United Community Banks, Inc. is the financial holding company for United Community, a Southeastern regional bank headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. The bank traces its roots to 1950, when it was established as Union County Bank in Blairsville, Georgia, and adopted the United Community Bank name in 1996. [1] [2]
Design and History
In March 2023, United Community Bank announced an updated corporate logo, emphasizing the bank’s purpose to build communities and help customers achieve their financial goals. The new mark was described by the bank as representing its 70-year history of customer service and its culture of caring. [3]
The 2023 refresh was driven by customer feedback. Chairman and CEO Lynn Harton stated that customers loved and trusted United but wanted to see a forward-looking logo. The bank positioned the update as a modernization of its look while keeping the same message it had carried for more than 70 years. [3]
The new logo mark features an abstract overlapping of the letters U and C. [4] The updated logo rolled out on the bank’s website, social media, online banking and other digital channels in late Summer 2023, with branch signage updated by geography and anticipated completion in mid-2024. [3]
The rebrand also accompanied the transition of Seaside Bank and Trust, acquired by United Community Banks in early 2020, to the United Community brand name. That transition was completed on July 31, 2023, as part of the bank-wide brand refresh. [5]
Meaning and Symbolism
United Community’s leadership described the refreshed logo as a visual representation of the bank’s enduring dedication to its customers and communities, showcasing the trust built over the years. [6] The bank’s own branding standards document reserves the official United Community and United Community Banks Inc. logos for Tier 1 use, with lines of business required to use the standard logo rather than creating unique departmental marks. [7]
Typography and Design
The 2023 logo mark uses an abstract overlapping of the letters U and C as its central graphic element. [4] The bank’s branding standards establish a tiered logo architecture, with the standard United Community logo reserved for official use across all departments and lines of business. [7] Specific typography and color specifications for the current mark have not been publicly documented in the available sources.
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