10-Q

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
[X]	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012
[   ]	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______ to ________

Commission File Number: 0-20632

FIRST BANKS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

MISSOURI	43-1175538
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
135 North Meramec, Clayton, Missouri	63105
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

(314) 854-4600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
__________________________

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

þ Yes     £ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

þ Yes     £ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer £	Accelerated filer £
Non-accelerated filer þ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

£ Yes     þ No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class	Shares Outstanding at July 31, 2012
Common Stock, $250.00 par value	23,661

FIRST BANKS,INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements:
	Consolidated Balance Sheets	1
	Consolidated Statements of Operations	2
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	3
	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity	4
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	5
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	6
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	40
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	71
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	71
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	71
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	72
Item 5.	Other Information	72
Item 6.	Exhibits	72
SIGNATURES		73

PARTI–FINANCIALINFORMATION
ITEM 1–FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FIRST BANKS,INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS –(UNAUDITED)
(dollars expressed in thousands, except share and per share data)

	June 30,			December 31,
	2012			2011
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and due from banks	$	117,276		100,693
Short-term investments		204,431		371,318
Total cash and cash equivalents		321,707		472,011
Investment securities:
Available for sale		2,099,897		2,457,887
Held to maturity (fair value of $741,973 and $13,424, respectively)		741,727		12,817
Total investment securities		2,841,624		2,470,704
Loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural		636,163		725,130
Real estate construction and development		216,894		249,987
Real estate mortgage		2,113,949		2,255,332
Consumer and installment		18,785		23,333
Loans held for sale		46,289		31,111
Net deferred loan fees		(635	)	(942	)
Total loans		3,031,445		3,283,951
Allowance for loan losses		(120,227	)	(137,710	)
Net loans		2,911,218		3,146,241
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost		26,115		27,078
Bank premises and equipment, net		124,701		127,868
Goodwill and other intangible assets		121,967		121,967
Deferred income taxes		20,375		19,121
Other real estate and repossessed assets		109,026		129,896
Other assets		68,930		73,018
Assets of discontinued operations		20,501		21,009
Total assets	$	6,566,164		6,608,913
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,287,222		1,209,759
Interest-bearing demand		907,381		884,168
Savings and money market		1,854,808		1,893,560
Time deposits of $100 or more		481,178		521,674
Other time deposits		860,674		942,669
Total deposits		5,391,263		5,451,830
Other borrowings		37,814		50,910
Subordinated debentures		354,095		354,057
Deferred income taxes		27,515		26,261
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		129,420		115,902
Liabilities of discontinued operations		339,924		346,282
Total liabilities		6,280,031		6,345,242
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
First Banks, Inc. stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock:
$1.00 par value, 4,689,830 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding		—		—
Class A convertible, adjustable rate, $20.00 par value, 750,000 shares authorized, 641,082
shares issued and outstanding		12,822		12,822
Class B adjustable rate, $1.50 par value, 200,000 shares authorized, 160,505 shares issued
and outstanding		241		241
Class C fixed rate, cumulative, perpetual, $1.00 par value, 295,400 shares authorized, issued and
outstanding		289,970		288,203
Class D fixed rate, cumulative, perpetual, $1.00 par value, 14,770 shares authorized, issued
and outstanding		17,343		17,343
Common stock, $250.00 par value, 25,000 shares authorized, 23,661 shares issued and outstanding		5,915		5,915
Additional paid-in capital		12,480		12,480
Retained deficit		(180,029	)	(183,351	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		33,884		16,066
Total First Banks, Inc. stockholders’ equity		192,626		169,719
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary		93,507		93,952
Total stockholders’ equity		286,133		263,671
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	6,566,164		6,608,913

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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FIRST BANKS,INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS –(UNAUDITED)
(dollars expressed in thousands, except share and per share data)

