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EXHIBIT 99.1
 
Crescent Financial Bancshares, Inc. Announces Financial Results for First Quarter of 2012 and Approval to Resume Payments on TARP Preferred Stock and Trust Preferred Securities

 
RALEIGH, N.C., April 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crescent Financial Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:CRFN), the parent company of Crescent State Bank, today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2012 and announced that it has received approval from its primary regulator to resume payment of preferred dividends on securities issued to the U.S. Treasury in connection with the TARP Capital Purchase Program ("TARP Preferred Stock") and interest payments due on its subordinated debentures which were funded through the issuance of trust preferred securities.
 
Highlights of the first quarter for Crescent Financial Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") include the following:
 
·  
Net income totaled $708 thousand in the first quarter of 2012, which was an increase from a net loss of $7.0 million in the predecessor first quarter of 2011 and a net loss of $148 thousand in the successor period of November 19 to December 31, 2011;
 
·  
After the effective dividend on preferred stock, net income available to common stockholders totaled $324 thousand, or $0.01 per share, in the first quarter of 2012, which was an increase from a net loss to common stockholders of $7.5 million, or ($0.78) per share, in the predecessor first quarter of 2011 and a net loss to common stockholders of $330 thousand, or ($0.01) per share, in the successor period of November 19 to December 31, 2011;
 
·  
Asset quality continued to improve as total nonperforming assets decreased from $32.3 million, or 3.87% of total assets, as of December 31, 2011 to $20.9 million, or 2.53% of total assets, as of March 31, 2012;
 
·  
Net interest margin improved to 4.46% in the first quarter of 2012 from 2.82% in the predecessor first quarter of 2011 and from 3.24% in the successor period of November 19 to December 31, 2011; and
 
·  
Capital ratios continued to increase as the Company's Tier 1 leverage and total risk-based capital ratios increased from 10.68% and 15.27%, respectively, as of December 31, 2011 to 12.72% and 16.87%, respectively, as of March 31, 2012.
 
"In the first quarter of 2012, Crescent improved its earnings, asset quality, net interest margin and capital ratios," stated Scott Custer, President and CEO of the Company and Piedmont Community Bank Holdings, Inc. ("Piedmont"). Mr. Custer continued, "Despite expenses related to the disposition and management of legacy problem assets, we are pleased with the financial and operating improvements made across the Company, including the implementation of our new operating model. Since Piedmont's investment, we have aggressively resolved legacy problem assets through a variety of disposition strategies. At the same time, we have built a first-class team and a strong underwriting process to originate high-quality commercial and consumer loans. Crescent remains one of the most strongly capitalized banks in the Southeast and is building a sustainable model for community banking that is focused on providing financial services to businesses, business owners, and professionals throughout its markets."  
 
 
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On April 12, 2012, the Company received approval from its primary regulator to resume payment of preferred dividends on its TARP Preferred Stock and interest payments due on its trust preferred securities. The Company deferred dividend payments on its TARP Preferred Stock beginning with the payment due February 15, 2011. The Company will pay all deferred preferred dividends of $1.6 million plus current dividends on the next scheduled quarterly payment date of May 15, 2012. The Company deferred interest payments on its trust preferred securities beginning with the payment due April 7, 2011 but continued to accrue interest expense in its consolidated financial statements. The Company will pay all accrued deferred interest of $371 thousand plus current interest on the next scheduled quarterly payment date of July 7, 2012.
 
Piedmont Investment
 
On November 18, 2011, the Company completed the issuance and sale of 18,750,000 shares of its common stock to Piedmont for $75.0 million in cash (the "Piedmont Investment"). As part of its investment, Piedmont also made a tender offer to the Company's stockholders commencing on November 8, 2011 to purchase up to 67% of the Company's outstanding common stock at a price of $4.75 per share ("Tender Offer"). Pursuant to the Tender Offer, Piedmont purchased 6,128,423 shares of the Company's common stock for $29.1 million. As a result of the Piedmont Investment and the Tender Offer, Piedmont owns approximately 88% of the Company's outstanding common stock.
 
