FIG Partners, one of the nation's premier investment banking and research firms specializing in community banks, announced that it is relocating its national headquarters to the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta building in midtown Atlanta.

FIG Partners is moving to its new location to accommodate the expansion of the firm, now more than 50 employees nationwide since it was founded in 2003. The firm has been located in Colony Square in Atlanta since 2005. The firm will move to its new offices in the third quarter of 2017.

"FIG's new headquarters provides room to grow in a premier midtown location," said CEO Geoff Hodgson. "FHLBank Atlanta is a symbol of financial strength in the Southeast and an emerging hub for innovative financial services companies. We look forward to working in a place that brings the synergies of these two organizations together."

FIG Partners is an influential investment bank for community and independent banks. The company is ranked No. 1 in capital offerings nationally by SNL Financial among institutions with less than $1 billion in assets.