With fair housing being one of the biggest issues in Jacksonville, there are efforts underway to make sure everyone is treated the same when it comes to finding a place to live.

Ameris Bank is helping people in Black and Hispanic communities become homeowners with a nearly $8 million new program, aiming to add generational wealth through access to loan assistance.

Atlanta-based Ameris Bank has agreed to provide millions of dollars to help people buy or maintain homes in areas of Jacksonville that are majority Black or Hispanic.

El Departamento de Justicia llegó a un acuerdo por $9 millones con el banco Ameris Bank tras alegaciones que sugieren que el bancó evitó brindar créditos hipotecarios en comunidades con una población predominantemente Latina y Afroamericana.

The Justice Department has secured a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over allegations it avoided underwriting mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities in Jacksonville, Florida, and discouraged people there from getting home loans.

The Justice Department has secured a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over allegations it avoided underwriting mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities in Jacksonville, Florida, and discouraged people there from getting home loans.

Georgia-based Ameris Bank has been accused by the Department of Justice of systematically denying and discouraging home loans and other credit to those living in Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Jacksonville.

Lake City police officers who responded to a bank alarm just before 5 a.m. Friday found something noticeably missing: the ATM near the drive-thru of the Ameris Bank on US 90 had been ripped from its foundation and drag marks trailed through the parking lot and grass, heading down the street.

LAKE CITY, Fla. A man was arrested Wednesday after robbing a bank and then trying to carjack an employee, the Lake City Police Department said. Police said a man, who was later identified as Demarcus Daniels, was waiting in the bushes as employees opened the bank. After receiving cash, according to police, Daniels grabbed an employee and forced her to leave the bank with him. When the two got outside, police said, Daniels tried to carjack the employee, but she did not have her keys, so he took off. There were no injuries to Daniels or any bank employees, police said.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A bank building on Jacksonville's Southbank has a new look. The Ameris Bank building had new letters and a logo installed on the 28-story building. A helicopter hovered over the building as the signage was installed. Bank spokesperson Ann-Stanton Cannarella told the Jax Daily Record that "Ameris Bank has partnered with CBRE's Brand Enhancement Services Team and their vendor partners, sign and lighting companies Priority Inc. and High Angle Services and the Air Crane helicopter contractor." Ameris Bank merged with Fidelity Bank in July.