NEW YORK, March 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces, today announced Carolina Alliance Bank (Spartanburg SC) (OTCQX: CRLN), a state-chartered commercial bank serving western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina, has qualified to trade on OTCQX®, the best marketplace for established, global and growth companies.
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Carolina Alliance Bank begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol "CRLN." U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcmarkets.com.
"We are proud to welcome Carolina Alliance Bank to the growing family of community and regional banks on OTCQX," said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of OTC Markets Group. "Trading on OTCQX will help Carolina Alliance Bank increase its profile with new and existing investors through transparent trading and broad distribution of its news and financial disclosure. We look forward to supporting the bank in its continued growth."
FIG Partners LLC serves as Carolina Alliance Bank's Corporate Broker on OTCQX. For more information, investors can contact Mike Acampora from FIG Partners at 904-354-0441 or macampora@figpartners.com.
Carolina Alliance Bank is a community bank with seven locations in western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. Its primary emphasis is on consumer, private/professional and small- to mid-sized business banking.
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