First Reliance Bank Named Lender and Broker of the Year
February 15, 2010FLORENCE, SC – February 15, 2010 – First Reliance Bank has been named Lender and Broker of the Year by the South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority. The award…
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First Reliance Bank Announces Scholarship Program
February 1, 2010FLORENCE, SC – February 1, 2010 – First Reliance Bank has created a scholarship program for outstanding business and finance students at Francis Marion University. The University will award the cash scholarship…
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SBA Secures Funding to Extend Recovery Act Loans
December 23, 2009ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SBA RECOVERY LENDING PROGRAMS WILL SUPPORT $4.5 BILLION IN SMALL BUSINESS LENDING Agency plans to restart Recovery loan approvals by Dec. 28 WASHINGTON, SC – December 23,…
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First Reliance #1 in Florence Market Share in Just Ten Years
December 8, 2009New way of thinking about customer service and community well-being fuels bank’s success. FLORENCE, SC – November 23, 2009 – Megabank is not a popular term with Rick Saunders. As…
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Wallick Investments, LLC announces 1- and 3-year national performance rankings for model portfolios
December 2, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – December 2, 2009 – Rankings are provided by Money Manager Review for performance through September 30, 2009. Rankings include only managers with minimum investment requirements of less…
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VP of Loss Prevention – Charleston, SC
September 18, 2009South Carolina Federal Credit Union is currently seeking a VP of Loss Prevention to join our team of outstanding professionals. Duties include but are not limited to: •Communicate with all…
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First Reliance Bank Awarded Best Places To Work 4th Year Running
September 3, 2009FLORENCE, SC – September 3, 2009 – First Reliance Bank solidifies its place as the most convenient and friendly bank in South Carolina. The Bank has been named one of…
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Ron & Heath Bartlett Recognized by LPL Financial for Exceptional Client Service
August 26, 2009Ron & Heath Bartlett Attend LPL Financial 2009 National Conference LEXINGTON, SC -August 26, 2009 Ron and Heath Bartlett recently attended Focus09, a leading financial services industry conference hosted by…
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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 National Bancshares Increases Available Shares
July 29, 2009SPARTANBURG, SC – July 29, 2009 – The shareholders of First National Bancshares, Inc., (Nasdaq:FNSC) today approved increasing the number of available common shares. The Board moved very cautiously on selecting…
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Southern First Reports Results for Second Quarter of 2009
July 21, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – July 21, 2009 – Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, NA (also doing business as Greenville First Bank), today announced that net…
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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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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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First Reliance's Hometown Heroes Program Raises Money For Supporting Charities
July 9, 2009FLORENCE, SC – July 9, 2009 – First Reliance Bank announced today that it is making contributions to several organizations on behalf of customers who are members of the bank’s signature Hometown Heroes…
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Elliott Davis Investment Advisors Adds Three
July 8, 2009ANDERSON, SC – July 8, 2009 – Elliott Davis Investment Advisors announced it has added William E. Kibler Jr., Edward F. Blackburn Jr., and Jennifer S. Reynolds in the firm’s Anderson,…
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First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call
July 7, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – July 7, 2009 – First Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFCH) announced today that the company will host a conference call for institutional investors and bank analysts on Friday, July…
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First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call
July 7, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – July 7, 2009 – First Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFCH) announced today that the company will host a conference call for institutional investors and bank analysts on Friday, July…
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Bank of America Home Loans Welcomes Athena Leventis
July 7, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – July 7, 2009 – The Bank of America Home Loan Team is pleased to announce their newest Mortgage Loan Consultant, Athena Leventis. With over 21 years of…
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21st Century Grants for 2009-10
July 5, 2009New round of 21st Century Community Learning Centers grants available for 2009-10 school year COLUMBIA, SC – January 23, 2009 – New federal money is available for eligible South Carolina…
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Abacus Planning Group Joins Organization Set to Connect Physicians with Fee-Only Financial Advisors
June 30, 2009ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL – June 30, 2009 – Physicians take the Hippocratic Oath which compels them to act solely in the best interests of the patients they serve. Some financial advisors…
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First Citizens Promotes Barry Myers to Senior Vice President
June 26, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – June 26, 2009 – First Citizens is pleased to announce the promotion of Barry Myers to senior vice president and wealth advisor. In his new role, Myers is…
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First Reliance Bank Sunset Branch Grand Opening
June 25, 2009WEST COLUMBIA, SC – June 24, 2009 – First Reliance Bank has announced that it has opened a new branch at 2805 A. Sunset Blvd in West Columbia, South Carolina…
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Erin McCaskill joins First Citizens as Relationship Manager
June 23, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – June 23, 2009 – First Citizens is pleased to announce Erin McCaskill has joined the bank as a relationship manager in West Columbia. McCaskill is responsible for…
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Thomas Wingard Joins Coldwell Banker United, REALTORS®
June 23, 2009Commercial Division in the Midlands COLUMBIA, SC – June 23, 2009Coldwell Banker United, REALTORS® is pleased to now announce that Thomas Wingard has joined the Commercial Division as a Sales…
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VistaBank Names Whitney Woolfolk as Assistant Vice President and Loan Officer
June 22, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – June 22, 2009 – VistaBank Columbia Market President, Brook Moore, announced today that Whitney Woolfolk has been named Assistant Vice President and loan officer. Woolfolk is responsible for…
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First Reliance Bank Launches Community Outreach Program
June 18, 2009Florence, SC – June 10, 2009 – As South Carolina’s most customer-friendly bank, First Reliance Bank is pleased to announce it has created an outreach program, Check ‘N Save, especially…
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First Reliance Bank Launches A Community Outreach Banking Program
June 18, 2009FLORENCE, SC – June 18, 2009 – As South Carolina’s most customer-friendly bank, First Reliance Bank is pleased to announce it has created an outreach program, Check ‘N Save, especially for…
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First Community Bank Promotes Gail Carter to Assistant Vice President/Market Executive, Camden
June 17, 2009LEXINGTON, SC – June 17, 2009 – First Community Bank, a local community bank with eleven offices in the Midlands, is pleased to announce that Gail Carter has been promoted…
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First Community Bank Donates to Palmer Place in Camden
June 15, 2009LEXINGTON, SC – June 15, 2009 – First Community Bank, a local community bank with eleven offices in the Midlands, is pleased to announce the presentation of the Time of…
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SCBT Financial Named One of the Top 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in U.S.
