Southern First Reports Results for Second Quarter of 2010
July 20, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – July 20, 2010 – Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, NA (also doing business as Greenville First Bank), today announced that…
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JEDA Bond Funding Helps Re-Finance AnMed Health's Expansion
June 16, 2010ANDERSON, SC – June 16, 2010 – Bond financing facilitated by the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) has helped AnMed Health better ensure its financial well being as it…
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The Palmetto Bank Receives $100 Million in Capital Commitments
June 15, 2010CapGen Financial Partners, Patriot Financial Partners, and Others Commit to $100 Million Investment GREENVILLE, SC – June 10, 2010 – Palmetto Bancshares, Inc., a bank holding company whose principal banking subsidiary is…
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Carolina First Names Market President for Midlands Region
May 27, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – May 26, 2010 – Carolina First Bank, the bankingsubsidiary for The South Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSFG) announcedthat it has named William C. Barker as market president…
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50,000 Votes and Counting in 'America Deserves a Raise' Contest
May 17, 2010Advance America to Give Matching Donation to Charitable Organization SPARTANBURG, SC – May 13, 2010 – Advance America, the nation’s leading provider of cash advance services, today announced that over…
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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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Southern First Bancshares Inc. Announce New Employees
May 12, 2010COLUMBIA & GREENVILLE, SC – May 12, 2010 – Southern FirstBancshares, Inc., doing business as Southern First Bank in Columbia, SCand Greenville First Bank in Greenville, SC is pleased to…
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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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Southern First Reports Results for First Quarter of 2010
April 20, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – April 20, 2010 – Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, NA (also doing business as Greenville First Bank), today announced that…
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Advance America Declares That 'America Deserves a Raise'
April 20, 2010Company Rolls Out National Essay Contest Honoring American Workers with Chance for the Raise of a LifetimeSPARTANBURG, SC – April 20, 2010 – Advance America Cash Advance, Inc. (NYSE:AEA) ,…
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Advance America Cash Advance Schedules Fourth Quarter Conference Call
February 13, 2010SPARTANBURG, SC – February 10, 2010 – Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. (NYSE:AEA) will release fourth quarter of 2009 financial results on Wednesday afternoon February 17, 2010 after the…
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World Acceptance Corporation Reports Record Third Quarter
January 28, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – January 28, 2010 – World Acceptance Corporation (NASDAQ:WRLD) today reported record results for the third quarter of fiscal 2010, including a 64.8% increase in diluted earnings per…
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Southern First Reports Results for 2009
January 19, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – January 19, 2010 – Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, NA (also doing business as Greenville First Bank), today announced that…
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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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Greenville First Announces New Employees
December 18, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – December 18, 2009 – Greenville First Bank is pleased to announce the following new hires: Jay Pote joins Greenville First as IT Systems Administrator. He is a…
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Southern First Bank Regional Headquarters Grand Opening
November 10, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – November 10, 2009 – Southern First Bank is pleased to announce the opening of its Regional Headquarters facility located at 190 Knox Abbott Drive in Cayce, SC.…
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Greenville First Announces New Employee
November 9, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – November 9, 2009 – Greenville First Bank is pleased to announce the following new employee has joined the bank: Sandra Cifuentes joins the Verdae Team as Loan…
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Southern First Reports Results for Third Quarter of 2009
October 21, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – October 20, 2009 – Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) , holding company for Southern First Bank, NA (also doing business as Greenville First Bank), today announced that…
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First National Bancshares Board Formally Elects Mason as CEO
September 15, 2009SPARTANBURG, SC – September 15, 2009 -The Board of Directors of First National Bancshares (Nasdaq:FNSC), today announced it has formally elected J. Barry Mason as President and CEO of the…
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First National Bank of the South Appoints J. Barry Mason New CEO
August 26, 2009SPARTANBURG, SC – August 25, 2009 – First National Bank of the South, Inc., a subsidiary of First National Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:FNSC), today appointed a recognized, 27-year banking executive, veteran…
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First National Bancshares: Agreement In Principle Reached for Modification of Its Loan Agreement With Nexity Bank
August 26, 2009SPARTANBURG, SC – Aug. 26, 2009 – First National Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:FNSC) announced today that, pending regulatory approval, it has reached an agreement in principle to modify its loan agreement…
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