The Inter-Southern Life Insurance Company was founded in 1906. Originally formed with the aim of only operating in southern states, Inter-Southern Life grew steadily, building a well-known skyscraper to house its headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky in 1913. Riding a wave of prosperity and increasing popularity for life insurance following World War I, Inter-Southern Life expanded heavily in the 1920s, presenting itself as a “clean, strong, and progressive” company in advertising. Although the company survived the first few years of the Great Depression, by 1932 it was failing financially. Placed into receivership, the Inter-Southern Life Insurance Company’s remaining assets were assumed by Kentucky Home Life in April of that year.

The People’s National Bank of Leesburg (PNB) was established in 1888. PNB headquarters at 13 North King Street in Leesburg was enlarged and renovated in 1905. Designed by Washington D.C. Architect Paul J. Peltz and constructed by Norris Brothers Construction, the building’s façade served as emblem for the Bank appearing on forms, publications, and promotional materials. Expanding its services through-out the twentieth century, PNB offered loans and insurance, established a real estate company, and added a number of branch offices throughout Loudoun County. In 1983, PNB merged with First American Bank of Virginia, which in 1993 was in turn taken over by the First Union National Bank of Virginia, soon becoming part of First Union National Bank, later Wachovia Bank, and finally Wells Fargo Bank.