First Citizens Foundation Donates $35,000 to Spoleto Festival USA
April 17, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – April 17, 2012 – The First Citizens Foundation recently donated $35,000 to Spoleto Festival USA to sponsor the production of Noël Coward’s Hay Fever, which will be…
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AgSouth Farm Credit Borrowers to Receive Nearly $48 Million in 2012
April 11, 2012STATESBORO, GA – April 9, 2012 – Current and former members ofAgSouth Farm Credit will receive nearly $48 million in two separatedistributions this spring. On March 29 the cooperative returned…
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State Treasurer Curtis Loftis Announces Nearly $1 Million in Annual Bank Fee Savings for SC
April 4, 2012Treasurer’s Office first phase of reviewing business practices examines banking services and identifies numerous cost savings. COLUMBIA, SC – April 4, 2012 – State Treasurer Curtis Loftis hasannounced an extensive…
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Credit Union Supports MUSC Children’s Hospital
April 2, 2012N. CHARLESTON, SC – April 2, 2012 – South Carolina Federal Credit Union employees and members raised $8,960.57 for MUSC Children’s Hospital through the 2012 Change Bandits Campaign. During the…
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Wells Fargo’s Philanthropic Giving in South Carolina Exceeds $3.1 million
March 27, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – March 27, 2012 – Wells Fargo & Company hasannounced that it invested over $3.1 million in more than 375 nonprofitsin South Carolina in 2011. In addition, Wells…
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Russ Humphrey Joins First Citizens as Relationship Manager
March 22, 2012MONCKS CORNER, SC – March 23, 2012 – First Citizens today announced that Russ Humphrey has joined the company as Relationship Manager. In this role, Humphrey will be responsible for…
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TD Bank Regional President Rob Hoak To Lead Expanded Territory in Carolinas
February 2, 2012Hoak’s New Territory Includes All of North Carolina GREENVILLE, SC – February 2, 2012 – Rob Hoak, Regional President, TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, has been promoted and now…
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First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces Quarterly Financial Results and Declares Cash Dividend
January 31, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – January 30, 2012 – First Financial Holdings, Inc. (“First Financial,” NASDAQ: FFCH), the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston (“First Federal”), announced…
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Reverse Mortgage Specialist Joins Franklin Funding
January 23, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – January 23, 2012 – Matt Barber has joined Franklin Funding Reverse Mortgages as a reverse mortgage specialist. Barber has worked in various aspects of residential lending since…
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Morris Financial Concepts Announces Expansion with New Team Members
January 18, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – January 18, 2012 – Morris Financial Concepts, Inc., a nationally recognized, fee-only financial planning firm, is pleased to announce an expansion with the addition of three new…
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Long-Term Care Specialist Joins Franklin & Associates
January 17, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – January 17, 2012 – Kirk Matenaer has joined Franklin &Associates specializing in long-term care and related financial services. With an aging population and changes brought about byeconomic…
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Reverse Mortgage Specialist First in State to Earn Professional Certification
January 17, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – January 17, 2012 – David Heilman, vice president of Franklin Funding ReverseMortgages, is the first in South Carolina to earn the Certified ReverseMortgage Professional (CRMP) designation. Only…
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South Carolina Federal Sponsors Junior Achievement
January 12, 2012N. CHARLESTON – January 10, 2012 – South Carolina Federal Credit Union presented Junior Achievement of Coastal South Carolina with a sponsorship check of $5,000 on January 4. “Financial education…
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Indirect Lending Services, LLC Announces New Name—Indirect Lending Solutions™, LLC
January 4, 2012NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – January 4, 2012 – As of January 1, Indirect Lending Services, LLC is now Indirect Lending Solutions™, LLC. “The name change is due to a significant…
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South Carolina Federal Credit Union Sponsors East Cooper Entrepreneurial Women
January 2, 2012NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – January 2, 2012 – South Carolina Federal Credit Union is the platinum corporate sponsor for East Cooper Entrepreneurial Women through August 31, 2012. We strongly believe…
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First Federal food drive provides 650 holiday meals this season
December 29, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – December 29, 2011 – First Federal and an eager Eagle Scout collaborated this season to collect more than 500 pounds of food for the Lowcountry Food Bank.…
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South Carolina Federal Sponsors SCORE
December 21, 2011NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – December 21, 2011 – South Carolina Federal Credit Union will serve as the 2012 title sponsor for Charleston Coastal Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) for…
