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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United Community Banks, Inc. announces fourth quarter earnings
January 24, 2018
United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) announced its fourth quarter financial results. Although re-measurement of United’s deferred tax assets following December’s historic tax reform legislation led to a net loss for…
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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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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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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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United Community Banks, Inc announces upsizing and pricing of subordinated debt
January 15, 2018United Community Banks, Inc., the holding company of United Community Bank, announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Fixed to Floating Rate…
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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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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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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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Beth Troxell and John Bostic join Ameris Bank as mortgage bankers
December 15, 2017
Ameris Bank is growing in the Greenville and Spartanburg markets. Beth Troxell and John Bostic have joined Ameris Bank as mortgage bankers for the Greenville Ameris Bank location. Their new…
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William M. Coxe, Jr. joins Greenwood Capital, expanding Wealth team
December 14, 2017Greenwood Capital announced that William MacAllister Coxe, Jr. has joined the Wealth Management team as a Private Client Advisor at its newly constructed 201 West McBee Avenue offices. As a…
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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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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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Dustin Green named Greenville market executive
December 11, 2017
Countybank Promotes Green to Senior Vice President in Greenville GREENVILLE, S.C. – Countybank announced Dustin Green’s promotion to Senior Vice President, Greenville Marketing Executive. Dustin’s 15 years of experience in…
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Countybank announces promotion of Jim Fowler in Greenville
December 11, 2017
Fowler named EVP of Corporate Banking and Strategic Initiatives GREENVILLE, S.C. – Countybank announced that Jim Fowler has been named to the position of Executive Vice President of Corporate Banking…
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Countybank announces promotion of Crystal Peterson
December 11, 2017
Peterson named Treasury Services Officer in Greenville GREENVILLE, S.C. – Countybank announced the promotion of Crystal Peterson to the position of Treasury Services Officer. “Crystal’s high level of personal service,…
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Countybank announces promotion of Chris Roberts
December 11, 2017
Roberts named Senior Vice President of Countybank Mortgage GREENVILLE, S.C. – Countybank announced the promotion of Chris Roberts to the position of Senior Vice President. With over 20 years of…
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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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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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Peter Shand promoted to President of Business Development Corporation
November 15, 2017
Peter 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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Southern First Bank expands to the Atlanta/Buckhead market
November 15, 2017
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, announces its expansion to Atlanta, Georgia and the Buckhead and North Atlanta market. The Bank is operating as a…
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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, 2017
Sandy 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, 2017
Wallick 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, 2017
Edwin 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, 2017
Greenwood 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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TD Bank takes 2017 J.D. Power Small Business Banking award in the South
November 7, 2017
TD Bank ranks highest in small business banking in the South Region, according to the 2017 J.D. Power Small Business Banking Satisfaction StudySM. This is the first time TD Bank…
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United Community Banks, Inc. announces quarterly cash dividend
November 6, 2017
United 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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John Castile appointed to Greenville Heritage Federal Credit Union Board of Directors
November 2, 2017
Greenville Heritage Federal Credit Union announced that John Castile, City Manager for the City of Greenville, was appointed by unanimous vote of the GHFCU Board of Directors at the October…
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United Community Banks announces completion of merger with Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc.
November 1, 2017
United 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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CAB Financial Corporation reports third quarter 2017 results of Carolina Alliance Bank
October 31, 2017
SPARTANBURG, 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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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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Wells Fargo Foundation donates to Greenville Technical College
October 26, 2017The Wells Fargo Foundation announced today a $15,000 donation to the Greenville Tech Foundation. The donation will be used to support scholarships for students enrolled in Quick Jobs with a…
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Wagner Wealth Management adds financial assistant
October 24, 2017
Wagner Wealth Management has added Mimi Edwards as the firm’s newest financial administrative assistant. Edwards comes to Wagner Wealth from BNC Wealth Services. In 2016, she received her Insurance License…
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Bank of America awards $25,000 grant to the Greenville Tech Foundation to enhance economic mobility in the Upstate
October 24, 2017The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to the Greenville Tech Foundation to enhance economic mobility in the Upstate by assisting students with unmet critical needs.…
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Southern First reports results for third quarter of 2017
October 24, 2017Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST) holding company for Southern First Bank, today reported net income available to common shareholders of $4.2 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, for the…
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Southern First reports results for third quarter of 2017
October 24, 2017
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST) holding company for Southern First Bank, today reported net income available to common shareholders of $4.2 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, for the…
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