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Crescent State Bank Garner Junior Bank Board Raises Money For Cancer Research

Local Bank Participants In Relay For Life.

Raleigh, NC, April 20, 2006 --(PR.com)-- Michael G. Carlton, President of Crescent State Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (Nasdaq National Market: CRFN), has announced that the Garner Junior Bank Board of Crescent State Bank will participate in the Garner Relay for Life on April 28 and 29 to raise money for cancer research. The Garner Junior Bank Board members are Nathan Adams, Denise Matthews, Joseph Mitchell, Quentin Owens, Elana Prince, and Fabien Rodriquez; juniors and seniors from Garner Magnet High School.

“Crescent State Bank strives to be active in the community as well as with the lives of its youth,” said Carlton. “Relay for Life is a great way for the Garner Junior Bank Board to reach out to the community and raise money to save lives.”

About Relay for Life:
Relay for Life encourages communities to come together to walk, run, or jog overnight to celebrate survivorship and raise money for cancer research, education, and patient support programs. Team members enjoy the festive atmosphere created through entertainment, camping, prizes, and the company of hundreds of lively people on the track. Relay for Life began in Tacoma, Washington as the City of Destiny Classic 24-Hour Run Against Cancer and has expanded to be an international movement including the United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Marshall Islands, Philippines, Taiwan and Jamaica. In the US alone, there are over 4200 locations which participate annually and over $300 million are raised for cancer research.

About Crescent State Bank:
Crescent State Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation. The Bank opened in December 1998 to cater to the financial needs of the communities it serves. The bank has total assets of approximately $445 million, deposits of approximately $350 million, and loans of $351 million as of March 31, 2006, with ten full service banking offices in the communities of Cary (2), Apex, Clayton, Garner, Holly Springs, Sanford, Southern Pines, Raleigh and Pinehurst, North Carolina.

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