Palmetto Bancshares is the parent company for Palmetto Bank, which has been serving customers in upstate South Carolina since 1906. The bank manages more than $1.7 billion in assets and is one of the largest independent community banks in South Carolina. It has 31 locations throughout the South Carolinian counties of Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens and Spartanburg. Palmetto Bank offers a range of services, including checking accounts, money market account, personal and automobile loans, business loans, mortgages, home equity loans, insurance, investments, credit and debit cards and online banking with bill payment features. Palmetto Bank is headquartered in Laurens, S.C..