Carolina First Ranked #1 in U.S. Small Business Administration Loan Production in South Carolina
25 Février 2010 - 10:30PM
Business Wire
Carolina First Bank, the banking subsidiary for The South
Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSFG), announced it ranked #1 in
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loan production in the
state of South Carolina for the first four months of the government
fiscal year, October 1, 2009 through January 31, 2010. During this
period, Carolina First provided over $4.2 million in loan
commitments to small businesses throughout South Carolina through
the SBA’s 7(a) loan program.
“These results reflect our commitment to serving small business
owners in our markets,” said Richard W. Bradshaw, Executive Vice
President and Director of SBA Lending. “Over the last 6 months, we
established a new SBA lending unit to serve our markets in the
Carolinas and Florida, hired 19 experienced SBA professionals, and
received Preferred Lender Status from the SBA. This is the right
time in the economy to offer SBA products, and we want to be
aggressive in helping our customers and communities recover and
begin to grow again.”
Bradshaw continued, “Carolina First uses the SBA program to
structure financing solutions to enhance our customers’ cash flow.
These advantages include extended terms and lower down
payments.”
General Information
The South Financial Group is a bank holding company focused on
serving small businesses, middle market companies, and retail
customers in the Carolinas and Florida. At December 31, 2009, it
had approximately $11.9 billion in total assets and 177 branch
offices. TSFG operates Carolina First Bank, which conducts banking
operations in North Carolina and South Carolina (as Carolina First
Bank) and in Florida (as Mercantile Bank). At December 31, 2009,
approximately 45% of TSFG’s total customer deposits were in South
Carolina, 43% were in Florida, and 12% were in North Carolina.
Investor information is available at www.thesouthgroup.com.
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