United States
                   Securities and Exchange Commission
                         Washington, D.C. 20549
                               Form 10-K
                            Amendment No. 1

X  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
   EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED) FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED
   DECEMBER 31, 1994

   TRANSACTION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
   EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED) FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM
   to

   Commission file number 0-15083
                       CAROLINA FIRST CORPORATION
         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                                                     
                   South Carolina                                                  57-0824914
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)           (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


   102 South Main Street, Greenville, South Carolina                   29601
    (Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)

   Registrant's telephone number, including area code (803) 255-7900

   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     None                                       None
(Title of Class)                (Name of each exchange on which registered)

   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

   Common Stock, $1.00 par value; 7.50% Noncumulative Convertible
   Preferred Stock Series 1993; 7.32% Noncumulativc Convertible
   Preferred Stock Series 1994
                                 (Title of Class)

    Indicate  by  check  mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
    reports required to be filed by Section 13  or  15(d)  of  the
    Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
    for such shorter period  that  the  Registrant  was required to file
    such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
    for the past 90 days.   Yes     X        No

    Indicate  by  check  mark if disclosure of delinquent filers
    pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained  herein,
    and  will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge,
    in definitive proxy or  information  statements  incorporated  by
    reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
    Form 10-K. [ ]

    The  aggregate  market  value of the voting stock held by
    nonaffiliates (shareholders holding less than 5% of  an  outstanding
    class of stock, excluding directors and executive officers),
    computed by reference to the closing price of such stock, as of
    March 1, 1995 was $98,199,000.

    The  number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's common stock,
    $1.00 Par Value was 4,616,705 at March 24, 1995.

                  DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

    Incorporated Document                             Location in Form 10-K
    Portions of 1994 Annual Report to Shareholders          Part II; IV
    Portions of Proxy Statement dated March 8, 1995           Part III

    The Exhibit Index appears on Page 4 hereof.


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    The  Carolina  First Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K is
   hereby  amended  to  include  as  Exhibit 10.17, the Servicing
   Rights  Purchase Agreement between Bank of America, F.S.B. and
   Carolina  First  Bank  dated  as  of  March  31, 1995.  In the
   initial  filing  of  this  Form  10-K,  it was noted that this
   agreement would be filed as soon as it was available.

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                             SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Section 13 or 15(d)
   of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934, the registrant has
   duly  caused  this  report  to  be signed on its behalf by the
   undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

   Signature                     Title                                Date

   /s/ Mack I. Whittle, Jr.      President, Chief                 April 20, 1995
   Mack I. Whittle, Jr.          Executive Officer and Director

   /s/ William S. Hummers III    Executive Vice President and     April 20, 1995
   William S. Hummers, III       Secretary (Principal Accounting
                                 and Principal Financial Officer)

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
   Act  of  1934,  this  report  has  been  signed  below  by the
   following  persons  on  behalf  of  the  registrant and in the
   capacities on the dates indicated:

   Signature                     Title                               Date

   /s/William R. Timmons, Jr.    Director                         April 20, 1995
   William R. Timmons, Jr.

   /s/Mack I. Whittle, Jr.       Director                         April 20, 1995
   Mack I. Whittle, Jr.

   /s/William S. Hummers III     Director                         April 20, 1995
   William S. Hummers III

   /s/Judd B. Farr               Director                         April 20, 1995
   Judd B. Farr

   /s/ C. Claymon Grimes, Jr.    Director                         April 20, 1995
   C. Claymon Grimes, Jr.

   /s/Robert E. Hamby, Jr.       Director                         April 20, 1995
   Robert E. Hamby, Jr.

   /s/M. Dexter Hagy             Director                         April 20, 1995
   M. Dexter Hagy

   /s/ R. Glenn Hilliard         Director                         April 20, 1995
   R. Glenn Hilliard

   /s/Richard E. Ingram          Director                         April 20, 1995
   Richard E. Ingram



   /s/ Charles B. Schooler       Director                         April 20, 1995
   Charles B. Schooler

   /s/Elizabeth P. Stall         Director                         April 20, 1995
   Elizabeth P. Stall

   /s/William W. Webster III     Director                         April 20, 1995
   William W. Webster III

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                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS

       Exhibit
       Number                            Description

       10.17                             Servicing Rights Purchase
                                         Agreement be tween Bank  of
                                         America, F.S.B. and Carolina
                                         First Bank dated as of March
                                         31, 1995

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