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Bank Events in South Carolina

Every FDIC-insured bank failure, merger or acquisition involving a bank, credit union or bank holding company, and regulatory enforcement action affecting banks headquartered in South Carolina (SC).

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Failures in South Carolina

Date Bank City Assets Acquirer or resolution
Apr 25, 2014 Allendale County Bank Fairfax $49.5M Palmetto State Bank
Jun 8, 2012 Carolina Federal Savings Bank Charleston $54.4M Bank of North Carolina
Apr 27, 2012 Plantation Federal Bank Pawleys Island $433.5M First Federal Bank
Jul 29, 2011 Bankmeridian, N.A. Columbia $232.6M SCBT N.A.
Jun 3, 2011 Atlantic Bank and Trust Charleston $208.2M First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.
Jan 21, 2011 Communitysouth Bank and Trust Easley $341.0M Certus Bank, N.A.
Jul 23, 2010 Williamsburg First National Bank Kingstree $130.4M First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.
Jul 16, 2010 First National Bank of the South Spartanburg $619.4M Nafh National Bank
Jul 16, 2010 Woodlands Bank Bluffton $382.8M Bank of the Ozarks
Apr 9, 2010 Beach First National Bank Myrtle Beach $590.0M Bank of North Carolina
Mar 26, 1999 Victory State Bank Columbia $13.2M South Carolina Community Ba
Aug 7, 1992 Citadel FS & La Charleston $39.0M Carolina First Bank
Jun 5, 1992 Cooper River, FSA North Charleston $228.9M First Citizens B&TC of SC
Apr 24, 1992 First South SB Columbia $57.0M Southtrust Bank of Charlest
Aug 30, 1991 Hilton Head Bank & Trust Company Hilton Head Island $64.6M The Anchor Bank
Aug 2, 1991 Standard FS & La Columbia $319.7M NB of South Carolina
Nov 30, 1989 Security Federal Savings, FSB Columbia $759.2M South Carolina NB
Apr 27, 1989 Seabank Fed. Savings Bank Myrtle Beach $35.4M First Citizens B&TC of SC
Sep 20, 1974 American Bank & Trust Orangeburg $147.1M —
Nov 29, 1947 Peoples Bank of Donalds Donalds $762K —
Mar 9, 1935 Palmetto State Bank Lake City $149K —

Mergers & Acquisitions involving South Carolina banks

Date Acquired (SC) Acquirer
Oct 1, 2026 Beacon Community Bank Coastal Carolina National Bank
Oct 1, 2026 Beacon Holding Company, Inc. Coastal Carolina Bancshares, Inc.
Apr 1, 2026 1st Cooperative Federal Credit Union Caro Federal Credit Union
Sep 13, 2025 Vital Federal Credit Union Founders Federal Credit Union
Aug 1, 2024 Community First Bancorporation Dogwood State Bank
Aug 1, 2024 Community First Bank, Inc. Dogwood State Bank
Feb 1, 2024 Mutual Savings Bank Oconee Federal Savings and Loan Association
Jan 1, 2023 Grandsouth Bancorporation First Bancorp
Jan 1, 2023 GrandSouth Bank First Bank
Dec 1, 2022 Abbeville Community Federal Credit Union Peach State Federal Credit Union
Dec 1, 2022 Pickens Federal Credit Union Peach State Federal Credit Union
Aug 1, 2022 St. Francis Federal Credit Union Caro Federal Credit Union
Jul 1, 2022 Sandhills Bank The Citizens Bank
Jul 1, 2022 Sandhills Holding Company, Inc. Citizens Bancshares Corporation
Apr 30, 2022 G.H.S. Federal Credit Union South Carolina Federal Credit Union
Feb 1, 2022 Sumter City Credit Union Safe Federal Credit Union
Jan 22, 2022 Arrowpointe Federal Credit Union Founders Federal Credit Union
Feb 1, 2021 Anderson Federal Credit Union Spero Financial Federal Credit Union
Nov 2, 2020 Charleston County Teachers Federal Credit Union South Carolina Federal Credit Union
Aug 1, 2020 Spartanburg City Employees Credit Union South Carolina Federal Credit Union
Jun 8, 2020 South State Bank SouthState Bank, N.A.
May 2, 2020 CresCom Bank United Bank
May 2, 2020 Carolina Financial Corporation United Bankshares, Inc.
Apr 1, 2020 TRMC Employees Credit Union S.C. State Federal Credit Union
Mar 1, 2020 Health Facilities Federal Credit Union South Carolina Federal Credit Union
Dec 1, 2019 Turbine Federal Credit Union Self-Help Credit Union
Jun 1, 2019 Sangamo-Oconee Employees Federal Credit Union S.C. State Federal Credit Union
May 1, 2019 First South Bank First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company
May 1, 2019 First South Bancorp, Inc. First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company
Apr 1, 2019 Carolina Alliance Bank The Park National Bank
Apr 1, 2019 Cab Financial Corporation Park National Corporation
Feb 1, 2019 Spartan Federal Credit Union South Carolina Federal Credit Union
Jan 1, 2019 Clover Community Bank Carolina Trust Bank
Jan 1, 2019 Clover Community Bankshares, Inc. Carolina Trust Bancshares, Inc.
Dec 1, 2018 Heritage Community Bank The Citizens Bank
Dec 1, 2018 Regional Bankshares, Inc. Citizens Bancshares Corporation
Nov 1, 2018 Palmetto Heritage Bancshares, Inc. First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company
Nov 1, 2018 Palmetto Heritage Bank & Trust First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company
Oct 1, 2018 Communityworks Fcu Self-Help Credit Union
Sep 1, 2018 Palmetto Trust Federal Credit Union Self-Help Credit Union
Apr 3, 2018 Coastal Banking Company, Inc. First Federal Bancorp, Inc.
Apr 2, 2018 Atlantic Bancshares, Inc. South Atlantic Bancshares, Inc.
Apr 2, 2018 Atlantic Community Bank South Atlantic Bank
Apr 1, 2018 Lakelands Federal Credit Union Peach State Federal Credit Union
Jan 23, 2018 Independence National Bank First Reliance Bank
Jan 23, 2018 Independence Bancshares, Inc. First Reliance Bancshares, Inc.
Dec 1, 2017 Southeast Federal Credit Union Peach State Federal Credit Union
Oct 21, 2017 Cornerstone National Bank First Community Bank
Oct 21, 2017 Cornerstone Bancorp First Community Corporation
Aug 1, 2017 Horry County State Bank United Community Bank