Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) Down on U.S. Premium Joint Venture

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ: ABCB) shares faded 4.1% to $43.30, as the company announced that its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Ameris Bank, has entered into a joint venture with US Premium Finance under which Ameris Bank will be the exclusive provider of credit on USPF's nationwide platform. Share volume was 160,000, compared to an all-day average of 185,000