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Ameris Bank, a subsidiary of Ameris Bancorp (NYSE: ABCB), is a state-chartered bank headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Guided by our purpose of bringing financial peace of mind to customers and communities one person at a time, Ameris operates financial centers in five southeastern states and serves consumer and business customers nationwide through select lending channels. Ameris provides a full range of traditional banking and lending solutions, treasury and cash management, insurance premium financing, and mortgage and refinancing services.
Fast Facts:
- Headquarters: Atlanta, GA
- $28.5 billion in total assets*
- 163 full-service retail locations in five states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina)
- Serving businesses and customers nationwide through online banking, mobile banking and digital lending channels, including our equipment financing division, Ameris Bank Equipment Finance.
- 186 ATMs
- $22.2 billion in total net loans*
- $22.6 billion in total deposits*
- Approximately 2,700 teammates
- $412.2 million in total net income in 2025
*From June 30, 2026 financial results.
Milestones
1971: Opened as American Banking Company on October 1, 1971
1979: First Acquisition – Toney Brothers Bank in Doerun, GA
1980: The Holding Company was formed, incorporated and named ABC Holding Company
1987: ABC Bancorp conducted its first public stock offering
1994: ABC Bancorp publicly traded on Nasdaq Exchange
1996: Expansion into Alabama
2001: Expansion into Florida
2005: ABC Bancorp rebrands to Ameris Bank
2006: Completion of multi-charter collapse to a single charter and one brand: Ameris Bank; Expansion into South Carolina
2019: Ameris Bank rebrands and moves headquarters to Atlanta, GA
2020: Ameris Bank expands commercial banking across the southeast
2021: Expansion into North Carolina and Balboa Capital acquisition
2024: Ameris Bancorp transferred its common stock from the NASDAQ to the New York Stock Exchange