James Locascio Named Vice President - Commercial Lender at TD Bank in Lakeland, Fla.

TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, provides customers with a full range of financial products and services at 1,300 convenient locations from Maine to Florida

LAKELAND, Fla. (January 12, 2011) – TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, has named James J. Locascio as Vice President - Commercial Lender in Commercial Lending in Lakeland, Fla. He is responsible for building and managing a portfolio of commercial loans as well as administrative lending matters, credit administration and risk management, serving clients throughout Polk County.
Locascio has 21 years of experience in banking and lending, all in the Polk County market. Prior to joining TD Bank, he served as a Vice President in commercial lending at BB&T Bank in Lakeland.

A resident of Auburndale, Fla., Locascio serves on the Executive Committee of Talbot House Ministries of Lakeland. He is a 1988 graduate of the University of South Florida and a 1984 graduate of Auburndale High School.

TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, is one of the 10 largest banks in the United States, providing customers with a full range of financial products and services at more than 1,250 convenient locations from Maine to Florida. On September 30, 2010, The South Financial Group, Inc. was acquired by TD Bank Group, and its subsidiary Carolina First Bank merged with TD Bank. Carolina First Bank will continue to operate under the trade names Carolina First Bank in North and South Carolina and Mercantile Bank in Florida until conversion and rebranding in 2011. TD Bank is headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., and Portland, Maine. Carolina First Bank and Mercantile Bank are trade names of TD Bank, N.A. For more information, visit www.tdbank.com.

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