Crescent State Bank Sponsors Garner Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting And Banquet

CARY, N.C. – 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 sponsor the 2007 Garner Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Banquet. This year’s event will take place on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 6 p.m. at the new Garner Historic Auditorium at 742 West Garner Road, and will feature a dinner and reception. Over 150 people are expected to be in attendance.

For more information or to register, contact Amy White at 919-772-6440 or e-mail amy@garnerchamber.com.

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News Facts:
• Crescent State Bank will sponsor the 2007 Garner Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Banquet.
• This year’s event will take place on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 6 p.m. at the new Garner Historic Auditorium at 742 West Garner Road, and will feature a dinner and reception.
• For more information or to register, contact Amy White at 919-772-6440 or e-mail amy@garnerchamber.com.

Quotes:
“As a member of the Garner Chamber of Commerce, we are pleased to support its annual meeting and banquet,” said Carlton. “Sponsoring this event is a way for our bank to say thank you to the community residents and local businesses of Garner for their help in keeping Crescent one of the top banks of choice in North Carolina.”

About Crescent State Bank:
Crescent State Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation. The Bank has total assets of $782.3 million, deposits of $617.8 million, and net loans of $600.8 million as of June 30, 2007. The bank operates eleven full service banking offices in the communities of Cary (2), Apex, Clayton, Garner, Holly Springs, Sanford, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Raleigh and Wilmington, North Carolina. For more information, visit http://www.crescentstatebank.com.

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