Winter weather storms may affect branch operations on Wednesday, January 22. Please check our website for the latest updates.

Here is what you need to know:  
Closed Locations:  
Charleston  
Myrtle Beach  

Delayed Opening at Noon:  
Columbia  
 Florence  
Lexington  
West Columbia

Mobile and Online Banking will be available. 
 

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Michael Edens

Market President, Columbia, SVP

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Michael Edens

Contact Info

803-996-4930 843-992-8633

Background

Michael Edens joined First Reliance Bank in February 2021 and serves as Market President of the Columbia Market. Edens is responsible for overseeing all lines of business, including personal banking, business banking, business development, and has more than two decades of commercial banking experience. 

Education

  • Wofford College, B.A. in Finance.

  • Louisiana State University’s Graduate School of Banking 

Memberships

  • Hammond School Board, Finance and Executive Committees 

  • Incoming Chair of the Leukemia Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Campaign  

  • South Carolina Bankers Association Legislative Committee 

  • South Carolina Bankers Association Political Action Committee Chair

Awards 

  • South Carolina Bankers Association Outstanding Young Banker Award, 2008

Past Boards, Membership Affiliations 

  • American Heart Association’s Heart Ball Chair

  • Hammond School Board Diversity Committee

  • South Carolina Bankers Association Community Banker’s Division Chair