Southern First Bank

Headquarters

6 Verdae Blvd
Greenville, SC 29607
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Notable Rates	APY	Vs.Others
Savings	N.A.	5.50% →
1-Year CD	N.A.	4.65% →
2-Year CD	N.A.	4.25% →
5-Year CD	N.A.	4.05% →
30-Year Mortgage	N.A.	4.91% →
15-Year Mortgage	N.A.	4.39% →
HELOC	N.A.	0.99% →

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2024 Overview

General Bank Information

Southern First Bank is an FDIC insured institution located in Greenville, SC. It was founded in 2000 and has approximately $4.11 billion in assets. Customers can open an account at one of its 11 branches.


FDIC Insured	Yes
FDIC Certificate	# 35295
Date Established	2000
Assets	$ 4.11 billion
Loans	$ 3.60 billion
Deposits	$ 3.48 billion
Capital	$ 345.08 million

For a more detailed analysis of Southern First Bank's financial condition and a description of what these numbers mean, please visit the Financial Details section.

Deposit Rates - December 15, 2024

Your Current Location: Ohio, OH 43085

Loan Rates - December 15, 2024

Your Current Location: Ohio, OH 43085

There are currently no loan rates available for Southern First Bank

Please contact the bank for questions about their loan products. In the meantime you may wish to consider these offerings:

Featured - Ohio 30 Year Fixed Mortgage Rates 2024

Lender	APR	Rate (%)	Monthly Payment	Learn More
NMLS ID: 1835285	6.368%	6.250% 0.75 points $4,000 fees	$1,971	Learn More
NMLS ID: 1907	6.686%	6.500% 1.00 points $6,202 fees	$2,023	Learn More
NMLS ID: 1025894	6.716%	6.625% 0.75 points $3,023 fees	$2,049	Learn More
NMLS ID: 3030	7.212%	7.125% 0.88 points $2,800 fees	$2,156	Learn More

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Featured - Ohio Home Equity Line Of Credit Rates 2024

Lender	APR (%)^?	Monthly Payment^?	Learn More
Third Federal Savings and Loan See Table	Intro APR 7.240 % After Intro: 7.240 %	$0	Learn More More Info
Conditions… Variable APR of Prime minus 1.01% in all states. Min loan amount $10,000. Max loan amount $200,000. 30-year term. Annual fee waived for the first year. See conditions for guarantee at thirdfederal.com. Third Federal rate are typically 20% lower than other leaders Guaranteed Lowest Rate No closing costs, prepayment penalties, or minimum draw requirements 10 year draw period
Rate See Table	Intro APR 7.750 % After Intro: 7.750 %	$25,000	Learn More More Info
A Guaranteed Rate HELOC is secured with your home as collateral, whereas personal loans and credit cards are not. To check the rates and terms you qualify for, we will conduct a soft credit pull that will not affect your credit score. However, if you continue and submit an application, we will request your full credit report from one or more consumer reporting agencies, which is considered a hard credit pull and may affect your credit. Approval may be granted in five minutes but is ultimately subject to verification of income and employment, as well as verification that your property is in at least average condition with a property condition report. Five business day funding timeline assumes closing the loan with our remote online notary. Funding timelines may be longer for loans secured by properties located in counties that do not permit recording of e-signatures or that otherwise require an in-person closing. Guaranteed Rate Home Equity Line is an open-end product where the full loan amount (minus lender, broker, third party, and governement fees, as applicable) will be 100% drawn at the time of origination. The initial amount funded at origination will be based on a fixed rate; however, this product contains an additional draw feature. As the borrower repays the balance on the line, the borrower may make additional draws during the draw period. If the borrower elects to make an additional draw, the interest rate for that draw will be set as of the date of the draw and will be based on an Index, which is the Prime Rate published in the Wall Street Journal for the calendar month preceding the date of the additional draw, plus a fixed margin. Accordingly, the fixed rate for any additional draw may be higher than the fixed rate for the initial draw. Apply in 5 minutes, get your money in as fast as 5 days. Digital application experience. Funds directly to your bank account. No in-person appraisal needed.

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Branches

Southern First Bank branches and locations in your neighborhood. Input a different zip code to find branches and locations for any neighborhood in the United States.

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Columbus,Ohio

Southern First Bank Locations around zip code 43085

Branch	Distance	Map	View Lobby Hours
Greensboro	317.95	A	View Lobby Hours
Parkway	354.28	B	View Lobby Hours
Augusta Road	356.38	C	View Lobby Hours
Southern First Bank	356.97	D	View Lobby Hours
Woodruff	357.38	E	View Lobby Hours
Raleigh	365.34	F	View Lobby Hours
Knox Abbott	425.56	G	View Lobby Hours
Summerville	501.62	H	View Lobby Hours
Mount Pleasant	521.22	I	View Lobby Hours
Calhoun	521.56	J	View Lobby Hours

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Climate Policy and Initiatives

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Financial Details

Southern First Bank Ratio Analysis

The following ratios and data are available to help you better understand the financial condition of Southern First Bank. The data is provided by the FDIC. All banks listed on BestCashCow.com are FDIC-insured. No depositor has ever lost deposits that have been within the FDIC insurance limits.

