Wilmington, NC, March 31, 2008 --(
PR.com)-- Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank (www.crescentstatebank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced the opening of the bank’s new Wilmington office located at 2506 Independence Blvd. The new office, which opened its doors to the public on the morning of Monday, March 31, enables the bank to expand its services in the Wilmington market and increase its total number of offices to 13. The Wilmington office is comprised of commercial relationship officer Rick Hunt, community banker Megan Shannahan, branch operations manager Poppy Clark and customer services representatives Andy Zurcher and Lauren Sutton.
“We are pleased to announce the opening of our new Wilmington office,” said Carlton. “We look forward to expanding our presence in the Wilmington market, as well as in the Wilmington community.”
About Crescent State Bank:
Crescent State Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation. The Bank has total assets of $835.5 million, deposits of $605.4 million, and net loans of $667.6 million as of December, 31, 2007. The bank operates twelve full service banking offices in the communities of Cary (2), Apex, Clayton, Garner, Holly Springs, Sanford, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Raleigh, Knightdale, and Wilmington (2), North Carolina. For more information, visit www.crescentstatebank.com.
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