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[email protected] Cadence Bank Receives Third Consecutive Five-Star Rating from Bauer Financial
Rating Indicates Strength and Safety of Cadence’s Financial Position BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 12, 2013 — Cadence Bank received its third consecutive Five-Star (“Superior”) Rating from BauerFinancial, Inc., the nation’s leading bank rating and research firm. The rating is based on the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2013. A Five-Star Rating is the highest performance ranking available from Bauer and attests to a financial institution’s safety and soundness position. It is based on independent, unbiased analysis. Cadence has been recommended by Bauer for eight consecutive quarters. A BauerFinancial Five-Star Rating indicates that Cadence Bank excels in areas of capital, asset quality, profitability, liquidity and risk management. Star ratings are assigned based on a scale of zero to five stars, with five being the strongest. Since 1983, Bauer has been analyzing and reporting on the financial condition of the nation’s banking industry. No institution pays for its rating, nor can they choose to be excluded. For more information, visit BauerFinancial.com. About Cadence Bank Cadence Bank, N.A., based in Birmingham, Ala., is a $6.2 billion bank with more than 100 locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. Backed by 126 years of financial expertise, Cadence serves commercial and consumer clients with a full range of innovative banking and financial solutions designed to keep pace with their lives. These products and services include commercial and consumer banking, small business banking, treasury management, international banking, specialized lending, commercial real estate, wealth management, investment and trust services, financial planning, retirement plan management, business and personal insurance, consumer loans, mortgages, home equity lines and loans, and credit cards. Cadence Bank and its affiliates, Linscomb & Williams and Cadence Insurance Agency, are wholly owned subsidiaries of Houston-based Cadence Bancorp, LLC. Additional information about Cadence Bank is available at cadencebank.com. Cadence Bank, N.A. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender. ###