Sept. 25. Aquesta Bank has received all regulatory approvals necessary to open a new branch in Mount Pleasant, just outside Charleston, SC. The new location, a former “big bank” branch, and open during the second quarter of 2021 after renovations.

Aquesta opened in Cornelius in 2004. It now has eight full-service branch locations predominantly in the Charlotte and Lake Norman areas. The bank has had a loan production office in the Charleston market for two years.

The Mount Pleasant branch will be led by Greg Dickinson, South Carolina market president. Three existing lending officers and staff will move to the new branch.