First Charter Bank Receives Top Family Friendly Workplace Ranking

First Charter (NASDAQ:FCTR) was named by Carolina Parenting, Inc., as one of the Top 40 companies in North Carolina for its commitment to family-friendly benefits and policies. The annual survey salutes businesses that help employees balance the demands of work and family. Some of the family-friendly benefits First Charter provides include: health, dental and vision insurance, employee assistance, wellness programs, tuition reimbursement and scholarships for children, dependent care accounts, flextime, part time work options, job sharing, work at home telecommuting, paid maternity and paternity leave and extended leave for childbirth and adoption. Jodie Sawyer, Executive Vice President-Human Resources, commented, "First Charter recognizes that our teammates are our most valuable asset. We’re always looking for ways to help improve the quality of life, both at work and home, for our employees. We’re pleased to be recognized among other top North Carolina companies as an employer of choice.” This is the ninth year Carolina Parenting Inc. has honored 40 family-friendly N.C. companies. Nominated companies are selected by a Committee from the Management Department at the UNC-Charlotte Belk College of Business based on the completion of a standard benefits survey. About First Charter First Charter Corporation (NASDAQ: FCTR), headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a regional financial services company with assets of $4.9 billion and is the holding company for First Charter Bank. First Charter operates 60 full-service financial centers, four insurance offices, and 137 ATMs in North Carolina and Georgia, and also operates loan origination offices in Asheville, North Carolina and Reston, Virginia. First Charter provides businesses and individuals with a broad range of financial services, including banking, financial planning, wealth management, investments, insurance, and mortgages.