TD Bank in Vermont Launches Small Business Outreach Effort

On Wednesday, November 10, TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, will launch a full-scale, statewide small business "blitz," during which teams of lending officers and bank employees will fan out in towns across Vermont with the goal of personally visiting with more than 200 small business owners in one day.

The purpose of TD Bank's door-to-door small business effort is to spread the word among Vermont's small business community that TD Bank is actively lending to companies of all sizes, across all industries, and to discuss the needs and concerns of small business owners.

"We recognized that there's a perception in the market that banks aren't lending to small business. We want Vermont's small business community to know that TD Bank lent throughout the economic downturn, and we're lending now to help fuel the upturn," said Phil Daniels, TD Bank's Market President for Vermont. "We want this dedicated effort to demonstrate both our localized, highly personal approach to banking, and that TD Bank is serious about small business."

TD Bank is proud to support the entrepreneurial spirit by partnering with small businesses on their financial needs, supporting them with loan decisions that are made locally, and providing conveniences such as extended banking hours and personalized service. TD Bank consistently ranks as a top U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lender in markets from Maine to Florida.

Vermont business owners interested in learning more about TD Bank's small business offerings can visit their local TD Bank store.

About TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®
TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, is one of the 15 largest commercial banks in the United States, providing customers with a full range of financial products and services at about 1,300 convenient locations from Maine to Florida. On September 30, 2010, The South Financial Group, Inc. was acquired by TD Bank Financial 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. TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, is a member of TD Bank Financial Group and a subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank of Toronto, Canada, a top 10 financial services company in North America and one of the few banks in the world rated Aaa by Moody's. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges under the ticker symbol "TD." To learn more, visit www.td.com.
 

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