Preparing financially for the death of a family member
March 4, 2019
By Bethany M. Griffith, CFP®, EA Nothing is certain but death and taxes, and not many topics make for worse conversation starters at the Thanksgiving table. Yet, finding the…
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CresCom Bank expands Commercial Lending Executive Team with promotion of Ryan Benton
February 27, 2019
CresCom Bank, the second largest community bank in North and South Carolina, has expanded its Commercial Lending Team with the promotion of CresCom Bank team member Ryan Benton. Ryan Benton has been promoted…
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United Community Bank Partners with Blue Star Mothers of America to send care packages to active duty military
February 25, 2019United Community Bank have recently partnered with the Blue Star Mothers of America’s Greenville-Upstate chapter to send care packages to troops serving overseas. The packages were assembled by the…
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Pre/Post Marriage Guide to a successful financial future
February 25, 2019By Anne Marie E. Ashworth Congratulations! Either you are considering getting married, are recently engaged, or are newly married; you aren’t alone. In 2014, the CDC reported 2.14 million…
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Pre/Post Marriage Guide to a successful financial future
February 25, 2019
By Anne Marie E. Ashworth Congratulations! Either you are considering getting married, are recently engaged, or are newly married; you aren’t alone. In 2014, the CDC reported 2.14 million…
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3 Ways Identity Thieves Steal Your Tax Refund and How to Prevent It
February 22, 2019By South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis That time of year has come: Tax season. While you may have just started preparing your tax returns, identity thieves have been gearing…
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3 Ways Identity Thieves Steal Your Tax Refund and How to Prevent It
February 22, 2019
By South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis That time of year has come: Tax season. While you may have just started preparing your tax returns, identity thieves have been gearing…
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SCRA & SC Launch celebrate $1 billion in follow-on funding for SC-based companies
February 21, 2019
SCRA, a public, non-profit corporation that fuels South Carolina’s innovation economy, celebrated a milestone of $1 billion of follow-on capital secured by Client Companies in the SC Launch Program. SC Launch, SCRA’s…
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SCRA announces seven new Client Companies
February 19, 2019
SCRA announced the recent acceptance of seven Client Companies into its entrepreneurial program, SC Launch. Client Companies receive mentoring and support services and may also be eligible for funding. Coastal…
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VentureSouth announces 2018 record-breaking results
February 13, 2019
VentureSouth is pleased to announce record-setting results for a fifth consecutive year. In 2018, the South Carolina-based early stage investment firm grew its membership to nearly 300 investors and invested…
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State Treasurer Curtis Loftis announces promotion of Richards H. Green as new Commissioner of Banking
February 11, 2019
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis, Chairman of the State Board of Financial Institutions, announced that Richards H. Green has been promoted to serve as the next Commissioner of Banking for…
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Charleston, Greenville land investment banking firm
February 8, 2019
Global finance executives launch Charles Towne Holdings Armed with nearly a century of Wall Street and global markets experience, a collection of Charleston deal makers has partnered to create Charles Towne…
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United Community Banks, Inc. announces quarterly cash dividend
February 8, 2019
United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCBI) (“United”), reported that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per common share. The dividend is payable April 5, 2019…
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BB&T and SunTrust to combine in merger of equals
February 7, 2019
Combination of two franchises creates sixth-largest U.S. bank holding company with 275 years of combined history and culture serving clients and communities in high-growth markets Estimated net cost synergies of…
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Erin Jones earns Certified Financial Planner™ certification
February 5, 2019FinTrust Capital Advisors announced that Erin Jones has earned the Certified Financial Planner™ certification. This achievement adds to Erin’s list of professional credentials which include the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®)…
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Erin Jones earns Certified Financial Planner™ certification
February 5, 2019
FinTrust Capital Advisors announced that Erin Jones has earned the Certified Financial Planner™ certification. This achievement adds to Erin’s list of professional credentials which include the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®)…
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UC Funds closes $7.4 million first mortgage loan for Jamestowne Apartments in Columbia
February 4, 2019
