Data / Bank failures / 2011 / Bankmeridian, N.A.
Bankmeridian, N.A., Columbia, SC: failed July 29, 2011
Bankmeridian, N.A. in Columbia, South Carolina, failed on July 29, 2011. SCBT National Association of Orangeburg, SC, took over its deposits. It held $232.6 million in assets and $209.7 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $49.2 million (21.1% of its assets). By assets it was the 37th largest of 92 banks closed or assisted in 2011.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- July 29, 2011
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- SCBT National Association, Orangeburg, SC
- Total assets
- $232,648,000
- Total deposits
- $209,737,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $49,181,440 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- National bank (supervised by the OCC)
- Insurance fund
- DIF
- FDIC certificate
- 58222
Other bank failures in South Carolina, 2009 to 2013
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Federal Savings Bank | Charleston | June 8, 2012 | $54.4 million | $53.1 million | $17.6 million | Bank of North Carolina |
| Plantation Federal Bank | Pawleys Island | April 27, 2012 | $433.5 million | $415.9 million | $83.2 million | First Federal Bank |
| Atlantic Bank and Trust | Charleston | June 3, 2011 | $208.2 million | $191.6 million | $31.2 million | First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. |
| Communitysouth Bank and Trust | Easley | January 21, 2011 | $341 million | $314.3 million | $45.2 million | Certus Bank, National Association |
| Williamsburg First National Bank | Kingstree | July 23, 2010 | $130.4 million | $127 million | $2.4 million | First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. |
| First National Bank of the South | Spartanburg | July 16, 2010 | $619.4 million | $550.9 million | $68.3 million | Nafh National Bank |
| Woodlands Bank | Bluffton | July 16, 2010 | $382.8 million | $364.8 million | $107.3 million | Bank of the Ozarks |
| Beach First National Bank | Myrtle Beach | April 9, 2010 | $590 million | $521.1 million | $164.6 million | Bank of North Carolina |
Other failed banks SCBT National Association took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habersham Bank | Clarkesville | GA | February 18, 2011 | $387.7 million | $339.9 million | $119.4 million | SCBT National Association |
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Read from the FDIC's failures data (BankFind), last updated 2026-10-23. Assets and deposits are as of the last report before failure; the estimated cost is the FDIC's latest estimate of the loss to its insurance fund and changes as the receivership winds down. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0.