Eric DeYoung has joined Charlotte State Bank (www.charlottestatebank.com) as a commercial loan officer.

DeYoung is a graduate of Charlotte High School and the University of Florida, where he majored in finance and graduated cum laude. He is on track to receive his master of business administration degree from Florida Gulf Coast University in April.

He spent time at Charlotte State Bank as credit analyst in training prior to joining First State Bank in Arcadia, where he served as information technology and data manager/credit analyst for the past two years.