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Crescent State Bank Presents Patriots Day Donation to Garner Chamber of Commerce
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that the bank made a formal donation to the Garner Chamber of Commerce to support its 2007 “Packages for Patriots” program, which... - September 14, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
Crescent State Bank Sponsors Benefit Horse Show for Victims of Domestic Violence
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced the bank will sponsor the Second Annual Benefit Horse Show for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Saturday, Sept. 22 at 9 a.m. at... - September 07, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
South Coast Winery Resort & Spa is IDS Menus’ Latest Digital Menu Board Installation
IDS Menus™, a division of International Display Systems, Inc., announced the recent successful installation of its digital menu board system for South Coast Winery Restaurant, located in Orange County, California. South Coast Winery Restaurant’s sister property is South Coast Winery... - September 01, 2007 - IDS Menus
Crescent State Bank Receives 2007 Communicator Award
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global Market SM), has announced that the bank has received an Award of Excellence from the 13th Annual Communicator Awards Print Competition, the leading international awards... - August 31, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
Bristol County Savings Bank names Richard Terry Assistant Vice President Commercial Lending
Bristol County Savings Bank is a $1.2 billion mutual savings bank founded in 1846, which is headquartered in Taunton, MA with 10 offices located in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. - August 31, 2007 - Bristol County Savings Bank
Bryan Pennington Joins CapStone Bank Lending Team
D. Brent Gore, Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of CapStone Bank, announced Bryan Pennington has joined the lending team at CapStone Bank as Senior Vice President and Commercial Relationship Manager. “Bryan joins CapStone with an extensive background in banking including... - August 31, 2007 - CapStone Bank
Pathmark Stores Inc. Joins Long List of IDS Menus Clients
IDS Menus™, a division of International Display Systems, Inc., announced that Pathmark Stores Inc. has chosen them to produce S-Series menu boards and a variety of P.O.P signage for use at their Kinnelon, New Jersey location. Pathmark Stores Inc., established in 1968 and headquartered in... - August 23, 2007 - IDS Menus
Crescent State Bank Sponsors Speaking of Women’s Health Event
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global Market SM), has announced that the bank will sponsor the 2007 Speaking of Women’s Health conference, a two-day event designed to influence women in making informed... - August 17, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
BankInfoSecurity.com Offers Webinar on Identity Theft
This BankInfoSecurity.com webinar on September 11 will offer financial institutions insight and best practices from federal regulatory agencies on fighting the scourge of identity theft. - August 17, 2007 - Information Security Media Group
IDS Menus Introduces Flash Movie Targeting Its Customer Base
IDS Menus™, a division of International Display Systems, Inc., today announced the introduction of a Flash movie outlining the capabilities of IDS digital menu boards. The 3-minute movie is located on IDS Menus website and offers a summary of the many ways digital menu board systems can... - August 16, 2007 - IDS Menus
Michael G. Carlton to Speak at 12th Annual Community Bank Conference
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), will be a guest speaker at the 12th Annual Community Bank Conference hosted by Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett, Inc., on Monday, Aug. 13 and Tuesday, Aug. 14... - August 10, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
Bristol County Savings Bank Hosts Bobblehead Doll Night at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, RI on Saturday August 4th
4,000 lucky young fans will receive a collector’s edition Bobblehead Doll of current Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis, a former PawSox. - August 01, 2007 - Bristol County Savings Bank
BankInfoSecurity.com Webinar: Maintaining Compliance with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Section 501(b) on July 31
BankInfoSecurity.com will offer a webinar on July 31 to help financial institutions maintain compliance with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Section 501 (b). - July 23, 2007 - Information Security Media Group
BankInfoSecurity.com Webinar: Fighting Fraud Schemes -- Education, Response and Defense
BankInfoSecurity.com will offer a webinar on Fighting Fraud Schemes: Education, Response and Defense on July 26. These types of crimes amount to losses of over 20 billion dollars per year to financial institutions, businesses and consumers. - July 22, 2007 - Information Security Media Group
Crescent State Bank Sponsors Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Conference
Michael Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that the bank will sponsor the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce 2007 Annual Planning Conference in Pinehurst, N.C. on Wednesday, Aug. 22 and... - July 20, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
Crescent Financial Corporation Announces 44 Percent Quarterly Increase in Net Income for Second Quarter
