3/25/2025 (Updated: 1/20/2026) - Corporate
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WINTER HAVEN, Florida – March 25, 2025 – SouthState Bank today announced a five-year, $8.3 billion plan to meet the needs of underserved communities across the eight states the bank serves, including Florida, Texas, the Carolinas, Georgia, Colorado, Alabama and Virginia.
This plan builds on SouthState’s legacy of 90 years of fair banking practices and serving communities through volunteerism, engagement, investment and philanthropy.
The plan, which will span 2025-2029, was developed as a result of collaborative listening sessions in which more than 75 community leaders from seven states discussed the most pressing needs of their communities with SouthState and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC).
”As a leading regional bank in the South, I am proud of SouthState’s proactive outreach and partnership with community leaders, including those associated with NCRC, to solve the most pressing challenges facing our friends and neighbors in our communities,” said LeDon Jones, director of Corporate Stewardship. ”This significant commitment underscores the importance we place on ensuring we continue to be excellent stewards, fair bankers and good corporate citizens.”
"Communities across the southeast, Texas and Colorado will benefit from the SouthState team's commitment to above-baseline mortgage and small business lending, which reflects SSB's dedication to listening to its customers," said Jesse Van Tol, president and CEO of NCRC. "This plan's transparency and accountability mechanisms -- including annual reports and state-level breakdowns of its lending goals -- demonstrate a robust commitment that stands as a model to others in the industry."
”SouthState has been a great partner throughout this process, showing a commitment to listening to community members and using the feedback to create a plan that reflects what they heard," said Katy Crosby, NCRC’s chief of Community Engagement and Institutional Accountability. "I do not doubt that our partnership moving forward will reflect the same as evidenced by their commitment to continue engaging in dialogue with local stakeholders through their footprint and using what they learn to make appropriate adjustments to products, services, and engagement. I am looking forward to our work together.”
Highlights of the five year plan include:
SouthState Corporation (NYSE: SSB) is a financial services company headquartered in Winter Haven, Florida. SouthState Bank, N.A., the company’s nationally chartered bank subsidiary, provides consumer, commercial, mortgage and wealth management solutions to more than 1.5 million customers throughout Florida, Texas, the Carolinas, Georgia, Colorado, Alabama, and Virginia. The bank also serves clients nationwide through its correspondent banking division. Additional information is available at SouthStateBank.com.
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