Portrait Bank opens as Central Florida’s first new bank in almost 10 years
Portrait Bank, central Florida’s first new bank since 2017, recently opened its doors for business. Based in Winter Park, Portrait Bank helps to close a gap that had been widening for two decades. The Orlando area, which includes Orange, Seminole, Osceola and Lake counties, was home to 38 community banks in 2000. By early 2025, that number had fallen to six. The recent sale of Winter Park National Bank and One Florida Bank to out-of-state banks further decreased the ranks. As those b...
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