AgFirst, CoBank donate $300,000 to hurricane relief
September 29, 2017
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, headquartered in Columbia, has donated $200,000 to the American Red Cross’ hurricane relief efforts in support of those impacted by hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. CoBank,…
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Frank Abagnale to keynote at FinTrust financial forum – October 5
September 26, 2017FinTrust Investment Advisors announced it will host its second annual financial forum featuring keynote speaker Frank Abagnale Thursday, October 5 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville South Carolina Keynote speaker…
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Frank Abagnale to keynote at FinTrust financial forum – October 5
September 26, 2017FinTrust Investment Advisors announced it will host its second annual financial forum featuring keynote speaker Frank Abagnale Thursday, October 5 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville South Carolina Keynote speaker…
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Peace Center names Lynn Harton board chairman; announces new members
September 25, 2017
The Peace Center’s Board of Trustees has named Lynn Harton chairman of the board and elected 11 new members. Harton serves as the president of United Community Banks, Inc. and is…
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Cornerstone Bancorp shareholders approve merger with First Community Corporation
September 20, 2017
First Community Corporation, the holding company of First Community Bank, and Cornerstone Bancorp, the holding company of Cornerstone National Bank, announced that the previously announced merger under which First Community…
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Cornerstone Bancorp shareholders approve merger with First Community Corporation
September 20, 2017
First Community Corporation, the holding company of First Community Bank, and Cornerstone Bancorp, the holding company of Cornerstone National Bank, announced that the previously announced merger under which First Community…
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CresCom Bank welcomes new talent to South Carolina banking teams
September 13, 2017
CresCom Bank, a leading bank within South Carolina communities, has expanded its talented team with the addition of Amber Jenkins, Stefanie Norman and Gail Bradford. Charleston, South Carolina Amber Jenkins has…
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CresCom Bank welcomes new talent to South Carolina banking teams
September 13, 2017
CresCom Bank, a leading bank within South Carolina communities, has expanded its talented team with the addition of Amber Jenkins, Stefanie Norman and Gail Bradford. Charleston, South Carolina Amber Jenkins has…
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Wells Fargo donates $1.1 million for Hurricane Irma relief
September 12, 2017
Bank to Offer Fee, Credit Relief to Customers MIAMI, September 11, 2017 – Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) announced today it is donating a total of $1.1 million to support Hurricane…
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Wells Fargo donates $1.1 million for Hurricane Irma relief
September 12, 2017
Bank to Offer Fee, Credit Relief to Customers MIAMI, September 11, 2017 – Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) announced today it is donating a total of $1.1 million to support Hurricane…
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Local advisor building his practice on quality relationships
September 7, 2017Christian Depret-Bixio has affiliated with Good Life Advisors, a Registered Investment Advisor in the state of Pennsylvania and has joined Modern Family Asset Management here in South Carolina. Christian brings…
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Abacus announces merger with Beckwith Financial Advisors in Greenville
September 7, 2017Abacus Planning Group is proud to announce its merger with Greenville-based Beckwith Financial Advisors. Professional colleagues and friends for more than 25 years, Beckwith founder Cary Beckwith and Cheryl Holland…
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Abacus announces merger with Beckwith Financial Advisors in Greenville
September 7, 2017
Abacus Planning Group is proud to announce its merger with Greenville-based Beckwith Financial Advisors. Professional colleagues and friends for more than 25 years, Beckwith founder Cary Beckwith and Cheryl Holland…
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Abacus announces merger with Beckwith Financial Advisors in Greenville
September 7, 2017
Abacus Planning Group is proud to announce its merger with Greenville-based Beckwith Financial Advisors. Professional colleagues and friends for more than 25 years, Beckwith founder Cary Beckwith and Cheryl Holland…
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Local advisor building his practice on quality relationships
September 7, 2017
Christian Depret-Bixio has affiliated with Good Life Advisors, a Registered Investment Advisor in the state of Pennsylvania and has joined Modern Family Asset Management here in South Carolina. Christian brings…
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FinTrust Investment Advisors and Broad Street Capital Advisors announce merger
September 6, 2017FinTrust Investment Advisors and Broad Street Capital Advisors announced merger. On a combined basis, the firm serves as a fiduciary advisor to over $1.2 billion in client assets and advises…
