Buddy Howard

Buddy Howard
asset bank billion carolina closer deal gets north peers size
This deal gets Bank of North Carolina closer in asset size to some of its $1 billion peers in the Triad.
decided entrance rather southern
Southern evidently has decided that it's better to make its own entrance now rather than later.
community component critical decision kept local success
I think they have kept some of the decision making at the local level. That's always a real critical component to success for a community bank.