Bank of the Lowcountry
Fred Austin has a diverse work experience in the financial sector. Fred is currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer at Bank of the Lowcountry since April 2022. Prior to this, they worked as the Principal Accounting Officer at South Atlantic Bank from March 2021 to October 2021. Fred also held various positions at South State Bank, including Vice President - Mergers & Acquisitions / Investor Relations from February 2017 to February 2021, and Internal Audit Manager from August 2007 to February 2017. Fred began their career as an In-Charge at Scott and Company LLP from August 2002 to August 2007.
Fred Austin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from The Citadel in the years 1998 to 2002. In addition, they hold a Certified Public Accountant certification from an institution with the identification number 8450.
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Bank of the Lowcountry
Bank of the Lowcountry is the “hometown bank” of the communities it serves and we are committed to provide personal and efficient service to our customers. Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender Bank of the Lowcountry is a local community bank founded in Walterboro, SC – the “front porch of the Lowcountry.” Our institution was founded by ten prominent Walterboro businessmen in October of 1988, resulting in the first commercial chartered bank organized in Walterboro in over 65 years. Bank of the Lowcountry officially opened its doors for business under its original name, Bank of Walterboro, in 1989 with only nine original employees. To better serve our customers in Charleston County, the Bank opened its second branch in Ravenel, SC in 1997. Our third branch was opened in 2003 to help accommodate customer demand in our hometown. Originally designed as a drive-up location, our Forest Hills branch was later converted to a full-service branch. That year we also opened a branch in Ridgeland, SC to better serve the residents of Jasper and Beaufort counties. As we continued to grow, it only seemed natural to move into the oldest and largest city in the state, Charleston. In 2018 a Loan Production office was opened on historic King Street. Bank of Walterboro completed the legal name change in 2019 and officially opened as Bank of the Lowcountry across all markets to represent the widespread communities we have grown to serve, as well as the communities and customers that have been instrumental to the banks success for the past 30 years.