
Estate planning options at Renasant Bank
The key to protecting your Renasant Bank accounts is making sure each one has a transfer mechanism in place—either a beneficiary designation or trust ownership. Without one, the account goes through probate, adding time, cost, and court involvement for your family.
Each of Renasant Bank's 20 accounts has different rules for how it transfers at death. The sections below explain the options for each.
No beneficiary form at Renasant Bank
Required Documents
- Certification of the fiduciary relationship and the trustee's status and authority (if Renasant requests it). Renasant may rely on any certification the fiduciary provides
- Name, address, date of birth and other identifying information (for each person opening the account). Renasant may ask to see a driver's license or other identifying documents
What Renasant Bank says about beneficiaries and trusts
Each section is Renasant Bank's own statement, with the document it comes from numbered under Sources.
Which accounts take a beneficiary1
- IRA
An IRA beneficiary designation is a separate IRA document. The Deposit Account Agreement does not affect it.1
Who can be named2
How many beneficiaries, and how shares are split
- Payable-on-death account
On the death of the owner or surviving owners, POD funds are paid in equal shares to the named beneficiaries who are then living (Section 15).2
What Renasant Bank's agreement says about beneficiaries3
- What the owner keeps while living
During the owner's lifetime a beneficiary's interest is revocable, and only the owner or the owner's authorized signers may withdraw funds (Section 15).2
- Claims against the account
POD accounts are subject to applicable law, Renasant's security interest in the account and its right of setoff (Section 15).2
- Who can see the designation
Renasant states it has "no obligation to notify any beneficiary of the existence of any account or the vesting of any interest in any account" (Section 15).2
Which accounts a trust can hold1
- Fiduciary account
A fiduciary account is opened by a fiduciary such as a trustee acting under a fiduciary document such as a trust, for another person, the beneficiary (Section 18).2
What Renasant Bank says about trust accounts3
- Whether a new account is opened
An interest in an existing account cannot be assigned or transferred unless Renasant agrees in writing in advance (Section 22).2
- Review of the trust document
Renasant is not a fiduciary on the account. It is not required to and will not enforce the fiduciary document or monitor the account for compliance with it, and has no duty to ensure proper use of account funds (Section 18).2
- Indemnity the owner or a trustee gives
Each fiduciary on the account guarantees that the other fiduciaries will comply with the fiduciary documents, is liable for their actions, and indemnifies Renasant against claims by or on behalf of a beneficiary or another fiduciary (Section 18).2
Accounts handled elsewhere1
- Renasant Wealth Management Trust Division
Trusts that Renasant administers3
Phone: 1-662-680-1285
Email: trustservices@renasant.com
Not in Renasant Bank's published guidance3
- A beneficiary designation form
- What the owner provides to name a beneficiary
- Beneficiary update procedure
Sources
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Data sourced from Renasant Bank primary sources (20 pages reviewed). How we research.
Download these Renasant Bank instructions
A printable PDF with the steps, required documents, and contact details, verified against Renasant Bank primary sources. Bring it to the branch or keep it beside the phone.
Renasant Bank estate support
Renasant Wealth Management Trust Division (Trust Services, including Estate Administration/Executor Services)
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