# SouthState Bank

> SouthState Bank is a Winter Haven, Florida-based regional bank serving more than 1.8 million customers across the Southeast, Texas and Colorado. Grown through two large mergers - CenterState in 2020 and Independent Bank Group in 2025 - it runs roughly 371 branches and about $65 billion in assets, offering personal and business banking, mortgages, wealth management, treasury services and a nationwide correspondent banking division that quietly serves hundreds of other banks.

- **Founded:** 1933
- **Headquarters:** Winter Haven, Florida, United States
- **Founders:** First National Bank (Orangeburg, SC) (Founding predecessor institution (1933))
- **Team size:** ~6,200 full-time employees (year-end 2025)
- **Products:** Personal Banking, Business & Commercial Banking, Mortgage Lending, SouthState Wealth & Investment Services, Treasury Management
- **Notable:** Named among America's Best Banks (Money, 2025-26), Ranked #5 on the Financial Technology Report's Top 25 Digital Banking Companies of 2025, Won 29 Crisil Coalition Greenwich awards in Middle Market and Small Business Banking - second most in the US

## Products & services

- **Personal Banking** — Checking and savings accounts, debit and credit cards, home equity, consumer loans, and mobile, online and telephone banking for retail customers.
- **Business & Commercial Banking** — Commercial real estate, commercial and industrial lending, small business and middle-market banking, and agriculture lending.
- **Mortgage Lending** — Residential real estate and mortgage origination across its retail footprint.
- **SouthState Wealth & Investment Services** — Asset and wealth management, trust and fiduciary services, private banking, brokerage, annuities and corporate retirement plans.
- **Treasury Management** — Merchant services, ACH, lockbox, remote deposit capture, wire transfers and funds management for business clients.
- **Correspondent Banking** — A nationwide division serving other banks with USD and foreign-currency wires, foreign banknotes and drafts, and foreign check clearing.

## Achievements

- Named among America's Best Banks (Money, 2025-26)
- Ranked #5 on the Financial Technology Report's Top 25 Digital Banking Companies of 2025
- Won 29 Crisil Coalition Greenwich awards in Middle Market and Small Business Banking - second most in the US
- Recognized as a top-3 US bank for Small Business and Middle Market Banking
- Named a Best Company to Work For in Finance & Insurance (U.S. News, 2025-26)
- Component of the S&P MidCap 400

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Closed its ~$2 billion all-stock merger with Texas-based Independent Bank Group, pushing assets past $50 billion and expanding into Texas and Colorado.
- **2025-07** — Reported Q2 2025 net income to common shareholders of $215.2 million (+62.6% YoY) and raised the quarterly dividend 11.1% to $0.60 per share.
- **2025-11** — Named among America's Best Banks and Best Companies to Work For by top industry rankings.

## Links

- Website: https://southstatebank.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-state-bank
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/southstatebank
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@southstate_bank
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/south.state.bank/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SouthStateBank

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Last updated: 2026-08-12