Because of the level of Piedmont's ownership and control, the Company has applied push-down accounting. Accordingly, the Company's assets and liabilities were adjusted to estimated fair value at the acquisition date, and the allowance for loan losses was eliminated. The Company is currently within the one-year measurement period with respect to the acquisition date, and thus, material adjustments to these purchase accounting fair value adjustments are possible. In the first quarter of 2012, the Company increased goodwill by $1.8 million as a result of adjustments to refine the Company's acquisition date estimate of market rent on two branch leases as well as adjustments to refine the valuation of certain other real estate owned based on subsequent selling prices. Balances and activity in the Company's consolidated financial statements prior to the Piedmont Investment have been labeled with "Predecessor Company" while balances and activity subsequent to the Piedmont Investment have been labeled with "Successor Company."
 
Net Interest Income
 
Net interest income in the first quarter of 2012 totaled $7.9 million while net interest income in the first quarter of 2011 totaled $6.0 million. Net interest margin increased from 2.82% in the first quarter of 2011 to 4.46% in the first quarter of 2012. This significant margin improvement was primarily due to a decline in funding costs as the average rate on total interest-bearing liabilities fell from 2.33% in the first quarter of 2011 to 0.95% in the first quarter of 2012. Yield on earning assets increased from 4.93% in the first quarter of 2011 to 5.25% in the first quarter of 2012. Average earning assets totaled $718.6 million in the first quarter of 2012, which was a decline from $907.8 million in the first quarter of 2011. The decline in average earning assets was due to balance sheet restructuring late in 2011, a change in the Company's business model which has shifted the loan portfolio mix, purchase accounting fair value adjustments, and continued resolution of legacy problem assets.
 
Accretion of the discount on purchased non-impaired loans added $380 thousand to net interest income in the first quarter of 2012 and increased earning asset yields by 0.21%. Additionally, the Company recorded $563 thousand of income in the quarter related to recovery payments in excess of carrying value on certain purchased credit-impaired loans, which benefited earning asset yields by 0.31%. Net amortization of purchase accounting fair value adjustments on interest-bearing liabilities increased net interest income by $859 thousand in the first quarter of 2012 and lowered funding costs by 0.60%. The remaining 0.78% decline in funding costs from the first quarter of 2011 was due to the repricing and change in mix of deposits to favor low-cost, core deposits.
 
 
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Provision for Loan Losses and Asset Quality
 
Provision for loan losses in the first quarter of 2012 totaled $804 thousand while provision for loan losses in the predecessor first quarter of 2011 totaled $7.0 million. The loan loss provision in the first quarter of 2012 reflected an increase of $139 thousand in estimated losses in loans originated subsequent to the Piedmont Investment as well as $665 thousand of credit losses on the purchased non-impaired loan portfolio. Although the purchased non-impaired loan portfolio was adjusted to fair value at acquisition, the Company records charge-offs for losses in excess of the fair value adjustments and provides reserves for deterioration in credit quality on this portfolio since acquisition. The purchased credit-impaired loan portfolio was adjusted to fair value at acquisition and no additional impairment on these loans was evident during the first quarter of 2012.
 
Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans held for investment totaled 2.99% as of March 31, 2012, which was a decline from 7.15% as of March 31, 2011 and 4.14% as of December 31, 2011. Total nonperforming assets (which include nonaccrual loans, loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing, other real estate owned and repossessed loan collateral) as a percentage of total assets as of March 31, 2012 totaled 2.53%, which was a decline from 6.33% as of March 31, 2011 and 3.87% as of December 31, 2011. 
 
Noninterest Income
 
Noninterest income in the first quarter of 2012 totaled $1.6 million compared with $1.0 million in the predecessor first quarter of 2011. The primary reason for this increase is the growth in the Company's mortgage lending business. Total mortgage lending income increased from $166 thousand in the first quarter of 2011 to $655 thousand in the first quarter of 2012. The Company restructured its mortgage lending business following the Piedmont Investment, hired additional experienced mortgage lenders and continues to benefit from the currently low interest rate environment.
 
