Sanibel Captiva Community Bank wins 2021 Industry Appreciation Award

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has received a 2021 Industry Appreciation Award from the Horizon Council, Horizon Foundation and Lee County Economic Development. The annual awards celebrate the Lee County business community and recognize outstanding local businesses that have positively influenced Southwest Florida.

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank won the Business Resiliency and Innovation Award, a special award category for 2021 to recognize businesses that successfully pivoted operations, products or services to be resilient and respond to the needs of the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The bank was recognized for its work administering the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program. Sanibel Captiva Community Bank processed more than 1,100 loans totaling just over $109 million to help local small businesses, nonprofit organizations and independent contractors support payroll and related costs, saving tens of thousands of jobs in Southwest Florida.

“We are incredibly proud to be recognized for our work during the pandemic helping hundreds of customers and, in some cases, non-customers financially survive such an unexpected and difficult situation,” said John Wright, executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Sanibel Captiva Community Bank.

Founded in 2003, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has two locations on Sanibel Island and six more locations throughout Lee County. The bank is nationally ranked in the top 2% best-performing community banks by S&P Global Market Intelligence out of more than 4,400 banks with assets under $1 billion. It is well-capitalized, with more than $780 million in total assets, and generates one of the highest returns on equity of all Florida banks. The bank employs more than 100 employees, and more than 40% are current shareholders.

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank’s team members provide customized individual and business banking services and specialize in residential and commercial lending. The bank offers free personal and business checking, deposit accounts with competitive interest rates, instant issue debit cards and a full array of digital banking products and services, including mobile banking apps, CardValet, online bill pay, Zelle®, Positive Pay and ACH Manager. To learn more, visit www.SanCapBank.com.