Southern States Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company that operates primarily through its wholly owned subsidiary, Southern States Bank (the Bank). The Bank is a full-service community banking institution, which offers an array of deposit, loan and other banking-related products and services to businesses and individuals in its communities. Its franchise is focused on personalized, relationship-driven service combined with local market management and expertise to serve small and medium-sized businesses and individuals. Through its Bank, the Company is engaged in the business of banking, which consists primarily of accepting deposits from the public and making loans and other investments. Its principal sources of funds for loans and investments at its Bank are demand, time, savings, other deposits and the amortization and prepayments of loans and investments. The Bank provides banking services from 13 offices in Alabama and Georgia and two loan production offices (LPOs) in Georgia.
SOUTHERN STATES BANCSHARES, INC. 