Noninterest Expense
 
Noninterest expense in the first quarter of 2012 totaled $7.7 million compared with $7.1 million in the predecessor first quarter of 2011. Salaries and employee benefits increased by $475 thousand due to a contract termination payment to a former executive as well as the recent additions of certain management positions as part of the Company's management team and business line restructuring. Also contributing to higher noninterest expense was a $98 thousand increase in data processing costs and a $113 thousand increase in professional services expense.
 
Income Taxes
 
Income tax expense in the first quarter of 2012 totaled $354 thousand, which represented a 33% effective tax rate on pre-tax income. This effective tax rate was determined by the Company's statutory income tax rate adjusted for non-taxable municipal investment income and earnings on life insurance. The Company did not record any tax benefit associated with the pre-tax loss in the predecessor first quarter of 2011. The valuation allowance on deferred tax assets was increased by $2.8 million during the first quarter of 2011, which represented a full reserve on the tax benefit generated by losses in that quarter.
 
Because of the improvement in the Company's earnings prospects following the Piedmont Investment and following an analysis of positive and negative evidence related to its deferred tax assets, the Company determined that there was sufficient positive evidence to indicate that it would likely realize the full value of its deferred tax assets over time and therefore established no valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2012.
 
 
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Crescent State Bank is a state chartered bank operating fifteen banking offices in Cary (2), Apex, Clayton, Holly Springs, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Sanford, Garner, Raleigh (3), Wilmington (2) and Knightdale, North Carolina. Crescent Financial Bancshares, Inc. stock can be found on the NASDAQ Global Market trading under the symbol CRFN. Investors can access additional corporate information, product descriptions and online services through the Bank's website at http://www.crescentstatebank.com.
 
Forward-looking Statements
 
Information in this press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including without limitation, risks associated with the ownership by Piedmont of a majority of the company's voting power, including interests of Piedmont differing from other stockholders or any change in management, strategic direction, business plan, or operations, the Company's new management's ability to successfully integrate into the Company's business and execute its business plan, local economic conditions affecting retail and commercial real estate, disruptions in the credit markets, changes in interest rates, adverse developments in the real estate market affecting the value and marketability of collateral securing loans made by the Bank, the failure of assumptions underlying loan loss and other reserves, competition and the risk of new and changing regulation. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation its Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and its Current Reports on Form 8-K. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of the press release, and the Company does not assume any obligation to update such forward-looking statements.
 

 
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(Amounts in thousands except share and per share data and prior quarters' information may have been reclassified)
 
INCOME STATEMENTS (unaudited)
                                       
   
Successor Company
     
Predecessor Company
 
   
For the
Three Month
Period Ended
   
For the Period
November 19
through
     
For the Period
October 1
through
   
For the Three Month Period Ended
 
   
March 31,
2012
   
December 31,
2011
     
November 18,
2011
   
September 30,
2011
   
June 30,
2011
   
March 31,
2011
 
                                       
INTEREST INCOME
                                     
Loans
  $ 8,335     $ 4,252       $ 4,439     $ 9,030     $ 9,022     $ 9,078  
Investment securities available for sale
    963       313         874       1,836       1,825       1,663  
Fed funds sold and other interest-earning deposits
    12       45         7       18       28       29  
Total interest income
    9,310       4,610         5,320       10,884       10,875       10,770  
                                                   
INTEREST EXPENSE
                                                 
Deposits
    1,124       617         1,315       2,719       3,131       3,349  
Short-term borrowings
    2       18         21       21       21       15  
Long-term debt
    276       624         718       1,387       1,377       1,371  
Total interest expense
    1,402       1,259         2,054       4,127       4,529       4,735  
                                                   
Net interest income
    7,908       3,351         3,266       6,757       6,346       6,035  
Provision for loan losses
    804       227         2,207       4,452       3,035       7,024  
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses
    7,104       3,124         1,059       2,305       3,311       (989 )
                                                   
