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Why PayPal just deposited $50 million in a small South Carolina bank

Payments Source

"It's on-demand capital for us," Optus Bank's CEO says of the payment company's deposit. The funds are part of PayPal's broader effort to confront race and income inequality.

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Oconee Federal, Mutual Savings Bank in South Carolina to merge

American Banker

The deal is expected to close late in 2023 or early next year and be immediately accretive to the combined company's earnings.

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First Bancorp hastens South Carolina expansion with $181 million deal

American Banker

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How ‘old school personal banking’ helped turn Optus Bank around

American Banker

From 2010 to 2018 the South Carolina bank was on the FDIC's problem bank list, but in the last two years it has been profitable. Dominik Mjartan, the bank's president and CEO, explains how technology upgrades and relationship building helped it get back on track.

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Spotlight on lending: Commercial loan growth geographically

Abrigo

A recent data report culled from Sageworks Bank Information , a web-based data platform that includes financial and regulatory information on every U.S. bank and credit union, named the “ Top 15 community banks by commercial loan growth.” Blog Bank' From that subset of all U.S.

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Bank OZK exits another state by selling branches

American Banker

The Arkansas bank is selling two South Carolina branches to a credit union just two weeks after announcing plans to divest its branches in Alabama.

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Community First plans to enter Tennessee with SFB acquisition

American Banker

The South Carolina company has agreed to buy the parent of Security Federal Bank.