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FinTrust Investment Advisors and Broad Street Capital Advisors announce merger
September 6, 2017FinTrust Investment Advisors and Broad Street Capital Advisors announced merger. On a combined basis, the firm serves as a fiduciary advisor to over $1.2 billion in client assets and advises…
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Wallick Investments welcomes Jacob D. Wallick, Managing Partner Associate
September 6, 2017Nationally-ranked Wallick Investments, LLC, a South Carolina-based Registered Investment Advisory firm, announced that Mr. Jacob (Jake) Wallick, long-time contributor to Wallick Investments, has joined the firm as junior portfolio…
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Finance Department receives top award for 4th Consecutive Year
September 6, 2017The City of Columbia has earned the prestigious Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. The Government Financial Officers Association of the United States and Canada issues…
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FinTrust Investment Advisors and Broad Street Capital Advisors announce merger
September 6, 2017FinTrust Investment Advisors and Broad Street Capital Advisors announced merger. On a combined basis, the firm serves as a fiduciary advisor to over $1.2 billion in client assets and advises…
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Wallick Investments welcomes Jacob D. Wallick, Managing Partner Associate
September 6, 2017
Nationally-ranked Wallick Investments, LLC, a South Carolina-based Registered Investment Advisory firm, announced that Mr. Jacob (Jake) Wallick, long-time contributor to Wallick Investments, has joined the firm as junior portfolio…
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First Community Bank welcomes new mortgage lenders
September 5, 2017Matthew Klosterman and Jacob Cook First Community Bank announced Matthew Klosterman and Jacob Cook have joined the mortgage division as lenders. With previous experience in the banking industry, both…
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First Community Bank welcomes new mortgage lenders
September 5, 2017Matthew Klosterman and Jacob Cook First Community Bank announced Matthew Klosterman and Jacob Cook have joined the mortgage division as lenders. With previous experience in the banking industry, both…
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W. Bruce Wrenn joins Ameris Bank as Commercial Banker
August 31, 2017
COLUMBIA, SC – Ameris Bank Columbia Market President Mze Wilkins is excited to announce that W. Bruce Wrenn has joined the Columbia banking team as a commercial lender. He will…
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Wells Fargo gifts corporate funds to support childhood literacy in the Midlands
August 30, 2017Susan Bankson (Wells Fargo), Holt Chetwood (Wells Fargo), Sara Fawcett (UWM) Wells Fargo today presented United Way of the Midlands with a corporate gift of $75,000 to support local…
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Gene Gibson named Vice President of Community Banking at United Community Bank
August 23, 2017
United Community Bank has recently named Gene Gibson vice president of Community Banking. In this role, Gibson will work with the president of Community Banking in assisting with the management…
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Scott Woods elected to Credit Union National Association Class C Board Seat
August 23, 2017
Scott Woods, President and CEO of the $1.6 billion South Carolina Federal Credit Union has been elected to the open Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Class C Board Seat. Class C…
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Lloyd Hendricks named to Business Development Corporation’s Executive Committee
August 23, 2017
Lloyd I. Hendricks, a longtime banker, attorney, legislator and civic leader, has been named to the Executive Committee of the Business Development Corporation of South Carolina (BDC). Hendricks began his…
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Lloyd Hendricks named to Business Development Corporation’s Executive Committee
August 23, 2017
Lloyd I. Hendricks, a longtime banker, attorney, legislator and civic leader, has been named to the Executive Committee of the Business Development Corporation of South Carolina (BDC). Hendricks began his…
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First Community Corporation and Cornerstone Bancorp receive regulatory approvals for pending merger
August 21, 2017
LEXINGTON, SC and EASLEY, SC – First Community Corporation, the holding company for First Community Bank, and Cornerstone Bancorp, the holding company for Cornerstone National Bank, announced that the Federal Deposit Insurance…
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West Columbia receives Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 26th year
August 20, 2017
The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the City of West Columbia by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada…
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Wallick Investments’ 2Q2017 national ranking
August 18, 2017Morningstar®, once again, awarded Wallick Investments’ Fidelis Composite portfolio the ranking of 4 out of 5 stars for 5-year and overall performance, and WI Fidelis is now ranked #3 in…
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First Community Bank adds director of mortgage sales
August 18, 2017
First Community Bank is pleased to announce Kevin Jones has joined the organization as senior vice president and director of mortgage sales. In this role, Kevin will have responsibility for…