Crescent Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:CRFN), parent company of Crescent State Bank headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, has announced unaudited net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 of $1,448,000, reflecting a 44% increase over net income of $1,003,000 for the prior year quarter. - July 20, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
Glitnir Bank Enters First Real Estate Venture in China
Nordic bank Glitnir signed a joint venture with Sinopec‘s CGCOC (CGC Overseas Construction Co. Ltd) on June 5th to develop a residential area in Shenyang city in north-eastern China. The residential site covers 230,000 square metres, of which 85% will be earmarked for housing and the rest... - July 17, 2007 - Glitnir Bank
Hedge Fund Solutions and Risk Management Announce Partnership
Hedge Fund Solutions (HFS) and Risk Management Solutions (RMS) announced today they are partnering together in order to feature comprehensive background investigations as part of HFS’s services to their clients. These reports enable fund of fund managers, individual high-net-worth qualified... - July 17, 2007 - FSE, LLC
Bristol County Savings Bank Recently Named Jay Farland a Vice President of Commercial Lending at Their Providence, RI Commercial Loan Center
Bristol County Savings Bank, a $1.2 billion mutual savings bank founded in 1846 and headquartered in Taunton, MA, has 10 offices in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. - July 12, 2007 - Bristol County Savings Bank
Crescent State Bank Announces New Compliance Manager
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that Mark Vaughn has joined the bank as senior vice president and compliance manager. In this position, Vaughn will be responsible for... - July 11, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
BankInfoSecurity.com Offers Payment Card Industry Compliance Webinar July 12
BankInfoSecurity.com offers webinar to learn how to achieve and maintain PCI data security compliance, a must for financial institutions and companies issuing credit and debit cards. - July 11, 2007 - Information Security Media Group
BankInfoSecurity.com Webinar Offered on Mitigating Voice Over IP Security Risks
Voice over IP or "VoIP," is becoming an attractive alternative to conventional phone networks. VoIP services are becoming more widely deployed in today's enterprise markets as an effective measure for cost savings and increased feature sets. - July 11, 2007 - Information Security Media Group
Crescent State Bank Names New Senior Vice President
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global Market SM), has announced that M. Bridget Falco has joined the bank as senior vice president and commercial lending officer. In this position, she will focus her... - July 10, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
BankInfoSecurity.com Offers "Best Practices for Integrating Multi-factor Authentication" as a "Download On Demand" Webinar
BankInfoSecurity.com has added the popular webinar “Best Practices for Integrating Multi-factor Authentication” to its growing list of downloadable on demand webinars. - July 05, 2007 - Information Security Media Group
Crescent State Bank Announces New Community Banker
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that Justin Holladay has been promoted to community banker for its Garner office. In this position, Holladay will be responsible for improving... - June 29, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
BankInfoSecurity.com Offers New ‘Download On Demand’ Feature for Select Webinars
A new feature called “Download On Demand” for select webinars is now available on BankInfoSecurity.com. - June 25, 2007 - Information Security Media Group
BankInfoSecurity.com Webinar on June 26 on Board Responsibilities for IT Risk Management
BankInfoSecurity.com offers webinar on board responsibilities for IT risk management on June 26. - June 25, 2007 - Information Security Media Group
Crescent State Bank Announces New Senior Vice President
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that William V. Leaming, Jr. has joined the bank as senior vice president and director of operations. In this position, Leaming will focus his... - June 22, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
BankInfoSecurity Webinar: Complete Authentication with One-Time Password Technology
BankInfoSecurity.com offers a free webinar on June 20 focusing on one-time password technology. Attendees will learn about hardware tokens and software toolbars and will hear how one institution successfully deployed one-time password technologies to enhance their authentication procedures. Now... - June 18, 2007 - Information Security Media Group
Offshore Bank Launches New Annual Interest Fixed Rate Bond
Savings specialists Bradford & Bingley International have launched a new annual interest fixed rate bond with emergency access. - June 16, 2007 - Bradford & Bingley International
Crescent State Bank Sponsors Cary Chamber of Commerce Small Business Awards Luncheon
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that the bank served as a sponsor for the Cary Chamber of Commerce 20th annual Small Business Awards luncheon. The event was held May 17 at the... - June 16, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
Glitnir Bank Pushes for US Sustainable Energy Market
Nordic investment bank Glitnir plans to open a New York office in the fall in a bid to strengthen its campaign in the North American renewable energy market. - June 15, 2007 - Glitnir Bank
Crescent State Bank Hosts Seminar to Examine Investing Pitfalls
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that the bank will host a complimentary seminar on Thursday, June 14 to address “Common Tax Mistakes: Investing In Real Estate and the... - June 08, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
