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Hancock Whitney to lay off 52 Orlando staff after acquisition

SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGFlorida Department of Commerce· filed September 30, 2026View the filing ↗

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
52
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~1.4%
PLANNED DATE
Dec 1, 2026
CONFIRMED IN SOURCE
52 OF 3,600 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Orlando, FL.

A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on September 30, 2026.

Industry: Finance and Insurance.

Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the FL state workforce agency.

Summary

Hancock Whitney announced it will lay off 52 workers in its Orlando operations following an acquisition. The cuts affect staff in the Orlando location; the article frames the reduction as a consequence of post-acquisition consolidation. No specific department was named, nor was an exact date for the planned layoffs provided. The bank’s announcement indicates the workforce reduction is planned rather than already executed, and offers limited detail about severance, timeline, or broader impacts.

Hancock Whitney disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the FL state workforce agency on September 30, 2026. The notice covers 52 employees in FL, with the layoff effective December 1, 2026.

That is roughly 1.4% of the 3,600 people Hancock Whitney employs.

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SOURCE
Official WARN notice
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Estimated figure based on a WARN filing. Not yet confirmed by Hancock Whitney.

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Hancock WhitneyHWC
Financials · 3,600 employees
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EVENTS TRACKED
52
JOBS IN WARN FILINGS
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