Our History
The history of First Citizens has been one of growth and prosperity. Here is a brief timeline.
- 1913: The Homestead Bank was founded in Columbia, SC. The bank was later renamed the Commercial Bank and Trust Company of South Carolina
- 1964: Three brothers, Frank, Lewis, and Robert Holding, who were affiliated with the First Citizens Bank and Trust Company of North Carolina, purchased control of the Anderson Bank of Dillon—a one-unit bank with just sixteen employees
- 1968: Anderson Bank of Dillon grew through mergers, and its name changed to the Citizens Bank of South Carolina
- 1970: The Commercial Bank and Trust Company of South Carolina merged with the Citizens Bank of South Carolina and became First Citizens Bank and Trust Company of South Carolina, headquartered in Columbia
- 1995: Summerville National Bank was acquired by First Citizens
- 2002: First Citizens entered the Georgia market by acquiring Citizens Bank
- 2003: First Citizens acquired Georgia-based First Bank and Trust and The Bank of Toccoa
- 2005: First Citizens acquired People's Community Bank in Aiken and Summit Financial Corporation in Greenville
- 2008: First Citizens acquired Community Resource Bank, based in Orangeburg, S.C.