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	$	36,576		47,336		74,767		99,912
Investment securities		14,603		10,838		28,159		19,499
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock		223		339		560		735
Short-term investments		206		480		459		1,012
Total interest income		51,608		58,993		103,945		121,158
Interest expense:
Deposits:
Interest-bearing demand		136		263		280		563
Savings and money market		875		2,265		1,862		4,730
Time deposits of $100 or more		1,034		2,045		2,198		4,531
Other time deposits		1,737		3,328		3,752		7,256
Other borrowings		20		40		41		66
Subordinated debentures		3,683		3,366		7,369		6,668
Total interest expense		7,485		11,307		15,502		23,814
Net interest income		44,123		47,686		88,443		97,344
Provision for loan losses		—		23,000		2,000		33,000
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		44,123		24,686		86,443		64,344
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts and customer service fees		9,007		9,706		17,634		19,099
Gain on loans sold and held for sale		3,595		1,022		5,983		1,408
Net (loss) gain on investment securities		(5	)	590		517		1,117
Net loss on derivative instruments		(2	)	(165	)	(38	)	(221	)
Decrease in fair value of servicing rights		(1,981	)	(1,880	)	(2,191	)	(2,369	)
Loan servicing fees		1,910		2,100		3,918		4,369
Other		3,164		3,595		6,756		5,474
Total noninterest income		15,688		14,968		32,579		28,877
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		18,632		19,176		37,807		38,850
Occupancy, net of rental income		5,296		5,652		10,045		11,954
Furniture and equipment		2,622		3,044		5,172		6,057
Postage, printing and supplies		669		715		1,414		1,516
Information technology fees		5,865		6,612		11,911		13,108
Legal, examination and professional fees		2,937		3,213		5,460		6,267
Amortization of intangible assets		—		783		—		1,566
Advertising and business development		464		429		1,047		927
FDIC insurance		3,285		3,608		6,715		8,662
Write-downs and expenses on other real estate and repossessed assets		4,732		5,493		8,282		10,419
Other		5,599		6,127		11,988		11,919
Total noninterest expense		50,101		54,852		99,841		111,245
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for
income taxes		9,710		(15,198	)	19,181		(18,024	)
Provision for income taxes		121		72		216		124
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax		9,589		(15,270	)	18,965		(18,148	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(2,466	)	(2,706	)	(5,004	)	(5,911	)
Net income (loss)		7,123		(17,976	)	13,961		(24,059	)
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary		(385	)	(927	)	(445	)	(862	)
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	7,508		(17,049	)	14,406		(23,197	)
Preferred stock dividends declared and undeclared		4,690		4,447		9,317		8,835
Accretion of discount on preferred stock		883		864		1,767		1,719
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$	1,935		(22,360	)	3,322		(33,751	)
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share from continuing
operations	$	186.00		(830.64	)	351.90		(1,176.59	)
Basic and diluted loss per common share from discontinued operations	$	(104.22	)	(114.36	)	(211.49	)	(249.82	)
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share	$	81.78		(945.00	)	140.41		(1,426.41	)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		23,661		23,661		23,661		23,661

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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FIRST BANKS,INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME –(UNAUDITED)
(dollars expressed in thousands)

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
Net income (loss)	$	7,123		(17,976	)	13,961		(24,059	)
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale investment securities, net of tax		5,152		21,016		11,870		23,380
Reclassification adjustment for available-for-sale investment securities
losses (gains) included in net income (loss), net of tax		3		(384	)	(336	)	(719	)
Reclassification adjustment for deferred tax asset valuation allowance
on investment securities		2,776		11,109		6,211		12,202
Amortization of net loss related to pension liability, net of tax		21		17		42		32
Reclassification adjustment for deferred tax asset valuation allowance
on pension liability		16		12		31		23
Other comprehensive income		7,968		31,770		17,818		34,918
Comprehensive income		15,091		13,794		31,779		10,859
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary		(385	)	(927	)	(445	)	(862	)
Comprehensive income attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	15,476		14,721		32,224		11,721

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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FIRST BANKS,INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’EQUITY –(UNAUDITED)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 and Year Ended December 31, 2011
(dollars expressed in thousands)

	First Banks, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity
							Accu-
							mulated
							Other
							Compre-				Total
				Additional	Retained		hensive		Non-		Stock-
	Preferred		Common	Paid-In	Earnings		Income		controlling		holders’
	Stock		Stock	Capital	(Deficit)		(Loss)		Interest		Equity
Balance, December 31, 2010	$	315,143	5,915	12,480	(120,827	)	(2,318	)	96,902		307,295
Net loss		—	—	—	(41,150	)	—		(2,950	)	(44,100	)
Other comprehensive income		—	—	—	—		18,384		—		18,384
Accretion of discount on preferred stock		3,466	—	—	(3,466	)	—		—		—
Preferred stock dividends declared		—	—	—	(17,908	)	—		—		(17,908	)
Balance, December 31, 2011		318,609	5,915	12,480	(183,351	)	16,066		93,952		263,671
Net income		—	—	—	14,406		—		(445	)	13,961
Other comprehensive income		—	—	—	—		17,818		—		17,818
Accretion of discount on preferred stock		1,767	—	—	(1,767	)	—		—		—
Preferred stock dividends declared		—	—	—	(9,317	)	—		—		(9,317	)
Balance, June 30, 2012	$	320,376	5,915	12,480	(180,029	)	33,884		93,507		286,133