UC Funds tops $2 billion in total closings with its latest multifamily transaction in South Carolina’s capital city UC Funds, a vertically-integrated commercial real estate specialty finance firm, announces the closing…
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United Community Bank named to Forbes List of America’s Best 100 Banks
February 1, 2019United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCBI) (“United”) was recently recognized as one of America’s best performing banks by Forbes magazine for the sixth consecutive year. “America’s Best Banks 2019,” an…
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Extreme Weather Events, Natural Disasters, and Insurance
January 31, 2019No matter where you live in the United States, there’s a good chance you’ll have to deal with one or more natural disasters or severe weather events. Each part of…
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Resource Financial Services increases loan volume significantly in 2018
January 31, 2019
Resource Financial Services, an independently owned full-service mortgage company serving the Southeast, announced its best year in total volume. The company showed significant growth in total volume of loan originations…
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Extreme Weather Events, Natural Disasters, and Insurance
January 31, 2019
No matter where you live in the United States, there’s a good chance you’ll have to deal with one or more natural disasters or severe weather events. Each part of…
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Resource Financial Services increases loan volume significantly in 2018
January 30, 2019Resource Financial Services, an independently owned full-service mortgage company serving the Southeast, announced its best year in total volume. The company showed significant growth in total volume of loan originations…
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United Community Bank named to Forbes List of America’s Best 100 Banks
January 30, 2019United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCBI) (“United”) was recently recognized as one of America’s best performing banks by Forbes magazine for the sixth consecutive year. “America’s Best Banks 2019,” an…
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Southern First reports results for 2018
January 22, 2019Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, today reported net income available to common shareholders of $5.8 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, for the…
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Southern First reports results for 2018
January 22, 2019
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, today reported net income available to common shareholders of $5.8 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, for the…
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GrandSouth Bancorporation reports fourth quarter 2018 earnings of $1.8 million
January 21, 2019
GrandSouth Bancorporation, the holding company for GrandSouth Bank, reported fourth quarter growth in total assets of $35.9 million, or 4.85%, bringing total assets to $776.2 million as of December 31, 2018. The asset growth…
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AMCOL-RevMD develop groundbreaking technology
January 17, 2019
AMCOL Systems, Inc., a nationally recognized leader in patient experience and revenue cycle optimization services, and RevMD Partners, LLC., an industry leading technology enabled revenue cycle services company, have together…
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First Community Corporation announces record annual earnings, fourth quarter earnings and increased cash dividend
January 17, 2019
Highlights Net income of $11.2 million in 2018 and $2.7 million for the fourth quarter Increased cash dividend to $0.11 per common share, the 68th consecutive quarter of cash dividends paid to common shareholders, highest dividend ever…
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First Citizens Bank, First South Bancorp, Inc. announce merger agreement
January 10, 2019
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (known as First Citizens Bank) and First South Bancorp, Inc. announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement. The agreement provides for the acquisition of…
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Ted Honney joins United Community Mortgage Services in Mt. Pleasant
January 10, 2019United Community Mortgage Services is pleased to welcome Ted Honney as a Mortgage Loan Officer. Honney has over 25 years of professional banking experience, 15 of which have been spent…
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Southern First Bank announces executive promotion
January 10, 2019Southern First Bank is pleased to announce that Blake G. Taylor has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Columbia Regional Executive. Blake’s leadership role will include the growth and…
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Southern First Bank announces executive promotion
January 10, 2019
Southern First Bank is pleased to announce that Blake G. Taylor has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Columbia Regional Executive. Blake’s leadership role will include the growth and…
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Movement Mortgage to acquire retail branches of Eagle Home Mortgage
January 9, 2019Movement Mortgage, a national top 10 retail mortgage lender based in Indian Land, SC, has expanded its Pacific Northwest and Mountain West market share by agreeing to acquire the retail…
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Michael Wooles joins Countybank as Anderson Market Executive
