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Ameris Bank
Ameris Bank of Atlanta, GA is open today. It is the same bank that used to be called American Banking Company: the name changed, the bank did not close. 48 other banks have been folded into it over the years.
Its names, in order
Every legal name on the FDIC record for this certificate.
- 1971American Banking Company opens in Atlanta, GA
- Dec 8, 2006renamed Ameris Bank
- TodayOPEN
Ameris BankMain office Atlanta, GA · FDIC certificate 20504 · 166 offices in 5 states
Its offices in the FDIC deposit reports
250 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 167 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
Banks folded into Ameris Bank
28 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 48 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Fidelity BankAtlanta, GA | Jul 1, 2019 |
| Hamilton State BankHoschton, GA | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Atlantic Coast BankJacksonville, FL | May 25, 2018 |
| The Jacksonville BankJacksonville, FL | Mar 11, 2016 |
| Merchants & Southern BankGainesville, FL | May 22, 2015 |
| The Coastal BankSavannah, GA | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Prosperity BankSaint Augustine, FL | Dec 23, 2013 |
| Montgomery Bank & TrustAiley, GA | Jul 6, 2012 |
| Central Bank of GeorgiaEllaville, GA | Feb 24, 2012 |
| High Trust BankStockbridge, GA | Jul 15, 2011 |
| One Georgia BankAtlanta, GA | Jul 15, 2011 |
| Darby Bank & Trust Co.Vidalia, GA | Nov 12, 2010 |
| Tifton Banking CompanyTifton, GA | Nov 12, 2010 |
| First Bank of JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL | Oct 22, 2010 |
| Satilla Community BankSaint Marys, GA | May 14, 2010 |
| United Security BankSparta, GA | Nov 6, 2009 |
| American United BankLawrenceville, GA | Oct 23, 2009 |
| Islands Community Bank, N. A.Beaufort, SC | Dec 31, 2006 |
| Bank of Thomas CountyThomasville, GA | Dec 8, 2006 |
| First National BankOrange Park, FL | Mar 4, 2006 |
| The First Bank of BrunswickBrunswick, GA | Mar 4, 2006 |
| Southland Bank b/b/a AmerisDothan, AL | Feb 11, 2006 |
| Heritage Community BankQuitman, GA | Feb 11, 2006 |
| Merchants and Farmers BankDonalsonville, GA | Feb 11, 2006 |
| Citizens Security BankTifton, GA | Feb 11, 2006 |
| Central Bank & TrustCordele, GA | Feb 11, 2006 |
| First National Bank of South GeorgiaAlbany, GA | Feb 11, 2006 |
| Toney Brothers BankDoerun, GA | Jan 6, 1979 |
Source: FDIC BankFind institution and history records, read Nov 15, 2026. Look up certificate 20504 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.