Two directors elected to AgFirst Farm Credit Bank board
January 31, 2018
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank has elected two new directors and re-elected two current directors to four-year terms, all of whom will serve on the Board of Directors for the Columbia-based…
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S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis sets new record in returning unclaimed property
January 31, 2018
State Treasurer Curtis Loftis and the Unclaimed Property Program returned nearly $33 million in 2017, bringing the total amount of money returned during his administration to $137 million, more than…
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S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis sets new record in returning unclaimed property
January 30, 2018State Treasurer Curtis Loftis and the Unclaimed Property Program returned nearly $33 million in 2017, bringing the total amount of money returned during his administration to $137 million, more than…
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Lima One Capital appoints Jeff Tennyson Chief Executive Officer
January 29, 2018
Lima One Capital, an institutionally-backed, specialty finance company that focuses on investment property lending, has hired industry-veteran Jeff Tennyson as Chief Executive Officer. Lima One Capital Founder, John Warren will remain Chairman and devote…
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Wallick Investments, LLC moves to the corner of Lady & Main
January 29, 2018Wallick Investments’ has moved to 1122 Lady Street, Suite 810 in downtown Columbia. Glass doors and large panels throughout provide a birds eye view of West Columbia from the 8th…
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Wallick Investments, LLC moves to the corner of Lady & Main
January 29, 2018Wallick Investments’ has moved to 1122 Lady Street, Suite 810 in downtown Columbia. Glass doors and large panels throughout provide a birds eye view of West Columbia from the 8th…
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Southern First reports results for 2017
January 24, 2018
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST) holding company for Southern First Bank, reported net income available to common shareholders of $2.1 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter…
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Ashley Reddick named manager at SAFE Federal Credit Union Branch in Bishopville
January 24, 2018Ashley Reddick has been named branch manager at the Bishopville branch of SAFE Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union based in the Midlands. She leads a staff of seven…
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Ashley Reddick named manager at SAFE Federal Credit Union Branch in Bishopville
January 24, 2018
Ashley Reddick has been named branch manager at the Bishopville branch of SAFE Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union based in the Midlands. She leads a staff of seven…
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Southern First reports results for 2017
January 23, 2018Southern First Bancshares, Inc. holding company for Southern First Bank, today reported net income available to common shareholders of $2.1 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter…
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Southern First reports results for 2017
January 23, 2018
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. holding company for Southern First Bank, today reported net income available to common shareholders of $2.1 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter…
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SAFE Federal Credit Union names Robin Kelly its Director of Compliance
January 23, 2018
SUMTER, SC – Robin Kelly, who has worked at SAFE Federal Credit Union for 18 years, has been named the credit union’s Director of Compliance. Kelly was SAFE’s Card Services…
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South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis launches Diaper Dash Facebook Sweepstakes
January 18, 2018Two Young Future Scholars to Win $529 Savings Plan Contribution Calling all parents of young children: the Future Scholar 529 Savings plan is giving you the opportunity to show off…
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South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis launches Diaper Dash Facebook Sweepstakes
January 18, 2018Two Young Future Scholars to Win $529 Savings Plan Contribution Calling all parents of young children: the Future Scholar 529 Savings plan is giving you the opportunity to show off…
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South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis launches Diaper Dash Facebook Sweepstakes
January 18, 2018
Two Young Future Scholars to Win $529 Savings Plan Contribution Calling all parents of young children: the Future Scholar 529 Savings plan is giving you the opportunity to show off…
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SAFE Federal Credit Union gives more than $1 million to members
January 12, 2018Members of SAFE Federal Credit Union received annual bonus dividends and interest rebates on December 31 totaling more than $1 million, based on their account usage. The payments were based…
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SAFE Federal Credit Union gives more than $1 million to members
January 12, 2018
Members of SAFE Federal Credit Union received annual bonus dividends and interest rebates on December 31 totaling more than $1 million, based on their account usage. The payments were based…
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David Barksdale joins First Reliance Bank as President of North Carolina
January 10, 2018
David Barksdale has joined First Reliance Bank as President of North Carolina. Barksdale is responsible for the strategic market expansion of First Reliance Bank’s footprint in North Carolina. He will oversee sales management…
