S. Y. Bancorp, Inc., S. Y. Bancorp, Inc., with $2.1 billion in assets, was incorporated in 1988 as a bank holding company. It is the parent company of Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company, which was established in 1904 in Louisville, Kentucky, and now has offices in the Louisville, Indianapolis and Cincinnati metropolitan markets.

In addition to its banking operations, Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company offers a broad array of other financial services, including those of its Wealth Management Group, which provides investment management and trust services. With assets under management recently topping $2.0 billion for the first time and a record number of account openings in 2012, the Wealth Management Group ranks among the country's top 100 trust companies in terms of revenue. The bank also offers private banking and brokerage services. In addition, its mortgage company offers conventional, VA and FHA financing, as well as a program for low-income first-time homebuyers. The bank sells these residential mortgage loans, originated for both the purchase and refinancing of homes, into the secondary market.

S.Y. Bancorp consistently ranks among the strongest, fastest-growing community banks in the country, as measured by earnings growth and its high returns on equity and assets. The Company has been recognized by U.S. Banker on several occasions as one of the top-performing community banks in the nation. S.Y. Bancorp also is named on a recurring basis the KBW Bank Honor Roll of superior performers and, in 2013, appeared on The Nifty Fifty List by The Bank Director as being one of the 50 best users of capital, based on both profitability and capital strength.