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Bank of America Fights Hunger in South Carolina
December 17, 2011Volunteer Events in South Carolina Support NationwideGift for Opportunity™ fund; For Every $1 Donated, Bank of America willContribute $2 to Support Feeding America’s “Give a Meal” campaign, up toa total…
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South Carolina Federal Credit Union Announces Best Mortgage Guarantee
December 11, 2011N. CHARLESTON, SC – December 8, 2011 – South Carolina Federal Credit Union announces a new initiative to attract first mortgage business. The Best Mortgage Guarantee offers the best mortgage…
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Will Sherrod, CCIM of Anchor Commercial | CORFAC International represented the Landlord in the lease of 6554 Rivers Avenue
November 7, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – November 7, 2011 – Will Sherrod, CCIM of Anchor Commercial | CORFAC International, represented the Landlord, Corbett Rivers Avenue, LLC, in the lease of a 7,718 SF space at…
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First Financial Holdings, Inc. Signs a Definitive Agreement to Sell $197.9 Million of Selected Performing Loans and Classified Assets
October 26, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – October 26, 2011 – First Financial Holdings, Inc. (“First Financial” NASDAQ: FFCH) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, First Federal Savings and Loan Association (“First Federal”) entered…
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Commercial Lending Expert Greg Dickinson Joins Capital Bank, North Charleston
October 12, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – October 12, 2011 – Capital Bank announces Greg Dickinson, a specialist in commercial and retail banking, as Senior Vice President – Commercial Banking Team Leader, Charleston, S.C.…
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First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces the Sale of Kimbrell Insurance Group, Inc. to Burns & Wilcox, Ltd.
October 3, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – October 3, 2011 – First Financial Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: FFCH) (“First Financial”) today announced that effective September 30, 2011 it completed the sale of its managing general…
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Bank of South Carolina Corporation Announces Second Quarter Earnings
July 13, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – July 13, 2011 – The Bank of South Carolina Corporation, (Nasdaq: BKSC) announced earnings of $768,025 or $.17 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2011…
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Forte joins First Federal as Trust officer
July 10, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – July 8, 2011 – Gina Forte has joined First Federal as a trust officer in the Grand Strand market. She has extensive knowledge and experience and has…
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Davies Joins First Federal as Lending Leader
July 9, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – July 8, 2011 – Mike Davies has joined First Federal as Senior Vice President/Director of Mortgage and Retail Lending. Davies has 25 years of experience in the…
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William Parker Elected President of NAIFA’s Local Chapter
July 7, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – July 7, 2011 – William M. Parker, CLTC, a Financial Services Professional and Agent for New York Life Insurance Company, has been elected to serve a two…
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First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces Expansion of its Hilton Head Franchise Through the Acquisition of Branches
June 27, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – June 27, 2011 – First Financial Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: FFCH) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston (“First Federal”), has signed…
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Bank of South Carolina Corporation Declares Dividend and Files $10 Million Shelf Registration
June 27, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – June 23, 2011 – The Board of Directors of Bank of South Carolina Corporation, (NASDAQ: BKSC) the parent company for The Bank of South Carolina, declared a…
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Benjamin Anderson Joins SunTrust Bank
June 8, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – June 8, 2011 – SunTrust Bank, announced that Benjamin Anderson has joined SunTrust Commercial Banking team. Anderson is responsible for the growth and development of new and…
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First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces Agreement to Sell First Southeast Insurance Services, Inc. to Hub International Limited
May 30, 2011Positions Balance Sheet For Future Opportunities CHARLESTON, SC – May 26, 2011 – First Financial Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: FFCH) (“First Financial”) today announced that it has agreed to sell its…
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Creative Financial Strategies Welcomes Mason Hardy
May 20, 2011COLUMBIA, SC – May 20, 2011 – Creative Financial Strategies welcomes Mason B. Hardy to the firm as Associate Vice President. Mr. Hardy will provide financial planning services to individuals, families and…
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First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2011 Results and Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
April 29, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – April 28, 2011 – First Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFCH) (“First Financial”), the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston (“First Federal”), announced…
