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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First Financial Holdings, Inc.Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results and Quarterly Dividend Payment
July 26, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – July 26, 2010 – First Financial Holdings, Inc. (“First Financial” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ GSM: FFCH), the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of…
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New Financial Advisor Joins Elliott Davis Investment Advisors
July 21, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – July 19, 2010 – Elliott DavisInvestment Advisors is pleased to announce that Nicholas Safrit hasjoined the firm as a financial advisor in the firm’s Charleston, S.C.office. Safrit…
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First Financial Holdings, Inc. CEO and CFO to Present at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 11th Annual Community Bank Investor Conference
July 21, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – July 21, 2010 – First Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ GSM: FFCH) (“First Financial” or “Company”) CEO R. Wayne Hall and CFO Blaise B. Bettendorf will present at…
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Bank of South Carolina Corporation Announces Second Quarter Earnings for 2010
July 9, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – July 9, 2010 – The Bank of South Carolina Corporation (NASDAQ:BKSC) , announced earnings of $728,842 or $.18 per share, for the second quarter of 2010, an…
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First Federal and IBT Enterprises Lead the Way, Achieving First-ever LEED Certification for an In-store Bank Branch
June 28, 2010USGBC awards first-of-its-kind LEED Certified designation CHARLESTON, SC & ATLANTA, GA – June 23, 2010 – First Federal’s newest location has become the first in-store bank office in the nation…
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MidCap Advisors Names Allen Conger to Open New Charleston, SC Office
June 12, 2010NEW YORK, NY & CHARLESTON, SC – June 9, 2010 – MidCap Advisors is pleased to announce that Allen Conger will open MidCap Advisors’ new Charleston, South Carolina office. We…
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Bank of South Carolina Ranked Top Community Bank in South Carolina
June 5, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – June 4, 2010 – Bank of South Carolina Corporation (NASDAQ:BKSC) (the Company), parent holding company of The Bank of South Carolina (the Bank), has been recognized by…
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AmVest Capital Teams Up With Arbor Commercial Mortgage to Deliver Multifamily Product Line to Its Expansive Client Base
June 3, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – June 1, 2010 – AmVest Capital, LLC, a leading provider of financial services and solutions to community and regional banks nationwide, announced today that it has partnered…
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The South Financial Group Agrees to Merger with TD Bank Financial Group
May 17, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – May 17, 2010 – The South Financial Group, Inc.(NASDAQ: TSFG) today announced that it has entered into a definitiveagreement with TD Bank Financial Group (TSX and NYSE:TD)…
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NBSC Elects D’Jaris Ann Moore to the Hilton Head Community Advisory Board
May 13, 2010HILTON HEAD, SC – May 13, 2010 – D’Jaris Ann Moore has been elected to the Hilton Head Community Advisory Board for NBSC. Moore, a native of Chicago, Illinois, graduated…
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First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces Appointment of President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
May 12, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – May 11, 2010 – First Financial Holdings, Inc. (“First Financial” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ GSM: FFCH), the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of…
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Koch Joins Wells Fargo Private Bank in Columbia
April 27, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – April 26, 2010 – Wells Fargo Private Bankannounced today Susan Koch as senior vice president and private bankingmanager for the Palmetto region, which includes Columbia, Charleston,Hilton Head,…
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First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces Increase in Second Quarter Provision for Loan Losses
April 8, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – April 7, 2010 – First Financial Holdings, Inc. (“First Financial” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ GSM: FFCH), the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of…
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First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call
April 6, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – April 6, 2010 – First Financial Holdings, Inc. (“First Financial” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ GSM: FFCH) announced today that the company will host a conference call for…
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First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces Increase in Loan Loss Provision for First Quarter
January 12, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – January 8, 2010 – First Financial Holdings, Inc. (“First Financial” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ GSM: FFCH), the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of…
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Donald E. Pickett joins SCBT Financial Corporation as Chief Financial Officer
January 4, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – January 4, 2010 – Robert R. Hill, Jr., president and CEO for SCBT Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: SCBT) announced today that Donald (“Donnie”) E. Pickett has been named…
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2009 Tax Planning Tips to Wrap up the Year on a Positive Note
December 23, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – December 23, 2009 – With the economy still struggling to come out of its sluggish state, most are paying even closer attention at year end to anything…
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The National Bank of South Carolina Reaches 1 Millionth Child
December 15, 2009Nationwide Financial Education Campaign Impacts 1 Million Students WASHINGTON, DC – December 14, 2009 – In the final stretch of the Million Child Challenge, an effort to reach 1 million young…
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SCBT Introduces Mobile Banking
November 5, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – November 5, 2009 – South Carolina Bank and Trust (SCBT) will introduce mobile banking for its online banking customers on November 5. Mobile banking is a free service…
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JEDA Bond Funding Helps Charleston's Roper St. Francis Expand Primary Care Group
November 2, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – November 2, 2009 – Bond financing facilitated by the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) has helped one of Charleston’s major medical providers retain nearly 400 jobs…
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Community FirstBank Launches Facebook and Twitter Social Media Initiatives
October 23, 2009Lowcountry Banking Leader Begins Social Media Initiative To Coincide with New ‘Have You Found Your Smile Today?’ Promotion CHARLESTON, SC – October 23, 2009 – Representatives of Community FirstBank announced…
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First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces Closing of $65.0 Million Public Offering of Common Stock
September 30, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – September 29, 2009 – First Financial Holdings, Inc. (“First Financial” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ GSM: FFCH), the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of…
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Former Wachovia Executive Joins South Carolina Bank and Trust
August 4, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – August 3, 2009 – South Carolina Bank and Trust (SCBT) announced today that Greg A. Lapointe has been named senior vice president. I am really excited to be…
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Former Wachovia Executive Joins South Carolina Bank and Trust
August 4, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – August 3, 2009 – South Carolina Bank and Trust (SCBT) announced today that Greg A. Lapointe has been named senior vice president.I am really excited to be…
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First Financial Holdings, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results and Announces Quarterly Dividend Payment
July 25, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – July 24, 2009 – First Financial Holdings, Inc. (“First Financial” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ GSM: FFCH), the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of…
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BranchServ Announces Multi-Year Service Agreement with First Citizens Bank
July 17, 2009BETHEL, CT – July 16, 2009 – BranchServ, the leading supplier of physical and electronic security equipment and service to U.S. branch banking networks, today announced that it has entered into…
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