Non-interest income
                                                 
Mortgage origination fees
    68       23         38       83       57       75  
Gain on sale of mortgage loans
    588       146         303       392       202       91  
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts
    447       217         242       470       457       447  
Earnings on life insurance
    204       103         112       215       216       213  
Gain on sale of available for sale securities
    192       (55 )       3,642       57       189       101  
Impairment of marketable equity securities
    --       --         --       (48 )     --       --  
Impairment of nonmarketable equity securities
    --       --         --       179       (179 )     --  
Other 
    150       50         174       96       134       115  
Total non-interest income
    1,649       484         4,511       1,444       1,076       1,042  
                                                   
Non-interest expense
                                                 
Salaries and employee benefits
    3,822       2,399         3,163       3,140       3,137       3,347  
Occupancy and equipment
    971       436         529       968       980       1,012  
Data processing 
    519       241         241       447       449       420  
FDIC insurance premiums
    345       141         191       292       377       449  
Net loss (gain) on foreclosed assets
    (58 )     (9 )       (74 )     291       1,187       159  
Other loan related expense
    496       231         373       378       460       333  
Other
    1,596       837         1,174       1,237       1,242       1,380  
Total non-interest expense
    7,691       4,276         5,597       6,753       7,832       7,100  
                                                   
Income (loss) before income taxes
    1,062       (668 )       (27 )     (3,004 )     (3,445 )     (7,047 )
Income taxes
    354       (520 )       --       --       --       --  
                                                   
Net income (loss)
    708       (148 )       (27 )     (3,004 )     (3,445 )     (7,047 )
Effective dividend on preferred stock
    384       182         233       442       437       427  
Net income (loss) attributable common shareholders
  $ 324     $ (330 )     $ (260 )   $ (3,446 )   $ (3,882 )   $ (7,474 )
                                                   
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE
                                                 
Basic
  $ 0.01     $ (0.01 )     $ (0.03 )   $ (0.36 )   $ (0.40 )   $ (0.78 )
Diluted
  $ 0.01     $ (0.01 )     $ (0.03 )   $ (0.36 )   $ (0.40 )   $ (0.78 )
                                                   
COMMON SHARE DATA
                                                 
                                                   
Book value per common share
  $ 4.24     $ 4.17       $ 4.16     $ 4.48     $ 4.74     $ 4.98  
Tangible book value per common share
  $ 3.39     $ 3.39       $ 4.10     $ 4.41     $ 4.67     $ 4.92  
Ending shares outstanding
    28,360,196       28,412,059         9,662,059       9,662,059       9,664,059       9,664,059  
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
    28,360,196       28,353,053         9,587,324       9,587,324       9,586,390       9,581,390  
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted
    28,385,439       28,353,053         9,587,324       9,587,324       9,586,390       9,581,390  
                                                   
PERFORMANCE RATIOS (annualized)
                                                 
Return on average assets
    0.35 %     -0.13 %       -0.02 %     -1.32 %     -1.47 %     -2.96 %
Return on average equity
    1.99 %     -0.85 %       -0.31 %     -17.59 %     -19.21 %     -36.52 %
Tax equivalent yield on earning assets
    5.25 %     4.45 %       4.95 %     5.05 %     4.97 %     4.93 %
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities
    0.95 %     1.41 %       2.04 %     2.10 %     2.24 %     2.33 %
Tax equivalent net interest margin
    4.46 %     3.24 %       3.09 %     3.17 %     2.95 %     2.82 %
Efficiency ratio
    80.48 %     111.51 %       71.97 %     82.34 %     105.52 %     100.33 %
Net loan charge-offs
    0.06 %     0.00 %       2.74 %     2.64 %     2.62 %     2.57 %

 
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(Amounts in thousands)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)
                                 
   
Successor Company
     
Predecessor Company
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
     
September 30,
   
June 30,
   
March 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011 (a)
     
