Like Elvis Presley, BancorpSouth has grown beyond its Tupelo roots. It's the holding company for BancorpSouth Bank, which operates some 290 branches in nine southern and midwestern states. Catering to consumers and small and midszed businesses, the bank offers checking and savings accounts, loans, credit cards, and commercial banking services. BancorpSouth also sells insurance and provides brokerage, investment advisory, and asset management services throughout most of its market area. Real estate loans, including consumer and commercial mortgages and home equity, construction, and agricultural loans, comprise approximately three-quarters of its loan portfolio. BancorpSouth has assets of $13 billion.