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We're Your Neighbor

and Your Friend

We aren't the biggest bank on the block, and you won't find one of our branches in Tokyo... or even Charlotte. But there's a lot to be said for choosing a bank that's locally owned and managed. Because we are your neighbor and your friend, we're able to respond to community needs every day, year in and year out. Sometimes it means assisting a struggling family during the holidays. Sometimes it involves a cherished tradition like the Lawrence Harris Scholarship. It's no surprise to find your Friend banker volunteering beside you for a local charity. And when you bank at Friend, you know your bank is a place where you can always find a sympathetic ear or helping hand.

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As a CDFI (Community Development Financial Institution), we are hyper-focused on local; local challenges and local solutions. Not only are we hyper-focused on local, we are focused on building strong communities and broad prosperity. CDFIs provide a unique and wide range of financial services that create opportunity and build wealth. There are only 11 CDFIs in the state of Alabama, and only 141 in the US.


Friend Helping Friends

Our Friend Helping Friends Program is our long-term commitment to local giving, scholarship, and volunteerism.

Team Friend

Every Friend full time employee receives 40 hours of paid time, annually, to volunteer in our community. When friends help friends, everyone benefits.

Giving

Friend invests in our community in many ways, including our annual Friend Giving Trees, Community Shred Days, and annual participation in United Way. In addition, Friend helps to fund organizations in the following areas: youth, the elderly, education, the arts, and community development.

Marjorie Harris Endowment

In 2019, Friend Bank announced a $50,000 gift to the Slocomb Alumni Association in memory of Marjorie Hughes Harris. The Endowment is used exclusively to support ongoing projects that benefit teachers and students.

Paul Kennedy Farm Family Award

The Geneva County Outstanding Farm Family award is presented annually in memory of Mr. Paul Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy spent his entire career in farming and agricultural businesses. He was a passionate advocate for the farming community which was the driving reason he helped establish City Bank of Hartford.

  • 2024 Jerry Peak Family
  • 2023 Sanders Family
  • 2022 Aplin Farms
  • 2021 McGriff Farms
  • 2019 Watkins Family Farms

Lawrence Harris Endowed Scholarship

The Lawrence Harris Endowed Scholarship Fund was established in December, 1992, to promote the education of deserving undergraduate students who enroll full-time at the University of Alabama. The scholarship is awarded only to graduates of Slocomb High School and is open to entering freshmen, transfer students, and continuing full-time undergraduates at the University of Alabama. A total of more than $148,000 has been awarded since the Fund was established.

YEARRECIPIENTS
2024
Shelba Hagler
Emma Martin
2023
Emma Martin
Edwin Olea
TylaGrace Strickland
Shelba Hagler
2022
Macy Birge
Emma Martin
Edwin Olea
Sophia Strickland
Joshua Todd
Faustino Vazquez
Ryan Vazquez
2021
Emma Martin
Nicholas Goulet
Macy Birge
Edwin Olea
2020
John Williams
Chase Reeder
Macy Birge
Isaiah Newell
Edwin Olea
Jackson Helms

Friend Family Scholarship

Awarded annually, this scholarship recognizes the scholastic achievement of our employee’s college age children.

YEARRECIPIENTS
2024
Emily Pologruto
Molly Vann
2023
Emily Pologruto
Molly Vann
2022
Emily Pologruto
Molly Vann
Tucker Jackson
2021
Shelby Hargrave
Molly Vann
Aubrey Bond
Jasmine Shiver
2020
Kendall Grimes
Shelby Hargrave
Blaise VanHoose
Mallory Vann

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