/UCWE/ -  James F. Byrd, Senior Vice President of Crescent State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, has announced that H. Wayne Haddock, President of Pinehurst Homes a Home of the Year award winning company, has joined the bank’s Moore County Advisory Board. The Advisory Board acts as a liaison between the bank and the community and advises the organization on how to better serve the community. Haddock who has served two terms as president of the Moore County Homebuilder’s Association, also owns Pinehurst Photography, a one-hour photo-developing store.

“I am pleased to welcome Wayne to the board,” said Byrd. “He has been a community leader for many years and will be a valuable asset on the board.”

About Crescent State Bank:
Crescent State Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation. The Bank opened in December 1998 to cater to the financial needs of the communities it serves. The bank has total assets of approximately $405 million, deposits of approximately $313 million, and loans of $318 million as of September 30, 2005, with nine full service banking offices in the communities of Cary (2), Apex, Clayton, Garner, Holly Springs, Sanford, Southern Pines, and Pinehurst, North Carolina, and a loan production office in Raleigh.

Information in this press release contains "forward-looking statements." These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including without limitation, the effects of future economic conditions, governmental fiscal and monetary policies, legislative and regulatory changes, the risks of changes in interest rates, and the effects of competition. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are discussed in Crescent Financial Corporation’s recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, its Annual Report on Form 10-K and its other periodic reports.