First Port City Bank (FPCB), Fernandina Beach, Florida, is pleased to announce it has hired United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) industry veteran Richard Duncan to its SBA/USDA lending division.

Duncan will work as an SBA and Government Guaranteed Lender (GGL) giving specific focus to his specialty area of USDA business and industry loans. His lending will focus on the geographic areas of the southeastern United States.

Duncan has over 15 years of experience in the Financial Industry with the past 10 years dedicated to USDA Financing and Business Development in rural America. Rich's dedication and desire to assist businesses in rural America provides your business the expertise in navigating the challenges of operating and acquiring funds in rural communities. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Flagler College. Rich served for 8 years in the United States Marine Corps before entering the Financial Industry. Rich's vast experience makes him the perfect partner to assist with your USDA financing needs.

"We welcome Rich to our team and look forward to his contribution in helping expand our capabilities in USDA lending," said John McClure, senior vice president and managing director of First Port City Bank's SBA/USDA lending division. "Rich's targeted expertise will be an asset to our SBA division as we continue to grow our government guaranteed platform across our geographical footprint."

Founded in 1974, First Port City Bank is approximately a $300 Million community bank offering a full line of financial services and solutions through 5 full-service banking offices, located in Bainbridge and Donalsonville, Georgia, and Yulee and Fernandina Beach, Florida. First Port City Bank is consistently ranked as one of the top community banks in the nation and continues to receive an "Excellent" financial rating from Bauer Financial, Inc., of Coral Gables, FL. First Port City Bank has been voted "Best Bank" in Decatur County for over 8 Years. For more information, visit www.firstportcity.com. Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender. Follow FPCB on Twitter @portcity_bank, Instagram #firstportcitybank, Facebook @firstportcity, LinkedIn @First Port City Bank.