June 15, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – June 15, 2009 – Forbes named SCBT Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: SCBT) one of the Top 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in the U.S. in a study conducted by…
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First Citizens Announces It Will Open for Business on Saturdays
June 9, 2009New banking hours offer consumers added convenience ORANGEBURG, SC – First Citizens announced today that it will offer Saturday banking hours from 9 a.m. until noon at its 1225 St. Matthews Rd.…
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Bank of South Carolina Ranked Top Community Bank in South Carolina
June 5, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – June 3, 2009 – In the June 2009 publication of US Banker an analysis of data compiled by SNL Financial LC, ranks Bank of South Carolina Corporation…
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S.C. Capital Access Program Provides Nearly $7 Million in Loans
June 5, 2009Program has provided 146 loans to businesses throughout the state COLUMBIA, SC – June 5, 2009 – The South Carolina Capital Access Program (SC CAP) has provided more than $6.96…
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First Citizens Helps Consumers Grow Their Savings through New “Set to Save” Program
June 4, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – June 4, 2009 – First Citizens today announced the launch of its new automatic savings program called Set to Save. The program makes saving money easy, and…
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National Payday Advance Group Responds to South Carolina Governor's Veto of HB 3301
June 4, 2009WASHINGTON, DC – June 4, 2009 – D. Lynn DeVault, Board Chair of the Community Financial Services Association of America, released the following statement in response to Governor Sanford’s veto of…
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National Payday Advance Group Responds to South Carolina Governor's Veto of HB 3301
June 4, 2009WASHINGTON, DC – June 4, 2009 – D. Lynn DeVault, Board Chair of the Community Financial Services Association of America, released the following statement in response to Governor Sanford’s veto of…
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Business Leaders Join First Citizens’ Advisory Board in Orangeburg
May 31, 2009ORANGEBURG, SC – May 28, 2009 – First Citizens recently selected business leaders to serve on its Orangeburg Advisory Board. Advisory Board members are selected to represent a cross-section of…
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Lee King joins First Citizens as Senior Appraisal Specialist
May 31, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – May 29, 2009 – First Citizens is pleased to announce that Lee King has joined the bank as senior appraisal specialist in Columbia. In his new role,…
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Business leaders join First Citizens’ Advisory Board in Sumter
May 31, 2009SUMTER, SC – May 28, 2009 – First Citizens recently selected business leaders to serve on its Sumter Advisory Board. Advisory Board members are selected to represent a cross-section of…
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Dan Peagler joins First Citizens as Retail Sales Manager
May 26, 2009ORANGEBURG, SC – May 26, 3009 – First Citizens is pleased announce Dan Peagler has joined the bank as assistant vice president and retail sales manager in North. Peagler is responsible…
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Anderson Griggs Portfolio Management is Proud to Post Kendall Anderson’s Latest Wall Street Transcript Interview to Their Web Site
May 20, 2009ROCK HILL, SC – May 20,2009 – Anderson Griggs Portfolio Management posted CEO, Kendall J. Anderson’s The Wall Street Transcript Interview to their homepage at www.andersongriggs.com. The interview titled “Common…
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SCBT Financial Corporation Receives Treasury Approval and Returns Funds
May 20, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – May 20, 2009 – SCBT Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: SCBT) announced that it has become the first bank in the Carolinas and one of the first twenty banks…
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Santee Cooper Announces Bond Sale
May 14, 2009MONCKS CORNER, SC – May 10, 2009 – Santee Cooper’s Board of Directors approved the sale of $366,195,000 in refunding and new money bonds in a telephonic board meeting earlier…
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First National Bancshares Files First Quarter 2009 Report
May 14, 2009SPARTANBURG, SC – May 13, 2009 – First National Bancshares, Inc., (Nasdaq:FNSC) announced today results for the First Quarter, ended March 31, 2009. The holding company for First National Bank…
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SCBT Financial Corporation Applied to Repay Capital Purchase Program Investment of the U.S. Treasury and Announces Offering of 1,150,000 Shares of Common Stock
May 12, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – May 11, 2009 – SCBT Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: SCBT) announced today its intention to redeem all of the shares of Preferred Stock issued to the U.S. Treasury…
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First National Bancshares Files 2008 10-K
May 5, 2009SPARTANBURG, SC – May 1, 2009 – First National Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:FNSC) announced today it filed on May 1 its Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ending December…
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First National Bancshares in Compliance With NASDAQ
May 5, 2009SPARTANBURG, SC – May 5, 2009 – First National Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:FNSC) announced today it is now in compliance with NASDAQ listing standards. The issue with its listing was related…
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First Reliance Bank Reports Positive Earnings
May 5, 2009FLORENCE, SC – May 5, 2009 – Fiirst Reliance Bancshares (OTC:FSRL) (BULLETIN BOARD: FSRL) , the parent company of First Reliance Bank, today reported capital ratios representative of a strong, healthy and…
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First Community Bank Serves up “Wishes” for Local Residents
May 4, 2009LEXINGTON, SC – Amy 4, 2009 – First Community Bank, a local community bank with eleven offices in the Midlands, is pleased to announce the presentation of the Time of…
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