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Regions Bank, History
The following are major historical events for Regions Bank, including mergers and acquisitions.
| 1928-01-01 | Institution established: Original name:Exchange Bank | |
| 1957-04-02 | Changed name to Exchange-Security Bank | |
| 1975-01-31 | Changed name to First Alabama Bank of Birmingham | |
| 1984-06-04 | Changed name to First Alabama Bank | |
| 1985-03-22 | Moved bank headquarters from BIRMINGHAM, AL to MONTGOMERY, AL | |
| 1985-03-22 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Montgomery, N. A. (2816) in MONTGOMERY, AL | |
| 1985-03-22 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Huntsville, N. A. (2806) in HUNTSVILLE, AL | |
| 1985-05-25 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Hartselle (19455) in HARTSELLE, AL | |
| 1985-05-25 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Guntersville (78) in GUNTERSVILLE, AL | |
| 1985-05-25 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Walker County (71) in CORDOVA, AL | |
| 1985-06-08 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Talladega County, N.A. (2833) in TALLADEGA, AL | |
| 1985-06-08 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Anniston, National Association (2775) in ANNISTON, AL | |
| 1985-06-08 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Gadsden, N. A. (19370) in GADSDEN, AL | |
| 1985-06-15 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of South Baldwin (12069) in FOLEY, AL | |
| 1985-06-15 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Conecuh County (17397) in EVERGREEN, AL | |
| 1985-06-15 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Baldwin County, N. A. (17367) in BAY MINETTE, AL | |
| 1985-06-22 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Sumter County (5611) in LIVINGSTON, AL | |
| 1985-09-21 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Chilton County (66) in THORSBY, AL | |
| 1985-10-12 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Phenix City, N. A. (18686) in PHENIX CITY, AL | |
| 1985-10-26 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Lee County, N.A. (22603) in OPELIKA, AL | |
| 1985-11-09 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Troy, National Association (2834) in TROY, AL | |
| 1985-11-16 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Selma, N. A. (2826) in SELMA, AL | |
| 1985-11-23 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Cullman (21504) in CULLMAN, AL | |
| 1985-12-07 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Lauderdale County (1741) in ROGERSVILLE, AL | |
| 1985-12-14 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Athens, N. A. (75) in ATHENS, AL | |
| 1986-02-15 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Mobile, National Assoication (20322) in MOBILE, AL | |
| 1986-04-19 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Dothan (854) in DOTHAN, AL | |
| 1986-05-17 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Tuscaloosa, N. A. (2836) in TUSCALOOSA, AL | |
| 1986-08-25 | Acquired First State Bank of Alabama (19533) in DECATUR, AL | |
| 1986-09-29 | Acquired Shelby State Bank (20751) in PELHAM, AL | |
| 1986-12-13 | Acquired First Citizens Bank of Alabama (1734) in ONEONTA, AL | |
| 1987-04-04 | Acquired Enterprise Banking Company (16373) in ENTERPRISE, AL | |
| 1987-10-23 | Reorganized. | |
| 1987-10-23 | Acquired The Albertville National Bank (2772) in PRATTVILLE, AL | |
| 1988-04-08 | Acquired The Choctaw Bank of Butler (9052) in BUTLER, AL | |
| 1988-06-18 | Acquired First Alabama Bank of Covington County (55) in ANDALUSIA, AL | |
| 1990-08-10 | Acquired Baldwin County Federal Savings Bank (28071) in ROBERTSDALE, AL | |
| 1990-09-14 | Acquired City Federal Savings and Loan Association (30202) in BIRMINGHAM, AL | |
| 1994-07-08 | Acquired The First Bank of Fayette (2796) in FAYETTE, AL | |
| 1995-01-20 | Acquired Union Bank & Trust Company (5601) in MONTGOMERY, AL | |
| 1996-06-10 | Moved bank headquarters from MONTGOMERY, AL to BIRMINGHAM, AL | |
| 1996-11-12 | Changed name to Regions Bank | |
| 1997-08-09 | Acquired Regions Bank of Georgia (33473) in COLUMBUS, GA | |
| 1997-08-09 | Acquired Regions Bank of Tennessee (33764) in NASHVILLE, TN | |
| 1997-09-26 | Acquired Regions Bank of Florida (18114) in PENSACOLA, FL | |
| 1997-11-07 | Acquired Regions Bank, National Association (27366) in LONGWOOD, FL | |
| 1997-12-31 | Acquired Regions Bank of Louisiana (28098) in BATON ROUGE, LA | |
| 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 (27340) in SPARTANBURG, SC | |
| 1998-05-11 | Acquired Regions Bank, National Association (25244) in ANDERSON, 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 The Stone Fort National Bank of Nacogdoches (3357) in NACOGDOCHES, TX | |
| 1998-09-10 | Acquired Kilgore First National Bank (3284) in KILGORE, 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 | |
| 1998-09-10 | Acquired Longview National Bank (3310) in LONGVIEW, TX | |
| 1998-09-10 | Acquired Lufkin National Bank (33779) in LUFKIN, TX | |
| 1998-09-18 | Acquired First Commercial Trust Company, National Association (33377) in LITTLE ROCK, AR | |
| 1998-09-24 | Acquired First Commercial Bank, Rogers (17678) in ROGERS, AR | |
| 1998-09-24 | Acquired Arkansas State Bank (19732) in CLARKSVILLE, AR | |
| 1998-09-24 | Acquired The Security Bank (83) in HARRISON, AR | |
| 1998-10-09 | Acquired First National Bank of Russellville (1033) in RUSSELLVILLE, AR | |
| 1998-10-09 | Acquired Clinton State Bank (16520) in CLINTON, AR | |
| 1998-10-09 | Acquired Morrilton Security Bank, National Association (25232) in MORRILTON, AR | |
| 1998-10-09 | Acquired The First National Bank of Conway (3856) in CONWAY, AR | |
| 1998-10-22 | Acquired Benton State Bank (13934) in BENTON, AR | |
| 1998-10-22 | Acquired Arkansas Bank and Trust Company (97) in HOT SPRINGS, AR | |
| 1998-10-22 | Acquired Citizens First Bank (3852) in ARKADELPHIA, AR | |
| 1998-10-22 | Acquired Citizens First Bank (3862) in FORDYCE, 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 The First National Bank of Nashville (3884) in NASHVILLE, AR | |
| 1998-11-20 | Acquired First National Bank (15944) in SEARCY, AR | |
| 1998-12-03 | Acquired First Bank of Arkansas (18639) in JONESBORO, AR | |
| 1999-03-26 | Acquired Valdosta Bank and Trust (33027) in VALDOSTA, GA | |
| 1999-03-26 | Acquired Greenville National Bank (25015) in GREENVILLE, SC | |
| 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 Planters Bank (16155) in OSCEOLA, AR | |
| 1999-09-10 | Acquired The Arkansas Bank National Association (33577) in BATESVILLE, 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 Jacobs Bank (45) in SCOTTSBORO, AL | |
| 1999-11-05 | Acquired Meigs County Bank (6094) in DECATUR, TN | |
| 2000-05-09 | Acquired Bank of Huntland (4937) in HUNTLAND, TN | |
| 2000-05-09 | Acquired Lincoln County Bank (13658) in FAYETTEVILLE, 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. |