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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FIRST BANKS,INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS –(UNAUDITED)
(dollars expressed in thousands)

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2012			2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	14,406		(23,197	)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary		(445	)	(862	)
Less: net loss from discontinued operations		(5,004	)	(5,911	)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations		18,965		(18,148	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of bank premises and equipment		5,944		6,818
Amortization of intangible assets		—		1,566
Amortization and accretion of investment securities		6,759		5,216
Originations of loans held for sale		(191,526	)	(104,863	)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale		179,001		143,589
Payments received on loans held for sale		791		107
Provision for loan losses		2,000		33,000
Provision for current income taxes		216		124
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes		883		(8,053	)
(Decrease) increase in deferred tax asset valuation allowance		(883	)	8,053
Decrease in accrued interest receivable		2,253		2,509
Increase in accrued interest payable		5,770		3,554
Gain on loans sold and held for sale		(5,983	)	(1,408	)
Net gain on investment securities		(517	)	(1,117	)
Decrease in fair value of servicing rights		2,191		2,369
Write-downs on other real estate and repossessed assets		6,253		6,806
Other operating activities, net		4,656		7,066
Net cash provided by operating activities – continuing operations		36,773		87,188
Net cash used in operating activities – discontinued operations		(4,732	)	(5,108	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		32,041		82,080
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net cash paid for sale of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations,
net of cash and cash equivalents sold		—		(51,339	)
Cash paid for sale of branches, net of cash and cash equivalents sold		—		(16,256	)
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale		207,619		127,469
Maturities of investment securities available for sale		390,460		119,046
Maturities of investment securities held to maturity		228		467
Purchases of investment securities available for sale		(957,724	)	(914,967	)
Purchases of investment securities held to maturity		—		(3,450	)
Net redemptions of Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock		963		3,179
Proceeds from sales of commercial loans		18,283		65,537
Net decrease in loans		198,786		527,667
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off		14,917		13,316
Purchases of bank premises and equipment		(3,282	)	(2,471	)
Net proceeds from sales of other real estate and repossessed assets		26,548		49,394
Other investing activities, net		761		(146	)
Net cash used in investing activities – continuing operations		(102,441	)	(82,554	)
Net cash provided by investing activities – discontinued operations		209		2,722
Net cash used in investing activities		(102,232	)	(79,832	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase (decrease) in demand, savings and money market deposits		61,924		(60,410	)
Decrease in time deposits		(122,491	)	(294,011	)
(Decrease) increase in other borrowings		(13,096	)	19,438
Net cash used in financing activities – continuing operations		(73,663	)	(334,983	)
Net cash used in financing activities – discontinued operations		(6,450	)	(34,267	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(80,113	)	(369,250	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(150,304	)	(367,002	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		472,011		995,758
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	321,707		628,756
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest on liabilities	$	9,732		20,260
Cash (received) paid for income taxes		(12	)	11
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Reclassification of investment securities from available for sale to held to maturity	$	729,142		—
Loans transferred to other real estate and repossessed assets		12,948		36,525

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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FIRST BANKS,INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1–BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The consolidated financial statements of First Banks, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and conform to predominant practices within the banking industry. Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods presented herein, have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2012.

Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the parent company and its subsidiaries, giving effect to the noncontrolling interest in subsidiary, as more fully described below and in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Certain reclassifications of 2011 amounts have been made to conform to the 2012 presentation, including the reclassification of the Company’s investment in the common securities of its various affiliated statutory and business trusts (collectively, the Trusts) that were created for the sole purpose of issuing trust preferred securities, as further described in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements. The investment in the common securities of the Trusts was reclassified from available-for-sale investment securities to other assets and the dividend income accrued on the common securities of the Trusts was reclassified from interest income on investment securities to other income. The reclassifications were applied retrospectively to all periods presented.

