South Carolina

BENEFITS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE CHARTER (View/download PDF)

REGULATING AGENCY: South Carolina Board of Financial Institutions; Office of the Commissioner of Banking

ACCREDITED: 2023

LEAGUE: Carolinas Credit Union League

PRIVATE SHARE INSURANCE: No


2025 STATS 
  • Largest SCU: SPC CU $0.25B in assets
  • Largest FCU: FOUNDERS FCU $4.99B in assets
Third Quarter 2025 SCUs FCUs Total CUs % of SCUs/Total
Total Credit Unions 8 38 46 17.39%
Credit Union Members 0.08M 1.62M 1.71M 4.94%
Credit Union Assets $0.89B $22.77B $23.66B 3.75%

FUN FACT

Campbell’s Covered Bridge, built in 1909, is the only covered bridge that remains in the state. The first tea farm in the United States was started in 1890 near Summerville, South Carolina.


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