Business View Magazine l October 2022

96 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 10 AT A GLANCE FIDELITY BANK WHAT: A 113-year-old community bank with 57 branches and 500 employees WHERE: Headquarters in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina WEBSITE: www.fidelitybanknc.com W ith the tagline “Right by You”, Fidelity Bank is committed to putting customers first by providing customer-focused banking while supporting and giving back to the communities they serve. With 56 branches serving North Carolina, the southern part of Virginia, and Upstate South Carolina, the Bank opened its first branch in 1909, under the name Bank of Fuquay, in the small farming community of Fuquay Springs. It was a slow and steady growth until 1970 when the Bank of Fuquay merged with another growing community bank, the Bank of Briscoe. This merger brought more resources, increased lending ability, and further expansion opportunities – along with a name change to Fidelity Bank. The CEO of Fidelity Bank, Mary Willis, shares, “Today, we have just under $4 billion in assets. Fidelity Bank is a relationship community bank. Our focus is the long-term success of our customers; that is what we focus on every day as our top priority.” Fidelity operates under the mission: To be the independent, Bank “Right By You”