All decisions about banking services are made with the needs of Middle Georgians in mind. Larger banks contend they offer a wider variety of services that appeal to a broader base of customers. Those products will enhance the bank's existing trust, securities, business and corporate banking services, said Stephen L. Jukes, Capital City Bank's senior executive in Macon. Competition is the name of the game in contemporary banking, he said. We don't always win, but we always get a shot.
Customer service is the key to keeping clients happy, several area banking officers contend.
It's listening to what the clients have to say and trying to fill their needs, not trying to sell them something they don't need or want. Here's a sampling of local checking account services and monthly maintenance fees offered by several Macon banks. Many banks offer premium checking and other account services not listed here. Unlimited debits, ATM transactions. Limited to seven checks per month.