United Community Banks and Navitas Credit Corp. announce merger agreement
January 9, 2018GREENVILLE, 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, 2018United 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, 2018CresCom 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, 2018CresCom 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, 2018CresCom 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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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, 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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Countybank announces promotion of Jim Fowler in Greenville
December 20, 2017Countybank 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, 2017Reagan 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, 2017South 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, 2017South 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, 2017United 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, 2017CresCom 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, 2017One 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, 2017The 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, 2017CBC 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, 2017WCM 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, 2017Founders 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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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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Peter Shand promoted to President of Business Development Corporation
November 15, 2017Peter G. Shand is the new President of Business Development Corporation (BDC) of SC, the non-bank, small-business lender created by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1958. Shand joined BDC…
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CresCom Bank introduces Beth Turner as Branch Manager & Assistant Vice President
November 14, 2017CresCom Bank, a leading community bank in North and South Carolina, is pleased to introduce Beth Turner as branch manager and assistant vice president in Cayce, S.C. Prior to joining the…
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CresCom Bank introduces new team members to South Carolina locations
November 14, 2017CresCom Bank, a leading bank within North and South Carolina communities, welcomes new members to its banking team with the addition of Deborah Josephson, Tatiana Wheatcraft, Faith Neumann and Justin Miller. Charleston,…
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Southern First Bank expands to the Atlanta/Buckhead market
November 14, 2017Sandy Bowen, Fielding Troutman and Katherine Wall Provide Leadership Southern First Bancshares, Inc., holding company for Southern First Bank, announces its expansion to Atlanta, Georgia and the Buckhead and North…
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Southern First Bank expands to the Atlanta/Buckhead market
November 14, 2017Sandy Bowen, Fielding Troutman and Katherine Wall Provide Leadership Southern First Bancshares, Inc., holding company for Southern First Bank, announces its expansion to Atlanta, Georgia and the Buckhead and North…
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Southern First Bank expands to the Atlanta/Buckhead market
November 14, 2017Sandy Bowen, Fielding Troutman and Katherine Wall Provide Leadership Southern First Bancshares, Inc., holding company for Southern First Bank, announces its expansion to Atlanta, Georgia and the Buckhead and North…
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Wallick Investments’ Core Growth and Fidelis portfolios receive 4-star Overall Morningstar RatingTM
November 13, 2017Wallick Investments, LLC continues to deliver consistently exceptional performance. WI Fidelis composite received a 4-star Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 495 large-cap blend products as of September 30, 2017. This is…
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Wallick Investments’ Core Growth and Fidelis portfolios receive 4-star Overall Morningstar RatingTM
November 13, 2017Wallick Investments, LLC continues to deliver consistently exceptional performance. WI Fidelis composite received a 4-star Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 495 large-cap blend products as of September 30, 2017. This is…
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Wallick Investments’ Core Growth and Fidelis portfolios receive 4-star Overall Morningstar RatingTM
November 13, 2017Wallick Investments, LLC continues to deliver consistently exceptional performance. WI Fidelis composite received a 4-star Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 495 large-cap blend products as of September 30, 2017. This is…
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Edwin Lesley promoted to Chairman of the Board of Directors at Business Development Corporation
November 10, 2017Edwin O. Lesley has been promoted to Chairman of the Board of Directors of Business Development Corporation of SC (BDC). Lesley has served as President and CEO of BDC for…
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Greenwood Capital unveils art collection at new downtown Greenville location
November 7, 2017Greenwood Capital announced the grand opening of their new facility in downtown Greenville, located at 201 West McBee Avenue, Suite 300. This expansion provides a beautiful space for Greenwood Capital…
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First Reliance reports 3Q17 net income of $733,000
November 7, 2017First Reliance Bancshares, Inc., the holding company for First Reliance Bank, reported third quarter 2017 net income of $733,000, down 30% from third quarter 2016 net income of $1.04 million.…
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United Community Banks, Inc. announces quarterly cash dividend
November 6, 2017United Community Banks, Inc. reported that its Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of ten cents per common share. The dividend is payable January 5, 2018, to shareholders…
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United Community Banks announces completion of merger with Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc.
November 1, 2017United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) has completed its merger, effective November 1, 2017, with Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc. Also effective November 1, 2017, Four Oaks’ bank subsidiary, Four Oaks Bank & Trust…
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FinTrust launches new website
November 1, 2017FinTrust Investment Advisors has launched a new website at www.fintrustadvisors.com. FinTrust Partner Allen Gillespie states, “We wanted to bring forth to our clients the very best financial website experience possible.…
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CAB Financial Corporation reports third quarter 2017 results of Carolina Alliance Bank
October 31, 2017SPARTANBURG, SC – CAB Financial Corporation reported third quarter 2017 financial results of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Carolina Alliance Bank. The Corporation became the holding company of the Bank on October…
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FinTrust launches new website
October 31, 2017FinTrust Investment Advisors has launched a new website at www.fintrustadvisors.com. FinTrust Partner Allen Gillespie states, “We wanted to bring forth to our clients the very best financial website experience possible.…
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TreesGreenville selected to partner with TD Tree Day to plant trees
October 30, 2017TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®,selected TreesGreenville to participate in TD Tree Days, a community-based program that expands urban forests and green spaces in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods. On…
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