January 4, 2019
Countybank welcomed Michael Wooles as Anderson Market Executive in Anderson. Wooles comes to Countybank having served in a bank leadership capacity in Anderson for the past 17 years. Wooles’ prior…
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United Community Mortgage Services welcomes Brian Johnson
January 2, 2019United Community Mortgage Services is pleased to welcome Brian Johnson as a Senior Mortgage Loan Originator to its Greenville team. Johnson holds 23 years of experience in the financial industry…
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Simplifying the Mortgage Application Process
December 19, 2018By Ann J. Beckwith Applying for a mortgage, especially for your first home purchase, can seem confusing and overwhelming for some people. Maybe you struggle to stay organized with…
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Simplifying the Mortgage Application Process
December 19, 2018
By Ann J. Beckwith Applying for a mortgage, especially for your first home purchase, can seem confusing and overwhelming for some people. Maybe you struggle to stay organized with…
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First Horizon releases inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility Report
December 17, 2018First Horizon National Corp. today released its inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, which highlights the company’s impact and outlines its commitment to its communities, employees, and customers. The report,…
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Mutual of Omaha hires Tim Goldman as their new Sales Director
December 17, 2018
Mutual of Omaha hires Tim Goldman as their new Sales Director for the South Carolina, based out of the Columbia District Office. As a Sales Director, he is looking to…
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Mutual of Omaha hires Logan Lupia as the Managing Director
December 17, 2018
Mutual of Omaha hires Logan Lupia as the Managing Director for the South Carolina District Office, based out of Columbia and in charge of the entire state of SC sales…
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City of Columbia issues first-ever green bonds
December 17, 2018
By Steve Benjamin Mayor Columbia, SC The City of Columbia is excited to share that it has issued its first-ever “green bond” to fund stormwater improvements and make an…
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Resource Financial Services receives CCRA 2018 Affiliate of the Year Award
December 13, 2018Mortgage bankers from Resource Financial Services at company headquarters in Columbia, SC, from left, Jennifer Bowie, Zach Tronco, Jenny Smith, A. Wade Douroux, David Cain, Meredith DuRant and Josh Tronco.…
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Carolina Trust BancShares and Clover Community announce shareholder approvals for merger
December 13, 2018
Carolina Trust BancShares, Inc., the parent company of Carolina Trust Bank, and Clover Community Bankshares, Inc., parent company of Clover Community Bank, jointly announced the receipt of required shareholder approvals…
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Resource Financial Services receives CCRA 2018 Affiliate of the Year Award
December 13, 2018Mortgage bankers from Resource Financial Services at company headquarters in Columbia, SC, from left, Jennifer Bowie, Zach Tronco, Jenny Smith, A. Wade Douroux, David Cain, Meredith DuRant and Josh Tronco.…
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Anna Locke joins Southern First Bank board of directors
December 11, 2018
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, is pleased to announce that Anna T. Locke has joined the company and bank as Director. Locke is president…
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SimpliPhy receives SC Launch, Inc. investment
December 11, 2018
Greenville-based SimpliPhy, Inc. recently received a $200,000 SC Launch, Inc. investment. This is the first investment for the company that was accepted into SCRA’s entrepreneurial program, SC Launch, in early…
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United Community Bank Angel Tree provides over 300 holiday gifts to Upstate children
December 10, 2018United Community Bank announced its Upstate branches provided 354 Christmas gifts to local children through its annual Angel Tree program. Participating branches placed Christmas trees in their lobbies with “Be…
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Carolina Financial Corporation announces stock repurchase plan
December 4, 2018
Carolina Financial Corporation announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has approved a plan to repurchase up to $25,000,000 in shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per…
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Charleston Metro Chamber awarded grant from Bank of America
December 3, 2018Charleston Metro Chamber’s Lead CHS Foundation has been awarded a $25,000 grant from Bank of America in support of Career Academies – career-themed schools within high schools, in which the learning environment reflects the atmosphere and…
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Morningstar’s highest rating for risk-adjusted performance for Wallick Investments’ Core Growth Composite
November 30, 2018Wallick Investments, LLC’s chief equity composite strategy, WI Core Growth, received a 5-star Morningstar RatingTM among 157 mid-cap blend products as of September 30, 2018 for 3-year, 5-year, 10-year and…
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