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SunTrust Bank Celebrates Fifth Anniversary in Charleston
April 20, 2011Special Activities Planned in the Branches CHARLESTON, SC – On Monday, April 4, 2006 SunTrust opened its first branch in Charleston. Throughout the month of April 2006 an additional four…
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Bank of South Carolina Corporation Declares Dividend
March 28, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – March 28, 2011 – The Board of Directors of Bank of South Carolina Corporation, (Nasdaq: BKSC) the parent Company for The Bank of South Carolina, declared a…
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First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces the Appointment of R. Wayne Hall as President of First Federal and as a Director of First Financial
March 1, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – March 1, 2011 – First Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFCH) (“First Financial” or the “Company”), the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston…
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First Reliance Bank’s Newest Mortgage Associate
February 24, 2011FLORENCE, SC – February 24, 2011 – Trasi G. King has joined First Reliance Bank as Residential Lending Specialist in the bank’s Mt. Pleasant and Charleston area offices. Rick Saunders,…
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SCBT Announces Acquisition of Habersham Bank
February 21, 2011COLUMBIA, SC – February 18, 2011 – SCBT Financial Corporation(NASDAQ: SCBT) announced that its bank subsidiary, SCBT, N.A., hasentered into a purchase and assumption agreement with loss sharearrangements with the…
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First Federal Secures Nearly $48,000 for Critical Home Repairs
February 16, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – February 16, 2011 – The homes of some rural, low-income residents of the tri-county will soon receive critical repairs as a result of nearly $48,000 in federal…
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Wenner Joins Wells Fargo Family Wealth
February 13, 2011CHARLOTTE, NC – February 11,2011 – Wells Fargo Family Wealthannounced today the addition of Russell M. Wenner as a senior investmentmanager in the Charlotte office. Wenner will be handling the…
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First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2011 Net Income
January 26, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – January 26, 2011 – First Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFCH) (“First Financial”), the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston (“First Federal”), today…
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Bank of South Carolina Corporation Announces Earnings for 2010
January 14, 2011CHARLESTON,SC – January 13, 2011 – The Bank of South Carolina Corporation, (Nasdaq: BKSC) announced earnings of $3,110,513 or $.70 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2010 –…
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Jenkins honors First Federal for jazz fundraiser
January 2, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – December 30, 2010 – First Federal was recently recognized for organizing Jazz for Jenkins, an event that has raised nearly $10,000 for Jenkins Orphanage. The bank was…
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Surrett Joins Wells Fargo Private Bank
December 22, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – December 21, 2010 – Wells Fargo Private Bank announced today Anne Surrett will join the Palmetto team as a wealth consultant. Surrett, a senior vice president, will…
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Gore Named Young Agent of the Year
December 1, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – December 1, 2010 – Kim J. Gore, CIC, manager of Associated Insurors in Myrtle Beach was named Young Agent of the Year at the recent Independent Insurance…
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Waccamaw Bankshares, Inc. Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2010
November 16, 2010WHITEVILLE, NC – November 16, 2010 – While we were disappointed with the resultsfor the quarter, we are encouraged by the improved financialperformance being reported in 2010. Our earnings continue…
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McGahey named Marketing SVP at First Federal
November 10, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – November 3, 2010 – Kellee McGahey has joined First Federal as the senior vice president of Marketing. Her professional experience includes positions with Liollio Architecture and The…
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College Of Charleston and Export-Import Bank of the US to Offer Trade Finance and Insurance Product Seminar on December 7, 2010
October 21, 2010CHARELSTON, SC – The Global Business Resource Center (GBRC), in the College of Charleston’s School of Business, and the Export-Import Bank of the United States are partnering on Tuesday, December 7,…
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Wells Fargo Commercial Banking Names Wade Shugart Regional Vice President for Eastern South Carolina
October 19, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – October 19 2010 – Wells Fargo continues to enhance the financial services it provides middle market companies by hiring Wade Shugart as regional vice president for Eastern…
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Bank of South Carolina Corporation Declares Dividend
September 25, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – September 23, 2010 – The Board of Directors of Bank of South Carolina Corporation, (Nasdaq: BKSC) the parent Company for The Bank of South Carolina, declared a…
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