FRANKLIN, N.C., July 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entegra Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:ENFC), today announced that its banking subsidiary has opened a loan production office in Clemson, South Carolina at 133 Thomas Green Blvd., Suite 200. In addition, Art Wray has been hired as the Mortgage Lending Officer who will manage the Clemson office.

Wray has over twenty-five years of mortgage lending experience in South Carolina, with much of that in the Clemson area. Wray is active in the community, having served as Chair of the Clemson Area Chamber of Commerce and received the Duke Energy Citizenship and Service Award. He, his wife Lisa, and their two children reside in Clemson and attend Clemson United Methodist Church.

Commenting on the hiring of Wray and the opening of the new loan production office, Roger D. Plemens, President and CEO, stated, “We are thrilled to expand our banking franchise into the Clemson, South Carolina market with the opening of a loan production office. Art is a highly experienced mortgage executive and we look forward to his future contributions. The opening of a loan production office in Clemson continues our strategy to expand into higher growth markets.”

About Entegra Financial Corp.

Entegra Financial Corp., with total assets of $1.05 billion at March 31, 2016, is headquartered in Franklin, NC and is the bank holding company for Entegra Bank. The Company’s shares trade on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “ENFC”.

Entegra Bank operates a total of 15 branches located throughout the Western North Carolina counties of Cherokee, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Polk and Transylvania and Upstate South Carolina counties of Anderson, Greenville, and Spartanburg. For further information, visit the Company’s websitewww.entegrabank.com.