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7/10/2025 - First Carolina Bank Releases Second Quarter 2025 Issue of "The Column" Newsletter. Read the Quarter 2 Newsletter Today!
6/2/2025 - First Carolina Bank's Stallings, Betts Become Emeritus Directors in Newly Created Program. Read the Press Release Today!
4/7/2025 - First Carolina Bank Releases First Quarter 2025 Issue of "The Column" Newsletter. Read the Quarter 1 Newsletter Today!

2/5/2025 - First Carolina Bank Appoints David Rizzo, Higher Education Sales Executive. Read the Press Release Today!
2/3/2025 - First Carolina Bank and BM Technologies, Inc. Announce Completion of Transformative Acquisition, Marking Milestone in Digital Banking. Read the Press Release Today!
1/2/2025 - First Carolina Bank Appoints R. Gregory Ferrell, President – Real Estate Banking. Read the Press Release Today!
12/23/2024 - First Carolina Financial Services Announces Completion of $45,396,505 Private Placement of Common Stock. Read the Press Release Today!
12/19/2024 - First Carolina Bank Releases Fourth Quarter 2024 Issue of "The Column" Newsletter. Read the Quarter 4 Newsletter Today!
10/25/2024 -First Carolina Bank Announces Plans to Acquire BM Technologies, Inc. Read the Press Release Today!
9/30/2024 - First Carolina Bank Releases Third Quarter 2024 Issue of "The Column" Newsletter. Read the Quarter 3 Newsletter Today!
6/28/2024 - First Carolina Bank Releases Second Quarter 2024 Issue of "The Column" Newsletter. Read the Quarter 2 Newsletter Today!
6/26/2024 -First Carolina Bank Hires Greenville, SC Market Executive, Roslyn Gilstrap. Read the Press Release Today!
5/13/2024 - First Carolina Bank Announces Opening of Corporate Office in Rocky Mount, NC. Read the Press Release Today!
3/26/2024 - First Carolina Bank Releases First Quarter 2024 Issue of "The Column" Newsletter. Read the Quarter 1 Newsletter Today!
12/20/2023 - First Carolina Bank Releases Fourth Quarter 2023 Issue of "The Column" Newsletter. Read the Quarter 4 Newsletter Today!
12/18/2023 - First Carolina Bank Hires Director - Commercial Banking, Lowry Perry, and Cary Market Executive, Bryce Ruggieri. Read the Press Release Today!
12/04/2023 -First Carolina Bank Onboards Deposit Partnership with BM Technologies (BMTX), Inc. Read the Press Release Today!
09/26/2023 - First Carolina Bank Releases Third Quarter 2023 Issue of "The Column" Newsletter. Read the Quarter 3 2023 Newsletter Today!
06/29/2023 - First Carolina Bank Releases Second Quarter 2023 Issue of "The Column" Newsletter. Read the Quarter 2 2023 Newsletter Today!
04/12/2023 - First Carolina Bank Opens Full-Service Branch in Greenville, S.C. Read the Press Release Today!
04/04/2023 - First Carolina Bank to bolster core funding via major fintech partnership. Read the S&P Global Article Today!
3/30/2023 - First Carolina Bank Hires Managing Director - FinTech & Digital Banking, Pat Pritchard. Read the Press Release Today!
03/28/2023 - First Carolina Bank Releases First Quarter 2023 Issue of "The Column" Newsletter. Read the Quarter 1 2023 Newsletter Today!
03/24/2023 - First Carolina Bank's plan to add $500M in deposits. Read the Triangle Business Journal Article Today!
03/22/2023 - First Carolina Bank Announces Deposit Partnership with BMTX, Inc. Read the Press Release Today!
02/07/2023 - First Carolina Bank Hires Atlanta Senior Commercial Banking Officer, Brad Johnson. Read the Press Release Today!

12/21/2022 - First Carolina Bank Releases Fourth Quarter 2022 Issue of "The Column" Newsletter. Read the Quarter 4 2022 Newsletter Today!
