Top Largest Banks in Virginia

The top largest banks in Virginia (USA) are TowneBank, Carter Bank & Trust, StellarOne, Virginia Commerce Bank, among others.

TowneBank is one of the largest banks headquartered in Virginia, with total assets of $3.66 billion as of September 30, 2010. It offers a comprehensive range of financial services through its controlled divisions and subsidiaries that include Towne Investment Group, Towne Insurance Agency, TFA Benefits, TowneBank Mortgage, TowneBank Commercial Mortgage, Prudential Towne Realty, Towne 1031 Exchange, LLC, and Corolla Classic Vacations. TowneBank has banking offices in Chesapeake, Hampton, Portsmouth, Newport News, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Williamsburg and York County.

Carter Bank & Trust was formed on December 29, 2006 from the merger of ten banks with 124 offices in Virginia and North Carolina. At that time, this merger created the largest independent state-chartered commercial bank with headquarters in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Banks that merged to form Carter Bank & Trust included Blue Ridge Bank, N.A., Floyd; Central National Bank, Lynchburg; Community National Bank, South Boston; First National Bank, Rocky Mount; First National Exchange Bank, Roanoke; Mountain National Bank, Galax; Patrick Henry National Bank, Bassett; Patriot Bank, N.A., Stafford; Peoples National Bank, Danville; and Shenandoah National Bank, Staunton.

StellarOne is one of the largest independent, commercial banks headquartered in Virginia. It offers a suite of 24 hour banking services including Online Banking, Telephone Banking, Mobile Banking and an extensive network of StellarOne ATMs.

Virginia Commerce Bank (VCB) is a Virginia state-chartered, full-service community bank that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virginia Commerce Bancorp, Inc. It has grown to become the largest community bank headquartered in Northern Virginia and one of the largest banks headquartered in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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