Hancock Whitney received regulatory approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance to complete its acquisition of MidSouth Bancorp, the parent company of MidSouth Bank.

The proposed acquisition is expected to close on or about September 20, 2019, and remains subject to approval by MidSouth’s shareholders at a special meeting scheduled for September 18, 2019 and other customary closing conditions.

Established in the late 1800s, Hancock Whitney offers comprehensive financial products and services, including traditional and online banking, commercial and small business banking, private banking, trust and investment services, healthcare banking, certain insurance services and mortgage services.