Bristol County Savings Bank Announces Equity Builder Grants to Help First Time Homebuyers
Equity Builder Grants of up to $15,000 will help expand homeownership opportunities for income eligible households. Applications for grant requests are now being accepted and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. - June 06, 2007 - Bristol County Savings Bank
Glitnir Bank Steps Up UK Banking Operations
Nordic bank Glitnir entered the main UK banking arena this week with the launch of its UK marketing campaign. - May 28, 2007 - Glitnir Bank
Free Bankinfosecurity.com Webinar on Insider Fraud - Profiling & Prevention
Financial institutions can learn why insider fraud is on the rise and what are the trends in a free webinar hosted on Bankinfosecurity.com website on June 6. - May 27, 2007 - Information Security Media Group
Coin Machine, Free for a Change at Bristol County Savings Bank New Branch Office in Dartmouth, MA
Unlike many supermarket coin-counting machines that charge a hefty fee, Bristol County Bank’s coin machine simply requires individuals to pour in their loose coins. In return, they are issued a receipt that they can take to any teller’s window where they can receive cash for their coins, or make a deposit directly to their Bristol County Savings Bank account. - May 27, 2007 - Bristol County Savings Bank
Crescent State Bank Sponsors Women’s Forum of North Carolina Gala
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that the bank sponsored the Women’s Forum of North Carolina Gala held on May 4 at the Fletcher Theatre Lobby in downtown Raleigh. The... - May 25, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
Bristol County Savings Bank Promotes Victoria Faunce to Mortgage Consultant
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Crescent State Bank Announces New Executive
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that Michael A. Ray has joined the bank as eastern Wake community executive. In this position, Ray will be responsible for generating new... - May 18, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
Glitnir Bank Expands into US Geothermal Energy Market
Icelandic investment bank Glitnir met with leading geologists, government officials and investors at the first West Coast Geothermal Finance and Development Workshop held in San Francisco on Thursday. At the meeting Glitnir showed a keen interest in investing in US geothermal energy projects. - May 16, 2007 - Glitnir Bank
Free Webinar at Bankinfosecurity.com: Mitigate Voice Network Vulnerabilities
Would you know that your voice network was under attack? What is the cost to your institution when your most valued customers cannot reach you for phone banking? Banking information security professionals can learn how to protect their voice networks with a free webinar at BankInfoSecurity.com. - May 14, 2007 - Information Security Media Group
Finally a New Educational Resource for Self-Directed IRAs
Equity Trust Company now has a blog where people can come together and share insight, tell a story, or make suggestions. Come visit their new blog site and educate yourself. - May 13, 2007 - Equity Trust Company
BankInfoSecurity.com Podcast on Payment Card Data Breaches
In January US retailer TJ Maxx revealed that more than 45 million credit cards were stolen from company servers, with data theft going as far back as 2003. Bankinfosecurity.com’s latest podcast offers information on this event. - May 13, 2007 - Information Security Media Group
Bristol County Savings Bank Promotes Deborah Davy to Branch Manager of their Attleboro, MA Office
Bristol County Savings Bank, a $1.2 billion mutual savings bank founded in 1846 and headquartered in Taunton, MA, has 10 offices in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. - May 12, 2007 - Bristol County Savings Bank
Crescent State Bank Announces New Vice President
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that Mark B. Newman has joined the bank as vice president and commercial loan officer. In this position, Newman will be responsible for... - May 11, 2007 - Crescent State Bank
Glitnir Bank Attends European Seafood Expo in Brussels
Glitnir is no newcomer to the seafood financing arena. The Nordic bank has been serving the fishery and fish processing industry for over a century and has a team of specialist bankers with years of experience within banking and the seafood industry. - May 09, 2007 - Glitnir Bank
Fish and Ships: Glitnir Bank Offers Niche Expertise and Finance in Norway
Glitnir Bank today launched a major marketing offensive in a bid to raise its brand profile in Norway and attract customers from key market sectors. - May 05, 2007 - Glitnir Bank
Equity Trust Company Hosts Tax-Free Wealth Seminars Across the United States; Seminars Educate Investors on Self-Directed IRA Growth Possibilities
Equity Trust Company is making special appearances across the United States to host Tax-Free Wealth Seminars. A self-directed retirement expert will present the benefits self-directed IRAs can provide investors today and in the future. Equity Trust Company will travel to the following cities: Baltimore/Washington D.C., Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston. - May 05, 2007 - Equity Trust Company
Crescent State Bank Executive Receives 40 Under 40 Award
Michael Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global Market SM), has announced Jonathan Taylor, senior vice president and Raleigh city executive for the bank, has received the Triangle Business Journal’s 40 Under 40... - May 04, 2007 - Crescent State Bank