First Financial Bank, FSB

Status:	Inactive as of 01/01/1988
	Pass Through Receivership Merger
Successor Bank:	Regions Bank of Louisiana
Headquarters:	First Financial Bank, FSB 301 St Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70190
Established:	01/01/1882
FDIC Insurance:	01/16/1936
FDIC Cert:	#28448
Charter Class:	Savings banks, state charter, supervised by the FDIC
Total Assets:	$749,207,000
Total Deposits:	$565,497,000

History

1882-01-01		Institution established: Original name:First Financial Bank, FSB
1981-09-30		Acquired South Louisiana Savings and Loan Association (31854) in THIBODAUX, LA
1987-12-31		Maintained operations with government open bank assistance.
1988-01-01		Acquired after government financial assistance and subsequently operated as part of Alabama Federal Savings and Loan Association (28098)
1988-01-01		Acquired First Federal Savings Bank (31515) in SLIDELL, LA as part of a government assisted transaction.
1988-08-31		Changed name to Secor Bank, FSB (28098)
1988-09-30		Acquired Coosa Federal Savings and Loan Association (31202) in GADSDEN, AL
1994-12-02		Changed primary regulatory agency from OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION to FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
1994-12-02		Changed organization type to COMMERCIAL BANK
1994-12-02		Changed name to Regions Bank of Louisiana (28098)
1994-12-02		Moved bank headquarters from NEW ORLEANS, LA to BATON ROUGE, LA
1994-12-02		Acquired First American Bank & Trust of Louisiana (19141) in MONROE, LA
1994-12-02		Change trust powers from TRUST POWERS NOT GRANTED to FULL TRUST POWERS GRANTED
1994-12-02		Acquired Guaranty Bank and Trust Company (20472) in BATON ROUGE, LA
1995-03-10		Acquired Bank of New Roads (13172) in NEW ROADS, LA
1995-03-17		Acquired First National Bank of St. Bernard Parish (19150) in CHALMETTE, LA
1996-08-08		Acquired Delta Bank & Trust Company (17529) in BELLE CHASSE, LA
1996-09-13		Acquired American Bank & Trust Company of Houma (19281) in HOUMA, LA
1997-03-17		Acquired West Carroll National Bank of Oak Grove (16615) in OAK GROVE, LA
1997-04-11		Acquired Gulf South Bank and Trust Company (19685) in GRETNA, LA
1997-12-31		Merged into and subsequently operated as part of Regions Bank (12368) in BIRMINGHAM, AL
1998-02-02		Acquired Regions Bank (26976) in GAINESVILLE, GA
1998-02-06		Acquired The Bank of Millen (880) in MILLEN, GA
1998-02-06		Acquired Bank of Morgan County (168) in MADISON, GA
1998-03-13		Acquired First Bank of Georgia (27200) in EAST POINT, GA
1998-03-13		Acquired Smyrna Bank & Trust Company (26470) in SMYRNA, GA
1998-03-23		Acquired Allied Bank of Georgia (163) in THOMSON, GA
1998-04-13		Acquired Regions Bank, FSB (31219) in GRIFFIN, GA
1998-04-24		Acquired First State Bank & Trust Company (15948) in ALBANY, GA
1998-04-29		Acquired First State Bank and Trust Company in Cordele (15635) in CORDELE, GA
1998-05-11		Acquired Regions Bank, National Association (25244) in ANDERSON, SC
1998-05-11		Acquired Regions Bank, National Association (27340) in SPARTANBURG, SC
1998-06-20		Acquired The New Iberia Bank (4294) in NEW IBERIA, LA
1998-07-23		Acquired Palmetto Federal Savings Bank of South Carolina (30524) in AIKEN, SC
1998-08-13		Acquired Citizens First Bank (95) in EL DORADO, AR
1998-08-13		Acquired First Commercial Bank, National Association of Memphis (28910) in MEMPHIS, TN
1998-08-27		Acquired State First National Bank (22695) in TEXARKANA, TX
1998-08-27		Acquired State First National Bank (3894) in TEXARKANA, AR
1998-09-10		Acquired Kilgore First National Bank (3284) in KILGORE, TX
1998-09-10		Acquired The Stone Fort National Bank of Nacogdoches (3357) in NACOGDOCHES, TX
1998-09-10		Acquired Lufkin National Bank (33779) in LUFKIN, TX
1998-09-10		Acquired Longview National Bank (3310) in LONGVIEW, TX
1998-09-10		Acquired Tyler Bank and Trust, National Association (33780) in TYLER, TX