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United Community Banks, Inc. announces Subordinated Notes Offering
January 9, 2018
United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) (“United”), the holding company of United Community Bank, today announced its plans to issue $85,000,000 aggregate principal amount of subordinated notes due January 2028 (collectively,…
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United Community Banks and Navitas Credit Corp. announce merger agreement
January 9, 2018
GREENVILLE, SC – United Community Banks, Inc. and NLFC Holdings Corp. announced a definitive agreement for United to acquire NLFC, including its wholly-owned subsidiary, Navitas Credit Corp. Headquartered in Ponte…
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United Community Bank expands Greenville team with addition of Bill Durrell
January 3, 2018
United Community Bank welcomes Bill Durrell as Commercial Relationship Manager. Durrell brings more than 30 years of financial experience to his new role, and will be based out of United’s East North…
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Countybank supports Anderson Sheriff’s Department
January 2, 2018Gift Made in Memory of Kip Burrell to Support Search and Rescue Equipment Countybank reinforced its reputation for philanthropy in the communities where its team live and work with a…
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CresCom Bank welcomes David Renaker as commercial loan officer and vice president
January 2, 2018
CresCom Bank, a leading community bank in North and South Carolina, introduced David Renaker as commercial loan officer and vice president for the CresCom branch in Columbia, S.C. In his new…
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CresCom Bank welcomes David Renaker as Commercial Loan Officer and Vice President
January 2, 2018
CresCom Bank, a leading community bank in North and South Carolina, is pleased to introduce David Renaker as commercial loan officer and vice president for the CresCom branch in Columbia, S.C.…
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CresCom Bank introduces David Couey as commercial loan officer and vice president
January 2, 2018
CresCom Bank, a leading community bank in North and South Carolina welcomed David Couey to the CresCom Bank team as the new commercial loan officer and vice president in the Charleston…
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Voting Starts in January for 3 directors of SAFE Federal Credit Union
December 29, 2017Voting begins January 1 for three seats on the SAFE Federal Credit Union board of directors. There are four candidates running, with all three incumbents seeking re-election and one…
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Voting Starts in January for 3 directors of SAFE Federal Credit Union
December 29, 2017Voting begins January 1 for three seats on the SAFE Federal Credit Union board of directors. There are four candidates running, with all three incumbents seeking re-election and one…
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Movement Mortgage will double size of its headquarters
December 22, 2017Movement Mortgage on Wednesday broke ground on a second building at its home base in Fort Mill, South Carolina, a move that doubles the size of its National Sales Support Center…
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Wallick Investments and Hobbs Group Advisors hosts private tour of Henri Matisse exhibition
December 21, 2017Nationally-ranked Wallick Investments, LLC with Hobbs Group Advisors hosted a private tour of “Henri Matisse: Jazz & Poetry on Paper” followed by the “Rhythm and Rhyme of Investing” at the…
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FinTrust releases research report
December 21, 2017FinTrust Investment Advisors has released a new research report entitled ARE STOCKS TOO HIGH TO BUY? A BENJAMIN GRAHAM ANALYSIS OF THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE. Partner Allen Gillespie states,…
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FinTrust releases research report
December 21, 2017FinTrust Investment Advisors has released a new research report entitled ARE STOCKS TOO HIGH TO BUY? A BENJAMIN GRAHAM ANALYSIS OF THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE. Partner Allen Gillespie states,…
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Wallick Investments and Hobbs Group Advisors hosts private tour of Henri Matisse exhibition
December 21, 2017
Nationally-ranked Wallick Investments, LLC with Hobbs Group Advisors hosted a private tour of “Henri Matisse: Jazz & Poetry on Paper” followed by the “Rhythm and Rhyme of Investing” at the…
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FinTrust releases research report
December 21, 2017FinTrust Investment Advisors has released a new research report entitled ARE STOCKS TOO HIGH TO BUY? A BENJAMIN GRAHAM ANALYSIS OF THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE. Partner Allen Gillespie states,…
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Countybank announces promotion of Jim Fowler in Greenville
December 20, 2017
Countybank announced Jim Fowler has been named to the position of Executive Vice President of Corporate Banking and Strategic Initiatives. He is a second-generation banker with over 34 years of…
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Wells Fargo Home Mortgage names Reagan Ferguson home mortgage consultant
December 19, 2017
Reagan Ferguson recently joined Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and the nation’s leading retail mortgage provider, as a home mortgage consultant in its Mount…
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South Carolina Federal More Time Cheering College Bowl Giveaway
December 14, 2017
South Carolina Federal Credit Union is sending Clemson University and University of South Carolina fans to cheer on their teams this bowl season. The credit union is giving away a…
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South Atlantic Bancshares, Inc. to acquire Atlantic Bancshares, Inc.
