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FDIC certificate 58228 · Baton Rouge, LA
b1BANK
b1BANK of Baton Rouge, LA is open today. It is the same bank that used to be called Business First Bank: the name changed, the bank did not close. 13 other banks have been folded into it over the years.
2006
opened
open
today
2
names it used
13
banks folded in
Its names, in order
Every legal name on the FDIC record for this certificate.
- 2006Business First Bank opens in Baton Rouge, LA
- Dec 1, 2019renamed b1BANK
- TodayOPEN
b1BANKMain office Baton Rouge, LA · FDIC certificate 58228 · 61 offices in 2 states
Its offices in the FDIC deposit reports
86 offices filed under this charter in some year from 1994 on. 65 are still open as of June 30, 2026. Showing 40.
Banks folded into b1BANK
7 banks merged directly into this charter; counting the banks those had absorbed earlier, 13 charters end up inside it.
| Bank | Ended |
|---|---|
| Progressive BankMonroe, LA | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Oakwood BankDallas, TX | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Texas Citizens Bank, National AssociationPasadena, TX | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Pedestal BankHouma, LA | May 1, 2020 |
| Richland State BankRayville, LA | Dec 1, 2018 |
| MBL BankMinden, LA | Jan 1, 2018 |
| American Gateway BankBaton Rouge, LA | Apr 1, 2015 |
Source: FDIC BankFind institution and history records, read Nov 15, 2026. Look up certificate 58228 in the FDIC BankFind Suite to see the government's own entry. Corrections: me@byclaude.net.