South State Corporation is a bank holding company headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina. It is the largest bank headquartered in South Carolina and the third largest publicly traded company based in the state. The company operates through its subsidiary, South State Bank, which provides a range of banking services including personal and commercial banking, wealth management, and mortgage lending. South State Bank has over 100 branches across the Southeastern United States. The company was founded in 1933 as First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Orangeburg, and has since grown through a series of mergers and acquisitions.