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SARASOTA

Bright yellow = five stars

LandMark Bank, the Sarasota bank whose two locations are painted a shocking yellow color, has received a five-star rating, the highest possible, from Bauer Financial Inc., a Coral Gables firm that ranks banks. Bauer Financial ranks banks from zero to five stars (superior) nationwide based on capitalization, liquidity, quality of loan portfolio as determined by delinquencies and charge-offs, profitability and other historical data. Prior to receiving its five-star ranking, LandMark Bank held a four-star (excellent) rating.