Tiny Changes Can Lead to Remarkable Results

When the pandemic hit, our busy day-to-day lives came to a crashing halt, and we were all forced to slow down. As…

Three Things to Know Before Buying a House

With the rapid dip in the "cost of money", we have all seen home buying and re-financing skyrocket. It seems that…

Making the World a Better Place, One House at a Time

Maslow famously identified our physiological needs such as housing, food, and sleep as the very foundational…

Economic Update: Q1 2021

by Cal Hurst, Chief Banking OfficerFriends, we made it.2020 came, saw, left its deep marks, and passed. No…

Taking Charge of Your Finances in a Virtual World

We spent some time speaking with Jessica Whitney, Client Experience Officer in Greenville, SC, learning…

The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs

Here at Southern First, we’re passionate about continuing to learn & grow. And between the holidays and the…

Fraud on the Rise: What We Do & What You Can Do

Imagine this: You receive a desperate, panicked call from a dear grandparent who is in the hospital with…

Reflections

In a year that has been much harder than any of us might have anticipated, we find ourselves coming to what should…

Stories of Hope

Amid so much political, personal, and economic upheaval, with a tumultuous and divisive election around the corner,…

Economic Update: October 2020

These days, it seems that all economics is political.For months now, it has been difficult to see where politics…