FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla., May 10, 2016 –
CBC National Bank, headquartered in Fernandina Beach and with branches in
Fernandina Beach, Ocala and The Villages, Fla., and Beaufort and Port Royal,
S.C., today announced that the bank has again been recognized as the No. 1
ranked community bank U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lender in the
north Florida district in total dollar volume and number of loans (and was ranked
No. 2 in the state).
“I want to thank
and congratulate the lenders that have made outstanding contributions in the
North Florida area,” said Wilfredo J. Gonzalez, North Florida District
Director. “We have increased lending in the district over the past few years,
and I hope to see that growth continue. Our lenders help small businesses
create and maintain jobs, and that has a direct impact on local communities.”
Fiscal Year 2015
Lender Award Winners were recognized at the 24th Annual Small Business Week
Celebration on May 5, 2016, in Jacksonville at the University of North
Florida’s University Center. The event was hosted by the Small Business
Development Center.
In October, the
U.S. Small Business Administration named the bank’s SBA lending division among
the 100 most active SBA 7(a) lenders of fiscal year 2015. CBC National Bank
ranked 69th nationally in lending volume, funding 48 loans totaling
$57,860,500.
The bank also
launched a new Georgia SBA lending operation in October to serve the needs of
the growing market for SBA loans in the metropolitan Atlanta and Georgia
markets, and will continue to ramp up that operation throughout 2016.
“Our SBA lending
division continues to demonstrate outstanding performance in meeting the vital needs
of small-business customers,” said Charles Wagner, president of CBC National
Bank. “Being named again as the top community bank SBA lender in North Florida
and among the 100 most active SBA lenders for fiscal year 2015 is well-deserved
recognition for our organization.”
About CBC National Bank
CBC National Bank, headquartered in
Fernandina Beach, Fla., provides a full range of consumer and business banking
services through full-service banking offices in Fernandina Beach, Ocala and
The Villages, Fla., and Beaufort and Port Royal, S.C. The company’s residential
mortgage banking division, headquartered in Atlanta, includes traditional
retail and wholesale lending, as well as a National Retail Group that has
lending offices in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois and Ohio. The company’s government guaranteed lending division
originates SBA loans primarily in Jacksonville, Ft. Myers, Tampa and Vero
Beach, Fla., Greensboro, N.C., Atlanta and Beaufort. For more information,
please visit CBC National Bank’s website, www.cbcnationalbank.com.
About Coastal Banking Company
Inc.
Coastal Banking Company Inc.,
headquartered in Beaufort, S.C., which had assets of $464.7 million as of Dec.
31, 2015, is the bank holding company of CBC National Bank. Total pro forma
assets will be nearly $590 million at March 31, 2016, after including Q1 loan
growth and the assets from the previously announced acquisition of First Avenue
National Bank. The company's common stock is publicly traded on the OTCQX
Markets under the symbol CBCO. The company was been named to the OTCQX® Best 50 in both 2015 and 2016,
an annual ranking of the top 50 U.S. and international companies traded on the
OTCQX Best Market, based on the combined one-year total return on market value
and average growth in daily dollar trading volume. For more information,
please visit the company's website, www.coastalbanking.com.