Sanibel Captiva Community Bank is proud to announce its home sponsorship with Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties. As a house sponsor, the bank is donating over $150,000 to support new home construction costs for a Lee County family in need of affordable housing.
“As a locally grown community bank committed to community support and improving the lives of Southwest Floridians, we believe in the transformative power of stable housing,” said Kyle DeCicco, president and CEO of Sanibel Captiva Community Bank. “By donating funds to build an entire Habitat for Humanity home, we want to provide not just a home for a local family, but also a foundation for a brighter future. We are proud to invest in organizations like Habitat for Humanity that create sustainable, positive impacts in our neighborhoods and empower families to thrive.”
Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties is a faith-based private nonprofit serving families with a housing need willing to partner on their housing and financial goals. As a developer, builder, mortgage lender, housing counseling agency, retail operator and hurricane recovery organization, Habitat partners with families to build, improve or retain places to call home. Since 1982, Habitat has partnered with more than 1,800 families to help them achieve their dream of affordable homeownership. In addition to putting in 300 hours of sweat equity into building their own homes, Habitat homebuyers contribute to their closing costs, attend more than 20 hours of financial education classes and pay an affordable mortgage set at no more than 30% of their monthly income. For more information, visit habitat4humanity.org.
Founded in 2003, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has seven locations open throughout Lee County. On Sanibel, the Periwinkle Branch, located at 1019 Periwinkle Way, sustained considerable storm damage and is projected to reopen in early 2024. In Fort Myers, at the bank’s McGregor Branch, located at 15975 McGregor Blvd., staff is operating out of a temporary mobile banking unit due to major flood damage to the existing building. Construction on the new building is underway.
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 $729 million in total assets, and generates one of the highest returns on equity of all Florida banks. The bank employs more than 110 employees, and more than 60% 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, CardHub, online bill pay, Zelle®, Positive Pay and ACH Manager. To learn more, visit sancapbank.com.