12/01/2022 - First Carolina Bank Announces Construction of Operations Headquarters in Rocky Mount, NC. Read the Press Release Today!

09/29/2022 - First Carolina Bank Releases Third Quarter 2022 Issue of "The Column" Newsletter. Read the Quarter 3 2022 Newsletter Today!
08/02/2022 - NC Bank Setting Up Second SC Branch Near Greenville Arena. Read the Post and Courier Article Today!
06/30/2022 - First Carolina Bank Releases Second Issue of "The Column" Newsletter. Read the Quarter 2 2022 Newsletter Today!
05/09/2022 - First Carolina Bank Opens Full-Service Branch in Atlanta, GA. Read the Press Release Today!
05/03/2022 - President and CEO of First Carolina Bank is Featured in the 2022 Power List for Finance & Insurance by Business North Carolina. Read the Business NC Article Today!
05/01/2022 - First Carolina Bank's Director - Retail Banking, Beth Fite, is Recognized as One of the Most Powerful Women in Banking by the American Bankers Association. Read the American Banker Article Today!
04/18/2022 - First Carolina Financial Services Announces Completion of $32 Million Subordinated Debt Offering. Read the Press Release Today!
03/29/2022 - First Carolina Bank Plots Carolinas Growth in 2022. Read the Triangle Business Journal Article Today!
03/28/2022 - First Carolina Financial Services Announces Completion of Historic $115 Million Private Placement of Common Stock. Read the Press Release Today!
03/25/2022 - First Carolina Bank Releases First External Newsletter! Read the Quarter 1 2022 Newsletter Today!
03/25/2022 - First Carolina Bank is ranked #31 in S&P Global Market Intelligence's Top 100 Community Banks with less than $3 Billion in Assets for 2021. Read the Article Today!
03/07/2022 - First Carolina Bank in Atlanta, GA Hires Chief Credit Officer, Steven Deaton. Read the Press Release Today!
02/04/2022 - First Carolina Bank Hires Thomas Forsberg as Market President in Atlanta. Read the Metro Atlanta CEO Article Today!
01/24/2022 - First Carolina Bank in Atlanta, GA Hires Market President - Atlanta, Thomas Forsberg. Read the Press Release Today!
12/09/2021 - In The Vault With NCBA - ABA 2021 Most Powerful Women In Banking. Listen on Apple Podcasts / Listen on Spotify today!
12/09/2021 - In The Vault With NCBA - Conversations With A Banker. Listen on Apple Podcasts / Listen on Spotify today!
12/03/2021 - A Look Back at Banking in 2021. Read the Wilmington Business Journal Today!
11/10/2021 - First Carolina Bank in Rocky Mount, NC Hires Rocky Mount Senior Banking Officer, Gusty Coats. Read the Press Release Today!
10/27/2021 - First Carolina Bank Pulls Exec from Truist to Lead Triangle Market. Read the Triangle Business Journal Today!
10/26/2021 - First Carolina Bank in Raleigh, NC Hires Triangle Market Executive, Tom Clinard. Read the Press Release Today!
10/15/2021 - First Carolina Bank's Profile is Featured in Business NC. Read the Business NC Article Today!
10/15/2021 - A Couple of Our Customers Share Their Surrogacy Experience. Read the Article Today!
09/07/2021 - Smaller Banks Gain Triangle Market Share, but Big Banks Still Dominate. Read the Triangle Business Journal Article Today!
08/06/2021 - First Carolina Bank Appoints Will Holmes as Market Executive - Midlands, SC - Columbia, South Carolina. Read the Press Release Today!
05/05/2021 - First Carolina Bank Weighs in on Why We Favor Hiring and Branching Over M&A.. Read the American Banker Article Today!
05/05/2021 - First Carolina Bank's Managing Director - Human Resources, Shannon Sutton, is Recognized as One of the Most Powerful Women in Banking by the American Bankers Association. Read the American Banker Article Today!
