S.C. Code Ann. § 34-3-260

Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, a wholly-owned subsidiary of a state bank or trust company, provided both subsidiary and the parent are corporations organized and existing pursuant to the laws of the State of South Carolina, shall hereafter be permitted to establish offices, operate and conduct such bank related business as authorized by its Articles of Incorporation (Charter) just as if it were not a wholly-owned subsidiary of a bank or trust company; provided, however, that the State Board of Financial Institutions shall impose upon such subsidiary, instructions, regulations and limitations with a view to effectuating maximum uniformity with those instructions, regulations and limitations imposed now and from time to time by law and regulation upon the organization and operation of any wholly-owned subsidiary of a bank holding company; provided, further, that nothing contained herein shall prevent the State Board of Financial Institutions, at any time in the future, from imposing upon such subsidiary such additional instructions, regulations and limitations as it deems appropriate to protect the assets of its parent.