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  0001868592
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001689731
  Southern States Bancshares, Inc.
  001-40727
  615 QUINTARD AVENUE
  ANNISTON
  AL
  36201
  205-820-8065
  Pumroy Jay F.
  Director
  Common Stock
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  245 Summer Street
  Boston
  MA
  02110
  3012
  91685.28
  8908541
  08/05/2024
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  Southern States Bancshares, Inc.
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