04/26/2021 - First Carolina Bank Appoints David Torris as Managing Director - Market Development (South Carolina, Georgia, and Western North Carolina). Read the Press Release Today!
03/16/2021 - First Carolina Bank Opens Its First Hampton Roads Branch. Read the Pilot Online Article Today!
03/01/2021 - First Carolina Bank Opens Full-Service Branch at La Promenade Distinctive Shoppes in Virginia Beach, VA. Read the Press Release Today!
12/17/2020 - First Carolina Closes on $31.4M Placement to Fund Growth, CEO Says. Read the Triangle Business Journal Article Today!
12/14/2020 - First Carolina Financial Services Announces Completion of $31.4 million Private Placement. Read the Press Release Today!
11/01/2020 - First Carolina Bank's CEO and President, Ron Day, Speaks on Pandemic Effects of the Mid-Market Economy. Read the Business North Carolina Article Today!
10/19/2020 - First Carolina Bank in Rocky Mount, NC Hires Market Executive, H. Lankford Dunton, III. Read the Press Release Today!
08/07/2020 - First Carolina To Open Local Branch. Read the Wilmington Biz Article Today!
08/05/2020 - First Carolina Bank Adds Office Space As Raleigh Presence Expands. Read the Triangle Business Journal Article Today!
07/30/2020 - First Carolina Bank Opens Full-Service Branch at Bradley Creek Station in Wilmington, NC. Read the Press Release Today!
07/16/2020 - First Carolina Bank Opens Full-Service Branch in Cary, NC and Hires Market Executive, Jason Rapuano. Read the Press Release Today!
02/19/2020 - First Carolina Bank to Build New Bank Corporate Office in Rocky Mount, NC. Read the Press Release Today!
02/16/2020 - First Carolina Bank is excited to announce the expansion of our Rocky Mount headquarters. Read the Rocky Mount Telegram Article Today!
02/13/2020 - Watch The Video: Around Town-February 2020: First Carolina Bank Receives Small Business of the Month Award.
12/18/2019 - First Carolina Bank Teams with Raleigh Group to Launch Wealth Management Business. Read the Triangle Business Journal Article Today!
12/17/2019 - First Carolina Bank Launches Raleigh, NC-based First Carolina Wealth. Read the S&P Global Market Intelligence Article Today!
12/16/2019 - First Carolina Bank Launches New Division - First Carolina Wealth in Raleigh, NC. Read the Press Release Today!
12/06/2019 - In preparation for a full service branch in Wilmington, First Carolina Bank is pleased to add veteran banker, Donna, to our team! Give her a call today to discuss your banking needs. Read the Wilmington Biz Article Today!
12/06/2019 - First Carolina Financial Services Announces Completion of $32 Million Subordinated Notes Offering.
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10/25/2019 - First Carolina Bank announces our commitment to Wilmington with leadership by our newly appointed Senior Banking Officer - Donna Cameron. Read the Press Release today!
09/23/2019 - First Carolina Bank is named #20 in Business North Carolina's 2019 Mid Market Fast 40 which highlights North Carolina's fastest growing companies in middle-markets. Read the Business NC Article Today!
08/30/2019 - First Carolina Bank's Chief Operating Officer, Kristen D. Brabble, is recognized as Business North Carolina's 2019 Trailblazer of the Year. Check out the Business NC Article Today!
08/29/2019 - First Carolina Financial Services, Inc. and First Carolina Bank has announced the election and appointment of Douglas J. Glenn to their combined Board of Directors. Read the Press Release today!
08/14/2019 - First Carolina Bank focuses on the Triangle with the addition of Managing Director - Commercial Banking, Douglas Ford IV. Check out the Triangle Business Journal Article!
08/12/2019 - First Carolina Bank has announced the appointment of Douglas Ford IV to the newly created role of Managing Director – Commercial Banking and Raleigh Market Executive. Read the Press Release today!
