Download 1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: David Creel

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
David Creel
573-723-7928
BANK STAR OF THE LEADBELT PROMOTES HUGHES, CULTON
FESTUS, MO, August 6, 2012—Bank Star of the LeadBelt has announced the
promotions of David A. Hughes to senior vice president and Justin Culton to assistant
vice president. Both are located in the Festus Main office of the bank, located at 1450
Parkway West.
Hughes has been with Bank Star for 15 years serving as a branch manager, a loan
production manager and then vice president. His primary responsibilities will continue as
chief lending officer in the Festus market.
Hughes has served as past president of the Twin City Area Chamber of
Commerce and as past president of the Park Hills Lions Club. He has achieved Legion of
Honor status with the Order of DeMolay, a child mentoring organization.
Hughes is a graduate of Central Methodist University with a Bachelor of Science
degree in Business Administration. He is a resident of St. Francois County.
Culton has been with the bank for 14 years serving as a teller, new accounts
representative, a loan processor and as a loan officer. His primary responsibility is
lending. He is a resident of Bonne Terre, MO.
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Bank Star of the LeadBelt has two offices in Festus (including one inside the
Walmart), and offices in Park Hills, Desloge, Leadwood and Farmington (also inside
Walmart). The bank is a subsidiary of BancStar, Inc., also based in Festus.
BancStar Inc. is a bank holding company with four bank charters and a mortgage
company: Bank Star of the LeadBelt, Bank Star of the BootHeel, Bank Star (Pacific),
Bank Star One and Bank Star Mortgage.
Altogether, the holding company has a total of 15 offices (including the two Bank
Star Mortgage locations) and more than $370 million in assets.
In addition to the LeadBelt branches, Bank Star banks can be found in Lake
Ozark (2), Osage Beach (Hy-Vee Supermarket), Fulton, New Bloomfield, Pacific,
Caruthersville, and Steele—all in Missouri. Bank Star Mortgage is a division of Bank
Star (Pacific) with offices in St. Louis/Des Peres and Chesterfield.
Bank Star banks provide a full range of personal and business financial services,
including checking, savings, certificates of deposit, safe deposit boxes, commercial loans,
and consumer loans.
Bank Star banks offer all forms of mortgage services, including fixed rate,
adjustable rate, jumbo, construction, lot, home equity, interest only, second home, FHA
and VA mortgage loans.
For information on all Bank Star products, visit their website at
www.bank-star.com or call 888-671-STAR (7827). Bank Star is a Member FDIC and an
Equal Housing Lender.
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