Commerce Building and Loan Association
| Status: | Inactive as of 03/31/1980 |
| Merger - Without Assistance | |
| Successor Bank: | AFB&T |
| Headquarters: | Commerce Building and Loan Association 203 North Elm Street Commerce, GA 30529 |
| Established: | 01/01/1929 |
| FDIC Insurance: | 09/16/1949 |
| FDIC Cert: | #27675 |
| Charter Class: |
History
| 1929-01-01 | Institution established: Original name:Commerce Building and Loan Association | |
| 1980-03-31 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of Athens Federal Savings and Loan Association (28225) in ATHENS, GA | |
| 1981-11-30 | Acquired Franklin Federal Savings and Loan Association (30998) in LAVONIA, GA | |
| 1981-11-30 | Acquired First Federal Savings and Loan Association (31689) in SANDERSVILLE, GA | |
| 1984-09-30 | Changed organization type to STOCK SAVINGS & LOAN | |
| 1985-07-31 | Changed name to Athens Federal Savings Bank (28225) | |
| 1991-08-31 | Change trust powers from TRUST POWERS NOT GRANTED to LIMITED POWERS GRANTED, EXERCISED | |
| 1991-08-31 | Changed organization type to COMMERCIAL BANK | |
| 1991-08-31 | Changed primary regulatory agency from OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION to FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION | |
| 1991-08-31 | Changed name to Athens First Bank and Trust Company (28225) | |
| 1998-11-30 | Acquired Bank of Georgia (26324) in WATKINSVILLE, GA | |
| 2001-04-20 | Change trust powers from LIMITED POWERS GRANTED, EXERCISED to TRUST POWERS TERMINATED | |
| 2005-10-03 | Changed name to AFB&T (28225) | |
| 2008-09-15 | Acquired The National Bank of Walton County (14039) in MONROE, GA | |
| 2010-06-01 | Changed name to Synovus Bank (873) | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired Tallahassee State Bank (21866) in TALLAHASSEE, FL | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired The National Bank of South Carolina (2111) in SUMTER, SC | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired The Coastal Bank of Georgia (16911) in BRUNSWICK, GA | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired Synovus Bank (34172) in SAINT PETERSBURG, FL | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired Synovus Bank of Jacksonville (57725) in JACKSONVILLE, FL | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired Sterling Bank (21194) in MONTGOMERY, AL | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired SB&T BANK (20246) in ALBANY, GA | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired Sea Island Bank (5707) in STATESBORO, GA | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired Georgia Bank & Trust (27173) in CALHOUN, GA | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired First State Bank and Trust Company of Valdosta (10073) in VALDOSTA, GA | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired The First National Bank of Jasper (2808) in JASPER, AL | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired First Commercial Bank of Huntsville (25645) in HUNTSVILLE, AL | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired First Commercial Bank (26359) in BIRMINGHAM, AL | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired First Community Bank of Tifton (15647) in TIFTON, GA | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired First Coast Community Bank (27075) in FERNANDINA BEACH, FL | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired Commercial Bank (190) in THOMASVILLE, GA | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired Commercial Bank & Trust Company of Troup County (15848) in LAGRANGE, GA | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired Community Bank and Trust of Southeast Alabama (19649) in DOTHAN, AL | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired Citizens First Bank (27797) in ROME, GA | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired COASTAL BANK AND TRUST OF FLORIDA (20830) in PENSACOLA, FL | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired Cohutta Banking Company (57913) in CHATTANOOGA, TN | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired CB&T Bank of East Alabama (9055) in PHENIX CITY, AL | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired CB&T Bank of Middle Georgia (25804) in WARNER ROBINS, GA | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired The Bank of Tuscaloosa (27209) in TUSCALOOSA, AL | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired Bank of Coweta (20827) in NEWNAN, GA | |
| 2010-06-01 | Acquired Bank of North Georgia (31203) in ALPHARETTA, GA | |
| 2010-06-01 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of Synovus Bank (873) in COLUMBUS, GA | |
| 2010-06-30 | Acquired Trust One Bank (34059) in MEMPHIS, TN | |
| 2010-06-30 | Acquired The Bank of Nashville (32713) in NASHVILLE, TN | |
| 2013-05-10 | Acquired Sunrise Bank (58185) in VALDOSTA, GA as part of a government assisted transaction. | |
| 2016-11-17 | Changed institution class to INSURED COMMERCIAL OR SAVINGS BANKS, STATE, MEMBERS FRS | |
| 2016-11-17 | Changed primary regulatory agency from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION to FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD | |
| 2017-09-26 | Acquired World's Foremost Bank (57079) in SIDNEY, NE | |
| 2019-01-01 | Acquired Florida Community Bank, National Association (58991) in WESTON, FL |