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'Reid Mack
Reid Mack is a Miami, Florida based commercial banker and financier. He is known for his acquisition of corporate names associated with Barnett Bank, once the largest commercial bank in Florida. [1]
http://www.jacksonwitter.com/uploads/Reid_Mack_Bio.pdf
Mack received a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Miami. http://www.jacksonwitter.com/uploads/Reid_Mack_Bio.pdf and was a mortgage lender with the Bank of Florida. http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2000/10/16/story3.html
As president of Jackson, Stone & Steinam and A-1 Security Finance, Mack led investor efforts to acquire shares of Hamilton Bancorp through a mini-tender offer.
Miami-Area Group Makes Bid on Hamilton Bancorp Jane Bussey 27 November 2001 KRTBN Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News: The Miami Herald – Florida
Bank's woes rise on eve of annual meeting. By Sharon Harvey Rosenberg and by Sharon Harvey Rosenberg. 27 November 2001 Broward Daily Business Review
As of 2011, Mack was Managing Director at Jackson, Witter & Associates. http://www.jacksonwitter.com/uploads/Reid_Mack_Bio.pdf
In July 2000, Mack acquired rights to the corporate names of the Barnett Mortgage Company, Barnett Lending Services and Barnett Credit Services following Bank of America's failure to renew the names with the Florida Department of State. Mack reportedly paid $70 to secure each name. Bank of America pursued legal action against his claims.
http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2000/10/16/story3.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2000/10/16/story3.html
Banking on Barnett
1 December 2000
Florida Trend
Volume 43; Issue 8
Following the acquisition, Reid expressed his views on the names, "Barnett for over 100 years had been trying to make this name into something recognized throughout Florida and respected," he said. "I thought there was still some intrinsic value left." BUSINESS Banker to revive name of Barnett JEFF HARRINGTON 13 October 2000 St. Petersburg Times 1E