Texas Ratio

Southern First Bank	U.S. Bank Average
2.91%	4.48%

The Texas Ratio compares the bank’s non performing assets (non-performing loans and real estate owned) with its tangible common equity and its loan loss reserves. A lower Texas ratio indicates better coverage of problem loans. The closer the Texas Ratio is to 1-to-1 or 100%, the less capital and reserves a bank has to absorb its loan losses.

As of June 30, 2024, Southern First Bank had $11,218,000 in non-current loans and $0 in owned real estate. To cover these potential losses it had $345,079,000 in equity and $40,157,000 in loans loss reserves. That gives it a Texas Ratio of 2.91%.

Return on Equity

Southern First Bank	U.S. Bank Average
3.8%	10.46%

Southern First Bank has a Return on Equity of 3.8% versus the BestCashCow average of 10.46%. Return on equity measures how efficiently a bank is making money from its capital. A bank with a consistently high ROE can be considered well run. A bank with a consistently low ROE can be considered poorly run.

Capitalization

Southern First Bank	U.S. Bank Average
8.39%	10.84%

Southern First Bank has a Capitalization of 8.39% versus the BestCashCow average of 10.84. Capitalization measures how much equity capital a bank has to underpin loans and other assets on its balance sheet. The higher the capitalization number the more secure a bank is considered.

Southern First Bank Balance Sheet Analysis

As of June 30, 2024, Southern First Bank had assets of $4,110,659,000, loans of $3,597,495,000, and deposits of $3,477,688,000. Long-term increases in deposits shows a bank's ability to raise funds to grow its loans and assets. Loan and asset growth may rise or fall depending on a bank's strategy for growth. Sharp rises and falls in assets, deposits, and loans can be problematic, indicating a loosening of lending standards, or financial distress leading to reduced lending. A big change in these figured can also be from a bank acquisition or merger.

Summary Balance Sheet

June 30, 2024

ASSETS
Cash & Balances due from depository institutions	$ 172.54 million
Interest-bearing balances	$ 147.61 million
Total securities	$ 121.35 million
Federal funds sold and reverse repurchase	$ 25.00 million
Net loans and leases	$ 3.60 billion
Loan loss allowance	$ 40.16 million
Trading account assets	N.A.
Bank premises and fixed assets	N.A.
Other real estate owned	N.A.
Goodwill and other intangibles	N.A.
All other assets	$ 79.61 million
Total Assets	$ 3.77 billion

LIABILITIES
Total deposits	$ 3.48 billion
Interest-bearing deposits	$ 2.78 billion
Deposits held in domestic offices	$ 3.48 billion
% insured (estimated)	62.03%
Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements	N.A.
Trading liabilities	N.A.
Other borrowed funds	$ 75.28 million
Subordinated debt	N.A.
All other liabilities	$ 16.42 million
Total Liabilities	$ 3.77 billion
Shareholders’ Equity	$ 345.08 million

Summary Income Statement

June 30, 2024

INCOME AND EXPENSES
Total Interest Income	$ 99.01 million
Total Interest Expense	$ 59.63 million
Net interest income	$ 39.38 million
Provision for loan and lease losses	$ 0.75 million
Total non interest income	$ 5.91 million
Total non interest expense	$ 36.02 million
Pre-tax Net Operating Income	$ 20.77 million

Bank Loan Profile^?

The top three loan types in Southern First Bank’s loan portfolio are 1-4 Family Residential Loans, Commercial Real Estate, and Commercial and Industrial Loans.

Compared to other banks, Southern First Bank’s loan portfolio does not show any specific loan specialty.

Note: Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding and double categorization of some loan types. All data from the FDIC. Additional information about this table.

	% Loans	% Comparison to Other Banks
		Low	Med	High
1-4 Family Residential Loans	34.20		✓
Multifamily Mortgages	0.83		✓
Credit Card Loans	0.00	✓
Consumer Auto Loans	0.03		✓
Small Business Loans	7.29		✓
Construction and Development Loans	6.59		✓
Commercial Real Estate	29.46		✓
Commercial and Industrial Loans	7.41		✓
Farm Loans	0.00	✓

Customer Reviews for Southern First Bank

Dillon

January 12, 2020

My wife is changing from Southern First because of the trouble she has getting her Zelle transfers. Zelle has been contacted and the Bank. Yet the Bank won't own up for lack of responsibility. Just blames others. Happened multiple times.

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Thomas

August 5, 2019 |

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What you show on BestCashCow, is not offered by Southern First when asked.

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