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Carter Bankshares, Inc.

A bank holding company in Martinsville, Virginia, Carter Bankshares owns Carter Bank, a community bank serving individuals and small businesses across Virginia and North Carolina. Founder Worth Carter, a former bank examiner, opened his first branch in 1974 and went on to build ten separate community banks, which he merged into one institution in 2006 and renamed in his honor. The bank has advertised itself as the "Home of Lifetime Free Checking" since its founding.