Old Faces, New Places

Amid the tumult of 2009, one truism has become exceedingly relevant: in these times, cash is indeed king.

Joe Chillura knows it. And with businesses frantically searching for capital, the chief executive officer of Largo-based USAmeriBank is making sure his bank does its best to meet the need.

Having opened the bank in early 2007, USAmeriBank is one of several younger banks that has been able to avoid many of the problems caused by bad loans in the difficult real estate markets on the Gulf Coast.