High Trust Bank
| Status: | Inactive as of 07/15/2011 |
| Absorption - Assisted Change in Location | |
| Successor Bank: | Ameris Bank |
| Headquarters: | High Trust Bank 280 Country Club Drive Stockbridge, GA 30281 |
| Established: | 01/03/1966 |
| FDIC Insurance: | 02/21/1966 |
| FDIC Cert: | #19554 |
| Charter Class: | Commercial bank, state charter and Fed nonmember, supervised by the FDIC |
| Total Assets: | $180,340,000 |
| Total Deposits: | $177,221,000 |
History
| 1966-01-03 | Institution established: Original name:Jordan Banking Company | |
| 2002-10-01 | Changed name to Southern Horizon Bank | |
| 2002-10-01 | Reorganized. | |
| 2006-06-01 | Moved bank headquarters from LEARY, GA to STOCKBRIDGE, GA | |
| 2007-04-02 | Changed name to High Trust Bank | |
| 2011-07-15 | Failed. Acquired with government financial assistance and subsequently operated as part of Ameris Bank (20504) | |
| 2011-07-15 | Acquired One Georgia Bank (58238) in ATLANTA, GA as part of a government assisted transaction. | |
| 2012-02-24 | Acquired Central Bank of Georgia (5687) in ELLAVILLE, GA as part of a government assisted transaction. | |
| 2012-07-06 | Acquired Montgomery Bank & Trust (19498) in AILEY, GA as part of a government assisted transaction. | |
| 2012-10-10 | Moved bank headquarters from STOCKBRIDGE, GA to MOULTRIE, GA | |
| 2013-12-23 | Acquired Prosperity Bank (24963) in SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL | |
| 2014-07-01 | Acquired The Coastal Bank (20134) in SAVANNAH, GA | |
| 2015-05-22 | Acquired Merchants & Southern Bank (18116) in GAINESVILLE, FL | |
| 2016-03-11 | Acquired The Jacksonville Bank (34941) in JACKSONVILLE, FL | |
| 2018-05-25 | Acquired Atlantic Coast Bank (45826) in JACKSONVILLE, FL | |
| 2018-06-29 | Acquired Hamilton State Bank (57810) in HOSCHTON, GA | |
| 2019-07-01 | Moved bank headquarters from MOULTRIE, GA to ATLANTA, GA | |
| 2019-07-01 | Change trust powers from TRUST POWERS NOT GRANTED to FULL TRUST POWERS GRANTED | |
| 2019-07-01 | Acquired Fidelity Bank (21440) in ATLANTA, GA |