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Ameris Bank has been headquartered in Atlanta since moving its executive offices from Jacksonville in 2019. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Court ends redlining order after Ameris Bank complies

Published on August 21, 2025 at 11:11 am
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Less than two years after U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland came to Jacksonville to announce a settlement with Ameris Bank over redlining allegations, a federal judge quietly terminated the consent order in the case.

Atlanta-based Ameris Bancorp disclosed the termination in its quarterly report filed Aug. 8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard approved the termination May 20 after the U.S. Justice Department filed a motion to end it, but the dismissal was not previously announced.

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