1998-09-10		Acquired The First National Bank of Palestine (3378) in PALESTINE, TX
1998-09-18		Acquired First Commercial Trust Company, National Association (33377) in LITTLE ROCK, AR
1998-09-24		Acquired Arkansas State Bank (19732) in CLARKSVILLE, AR
1998-09-24		Acquired First Commercial Bank, Rogers (17678) in ROGERS, AR
1998-09-24		Acquired The Security Bank (83) in HARRISON, AR
1998-10-09		Acquired Clinton State Bank (16520) in CLINTON, AR
1998-10-09		Acquired First National Bank of Russellville (1033) in RUSSELLVILLE, AR
1998-10-09		Acquired The First National Bank of Conway (3856) in CONWAY, AR
1998-10-09		Acquired Morrilton Security Bank, National Association (25232) in MORRILTON, AR
1998-10-22		Acquired Arkansas Bank and Trust Company (97) in HOT SPRINGS, AR
1998-10-22		Acquired Citizens First Bank (3862) in FORDYCE, AR
1998-10-22		Acquired Benton State Bank (13934) in BENTON, AR
1998-10-22		Acquired Citizens First Bank (3852) in ARKADELPHIA, AR
1998-11-05		Acquired First Commercial Bank, National Association (13739) in LITTLE ROCK, AR
1998-11-19		Acquired Springhill Bank & Trust Company (15943) in SPRINGHILL, LA
1998-11-20		Acquired First National Bank (15944) in SEARCY, AR
1998-11-20		Acquired The First National Bank of Nashville (3884) in NASHVILLE, AR
1998-12-03		Acquired First Bank of Arkansas (18639) in JONESBORO, AR
1999-03-26		Acquired Greenville National Bank (25015) in GREENVILLE, SC
1999-03-26		Acquired Valdosta Bank and Trust (33027) in VALDOSTA, GA
1999-04-23		Acquired Etowah Bank (10071) in CANTON, GA
1999-06-25		Acquired Fayette County Bank (32706) in PEACHTREE CITY, GA
1999-06-25		Acquired The Bank of Newnan (27097) in NEWNAN, GA
1999-07-16		Acquired The Village Bank of Florida (26214) in TAMPA, FL
1999-07-16		Acquired The St. Mary Bank and Trust Company (10525) in FRANKLIN, LA
1999-09-10		Acquired The Arkansas Bank (11251) in WALNUT RIDGE, AR
1999-09-10		Acquired The Arkansas Bank National Association (33577) in BATESVILLE, AR
1999-09-10		Acquired The Planters Bank (16155) in OSCEOLA, AR
1999-09-10		Acquired The Arkansas Bank (1290) in JONESBORO, AR
1999-10-08		Acquired Regions Bank, National Association (27436) in BRADENTON, FL
1999-10-08		Acquired St. James Bank & Trust Company (1375) in LUTCHER, LA
1999-11-05		Acquired Meigs County Bank (6094) in DECATUR, TN
1999-11-05		Acquired Jacobs Bank (45) in SCOTTSBORO, AL
2000-05-09		Acquired Lincoln County Bank (13658) in FAYETTEVILLE, TN
2000-05-09		Acquired Bank of Huntland (4937) in HUNTLAND, TN
2000-06-23		Acquired Minden Bank & Trust Company (13659) in MINDEN, LA
2000-09-08		Acquired Security First National Bank (8806) in ALEXANDRIA, LA
2000-10-13		Acquired Bank at Ormond-By-The-Sea (21269) in VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL
2000-11-10		Acquired Texas Heritage Bank (26637) in HUTTO, TX
2001-07-10		Changed institution class to INSURED COMMERCIAL OR SAVINGS BANKS, STATE, MEMBERS FRS
2001-07-10		Changed primary regulatory agency from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION to FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
2002-03-08		Acquired Park Meridian Bank (33480) in CHARLOTTE, NC
2002-04-05		Acquired First Bank of Texas (23883) in TOMBALL, TX
2002-05-17		Acquired Independence Bank, National Association (24939) in HARRIS COUNTY, TX
2002-07-12		Acquired Brookhollow National Bank (20577) in DALLAS, TX
2005-06-30		Acquired Union Planters Bank, National Association (4979) in MEMPHIS, TN
2005-09-29		Acquired Regions Morgan Keegan Trust, F.S.B. (35162) in BIRMINGHAM, AL
2006-11-04		Acquired AmSouth Bank (26800) in BIRMINGHAM, AL
2007-11-30		Reorganized.
2008-08-29		Acquired Integrity Bank (35469) in ALPHARETTA, GA as part of a government assisted transaction.
2009-02-06		Acquired FirstBank Financial Services (57017) in MCDONOUGH, GA as part of a government assisted transaction.