2011
   
2011
   
2011
 
ASSETS
                               
Cash and due from banks
  $ 12,027     $ 8,844       $ 9,551     $ 8,594     $ 7,986  
Interest-earning deposits with banks 
    2,120       1,773         1,187       1,143       1,837  
Federal funds sold
    42,925       14,745         20,780       41,415       56,560  
Investment securities available for sale
    144,944       143,504         216,932       200,922       187,996  
Mortgage loans held for sale
    3,317       3,841         2,821       1,949       805  
Loans held for investment
    515,761       552,877         615,980       636,408       652,783  
Allowance for loan losses
    (737 )     (227 )       (22,601 )     (22,319 )     (23,485 )
Net Loans
    515,024       552,650         593,379       614,089       629,298  
                                           
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
    8,669       8,669         9,156       9,606       10,522  
Premises and equipment, net
    10,619       10,286         10,988       11,208       11,394  
Investment in life insurance
    19,441       19,261         19,068       18,873       18,677  
Foreclosed assets
    5,497       9,422         13,643       13,491       14,113  
Deferred tax asset, net
    29,691       30,191         11,564       11,684       10,076  
Goodwill
    21,816       20,015         --       --       --  
Other intangibles, net
    2,165       2,230         593       626       660  
Other assets
    7,373       9,072         6,299       13,316       9,634  
                                           
Total Assets
  $ 825,628     $ 834,503       $ 915,961     $ 946,916     $ 959,558  
                                           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                         
LIABILITIES
                                         
Deposits
                                         
Demand
  $ 75,320     $ 91,215       $ 70,739     $ 67,616     $ 59,261  
Savings
    42,613       46,840         50,130       55,038       57,277  
Money market and NOW
    251,433       226,584         226,868       228,102       230,432  
Time
    289,463       309,780         338,437       363,818       378,235  
Total Deposits
    658,829       674,419         686,174       714,574       725,205  
                                           
Short-term borrowings
    5,000       --         5,000       5,000       5,000  
Long-term debt
    12,251       12,216         152,748       152,748       152,748  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    4,931       4,809         5,057       5,175       4,936  
                                           
Total Liabilities
    681,011       691,444         848,979       877,497       887,889  
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                         
Preferred stock
    24,489       24,442         23,741       23,614       23,496  
Common stock
    28       28         9,662       9,664       9,664  
Common stock warrant
    1,325       1,325         2,367       2,367       2,367  
Additional paid-in capital
    117,445       117,434         74,736       74,700       74,668  
Accumulated deficit
    480       (181 )       (46,776 )     (43,643 )     (40,080 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    850       11         3,252       2,717       1,553  
                                           
Total Stockholders' Equity
    144,617       143,059         66,982       69,419       71,668  
                                           
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
  $ 825,628     $ 834,503       $ 915,961     $ 946,916     $ 959,558  
                                           
( a ) Derived from audited consolidated financial statements.
                                   
                                           
CAPITAL RATIOS
                                         
                                           
Tangible equity to tangible assets
    15.05 %     14.87 %       7.25 %     7.27 %     7.41 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets
    11.99 %     11.87 %       4.66 %     4.80 %     4.97 %
Tier 1 leverage ratio
    12.72 %     10.68 %       7.25 %     7.52 %     7.57 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
    15.66 %     14.26 %       9.39 %     9.64 %     9.74 %
Total risk-based capital ratio
    16.87 %     15.27 %       11.71 %     11.92 %     12.01 %

 
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ASSET QUALITY RATIOS (in thousands)
                                 
   
Successor Company
     
Predecessor Company
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
     
September 30,
   
June 30,
   
March 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
     
2011
   
2011
   
2011
 
                                 
Nonperforming loans
  $ 15,423     $ 22,888       $ 43,115     $ 39,105     $ 46,670  
Foreclosed assets
    5,497       9,422         13,643       13,491       14,113  
Total nonperforming assets
  $ 20,920     $ 32,310       $ 56,758     $ 52,596     $ 60,783  
Allowance for loan losses to loans
    0.14 %     0.04 %       3.67 %     3.51 %     3.60 %
 Allowance for loan losses to loans originated in successor period
    1.73 %     2.03 %       N/A       N/A       N/A  
Nonperforming loans to total loans
    2.99 %     4.14 %       7.00 %     6.14 %     7.15 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets
    2.53 %     3.87 %       6.20 %     5.55 %     6.33 %
Restructured not included in categories above
  $ --     $ --       $ 10,602     $ 7,221     $ 5,755  
                                           
