ATLANTA, Oct. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brian D. Schmitt, Chief Executive Officer of SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc. (SCSG:PK) announced today that the Company has executed an agreement with the FDIC to exit the loss share agreement associated with a prior failed bank purchase. The financial impact to SouthCrest as a result of the termination was marginally negative, and was accrued for in the third quarter. This was the only loss sharing agreement that SouthCrest entered into during the recent cycle.

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SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc. is a bank holding company with over half a billion dollars in assets, headquartered in Atlanta, GA. The company operates a 9 branch network throughout Georgia through its subsidiary bank, SouthCrest Bank, N.A. The bank provides a full suite of retail, private, entrepreneurial, high-net-worth and commercial banking services, and online banking services.