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What happened to Plantation Federal Bank?
Plantation Federal Bank in Pawleys Island, SC (earlier called Plantation Federal Savings and Loan Corporation and 1 other name) failed, and First Federal Bank of Charleston, SC took it over on Apr 27, 2012. After 2 more changes of hands, what was Plantation Federal Bank is today part of SouthState Bank, National Association (Winter Haven, FL).
The chain, step by step
From the day it opened to the bank at the end of the chain today. Each step is one entry in the FDIC's record.
- 1986Plantation Federal Savings and Loan Corporation opens in Pawleys Island, SC
- Sep 30, 1989renamed Plantation Federal Savings Bank, Inc.
- Jun 1, 2002renamed Plantation Federal Bank
- Apr 27, 2012FAILEDPlantation Federal Bank failed, and First Federal Bank of Charleston, SC took it over.FDIC certificate 32503 ends; its business continues under certificate 28994.
- Jul 26, 2013MERGEDFirst Federal Bank of Charleston, SC merged into Scbt of Columbia, SC.FDIC certificate 28994 ends; its business continues under certificate 13425.
- Jun 8, 2020MERGEDScbt (by then renamed South State Bank) of Columbia, SC merged into CenterState Bank, National Association of Winter Haven, FL.FDIC certificate 13425 ends; its business continues under certificate 33555.
- TodayOPEN
SouthState Bank, National AssociationMain office Winter Haven, FL · FDIC certificate 33555 · 349 offices in 8 states on June 30, 2026Every SouthState Bank, National Association office → Website on file with the FDIC: www.southstatebank.com
If you still have something from Plantation Federal Bank
A lien that was never released
Plantation Federal Bank failed on Apr 27, 2012. For a failed bank placed in FDIC receivership, the FDIC may be able to issue the lien release, if the loan was paid off to the bank before it failed or to the FDIC afterward. The FDIC says that where a failed bank had an acquirer, its records in most cases went to that acquirer. Here the chain from the acquirer leads to SouthState Bank, National Association, which is worth asking too.
Requests go through the FDIC Information and Support Center with the recorded mortgage or title, and proof of payoff. The FDIC says to allow 30 business days once it has every document, and does not take requests by phone or email. Questions: FDIC Resolution Inquiries, 888-206-4662, 8am–4pm Central on weekdays.
An old account, passbook or CD
When a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, insured depositors become its customers right away (here, First Federal Bank). Start with SouthState Bank, National Association, and ask them to search under the name Plantation Federal Bank.
For failures since mid-1993 the law sets a clock: insured deposits not claimed within 18 months of the FDIC starting to pay depositors are offered to the state of the depositor's last known address on the bank's records. If the state takes them, the owner has 10 years to claim there before the money returns to the FDIC. Check FDIC unclaimed funds search and that state's unclaimed-property program.
A safe deposit box
The FDIC says that when a healthy bank assumes a failed bank's deposits, the branches usually reopen the next business day with box access. Today, ask SouthState Bank, National Association. A box abandoned for years may have been turned over to the state's unclaimed-property program.
Box contents are not covered by FDIC insurance.
Not sure this is your bank?
Many banks shared a name. Match the city and the years above against your paperwork, or search again with the town.
Credit unions were never FDIC-insured and are not in this record; the NCUA credit union lookup covers those. Banks that closed before about 1970 are not in the FDIC's list either.
One caution: banks also sell single branches. If the office you used was sold to a different bank along the way, the account went with the branch, not with this chain. The office list below shows which bank each office reports under now.
This page is drawn from FDIC records and federal guidance. It is not legal advice, and BankBranches is not a bank or a government office. More detail: lien releases · old passbooks and CDs · safe deposit boxes · unclaimed money.
Where the guidance comes from ▾
Its offices in the FDIC deposit reports
11 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 2 are still open as of June 30, 2026.
| Office | Now |
|---|---|
| 11039 Ocean HwyPawleys Island, SC | OpenSouthState Bank, National Association |
| 1510 Exhange StreetGeorgetown, SC | OpenThe Citizens Bank |
| 1818 Augusta StreetGreenville, SC | No longer reported |
| 501 Roper Mountain RdGreenville, SC | No longer reported |
| 8599 Pelham RoadGreenville, SC | No longer reported |
| 1012 38th Ave NMyrtle Beach, SC | No longer reported |
| 11975 U.S. Highway 17 By PassMurrells Inlet, SC | No longer reported |
| 501 Roper Mountain RoadGreenville, SC | No longer reported |
| 311 C Beaty StreetConway, SC | No longer reported |
| 528 Bypass 123 Suite GSeneca, SC | No longer reported |
| 3201 Devine StreetColumbia, SC | No longer reported |
Banks folded into Plantation Federal Bank
1 bank merged directly into this charter.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| First Savers BankGreenville, SC | Sep 30, 2008 |
Source: FDIC BankFind institution and history records, read Nov 15, 2026. The FDIC's list covers banks that ended in about 1970 or later. Look up certificate 32503 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.