corinth, MS Contact: David Rickman (662) 665-9040	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 541 Orlando Ave. Ste. 312 Maitland FL 32751 Contact: Brad Trowbridge (407) 647-9700
Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck LLC   -- CPA and Advisory Firm Memphis, TN Contact: Jimmy Sawyers (901) 682-2431	Ross Financial Products -- Bank Equipment Jackson, MS Contact: Lawrence R. Smerk (601) 355-4651
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
Shearer, Taylor & Co.   -- Accounting/Banking Consultants Ridgeland, MS Contact: J. Robert Shearer, Gerald L. Taylor (800) 521-8328	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
Smith, Turner & Reeves   -- Accounting Jackson MS Contact: George Smith (601) 948-6700	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	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	St. Paul Travelers   -- Insurance Jackson, MS 39225 Contact: John Bailey, Jonathan Wyatt (770) 497-5583
Strunk & Associates, L.P.   -- Overdraft Protection Austin, TX Contact: Rick Ivey (512) 291-5120	Taylor, Bean & Whitaker-- Mortgage Wholesale Lender Ocala, FL Contact: Gail Klein (800) 728-1129
T.E. Lott & Company   -- Accounting/Banking Consultants Columbus, MS Contact: Charles M. Hawkins, Carol Waddle (662) 328-5387	TLJ Partners   - Insurance Consultants Jackson, MS Contact: Lee Rogers (888) 835-7308
Trans Union   -- Credit Bureau Covington LA Contact: Melissa Serpas (800) 256-1902	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	Zurich Financial Enterprises   -- Insurance Memphis, TN Contact: Phillip Mangina (800) 282-1227