Company with California ties buys $275 million-asset area bank

Majority share of Florida Bancshares and First National Bank of Pasco acquired by newly formed company with California address.

COURTESY: (L) Fadi Cheikha president of Aiden Florida Bancshares (R)Steven D. Hickman, president and CEO of First National Bank of Pasco and Florida Bancshares
COURTESY: (L) Fadi Cheikha president of Aiden Florida Bancshares (R)Steven D. Hickman, president and CEO of First National Bank of Pasco and Florida Bancshares
  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • Share

PASCO COUNTY — A company with ties to a payment processing business in California has entered into an agreement to buy a majority interest in Florida Bancshares Inc. and First National Bank of Pasco.

 

Continue reading your article
with a Business Observer subscription.
What's included:
  • ✓ Unlimited digital access to BusinessObserverFL.com
  • ✓ E-Newspaper app, digital replica of print edition
  • ✓ Mailed print newspaper every Friday (optional)
  • ✓ Newsletter of daily business news
Subscribe

Already subscribed? Sign in.

Latest News

  • March 31, 2026
South Seas buys 22-acre artist retreat on Captiva
  • March 31, 2026
Pizzeria closes on Main Street in Sarasota
  • March 31, 2026
Naples man faces decades in prison for cheating elderly woman
  • March 31, 2026
Southwest Florida construction firm opens Tampa office

Sponsored Content