First Community Bank Leadership Institute Graduates “Tackle Hunger” in the Midlands
First Community Bank is pleased to announce the successful completion of its “Tackling Hunger” campaign with more than 4,000 non-perishable food items collected and donated to local organizations. The campaign was established by the bank’s 2023 Leadership Institute graduating class who selected the critical issue of hunger[...]
Scurry Tharpe Joins First Reliance Bank
First Reliance Bank announces that Scurry Tharpe has joined the company as Vice President, Relationship Banker and will work out of the Greenville office. He has over 12 years of industry experience in the commercial credit risk background and in wealth and retail. Scurry is a 2009 graduate of The Citadel, where he earned a [&he[...]
Marci Williams Joins First Reliance Bank
Marci Williams has joined First Reliance Bank as Vice President Account Executive / Residential Lending Specialist and will work out of the Charleston, SC, Mount Pleasant branch. She will assist customers with their mortgage financing needs and identify partner opportunities throughout the Southeast. She is a well-respected indu[...]
Marci Williams Joins First Reliance Bank
Marci Williams has joined First Reliance Bank as Vice President Account Executive / Residential Lending Specialist and will work out of the Charleston, SC, Mount Pleasant branch. She will assist customers with their mortgage financing needs and identify partner opportunities throughout the Southeast. She is a well-respected indu[...]
Palmetto Citizens Announces Key Changes in Financial Division
COLUMBIA, SC – Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce the appointments of three key roles within their Financial Division: Michael Beam as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Maggie Prohs as Vice President of Operations, and Elizabeth Bunn as Chief Investment Officer. Michael[...]
South Carolina Federal Announces 2023 Scholarship Winners
N. Charleston, S.C. – South Carolina Federal Credit Union is proud to announce the winners of its 2023 scholarship program. Nine outstanding students who are attending a technical or traditional college in South Carolina beginning fall 2023 have been awarded a total of $45,000 in scholarships toward their college education. This year’s winners are: • […]
Southern First Reports Results for First Quarter 2023
Greenville, South Carolina – Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, today announced its financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023. “While the current interest rate environment continues to be challenging in terms of margin and earnings, we are excited [...]
First Community Bank Honors Leadership Institute Graduates
First Community Bank recently recognized the 2023 graduates of its Leadership Institute with a ceremony at the Columbia International University School of Business. An 18 to 24-month, intensive training program that combines academic and experiential learning, the Institute is designed to enhance the leadership skills of key mem[...]
Sarah Baldwin Promoted To SVP Retail Mortgage Sales
Columbia, S.C. — First Reliance Bank announces that Sarah Baldwin has been promoted to SVP Retail Mortgage Sales at FRB Mortgage, a division of First Reliance Bank. She is responsible for developing and managing relationships with referral partners and working with a team of mortgage loan officers. President of First Reliance [...]
Resource Financial Services Expands: Now Licensed in Texas
COLUMBIA, SC – Resource Financial Services, South Carolina’s largest privately owned mortgage banker is pleased to announce it is now authorized to originate loans in the state of Texas. With the addition of Texas, the company is now licensed in 13 states: Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisia[...]
Rainwater Named Chief Accounting Officer
First Reliance Bank announces that Keith Rainwater has been named Chief Accounting Officer. Rainwater, a Certified Public Accountant, brings more than 25 years of banking experience and an extensive accounting background to the bank’s team. At First Reliance, he will oversee the accounting operations and reporting functions. R[...]
TD Bank Names Jay Johnson Retail Market Manager of Midlands, S.C. Market
Columbia, S.C. – TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, has promoted Jay Johnson to Retail Market Manager of the Midlands, South Carolina market. In this role, Johnson helps build the customer-focused legendary culture unique to TD Bank and oversees operations in 17 store locations, which cover six Midlands counties:[...]