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Wallick Investments’ 2Q2017 national ranking
August 18, 2017Morningstar®, once again, awarded Wallick Investments’ Fidelis Composite portfolio the ranking of 4 out of 5 stars for 5-year and overall performance, and WI Fidelis is now ranked #3 in…
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Todd G. Buddin awarded the 2017 Independent Banker of the Year
August 14, 2017Mr. Todd G. Buddin, Executive Vice President of Heritage Community Bank, Hartsville SC, was named Independent Banker of the Year by the Independent Banks of South Carolina (IBSC) at…
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Todd G. Buddin awarded the 2017 Independent Banker of the Year
August 14, 2017Mr. Todd G. Buddin, Executive Vice President of Heritage Community Bank, Hartsville SC, was named Independent Banker of the Year by the Independent Banks of South Carolina (IBSC) at…
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Tammie Taylor receives the 2017 IBSC Leadership Award
August 14, 2017Mrs. Tammie Taylor of First National Bank in Summerville, SC, received the Independent Banks of South Carolina (IBSC) Leadership Award at the IBSC Convention on July 28, 2017, at…
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Tammie Taylor receives the 2017 IBSC Leadership Award
August 14, 2017Mrs. Tammie Taylor of First National Bank in Summerville, SC, received the Independent Banks of South Carolina (IBSC) Leadership Award at the IBSC Convention on July 28, 2017, at…
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Countybank welcomes new team member in Greenville: R. Charles Eldridge Jr. named Business Development Executive
August 13, 2017
Countybank welcomes Charles Eldridge as Business Development Executive. With 45 years of experience in corporate banking, commercial real estate lending, and private wealth management, Eldridge brings an abundance of industry…
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United Community Banks, Inc. announces quarterly cash dividend increase
August 9, 2017
United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) (“United”), reported that its Board of Directors approved an increase of its regular quarterly cash dividend to ten cents per common share. The dividend is…
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United Community Banks, Inc. announces quarterly cash dividend increase
August 9, 2017
United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) (“United”), reported that its Board of Directors approved an increase of its regular quarterly cash dividend to ten cents per common share. The dividend is…
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Southern First hires new executives
August 8, 2017Southern First Bancshares, Inc., holding company for Southern First Bank, announced that J. Fitzhugh “Fitz” King and R. Seabrook “Brook” Moore have joined the bank as Team Leaders in the…
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AgFirst hires two senior executives
August 8, 2017
COLUMBIA, SC – AgFirst Farm Credit Bank in Columbia has hired two new senior officers, Will Brown and Sam Esfahani. Brown is the bank’s new chief credit officer. He previously…
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Southern First hires new executives
August 8, 2017
Southern First Bancshares, Inc., holding company for Southern First Bank, announced that J. Fitzhugh “Fitz” King and R. Seabrook “Brook” Moore have joined the bank as Team Leaders in the…
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Resource Financial Services expands with new mortgage bankers and locations
August 5, 2017Resource Financial Services, an independently owned full-service mortgage company serving the southeast, is pleased to announce the addition of nine mortgage bankers and four new locations in the Carolinas to…
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Resource Financial Services expands with new mortgage bankers and locations
August 5, 2017Resource Financial Services, an independently owned full-service mortgage company serving the southeast, is pleased to announce the addition of nine mortgage bankers and four new locations in the Carolinas to…
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Resource Financial Services expands with new mortgage bankers and locations
August 5, 2017
Resource Financial Services, an independently owned full-service mortgage company serving the southeast, is pleased to announce the addition of nine mortgage bankers and four new locations in the Carolinas to…
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United Community Bank welcomes Barry Roe as mortgage loan officer
August 3, 2017
ANDERSON, SC – United Community Bank Mortgage Services is pleased to welcome veteran banker Barry Roe to its team as a mortgage loan officer. Roe is based in Pendleton, S.C.,…
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Josh Roach joins 1st & Main Investment Advisors
August 2, 2017
Josh Roach has joined 1st & Main Investment Advisors as a Partner in the firm’s Greenville, SC office. Roach brings over a decade of experience in the financial services industry, focusing…
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Josh Roach joins 1st & Main Investment Advisors
August 2, 2017
Josh Roach has joined 1st & Main Investment Advisors as a Partner in the firm’s Greenville, SC office. Roach brings over a decade of experience in the financial services industry, focusing…
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