08/05/2019 - First Carolina Bank has announced the promotion of Kristen D. Brabble as the newly appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Bank. Read the Press Release today!
08/05/2019 - First Carolina Bank has announced the promotion of O. Stokes Suiter, III as the newly appointed Chief Risk Officer of the Bank. Read the Press Release today!
06/11/2019 - First Carolina Bank is excited to announce our expansion into Virginia Beach with leadership by our newly appointed Market Executive- Mindi Bevingtion. Check out the Press Release today!
03/28/2019 - First Carolina Bank aims to expand its assets from around USD $500MM to between USD $2BN and USD $5BN with limited brick and mortar branches. Read the Mergermarket Article Today!
02/28/2019 - First Carolina Financial Services Announces Completion of $18.55 million Private Placement. Check out the Press Release today!
09/28/2018 - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. recently announced that First Carolina Bank in Rocky Mount has earned the No. 1 rank in deposit market share as of June 2018. Check out the Rocky Mount Telegram Article Today!
06/22/2018 - First Carolina Bank had the opportunity to participate in a Spectrum Local News TV interview. Highlights include where we started, the approach we’ve taken to be successful, and what’s to come. Check out the video today!
05/29/2018 - First Carolina Financial Services Announces Completion of $11.64 million Private Placement. Check out the Press Release Today!
05/08/2018 - First Carolina Bank is making a name for itself in the Raleigh market. Read the Triangle Business Journal Article to find out more.
05/01/2018 - First Carolina Financial Services, Inc. and First Carolina Bank Names New Board Member James A. Lucas, Jr. Check Out The Press Release Today!
01/02/2018 - First Carolina Bank continues to grow its economic footprint! 2017 was a fantastic year for us with the opening of our Wilmington loan production office along with our new branch in Raleigh. Check out the Greater Wilmington Business Journal article to learn more.
10/06/2017 - We're excited to announce our expansion into Wilmington, NC has been a success. Check Out The Wilmington Biz Article Today!
08/24/2017 - First Carolina Financial Services, Inc. and First Carolina Bank Names New Board Member Chad Paul. Check Out The Press Release Today!
07/06/2017 - Have you heard? First Carolina Bank is opening a Full-Service Branch in Raleigh on July 17, 2017. Read the Triangle Business Journal Article to find out more.
12/20/2016 - First Carolina Financial Services Announces Completion of $8.97 million Private Placement. Check out the Press Release Today!
Did you know that banks get rated by their performance each year? We're pleased to announce that we are in the top rankings for all four select categories published by Business North Carolina.
We are pleased to have the opportunity to donate to the Rockingham Community College Foundation in Reidsville! This donation will be used in the RCC Foundation's efforts to enhance the learning and collegiate experience of their students.
08/12/2015 - We're excited to announce our newest Advisory Board member, David Bracken of Reidsville, NC. Join us in welcoming him to the team! Read the Rockingham Now Article.
02/02/2015 - Six months ago, we announced plans for our expansion into the Raleigh market. We are happy to announce these plans are well on their way to success. Read the Triangle Business Journal Article.
We are pleased to announce our expansion into the Raleigh Market! Read the News & Observer Article: First Carolina Bank to Open Raleigh Office
08/11/2014 - Watch the video: Weekly Buzz: First Carolina Bank wins 2014 Rookie Small Business of the Year. What a great accomplishment!
11/04/2013 - Watch the video: The Chamber Buzz: Kristen Brabble of First Carolina Bank is interviewed about the importance of shopping locally.
12/24/2013 - Watch the video: Around Town-December 2013: Ron Day (President and CEO of First Carolina Bank) graciously accepts the award for Small Business of the Month. Check out the Small Business of the Month Award.
09/17/2013 - Watch the video: An interview conducted by WHIG TV in Rocky Mount, NC with Ron Day (President and CEO of First Carolina Bank).

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