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  <xsd:element id="ssb_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCashFlowChangeInAssetAndLiability" name="IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCashFlowChangeInAssetAndLiability" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" />
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  <xsd:element id="ssb_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextThreeMonths" name="FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextThreeMonths" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="debit" />
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  <xsd:element id="ssb_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLoansReceivableNetInitialAdjustment" name="BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLoansReceivableNetInitialAdjustment" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="debit" />
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  <xsd:element id="ssb_ResidentialCollateralizedMortgageObligationsIssuedByU.s.GovernmentAgenciesOrSponsoredEnterprisesMember" name="ResidentialCollateralizedMortgageObligationsIssuedByU.s.GovernmentAgenciesOrSponsoredEnterprisesMember" nillable="true" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="ssb_FederalFundsSoldAndInterestEarningDepositsWithBanks" name="FederalFundsSoldAndInterestEarningDepositsWithBanks" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="debit" />
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  <xsd:element id="ssb_TwoThousandTwentyOneStockRepurchasePlanMember" name="TwoThousandTwentyOneStockRepurchasePlanMember" nillable="true" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="ssb_AtlanticCapitalBancsharesIncMember" name="AtlanticCapitalBancsharesIncMember" nillable="true" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>
