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Our History

At the turn of the century, Holly Hill was a small rural farming community where cotton was king, horse and wagon were the primary means of travel, and local folks hid or buried their savings for safety. The need for a bank was obvious, and on July 7, 1905, The Bank of Holly Hill was chartered. On September 4, 1905, with $15,000 in capital, The Bank of Holly Hill opened for business on the main road between Charleston and Columbia.

In 1907, the main business block of the town was destroyed by fire, including The Bank of Holly Hill. But the bank soon re-opened. In 1915, the Bank of Holly Hill received a charter to operate as The First National Bank of Holly Hill. In 1929, the stock market crashed and more than 5,000 banks were closed as a result. The First National Bank of Holly Hill was one of the few allowed to remain open. In 1933, President Roosevelt closed the nation's banks again, allowing only those in good financial condition to re-open, including The First National Bank of Holly Hill. Through the years, the bank has continued to persevere and prosper, opening new offices, growing, and always serving the good people of the state of South Carolina.

Today, under the name First National Bank of South Carolina, the bank has eight offices and more than 100 years of experience to offer its' customers, plus a full range of services including checking, savings, certificates of deposit, loans, and an ATM network.

Meet Our President

Mr. Buddin is a Walterboro native with 30 years of banking experience including 14 years as Chief Credit Officer for a South Carolina Community Bank, past market president and 10 years leading a commercial lending team. He is a 1987 graduate of Francis Marion University with a bachelor’s degree in business. He is also a 2011 graduate of The Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University. He currently serves as the President of the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, Treasurer for Dominion Village, and he also serves as a member of Independent Community Bankers of America’s Consumer Financial Services Committee. He is a past Rotarian and Lion’s Club member. Mr. Buddin also served as President of South Carolina Independent Banks of South Carolina Association in 2015 and was named the 2017 IBSC’s Banker of the Year. He also was a past member of the South Carolina Bankers Association’s Community Bankers Committee.

 

Meet the Board

Board of Directors

  • Allen M. Bilton - Chairman - President of Al Bilton Ford & Bilton Lincoln

  • Walter L. Dantzler - Vice-Chairman - Owner of Dantzler Farms

  • Ernest W. Avinger - Retired Funeral Director of Avinger Funeral Home

  • David V. Cantley - Owner of Holly Hill Farm Center

  • Nicky E. Goodwin - Retired Insurance Agent – Holly Hill Insurance Agency

  • F. Lawton Irick - Hotel Owner of Hampton Inn of Santee

  • Kelly Knight - Attorney - Knight & Whittington LLC

  • Hubert E. Shuler Jr - Farmer – HE & JB Shuler & Sons

  • R Ernest Westbury - President of Westbury’s Hardware Stores

  • John L. Wiggins III - Retired Senior Vice President of FNBSC

  • Todd G. Buddin - President & CEO of FNBSC

Meet the Advisory Board Members

SummervillE

  • Billy Long

  • Miles Green

  • Ed Carter

  • Jim Bryan

  • George Tupper

  • William Irick

  • Kin Bilton

  • Chad Reynolds

  • Michael E. Knight, Jr.

Holly Hill

  • Bryan Dantzler

  • Andrew Shuler

  • Marv Brown

  • Bruce Owens

  • Robert Norris

  • Chris Thompson

  • Jay Rush

  • Robert West

Goose Creek

  • Dean Infinger

  • Robert (Mark) Stenstrom

  • Thomas (Charlie) Sanders

  • Robert J. Simmons, Jr.

Harleyville

  • Charles Ackerman

  • Thomas Shawn Mims