BDC & CDC Annual Meeting Bank Awards

Holt Chetwood of First Citizens Bank accepts the 2025 Top Participating Lender Award for the SSBCI Program.
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The annual meetings for Business Development Corporation (BDC) and Certified Development Corporation (CDC) were held on May 6 at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Columbia.

Recognized for their excellent performance in 2025 at the combined luncheon of BDC and CDC were:

Greatest Number of SBA 7(a) Loans Approved in 2025 for BDC:
First Community Bank

Greatest Number of SBA 504 Loans Approved in 2025 for CDC:
Southern First Bank

SC CAP Top Participating Lender Award for 2025:
First Citizens Bank

SC SSBCI Loan Participation Top Participating Lender Award for 2025:
First Citizens Bank

BDC Outstanding Service Award:
Nate Barber

CDC Outstanding Service Award:
Jan Malinowski

Awards presented by Peter Shand, President and CEO, BDC.