Fort Thomas resident and former BB&T and Bank of Kentucky executive Mark Exterkamp joins Stock Yards Bank & Trust. By Robin Gee Many Fort Thomas residents know Mark Exterkamp, who has been in charge of retail banking and small business for BB&T Bank on North Fort Thomas Avenue since 2015. Before that, he had been […]
Tag: Bank of Kentucky
The Bank of Kentucky is now BB&T
The Bank of Kentucky is now BB&T. FTM file. The Bank of Kentucky became BB&T over the weekend after the bank was sold last fall for $360 million. The opened under a new flag today. “We are very excited to complete this strategic transaction,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kelly S. King, in a […]
Benefits for Fort Thomas Shooting Victim
August sixth was a terrifying day for a promising young woman. Alisha Waters was attacked by her estranged husband as she arrived to work that Tuesday morning. Alisha survived the attack, but she was shot multiple times. As expected, the medical bills for Alisha are compounding daily, which has inspired certain businesses and individuals to […]
Status of the Nevada Building??
It has now been 6 months since the Bank of Kentucky purchased the Nevada building (see this past post for background) and it continues to sit empty. I am reminded of some of the discussion about the purchase at the time including: The Bank of Kentucky could sell the building for more than the $240K […]
Bank of Kentucky Buys the Nevada Building
Today the Nevada building sold at auction to the Bank of Kentucky. While I am not sure the full motivations of the Bank of Kentucky, the purchase appears to be speculative. According to the article in the Enquirer the bank felt that it can sell for higher than $240,000 (the price paid) and feels there […]

