Exhibit 24

Power of Attorney

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Carl J. Chaney, Michael M. Achary and John M. Hairston as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to sign any Registration Statement that is to be effective on filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature	Title	Date
/S/     JAMES B. ESTABROOK, JR.         James B. Estabrook, Jr.	Chairman and Director	January 21, 2011
/S/     FRANK E. BERTUCCI         Frank E. Bertucci	Director	January 21, 2011
/S/    DON P. DESCANT         Don P. Descant	Director	January 24, 2011
/S/     RANDY HANNA         Randy Hanna	Director	January 21, 2011
/S/     JAMES H. HORNE         James H. Horne	Director	January 24, 2011
/S/    JERRY L. LEVENS         Jerry L. Levens	Director	January 21, 2011
/S/    JOHN H. PACE         John H. Pace	Director	January 24, 2011
/S/     CHRISTINE L. PICKERING         Christine L. Pickering	Director	January 24, 2011
/S/    ANTHONY J. TOPAZI         Anthony J. Topazi	Director	January 24, 2011