First Charter Successfully Completes Gwinnett Banking Company Data Conversion.CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- First Charter (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : FCTR FCTR First Charter Corporation (stock symbol) FCTR Federal Cash Transactions Report FCTR Forced Call Termination Rate ) announced the successful completion of the Gwinnett Banking Company data conversion to First Charter systems over the March 17-March 18, 2007 weekend. Robert E. James, Jr., First Charter president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. commented, "This final data conversion completes the integration for our new Atlanta-area customers and allows us to actively deliver First Charter services to this new First Charter market." First Charter subject matter experts from Information Technology, Bank Operations, Loan Operations, and ATM operations as well as other areas of the company were onsite at the former Gwinnett Banking Company Lawrenceville and Alpharetta banking offices throughout the weekend to implement the systems conversion. Cecil Smith, Chief Information Officer, noted, "This successful technology and operations conversion initiative is the result of many months of integrated planning and testing." He continued, "The integrated systems and technology platforms allow us to provide the technical capabilities to our customer-facing teammates in this new First Charter market and deliver many additional products and services to their customers." Corporate Profile First Charter Corporation (NASDAQ: FCTR), headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina “Charlotte” redirects here. For other uses, see Charlotte (disambiguation). Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the 20th largest city in the United States. , is a regional financial services company with assets of $4.9 billion and is the holding company for First Charter Bank. First Charter operates 57 financial centers, four insurance offices, and 137 ATMs in North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. and Georgia, and also operates loan origination offices in Asheville, North Carolina Not to be confused with Ashville. Asheville is a city in Buncombe County, North Carolina, and is its county seat. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 68,889. It is the largest city in western North Carolina, and continues to grow. and Reston, Virginia. First Charter provides businesses and individuals with a broad range of financial services, including banking, financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against , wealth management, investments, insurance, and mortgages. For more information about First Charter, visit the Corporation's Web site at www.firstcharter.com or call 800-601-8471. |
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