All financial information is reported on a continuing operations basis, unless otherwise noted. See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion regarding discontinued operations.

The Company operates through its wholly owned subsidiary bank holding company, The San Francisco Company (SFC), headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and SFC’s wholly owned subsidiary bank, First Bank, also headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. First Bank operates through its branch banking offices and subsidiaries: First Bank Business Capital, Inc.; FB Holdings, LLC (FB Holdings); Small Business Loan Source LLC; ILSIS, Inc.; FBIN, Inc.; SBRHC, Inc.; HVIIHC, Inc.; FBSA Missouri, Inc.; FBSA California, Inc.; NT Resolution Corporation; and LC Resolution Corporation. All of the subsidiaries are wholly owned as of June 30, 2012, except FB Holdings, which is 53.23% owned by First Bank and 46.77% owned by First Capital America, Inc. (FCA), a corporation owned and operated by the Company’s Chairman of the Board and members of his immediate family, including Mr. Michael Dierberg, Vice Chairman of the Company, as further described in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements. FB Holdings is included in the consolidated financial statements and the noncontrolling ownership interest is reported as a component of stockholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheets as “noncontrolling interest in subsidiary” and the earnings or loss, net of tax, attributable to the noncontrolling ownership interest, is reported as “net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary” in the consolidated statements of operations.

Regulatory Agreements and Other Matters. On March 24, 2010, the Company, SFC and First Bank entered into a Written Agreement (Agreement) with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRB) requiring the Company and First Bank to take certain steps intended to improve their overall financial condition. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company prepared and filed with the FRB a number of specific plans designed to strengthen and/or address the following matters: (i) board oversight over the management and operations of the Company and First Bank; (ii) credit risk management practices; (iii) lending and credit administration policies and procedures; (iv) asset improvement; (v) capital; (vi) earnings and overall financial condition; and (vii) liquidity and funds management.

The Agreement requires, among other things, that the Company and First Bank obtain prior approval from the FRB in order to pay dividends. In addition, the Company must obtain prior approval from the FRB to: (i) take any other form of payment from First Bank representing a reduction in capital of First Bank; (ii) make any distributions of interest, principal or other sums on junior subordinated debentures or trust preferred securities; (iii) incur, increase or guarantee any debt; or (iv) purchase or redeem any shares of the Company’s stock. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company and First Bank submitted a written plan to the FRB to maintain sufficient capital at the Company, on a consolidated basis, and at First Bank, on a standalone basis. In addition, the Agreement also provides that the Company and First Bank must notify the FRB if the regulatory capital ratios of either entity fall below those set forth in the capital plans that were accepted by the FRB, and specifically if First Bank falls below the criteria for being well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. The Company must also notify the FRB before appointing any new directors or senior executive officers or changing the responsibilities of any senior executive officer position. The Agreement also requires the Company and First Bank to comply with certain restrictions regarding indemnification and severance payments. The Agreement is specifically enforceable by the FRB in court.

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The Company and First Bank must furnish periodic progress reports to the FRB regarding compliance with the Agreement. As of the date of this filing, the Company and First Bank have provided progress reports and other reports, as required under the Agreement. The Company and First Bank have received, or may receive in the future, additional requests from the FRB regarding compliance with the Agreement, which may include, but are not limited to, updates and modifications to the Company’s Asset Quality Improvement, Profit Improvement and Capital Plans. Management has responded promptly to any such requests and intends to do so in the future. The Agreement will remain in effect until stayed, modified, terminated or suspended by the FRB.

The description of the Agreement above represents a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Agreement which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 25, 2010.

Prior to entering into the Agreement on March 24, 2010, the Company and First Bank had entered into a memorandum of understanding and an informal agreement, respectively, with the FRB and the State of Missouri Division of Finance (MDOF). Each of the agreements were characterized by regulatory authorities as informal actions that were neither published nor made publicly available by the agencies and are used when circumstances warrant a milder form of action than a formal supervisory action, such as a written agreement or cease and desist order. The informal agreement with the MDOF is still in place and there have not been any modifications thereto since its inception in September 2008.

