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Phoenix Lender Services closed $325M in SBA and USDA loans in its first full year, driving growth in rural and small business lending.

Community Bank & Trust completes $118.9M SBA 7(a) securitization, expanding liquidity and fueling small business growth nationwide.

Thomas Financial Group & Phoenix close $7.5MM USDA loan for Reset Hotel near Joshua Tree, creating jobs and boosting local economic growth.

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. and NEVADA CITY, Calif., July 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a remarkable 35-day closing, Community Bankshares Inc. subsidiaries, Thomas Financial Group, Phoenix Lender...

ATLANTA, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thomas Financial Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Community Bankshares Inc., is proud to announce the successful closing of a $19.975 million USDA...

LAGRANGE, Ga., July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agricultural Scientific, LLC announces that construction is now underway on the Agriculture Technology Campus (ATC), an innovative agricultural...

LAGRANGE, Ga., July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At a time when business owners across the country are fighting against red tape and delays, Community Bankshares, Inc. is delivering where others...

Community Bank & Trust has been named Best Bank, Best Overall Business in Troup County, and Best Banker (Bill Stump) for the second consecutive year.

ATLANTA, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a powerful demonstration of speed and strategic execution, Thomas Financial Group (TFG), a wholly owned subsidiary of Community Bankshares Inc., in...

LAGRANGE, Ga., April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vitus Marine LLC, Greatland Fuel Sales LLC (GFS), and Vitus Terminals LLC (VT), collectively (Vitus), announced today the group secured $37M in USDA...