Ameris Bancorp

Ameris Bancorp
Company typePublic
IndustryBanking
Financial services
PredecessorsAmerican Banking Company
ABC Holding Company
ABC Bancorp
FoundedOctober 1, 1971 (1971-10-01) (as American Banking Company)
December 18, 1980 (1980-12-18) (as ABC Holding Company)
Moultrie, Georgia
FounderEugene M. Vereen, Jr.
Headquarters
Area served
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
South Carolina
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Maryland
Key people
ProductsRetail banking – Personal checking, debit cards, savings and money market accounts, CDs, retirement accounts, personal loans and lines of credit.

Small business financing and banking – Business checking, IOLTA accounts; business savings, CDs and money market accounts; credit cards, equipment financing, insurance premium financing, lines of credit, residential builder financing, SBA and USDA loans, warehouse participation funding, wholesale funding, treasury services and employee at-work banking.

Commercial banking – Business checking, IOLTA accounts; business savings, CDs and money market accounts; credit cards, acquisition loans, commercial real estate financing/lending, equipment financing, expansion loans, term loans, working capital and inventory loans, commercial card, payable solutions including payroll services, receivable services.

Mortgage – Mortgage loans including first-time buyer and down-payment programs, FHA, VA, and USDA loans; refinancing; construction loans.
Revenue $1.08 billion (2024)
$358.7 million (2024)
Total assets $26.3 billion (2024)
Total equity $3.75 billion (2024)
Number of employees
2,710 (March 2025)
Websiteamerisbank.com
Footnotes / references

Ameris Bancorp is an American bank holding company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Through its bank subsidiary, Ameris Bank, the company operates full-service branches in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina, and mortgage-only locations in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and Tennessee. The company offers online and mobile banking options for both consumers and businesses.