CFPB · Narrative-heavy record

Ameris Bancorp

599 CFPB complaints · 48.2% with narratives · top issue Trouble during payment process.

599 CFPB complaints

Ameris Bancorp: 48.2% of 599 filings include consumer narratives. Timely 97% · relief 3.5% · top product Mortgage. Allegations, not findings.

  • Narrative-heavy record
  • +1475% filings 2018 to 2026

CFPB relief outcome brief

CCDB company ameris-bancorp

3.5% relief · 97% timely · 599 filings · Mortgage

Nearest relief peer: Stearns Ventures, LLC (3.5% relief)

Ameris Bancorp (this)3.5%ATG Credit, LLC0.7%Asset Recovery Solutions, LLC2.2%Strategic Alliances, Inc.6%The Phoenix Recovery Group5.2%
Closed-with-relief % among Ameris Bancorp and nearest filing-volume peers

Ameris Bancorp closes 3.5% with relief, above the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →

Most of Ameris Bancorp's 599 filings include narrative text

48.2% carry a written consumer narrative, this ledger is unusually text-rich for a CFPB company page. Counts still add to the company's total filings; narrative presence is not a severity finding.

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Timely response rate 97.0%
Federal benchmark

CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.

Relief rate 3.5%
Industry median (≥10 complaints)

Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Ameris Bancorp complaint mix by product

Total complaints: 599

Ameris Bancorp complaint mix by product Horizontal strip chart. Width of each segment is proportional to that category's share of the 599 total complaints. Trend arrow shows rolling 12-month direction. Inline badge shows resolution rate (% closed with relief). Mortgage: 289 complaints (49.9%), resolution 4.5% Mortgage 49.9% Checking or: 170 complaints (29.4%), resolution 4.1% Checking or 29.4% Credit reporting: 39 complaints (6.7%), resolution 0.0% Credit reporting 6.7% Credit reporting,: 24 complaints (4.1%), resolution 0.0% Vehicle loan: 23 complaints (4.0%), resolution 4.3% Debt collection: 18 complaints (3.1%), resolution 0.0% Money transfer,: 16 complaints (2.8%), resolution 0.0%
  • Mortgage 289 49.9% 5% relief
  • Checking or 170 29.4% 4% relief
  • Credit reporting 39 6.7% 0% relief
  • Credit reporting, 24 4.1% 0% relief
  • Vehicle loan 23 4.0% 4% relief
  • Debt collection 18 3.1% 0% relief
  • Money transfer, 16 2.8% 0% relief

How Ameris Bancorp's 599 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Complaints by Product

Product Complaints
Mortgage 289
Checking or savings account 170
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports 39
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports 24
Vehicle loan or lease 23
Debt collection 18
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service 16
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan 10
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan 8
Credit card 1
Prepaid card 1

Concentrated filing states for Ameris Bancorp

Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company

Concentrated footprint
Leading state
GA
43.1% of this company's filings
GA258FL126SC39VA27CA25MD22AL16NC14

Ameris Bancorp rising annual filings

Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database

Rising vs first year
2026
63
+1475% vs 2018
050100150 201820192020202120222023202420252026 63

Top States

State Complaints
GA 258
FL 126
SC 39
VA 27
CA 25
MD 22
AL 16
NC 14
TX 13
TN 7
IA 6
CO 5
NY 4
LA 4
PA 4
OR 2
MI 2
NH 2
IL 2
WI 1

Top Issues

Issue Complaints
Trouble during payment process 171
Managing an account 103
Struggling to pay mortgage 58
Incorrect information on your report 45
Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage 31
Closing on a mortgage 23
Problem caused by your funds being low 20
Problem with a lender or other company charging your account 20
Opening an account 16
Improper use of your report 15
Closing an account 10
Managing the loan or lease 9
Problems at the end of the loan or lease 8
Attempts to collect debt not owed 8
Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem 7
Charged fees or interest you didn't expect 5
False statements or representation 5
Other transaction problem 5
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action 4
Money was not available when promised 4

Yearly Trend

Year Complaints Timely
2018 4 100%
2019 32 87.5%
2020 71 91.5%
2021 80 93.8%
2022 106 98.1%
2023 82 100%
2024 69 100%
2025 92 98.9%
2026 63 100%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Ameris Bancorp's narrative-rich complaint ledger

Ameris Bancorp's 599 logged complaints stay concentrated: only 30 states show a filing. 48.2% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2018 through 2026-06-24.

Ameris Bancorp answers 97% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 95.8% with a written explanation. 3.5% end in monetary or non-monetary relief for the consumer. Consumers disputed just 0% of responses after the company replied. "Mortgage" draws the most filings, most often for "Trouble during payment process."

A complaint is a consumer-reported allegation, not proven wrongdoing. See the disclaimer below for how volume relates to company size, and cross-check against the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database directly before drawing conclusions about Ameris Bancorp.

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Ameris Bancorp: nearest filing volume and nearest CFPB timely-response rate among companies with at least 100 logged complaints. State breakdowns above stay geographic; these neighborhoods vary by metric.

Disclaimer: This data is from CFPB public records. PlainComplaint does not provide financial advice. A complaint does not indicate that a company has violated any law or regulation. Complaint volumes are influenced by company size, customer base, and market presence. Use this data as one of many inputs when evaluating a company.

Data sourced from official public datasets for Ameris Bancorp (97% timely; 3.5% relief). methodology.

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