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CapinCrouse LLP
Business Name
CapinCrouse LLP
Business Genre
Consultants, Cybersecurity Services, Financial Services, Information Technology
Long Business Description

As a national full-service CPA and consulting firm devoted to serving higher education and other nonprofit organizations, CapinCrouse provides professional solutions to organizations whose outcomes are measured in lives changed. For over 50 years, the firm has served universities, seminaries, and other nonprofit organizations by providing support in the key areas of financial integrity and security.

CapinCrouse offers a wide range of audit, review, tax, advisory, and cybersecurity services to help you achieve your mission. Whether your institution requires assistance with formulating clear financial performance reports, complying with changing accounting standards, assessing and reducing your cybersecurity risk, or evaluating and coaching your financial leadership team, we can customize a solution to meet your specific situation.

With a network of offices across the nation, CapinCrouse has the resources of a large firm and the personal touch of a local firm.

Business Website Address
CapinCrouse.com
Business Phone Number
505-50-CAPIN
Contact Name
Dan Campbell
Business Address
1320 Main Street, Suite 300
Columbia, SC 29201
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Business Name
First Carolina Bank
Business Genre
Financial Services
Short Business Description
First Carolina Bank is a high performing community bank with a footprint that includes offices in NC, SC, GA, and VA. FCB has recently launched a platform dedicated solely to Higher Education that includes a robust product suite or treasury management as well as both conventional and tax exempt financing to include long term debt and short term working capital.
Long Business Description

First Carolina Bank is a premier financial services institution that prides itself on doing the day-to-day things in banking extremely well. One of the more sound banks in the US as measured by overall operating practices, First Carolina offers a comprehensive suite of deposit and loan products. In addition, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BM Technologies, Inc., First Carolina is the dominant US provider of disbursement and identity verification technology to higher education institutions.

Business Website Address
https://www.firstcarolinabank.com
Business Phone Number
910-473-5935
Contact Name
David Rizzo
Business Address
5815 Oleander Dr.
Ste 100
Wilmington, NC 28403
First Carolina Bank
Business Name
First Carolina Bank
Business Genre
Financial Services
Short Business Description
First Carolina Bank is one of the only banks in the nation with a dedicated business segment focused solely on Higher Education
Long Business Description

First Carolina Bank , through its wholly-owned subsidiary, BM Technologies, Inc. is proud to offer innovative, secure, and efficient solutions designed to support colleges and universities in managing their financial processes. Together, First Carolina Bank and BM Technologies, Inc. provide the tools that institutions need to operate more efficiently and securely. In addition to disbursement services and identity verification services designed to reduce fraud, First Carolina Bank has a wide array of loan and deposit products that can be tailored based on the needs of the institution. With a platform solely dedicated to Higher Education, First Carolina Bank is ready to help those colleges and universities in our four state footprint and beyond.

Business Website Address
https://www.firstcarolinabank.com
Business Phone Number
910-473-5935
Contact Name
David Rizzo
Business Address
171 N. Winstead Avenue
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
FORVIS
Business Name
FORVIS
Business Genre
Financial Services
Short Business Description
Client -focused accounting and advisory services that help drive higher education forward. FORVIS, LLP ranks among the nation's top 10 professional service firms. Created by the merger of equals of BKD, LLP and Dixon Hughes Goodman (DHG), LLP, FORVIS is driven by the commitment to use our forward vision to deliver unmatched client experiences.
Long Business Description

FORVIS is built upon the strong legacies of BKD and DHG, which are reflected in a name that represents our unique focus on preparing our clients for what is next. With more than 5,400 dedicated professionals who serve clients in all 50 states, as well as around the globe, FORVIS will offer comprehensive assurance, tax, advisory, and wealth management services.

Business Website Address
https://www.forvis.com
Business Phone Number
317.383.4139
Contact Name
Nick Wallace
Business Address
11 Brendan Way
Suite 200
Greenville, SC 29615
SC Student Loan Corporation
Business Name
SC Student Loan Corporation
Business Genre
Financial Services, Printing
Long Business Description

For 50 years. South Carolina Student Loan (SCSL) has helped students and families obtain the resources they need to make a higher education possible. South Carolina's only local, non-profit education loan lender, SCSL is committed to providing financial assistance through private educational loans, financial literacy outreach, and college and career planning. SCSL offers the Palmetto Assistance Loan for students and parents, The BOLD Career Pathway Loan Program, as well as the SC Teacher Loan Program. 

Business Website Address
http://www.scstudentloan.org
Business Phone Number
803-798-0916
Contact Name
Ray Jones
Business Address
8906 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223
TIAA
Business Name
TIAA
Business Genre
Financial Services
Long Business Description

TIAA was founded in 1918 to help teachers retire with confidence. That mission grew to include those in healthcare and more, creating reliable income for their futures while they work to make a difference. Together, we fight to ensure a more secure financial future for all.

Business Website Address
https://tiaa.org
Contact Name
Janet Lorden
Business Address
8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28262

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