Two small banks have begun offering investment products through third-
Charlotte State Bank, a $50 million-asset bank in Port Charlotte, Fla.,
High Street Banking Co., a $40 million-asset bank in Asheville, N.C.,
Banks too small to own brokerages often use third-party marketing firms
"The markets that we are in have a need for those type of services in a
Executives at other banks - including Bryn Mawr (Pa.) Trust Co., which