ECB - First NC Bank To Aid Elderly Veterans With Crime Prevention

“The Board of Directors and employees of ECB are thrilled and certainly honored to be a part of such a tremendous and well respected organization as SHCPF,” stated A. Dwight Utz, president and CEO with ECB. “Our participation helps protect our elderly veterans who so valiantly served our great country. ECB’s geographical footprint serves a large contingent of military families and veterans and we believe it’s a worthy and noble mission to support our veterans.”

ECB joins with the American Bankers Association (ABA), the Independent Community Bankers Association (ICBA), the Armed Forces Veterans Homes Foundation (AFVHF) and the National Association of State Veterans Homes (NASVH) on this worthy endeavor. The Senior Crimestoppers program is a proprietary operation of the SHCPF, a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which was established to provide a vehicle for banks to earn CRA credit through support of nursing home residents, who are classified as low-to-moderate income individuals. Senior Crimestoppers is built on a zero tolerance-to-crime platform that is vigilantly maintained for the residents, staff, management and visitors.

For more information on the Senior Housing Crime Prevention Foundation (SHCPF) visit their website at www.SHCPFoundation.org.

About ECB Bancorp, Inc.

ECB Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company, headquartered in Engelhard, North Carolina, whose wholly-owned subsidiary, The East Carolina Bank, is a state-chartered, independent community bank insured by the FDIC. The Bank provides a full range of financial services through its 24 offices covering eastern North Carolina from Currituck to Ocean Isle Beach and Greenville to Hatteras. The Bank also provides mortgages, insurance services through the Bank’s licensed agents, and investment and brokerage services offered through a third-party broker-dealer. The Company’s common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “ECBE”. More information can be obtained by visiting ECB’s web site at www.ecbbancorp.com.

The East Carolina Bank (ECB)
Mimi van Nortwick, Senior Vice President, Marketing
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Fax: 252-925-8491
Mimiv@ecbbancorp.com