December 14, 2017
South Atlantic Bancshares, Inc., parent of South Atlantic Bank, announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement with Atlantic Bancshares, Inc., parent of Atlantic Community Bank, under which South Atlantic…
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United Community Bank Angel Tree provides Christmas to Upstate Children
December 13, 2017
United Community Bank announced that its Upstate branches provided Christmas gifts for 385 children through the bank’s annual Angel Tree program. Participating branches placed a tree in their lobby with…
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Midlands Technical College Foundation receives $25,000 from Wells Fargo to support veterans education
December 13, 2017Left to righ:t Jack Hoekstra, CEO of the MTC Foundation; Ronald L. Rhames, MTC President; Susan Bankson, SC Community Affairs Representative for Wells Fargo; Holt Chetwood, Wells Fargo Midlands…
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CresCom Bank raises $1,800 for Myrtle Beach Intermediate School’s Angel Tree Fund
December 13, 2017Employees at CresCom Bank, the community-banking leader within the Carolinas, raised $1,800 in donations for the Angel Tree fund at Myrtle Beach Intermediate School. The donations will go towards purchasing gifts…
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CresCom Bank introduces new team members throughout the Carolinas
December 13, 2017
CresCom Bank, a leading community bank in North and South Carolina, welcomes new team members throughout its North Carolina and South Carolina branches. New team members include: Cayce, S.C. · Andrew Duke has…
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International African American Museum receives $250,000 pledge from BB&T
December 13, 2017
One of the primary goals of the International African American Museum (IAAM) is to illuminate African American history, and in the process, elevate diversity and inclusion, a mission shared by…
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Select Bancorp and Premara financial merger receives regulatory and shareholder approvals
December 13, 2017
The combined company is projected to have $1.1 billion in total assets and 18 branches serving North and South Carolina. Select Bancorp, Inc., the holding company of Select Bank &…
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Bank of America employees partner with Lowcountry Food Bank to donate $20,000
December 11, 2017Bank of America employees packed food for the coastal Carolina community that the Lowcountry Food Bank at the Lowcountry Food Bank. In addition to providing hands-on support, the…
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Harvest Hope awarded $45,000 to expand services to veterans
December 6, 2017Bank of America awarded Harvest Hope Food Bank with a grant of $45,000 to expand services to veterans. Employee volunteers from the bank and eight other nonprofit partners volunteered…
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CBC National Bank holds grand opening for new Mount Pleasant mortgage lending office
December 6, 2017
CBC National Bank, headquartered in Fernandina Beach and with branches in Fernandina Beach, Ocala and The Villages, Fla., and Beaufort and Port Royal, S.C., held a Holiday Grand Opening for…
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Park Johnston promoted to Director of Investor Relations and Business Development at WCM Global Wealth, LLC
December 6, 2017
WCM Global Wealth, LLC, a diversified financial services company that provides a wide array of financial products and services as a registered investment adviser, recently announced the promotion of Park…
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Founders pays $5 million Loyalty Bonus to members
December 4, 2017
Founders Federal Credit Union distributed a $5 million Loyalty Bonus to its members on December 1, 2017. The Loyalty Bonus posted to approximately 125,000 qualified member accounts, based on their…
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National ranking for Wallick Investments’ Core Growth and Fidelis Composites
December 1, 2017Morningstar® and Money Manager Review have recognized Wallick Investments’ performance with high national rankings. In addition to receiving a 4-star Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 155 mid-cap blend products as of…
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National ranking for Wallick Investments’ Core Growth and Fidelis Composites
December 1, 2017Morningstar® and Money Manager Review have recognized Wallick Investments’ performance with high national rankings. In addition to receiving a 4-star Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 155 mid-cap blend products as of…
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