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Southern Community Financial is the holding company for Southern Community Bank and Trust, which operates more than 20 branches in the Piedmont Triad region and other parts of North Carolina. Serving area individuals, small and midsized businesses, and homebuilders, the bank offers such retail services as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and credit cards. The bulk of Southern Community Financial's loan portfolio is made up of commercial mortgages (about 35%), residential mortgages (25%), construction loans (20%), and commercial and industrial loans (more than 15%). The bank also offers insurance products through an agreement with The Phoenix Companies.

Southern First Bancshares operates in two markets: Greenville, South Carolina, where it operates under the Greenville First Bank moniker, and in Columbia, South Carolina as Southern First Bank. Selling itself as a local alternative to larger institutions, the company, which has more than five bank branches, targets individuals and small to midsized businesses. It offers traditional deposit services and products, including checking accounts, savings accounts, and CDs. The banks use funds from deposits mainly to write commercial mortgages, residential mortgages, and commercial business loans.

Southside Bancshares operates deep in the heart of Texas. It's the holding company for Southside Bank, which serves East Texas through about 35 branches, with a concentration in the cities of Tyler and Longview. About half of its branches are located in supermarkets (including Albertsons and Brookshire stores), and many offer extended hours. The bank provides traditional services such as savings, money market, and checking accounts, CDs, and other deposit products, as well as trust and investment services. Real estate loans make up more than half of the company's loan portfolio, which also includes business, consumer, and municipal loans.

Southwest Georgia Financial is the holding company for Southwest Georgia Bank, which also operates as Baker County Bank, Bank of Pavo, and Sylvester Banking Company. With about 10 locations, the bank provides such retail services as checking and savings accounts, NOW accounts, CDs, and credit cards, as well as property/casualty, life, and disability insurance and trust and investment services. Bank subsidiary Empire Financial Services provides commercial mortgage banking services. Real estate loans account for some three-fourths of the company's lending portfolio. Southwest Georgia Bank was founded as Moultrie National Bank in 1928.

Surrey Bancorp is the holding company for Surrey Bank & Trust, which serves northwestern North Carolina's Surry County and neighboring portions of Virginia through about five offices and a lending center. The bank offers standard retail services, including checking and savings accounts, CDs, IRAs, and credit and debit cards. Surrey Bank & Trust writes mostly commercial and industrial loans (more than two-thirds of its portfolio), followed by residential mortgages (about 20%). Subsidiary SB&T Insurance sells property/casualty coverage. The bank offers investment services through a third-party provider, UVEST, which is part of LPL Financial.

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