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title: "Ameris Bank expands into Nashville market, plans office by year-end"
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description: "Ameris Bancorp is expanding Ameris Bank into the Nashville market, with a new commercial banking office scheduled to open by year-end. Justin McClain has been hired as the Nashville market leader, reporting to President Lawton Bassett. Additionally, Charlie Ogden and Jesse Lee will join the expansion team to target commercial and mortgage customers in Middle Tennessee."
datetime: "2026-06-23T20:15:54.000Z"
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# Ameris Bank expands into Nashville market, plans office by year-end

-   Ameris Bancorp plans to expand Ameris Bank into Nashville, Tennessee, with a commercial banking office scheduled to open by year-end. \* Justin McClain was hired as Nashville market leader, reporting to Ameris Bank President Lawton Bassett. \* Charlie Ogden and Jesse Lee will join the Nashville buildout as the bank targets commercial and mortgage customers across Middle Tennessee. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Ameris Bancorp published the original content used to generate this news brief via Business Wire (Ref. ID: 20260623487036) on June 23, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT)

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