Augusta-Aiken

is your home, it's ours too.

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Ora Parish
President, Bank of America Augusta-Aiken

Bank of America invests locally to make this a great place to live, work and do business. We provide solutions for businesses; support local institutions focused on income creation, stable housing and advancing economic opportunity; and support our local arts and culture for a thriving Augusta-Aiken.

Local connections in action

  • 110
    Local
    employees
  • 13.4K
    Local employee
    volunteer hours
    (since 2020)
  • $5.3M
    Philanthropic
    giving
    (since 2020)
  • 8
    Locations
    supporting clients
  • $26.9M
    Loans to small
    businesses*(Credit extended to businesses that generally have annual revenues of less than $5 million)
  • $14.3M
    Loans to
    commercial
    businesses**(Credit extended to businesses that generally have annual revenues of $5 million to $2 billion)
Market Executive
Marissa L. Smith
803.430.8443

Supporting local businesses

Helping businesses grow is at the core of what we do. We’re proud to provide industry-leading advice, connections and tools.

  • Serving 3.4M businesses from start-up to $50M in the U.S., business owners have access to our leading products, scale and expertise.
  • We consistently rank as the No. 1 small business lender according to the FDIC.
  • In 2024, we were recognized as the Best Bank in the U.S. for Small and Midsize Enterprises by Global Finance.

Being a Great Place to Work

We strive to be a Great Place to Work for our employees by providing access to a broad range of opportunities to achieve their professional goals and by maintaining a culture of caring for them and their families.

  • Our local teammates have access to free, confidential counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and support in the moments that matter most through our industry-leading Life Event Services Team.
  • We recognize teammates celebrating certain career milestones with paid time away through our sabbatical program.

Delivering industry-leading capabilities through technology

Innovation is at the heart of all we do. We provide digital capabilities that improve our clients’ financial lives.

  • We’re harnessing digital demand with over 58M verified online and mobile users, and a record 14.3B logins in 2024.
  • Erica®, our artificial intelligence (AI)-based virtual financial assistant, has recorded over 2.5B interactions since the tool’s introduction.
  • We continue expanding our digital capabilities, serving over 74K digitally active local clients.

Providing access to livable-wage jobs

We're committed to building a strong workforce to help individuals improve their financial lives and ensure a thriving economy.

  • We invest in partners like Augusta University, Augusta Tech, Aiken Tech, The Salvation Army, First Step Staffing in support of workforce development and job creation.
  • Our 1,300+ trained Community Education Ambassadors deliver free professional skills workshops across the U.S., and our on-demand content provides career readiness skills to the communities we serve.

Awards

  • One of the
    World's Most Admired
    Companies (2025)
    by
    Fortune
  • Financial Health Support -
    Banking & Payments (2024)
    Certified by
    J.D. Power
  • Top 10 most
    JUST companies (2025)
    by
    JUST Capital