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FDIC certificate 19440 · Bessemer, AL

First Financial Bank

First Financial Bank of Bessemer, AL is open today. It is the same bank that used to be called Bank of West Blocton, First State Bank of Bibb County: the name changed, the bank did not close. 1 other bank has been folded into it over the years.

1965
opened
open
today
3
names it used
1
banks folded in

Its names, in order

Every legal name on the FDIC record for this certificate.

  1. 1965
    Bank of West Blocton opens in Bessemer, AL
  2. Apr 1, 1982
    renamed First State Bank of Bibb County
  3. Mar 8, 2002
    renamed First Financial Bank
  4. Today
    OPEN
    First Financial BankMain office Bessemer, AL · FDIC certificate 19440 · 8 offices in 1 state

    Every First Financial Bank office →

Its offices in the FDIC deposit reports

9 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 8 are still open as of June 30, 2026.

OfficeLast filed under itNow
1630 4th Ave NBessemer, AL2026Open
18704 Highway 11 NVance, AL2026Open
4790 Eastern Valley RdMc Calla, AL2026Open
119 Birmingham RdCentreville, AL2026Open
1243 Hueytown RdHueytown, AL2026Open
28802 Highway 5Woodstock, AL2026Open
1212 Main StWest Blocton, AL2026Open
3304 Pelham PkwyPelham, AL2026Open
1604 Montgomery HighwayHoover, AL2014No longer reported

Banks folded into First Financial Bank

1 bank merged directly into this charter.

BankEndedHow
First Federal Savings BankBessemer, ALMar 8, 2002merged

Source: FDIC BankFind institution and history records, read Nov 15, 2026. Look up certificate 19440 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.