EXHIBIT32.1

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

     I, Terrance M. McCarthy, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Banks, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1)	The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the annual period ended December 31, 2011 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: March 23, 2012

By:	/s/	Terrance M. McCarthy
		Terrance M. McCarthy
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)