 Our History
Our company was founded in the 1880s on a single act of kindness. A mill worker at Eagle & Phenix Mill in Columbus, Georgia caught her dress in a piece of machinery. As her dress tore, her life savings, which she had sewn into her hem thinking it was the safest place for her money, spilled across the floor.
G. Gunby Jordan, the mill’s secretary and treasurer, happened by and offered to keep her money in the mill safe and pay her monthly interest on the deposits. He soon offered the same service to all the mill workers. These first deposits inspired Mr. Jordan to establish the institution that years later became Columbus Bank and Trust Company, Synovus’ lead bank.
Today, Synovus, with more than $33 billion in assets, is one of the largest and strongest financial services companies in the Southeast. Synovus provides commercial and retail banking, as well as investment services, to customers through 30 banks, 467 ATMs, and 330 Synovus offices in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Synovus focuses on its unique decentralized customer delivery model, position in high-growth Southeastern markets and commitment to being a great place to work to ensure the delivery of unparalleled customer experiences.
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P.O. Box 120, Columbus, GA 31902
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