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title: "Ameris Bank SWIFT/BIC code AERIUS33XXX · United States | Elucidate"
description: "SWIFT/BIC code AERIUS33XXX for Ameris Bank, United States. Head-office BIC, LEI IUGPUX5LWRZ3B6KIZ697, addresses and Swift connectivity."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/ameris-bank-aerius33
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United States · Financial institution
# Ameris Bank
Ameris Bank is a state-chartered commercial bank in Georgia, headquartered in Atlanta. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameris Bancorp, whose shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange. The bank offers retail, commercial and mortgage banking, treasury and cash management, equipment finance and insurance premium financing. It has branches in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. It was founded in Moultrie, Georgia, in 1971 as American Banking Company. Its executive offices moved to Atlanta in 2019.
BIC **AERIUS33XXX** LEI **[IUGPUX5LWRZ3B6KIZ697](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/IUGPUX5LWRZ3B6KIZ697)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** Connected to Swift Head-office BIC only [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/ameris-bank-aerius33#claim)
## Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
## Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- **BIC:** AERIUS33XXX head office
- **Connection to Swift:** Connected to Swift
- **Swift GPI:** Not on the member list
- **Payment schemes and systems:** No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- **Branch codes:** None: head-office BIC only
- **BIC first registered:** 2019-06-01
- **Last updated:** 2022-02-14
## Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/ameris-bank-aerius33#overview-sources)
Total assets
USD 28.5bn
Group · 30 Jun 2026 · [interim report ↗](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000139/exhibit991pressreleasedate.htm)
Employees
2,650
FTE · Group · 30 Jun 2026 · [interim report ↗](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000139/exhibit991pressreleasedate.htm)
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Ameris Bancorp
Institution type
Commercial bank
- **Ownership:** Ameris Bancorp, a financial holding company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ABCB), owns 100% of the bank.
- **Direct parent:** [Ameris Bancorp ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/PBJHNT51T5V6G5UQFV42), United States 100%
- **Head office:** 3490 Piedmont Road N.E., Suite 1550, 30305 Atlanta, United States
- **Company register:** FDIC cert 20504
- **Former name:** American Banking Company
### Business lines
- Retail banking
- Corporate banking
- SME banking
- Mortgage lending
- Transaction banking & payments
- Leasing & factoring
- Consumer finance
- Other
Besides branch banking, the bank runs retail mortgage, mortgage warehouse lending, insurance premium finance and equipment finance businesses. The equipment finance business trades as Balboa Capital.
### Online
- **Websites & references:** [amerisbank.com ↗](https://www.amerisbank.com/) [ir.amerisbank.com ↗](https://ir.amerisbank.com/) investor relations (Ameris Bancorp) [newsroom.amerisbank.com ↗](https://newsroom.amerisbank.com/) newsroom [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameris_Bancorp) group article [Wikidata Q124102372 ↗](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124102372)
- **Official social accounts:** [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/company/amerisbank) · [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/amerisbank) · [Instagram ↗](https://www.instagram.com/amerisbank/) · [YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-SKbAom7QZjIJ9wY9IjHKA)
Sources · 14 pages consulted
1. [amerisbank.com/](https://www.amerisbank.com/)
2. [ir.amerisbank.com/governance/board-of-directors/default.aspx](https://ir.amerisbank.com/governance/board-of-directors/default.aspx)
3. [amerisbank.com/About/Why-Ameris/Our-Leadership/Executive-Management](https://www.amerisbank.com/About/Why-Ameris/Our-Leadership/Executive-Management)
4. [sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000139/exhibit991pressreleasedate.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000139/exhibit991pressreleasedate.htm)
5. [newsroom.amerisbank.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2026/Ameris-Bank-Announces-Executive-Leadership-Chan](https://newsroom.amerisbank.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2026/Ameris-Bank-Announces-Executive-Leadership-Changes/default.aspx)
6. [stocktitan.net/sec-filings/ABCB/8-k-ameris-bancorp-reports-material-event-397476cd0c79.html](https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/ABCB/8-k-ameris-bancorp-reports-material-event-397476cd0c79.html)
7. [stocktitan.net/sec-filings/ABCB/10-q-ameris-bancorp-quarterly-earnings-report-9b4aab692b33.html](https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/ABCB/10-q-ameris-bancorp-quarterly-earnings-report-9b4aab692b33.html)
8. [m.za.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/ameris-bank-faces-795-million-judgment-in-whistleblower-case-93CH-](https://m.za.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/ameris-bank-faces-795-million-judgment-in-whistleblower-case-93CH-4390986?ampMode=1)
9. [justice.gov/d9/2023-10/ameris\_trust\_consent\_order.pdf](https://www.justice.gov/d9/2023-10/ameris_trust_consent_order.pdf)
10. [prnewswire.com/news-releases/ameris-bank-announces-settlement-with-department-of-justice-301962316.html](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ameris-bank-announces-settlement-with-department-of-justice-301962316.html)
11. [consumerfinancemonitor.com/2025/06/17/more-early-terminations-of-redlining-consent-orders/](https://www.consumerfinancemonitor.com/2025/06/17/more-early-terminations-of-redlining-consent-orders/)
12. [sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000119312515092877/d836226d10k.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000119312515092877/d836226d10k.htm)
13. [banks.data.fdic.gov/bankfind-suite/bankfind/details/20504](https://banks.data.fdic.gov/bankfind-suite/bankfind/details/20504)
14. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameris\_Bancorp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameris_Bancorp)
## Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/ameris-bank-aerius33#overview-sources)
- **Chief executive:** H. Palmer Proctor, Jr. Chief Executive Officer, Ameris Bank and Ameris Bancorp Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [amerisbank.com ↗](https://www.amerisbank.com/About/Why-Ameris/Our-Leadership/Executive-Management)
- **Chief financial officer:** Nicole S. Stokes Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ameris Bank and Ameris Bancorp Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [amerisbank.com ↗](https://www.amerisbank.com/About/Why-Ameris/Our-Leadership/Executive-Management)
- **Executive:** Lawton E. Bassett, III President, Ameris Bank; Chief Banking Officer, Ameris Bancorp Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [amerisbank.com ↗](https://www.amerisbank.com/About/Why-Ameris/Our-Leadership/Executive-Management)
- **Executive:** David Boggs Chief Risk Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [amerisbank.com ↗](https://www.amerisbank.com/About/Why-Ameris/Our-Leadership/Executive-Management)
## Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/ameris-bank-aerius33#overview-sources)
- **United States:** Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Prudential supervisor
- **United States:** Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Prudential supervisor AML supervisor Resolution
- **United States:** Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Conduct
## Recent events 2 enforcement or investigation items
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/ameris-bank-aerius33#overview-sources)
1. Jul 2026
Other
The US District Court for the Central District of California entered a USD 79.5 million judgment against the bank in a former executive's employment case.
