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Albert Williams Elected to Hancock Whitney Corporation Board
Executive brings global perspective, regional roots, extensive leadership experience to Hancock Whitney boards Hancock Whitney Corporation (Nasdaq:...

Hancock Whitney Names Liz Hefler as Greater New Orleans Regional President
NEW ORLEANS (July 31, 2023) — Hancock Whitney has named bank senior vice president Liz Hefler as the company’s regional president for Greater New...

Hancock Whitney Continues Growing Asset Based Lending Team
GULFPORT, Miss. (July 14, 2023) — Hancock Whitney Business Capital, the asset based lending (ABL) division of Hancock Whitney, has added two more...

Hancock Whitney Announces $1 Million-Plus in Grants from Local Foundations
BEAUMONT, Texas (November 1, 2022)—Hancock Whitney recently honored 66 Southeast Texas nonprofit organizations and presented grants totaling...

Ronnie Lefort Joins Hancock Whitney in Houma/Thibodaux Area
HOUMA, La. (August 2, 2022)—Well-known Houma/Thibodaux area banker Ronnie Lefort has joined Hancock Whitney—one of America’s strongest, safest...

Hancock Whitney Corporation to Ring NASDAQ Opening Bell on May 16
GULFPORT, Miss. (May 13, 2022) — Hancock Whitney Corporation (Nasdaq: HWC) announced today that the company has been invited to participate in the...

Hancock Whitney Title Sponsor for ‘Patriots at Pasadena’ Benefiting Semper Fi & America’s Fund
PASADENA, Fla. (November 2, 2021)—Hancock Whitney, one of America’s strongest, safest banks, is the title sponsor for the annual Patriots at Pasadena...

Local Banker Sabrina Williams Joins Hancock Whitney in Marianna, FL
MARIANNA, Fla. (October 21, 2021)—Well-known Marianna financial services professional Sabrina Williams has joined Hancock Whitney—one of America’s...

Hancock Whitney Expands Corporate, Commercial Banking Teams in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (October 6, 2021)—Hancock Whitney, one of America’s strongest, safest banks, has expanded the number of financial experts serving the...

Hancock Whitney Donates $25K for Jackson State University Scholarship
GULFPORT, Miss. (September 29, 2021)—Hancock Whitney—the largest bank headquartered in Mississippi and one of America’s strongest, safest banks—has...

Hancock Whitney Pledges $100K-plus to Hurricane Ida Relief in Terrebonne, Lafourche Parishes
HOUMA, La. (September 13, 2021)—In two areas hit hardest by Hurricane Ida, Hancock Whitney is hoping to make a difference with donations totaling...