- December 18, 2025
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Customers are coming back for loans.
A recovering economy on the Gulf Coast boosted asset growth at most banks headquartered in the region. Just nine of the 45 banks posted asset declines in the year ending Sept. 30.
“It's broad based,” says Joseph Chillura, the CEO of USAmeribank, based in Largo. USAmeribank is the second-largest lender on the Gulf Coast with nearly $2.8 billion in assets.