[m.za.investing.com ↗](https://m.za.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/ameris-bank-faces-795-million-judgment-in-whistleblower-case-93CH-4390986?ampMode=1)
2. Jun 2026
Other
A federal jury found the bank liable for wrongful termination and whistleblower retaliation claims brought by the former head of its equipment finance division.
[stocktitan.net ↗](https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/ABCB/8-k-ameris-bancorp-reports-material-event-397476cd0c79.html)
3. Feb 2026
Leadership
The bank announced the retirements of its Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Risk Officer, and the promotion of David Boggs to Chief Risk Officer.
[newsroom.amerisbank.com ↗](https://newsroom.amerisbank.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2026/Ameris-Bank-Announces-Executive-Leadership-Changes/default.aspx)
4. May 2025
Enforcement
The US District Court for the Middle District of Florida terminated the 2023 redlining consent order at the Department of Justice's request.
[consumerfinancemonitor.com ↗](https://www.consumerfinancemonitor.com/2025/06/17/more-early-terminations-of-redlining-consent-orders/)
5. Oct 2023
Enforcement
The US Department of Justice entered a consent order with the bank over redlining allegations in Jacksonville, requiring USD 7.5 million in loan subsidies.
[justice.gov ↗](https://www.justice.gov/d9/2023-10/ameris_trust_consent_order.pdf)
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
## Identifiers
Head-office record
- **BIC:** AERIUS33XXX
- **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. AERI Bank 2. US Country · United States 3. 33 Location 4. XXX Branch · head office
- **Branch description:** Not recorded in the directory
- **LEI:** IUGPUX5LWRZ3B6KIZ697
- **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/IUGPUX5LWRZ3B6KIZ697)
- **How the LEI was matched:** BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
- **National bank code:** [ABA routing number 061201754](https://elucidate.co/directory/ameris-bank-aerius33#bank-codes)
## Profile
- **Type:** Financial institution
- **Regulation:** Not on a tracked register
- **Register licences:** None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- **Country · region:** United States · North America
- **Trading venues (MIC):** No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- **OFAC sanctions:** No listing cites this BIC
- **EU sanctions:** No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- **Country sanctions:** No country programme
- **Founded:** 1971
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
## Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- **Direct parent:** Ameris Bancorp · United States[PBJHNT51T5V6G5UQFV42 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/PBJHNT51T5V6G5UQFV42)
Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
## Addresses
- **Registered address:** 3490 PIEDMONT ROAD NE SUITE 1550 ATLANTA,GA 30305 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- **Operational address:** 24 SECOND AVE SE MOULTRIE,GA MOULTRIE,GA 31768 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
## ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- **Identified by:** BIC, with its LEI and its USABA clearing code
- **Roles in CBPR+:** Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
### CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
```xml
AERIUS33XXX
USABA
061201754
IUGPUX5LWRZ3B6KIZ697
```
### Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
```xml
AERIUS33XXX
USABA
061201754
IUGPUX5LWRZ3B6KIZ697
AMERIS BANK
US
3490 PIEDMONT ROAD NE SUITE 1550 ATLANTA, GA 30305
```
Swift’s two address fields do not agree on a town, so the full record gives the address as address lines only.
The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
## National bank codes
### ABA routing number · United States
1 code file of 2026-10-09 · ISO 20022 clearing system code USABA
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file | City |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 061201754 | AERIUS33XXX | AMERIS BANK | ATLANTA, GA |
Each code shows the name in the national file. Smaller banks often route through a central institution’s BIC. A code can therefore belong to a different bank than the one on this page.
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Sources & method
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Credits for this page
- **Wikidata**—CC0, matched on the BIC or LEI recorded in Wikidata. It is community-edited, so check key facts.
- **National bank codes**—United States (Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), National Information Center).
- **Ownership and group**—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
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