                                           
   
Nonperforming Loan Analysis
         
   
Successor Company
         
   
March 31, 2012
     
December 31, 2011
         
           
Percentage
             
Percentage
         
   
Nonperforming
   
of Total
     
Nonperforming
   
of Total
         
   
Loans
   
Loans
     
Loans
   
Loans
         
Construction and development
  $ 5,859       1.14 %     $ 10,710       1.94 %        
Commercial real estate
    5,469       1.06 %       6,101       1.10 %        
Residential mortgage
    2,922       0.57 %       4,148       0.75 %        
Home equity lines and loans
    359       0.07 %       1,128       0.20 %        
Commercial and industrial
    811       0.16 %       798       0.14 %        
Consumer
    3       0.00 %       3       0.00 %        
Totals
  $ 15,423       2.99 %     $ 22,888       4.14 %        
 
 
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AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST AND YIELDS/COSTS (in thousands)
                                                         
   
Successor Company
     
Predecessor Company
 
                           
For the Period
                     
   
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2012
 
November 19 through
December 31, 2011
   
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2011
   
Average
         
Average
   
Average
         
Average
     
Average
         
Average
 
   
Balance
   
Interest
   
Yield/Cost
   
Balance
   
Interest
   
Yield/Cost
     
Balance
   
Interest
   
Yield/Cost
 
                                                         
Interest-earnings assets
                                                       
Loan portfolio
  $ 541,361     $ 8,335       6.18 %   $ 563,528     $ 4,252       6.26 %     $ 668,152     $ 9,078       5.51 %
Investment securities 
    152,811       963       2.71 % *     105,784       313       2.70 % *       190,187       1,663       4.08 % *
Fed funds and other interest-earning 
    24,457       12       0.20 %     196,065       45       0.03 %       49,454       29       0.24 %
Total interest-earning assets
    718,629       9,310       5.25 %     865,377       4,610       4.45 %       907,793       10,770       4.93 %
Noninterest-earning assets
    101,449                       109,969                         56,312                  
Total assets
  $ 820,078                     $ 975,346                       $ 964,105                  
                                                                           
Interest-bearing liabilities
                                                                         
Interest-bearing NOW
  $ 142,452       237       0.67 %   $ 147,061       183       1.03 %     $ 150,431       760       2.05 %
Money market and savings
    132,648       206       0.62 %     114,529       94       0.68 %       133,501       315       0.96 %
Time deposits
    299,895       681       0.91 %     321,316       340       0.88 %       379,877       2,274       2.43 %
Short-term borrowings
    3,648       2       0.22 %     12,132       18       1.25 %       3,633       15       1.67 %
Long-term debt
    12,238       276       9.05 %     145,282       624       3.56 %       154,970       1,371       3.54 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    590,881       1,402       0.95 %     740,320       1,259       1.41 %       822,412       4,735       2.33 %
Non-interest bearing deposits
    79,933                       83,687                         59,085                  
Other liabilities
    4,663                       6,326                         4,346                  
Total liabilities
    675,477                       830,334                         885,843                  
Stockholders' equity
    144,601                       145,012                         78,262                  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 820,078                     $ 975,346                       $ 964,105                  
                                                                           
Net interest income
          $ 7,908                     $ 3,351                       $ 6,035          
Interest rate spread
                    4.30 %                     3.04 %                       2.60 %
Tax equivalent net interest-margin
              4.46 %                     3.24 %                       2.82 %
                                                                           
Percentage of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
      121.62 %                     116.89 %                       110.38 %
 
* Shown as a tax equivalent yield

CONTACT: Mr. Terry Earley
         Chief Financial Officer
         Crescent Financial Bancshares, Inc.
         Phone: (919) 659-9015
         Email: tearley@CrescentStateBank.com