John Pruitt to Manage Fidelity Bank Mortgage Services

<div class="xn-content"><p><span class="xn-location"><location value="LU/us.ga.atlnta" idsrc="xmltag.org">ATLANTA</location></span>, <span class="xn-chron"><chron>Sept. 13, 2011</chron></span> /PRNewswire/ -- <org>Fidelity Bank</org>, a subsidiary of <org value="NASDAQ-NMS:LION" idsrc="xmltag.org">Fidelity Southern Corporation</org> (NASDAQ: LION), announced the hiring of <span class="xn-person"><person>John M. Pruitt</person></span>. Pruitt will manage <org>Fidelity Bank</org> mortgage. </p><p>Pruitt has twenty-six years of major retail mortgage experience. He has held several leadership positions in the mortgage industry, including past Executive Board member of Consumer Credit Counseling Services. </p><p>Fidelity Bank's President <span class="xn-person"><person>H. Palmer Proctor</person>, Jr.</span> said, "Our goal is to be the premier home mortgage lender in <span class="xn-location"><location value="LU/us.ga.atlnta" idsrc="xmltag.org">Atlanta</location></span>. John is the right person to make that happen." </p><p><org value="NASDAQ-NMS:LION" idsrc="xmltag.org">Fidelity Southern Corporation</org>, through its operating subsidiaries <org>Fidelity Bank</org> and <org>LionMark Insurance Company</org>, provides banking services and credit-related insurance products through 25 branches in <span class="xn-location"><location value="LU/us.ga.atlnta" idsrc="xmltag.org">Atlanta, Georgia</location></span>, and <span class="xn-location"><location value="LU/us.fl.jckvil" idsrc="xmltag.org">Jacksonville, Florida</location></span>, and an insurance office in <span class="xn-location"><location value="LU/us.ga.atlnta" idsrc="xmltag.org">Atlanta, Georgia</location></span>.  SBA, indirect automobile, and mortgage loans are provided through employees located throughout nine Southern states.  For additional information about Fidelity's products and services, please visit the website at <a href="http://www.fidelitysouthern.com/">www.FidelitySouthern.com</a>. <br /></p><p>Contact: <br /><span class="xn-person"><person>Martha Fleming</person></span><br />(404) 240-1504<br /><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p>SOURCE <org>Fidelity Bank</org></p></div>