{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"143980","rtpr_id":"nBw6bHnY3a-20260915","ticker":"CARE","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["CARE"],"title":"Carter Bank Strengthens Raleigh Presence with Commercial Banking Leader Kevin Lockhart","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-09-15T13:00:04.814Z","article_body":"Carter Bank Strengthens Raleigh Presence with Commercial Banking Leader Kevin\nLockhart\n\nLockhart will advance Carter Bank’s commitment to driving growth across one\nof the nation’s fastest-growing cities.\n\nCarter Bank (Nasdaq: CARE) is pleased to announce that Kevin Lockhart will\nlead the Bank’s commercial banking efforts in Raleigh, N.C.\n\nA veteran commercial banker with more than 30 years of experience, Lockhart\nhas spent the past 8 years as a Regional Executive overseeing the Roanoke and\nNew River Valley regions in Virginia.\n\nLockhart brings extensive expertise and well-established Raleigh-based\nbusiness relationships to the role, further bolstering the Bank’s presence\nand commitment to creating opportunities for more businesses to prosper to\nRaleigh, which continues to rank among the nation’s fastest growing cities.\n\n“The Raleigh-metro is such a fast-growing, dynamic market, with diverse\nbanking needs,” said Rich Spiker, SEVP, Chief Lending Officer. “Kevin has\nimmediate family in the area and has spent a good bit of time there, both\npersonally and professionally. This familiarity, coupled with his strong track\nrecord of serving the community and building relationships, makes him the\nperfect choice to lead our expansion in the region.”\n\nLockhart’s extensive industry and market knowledge, backed by an established\ncommercial banking office in Raleigh and a team deeply rooted in the Triangle,\nenables him to strengthen existing local relationships and explore new\nregional opportunities.\n\n“There’s no doubt Carter Bank has an important role to play in serving\nlocal businesses of all sizes through relationship banking rooted in trust,”\nLockhart said. “I look forward to leveraging my experience and market\nknowledge to help organizations achieve their goals.”\n\nLong-time Raleigh banker, Greg Hamlyn, will continue to serve the Raleigh\nmarket as Carter Bank’s Commercial Real Estate lending expert.\n\nTo learn more about Carter Bank, visit carterbank.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarterbank.com&esheet=54603891&newsitemid=20260915559026&lan=en-US&anchor=carterbank.com&index=1&md5=ff89c84ce0d4a2d30c5b44647ac2f430)\n.\n\nAbout Carter Bank\n\nHeadquartered in Martinsville, Va., Carter Bank is a $4.8 billion,\nstate-chartered community bank with branches in Virginia and North Carolina.\nSince 1974, Carter Bank has strived to create opportunities for more people\nand businesses to prosper. Additional information about Carter Bank is\navailable at carterbank.com. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260915559026/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260915559026/en/)\n\nAnne Bowers, anneb@madisonmain.com (mailto:anneb@madisonmain.com) ,\n(804)521-4141\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw6bHnY3a-20260915","title":"Carter Bank Strengthens Raleigh Presence with Commercial Banking Leader Kevin Lockhart","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"CARE","created":"2026-09-15T13:00:04.814Z","tickers":["CARE"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Carter Bank Strengthens Raleigh Presence with Commercial Banking Leader Kevin\nLockhart\n\nLockhart will advance Carter Bank’s commitment to driving growth across one\nof the nation’s fastest-growing cities.\n\nCarter Bank (Nasdaq: CARE) is pleased to announce that Kevin Lockhart will\nlead the Bank’s commercial banking efforts in Raleigh, N.C.\n\nA veteran commercial banker with more than 30 years of experience, Lockhart\nhas spent the past 8 years as a Regional Executive overseeing the Roanoke and\nNew River Valley regions in Virginia.\n\nLockhart brings extensive expertise and well-established Raleigh-based\nbusiness relationships to the role, further bolstering the Bank’s presence\nand commitment to creating opportunities for more businesses to prosper to\nRaleigh, which continues to rank among the nation’s fastest growing cities.\n\n“The Raleigh-metro is such a fast-growing, dynamic market, with diverse\nbanking needs,” said Rich Spiker, SEVP, Chief Lending Officer. “Kevin has\nimmediate family in the area and has spent a good bit of time there, both\npersonally and professionally. This familiarity, coupled with his strong track\nrecord of serving the community and building relationships, makes him the\nperfect choice to lead our expansion in the region.”\n\nLockhart’s extensive industry and market knowledge, backed by an established\ncommercial banking office in Raleigh and a team deeply rooted in the Triangle,\nenables him to strengthen existing local relationships and explore new\nregional opportunities.\n\n“There’s no doubt Carter Bank has an important role to play in serving\nlocal businesses of all sizes through relationship banking rooted in trust,”\nLockhart said. “I look forward to leveraging my experience and market\nknowledge to help organizations achieve their goals.”\n\nLong-time Raleigh banker, Greg Hamlyn, will continue to serve the Raleigh\nmarket as Carter Bank’s Commercial Real Estate lending expert.\n\nTo learn more about Carter Bank, visit carterbank.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarterbank.com&esheet=54603891&newsitemid=20260915559026&lan=en-US&anchor=carterbank.com&index=1&md5=ff89c84ce0d4a2d30c5b44647ac2f430)\n.\n\nAbout Carter Bank\n\nHeadquartered in Martinsville, Va., Carter Bank is a $4.8 billion,\nstate-chartered community bank with branches in Virginia and North Carolina.\nSince 1974, Carter Bank has strived to create opportunities for more people\nand businesses to prosper. Additional information about Carter Bank is\navailable at carterbank.com. Member FDIC. 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