Under the terms of the prior memorandum of understanding with the FRB, the Company agreed, among other things, to provide certain information to the FRB including, but not limited to, financial performance updates, notice of plans to materially change its fundamental business and notice to issue trust preferred securities or raise additional equity capital. In addition, the Company agreed not to pay any dividends on its common or preferred stock or make any distributions of interest or other sums on its trust preferred securities without the prior approval of the FRB.

First Bank, under its informal agreement with the MDOF and the FRB, agreed to, among other things, prepare and submit plans and reports to the agencies regarding certain matters including, but not limited to, the performance of First Bank’s loan portfolio. In addition, First Bank agreed not to declare or pay any dividends or make certain other payments without the prior consent of the MDOF and the FRB and to maintain a Tier 1 capital to total assets ratio of no less than 7.00%. As further described in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements, First Bank’s Tier 1 capital to total assets ratio was 8.79% at June 30, 2012.

While the Company and First Bank intend to take such actions as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the Agreement with the FRB and informal agreement with the MDOF, there can be no assurance that the Company and First Bank will be able to comply fully with the requirements of the Agreement or that First Bank will be able to comply fully with the provisions of the informal agreement, that compliance with the Agreement and the informal agreement will not be more time consuming or more expensive than anticipated, that compliance with the Agreement and the informal agreement will enable the Company and First Bank to resume profitable operations, or that efforts to comply with the Agreement and the informal agreement will not have adverse effects on the operations and financial condition of the Company or First Bank. If the Company or First Bank is unable to comply with the terms of the Agreement or the informal agreement, respectively, the Company and First Bank could become subject to various requirements limiting the ability to develop new business lines, mandating additional capital, and/or requiring the sale of certain assets and liabilities. Failure of the Company and First Bank to meet these conditions could lead to further enforcement action by the regulatory agencies. The terms of any such additional regulatory actions, orders or agreements could have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations. 

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On August 10, 2009, the Company announced the deferral of its regularly scheduled interest payments on its outstanding junior subordinated debentures relating to its $345.0 million of trust preferred securities beginning with the regularly scheduled quarterly interest payments that would otherwise have been made in September and October 2009, as further described in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements. The Company has deferred such payments for 12 quarterly periods as of June 30, 2012. During the deferral period, the Company may not, among other things and with limited exceptions, pay cash dividends on or repurchase its common stock or preferred stock or make any payment on outstanding debt obligations that rank equally with or junior to the junior subordinated debentures. Accordingly, the Company also suspended the payment of cash dividends on its outstanding common stock and preferred stock beginning with the regularly scheduled quarterly dividend payments on the preferred stock that would otherwise have been made in August and September 2009, as further described in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements. In conjunction with this election, the Company suspended the declaration of dividends on its Class A and Class B preferred stock, but continues to declare and accumulate dividends on its Class C Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (Class C Preferred Stock) and its Class D Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (Class D Preferred Stock). The Company has deferred such payments for 12 quarterly periods as of June 30, 2012. As a result of the Company’s deferral of dividends on its Class C and Class D preferred stock to the United States Department of the Treasury (U.S. Treasury) for six quarters, the U.S. Treasury had the right to elect two directors to the Company’s Board. On July 13, 2011, the U.S. Treasury elected two members to the Company’s Board of Directors.

Capital Plan. On August 10, 2009, the Company announced the adoption of a Capital Optimization Plan (Capital Plan) designed to improve its regulatory capital ratios and financial performance through certain divestiture activities, asset reductions and other profit improvement initiatives. The Capital Plan was adopted in order to, among other things, preserve and enhance the Company’s regulatory capital.

The successful completion of all or any portion of the Capital Plan is not assured, and no assurance can be made that the Capital Plan will not be materially modified in the future. The decision to implement the Capital Plan reflects the adverse effect that the severe downturn in the commercial and residential real estate markets has had on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. If the Company is not able to complete substantially all of the Capital Plan, its business, financial condition, including regulatory capital ratios, and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected and its ability to withstand continued adverse economic conditions could be threatened.

NOTE 2–DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Discontinued Operations. The assets and liabilities associated with the transactions described (and defined) below were previously reported in the First Bank segment and were sold, or plan to be sold, as part of the Company’s Capital Plan to preserve regulatory capital. The Company applied discontinued operations accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 205-20, “Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations,” to the assets and liabilities associated with the Florida Region as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, and to the operations of First Bank’s 19 Florida retail branches and three of First Bank’s Northern Illinois retail branches for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, as applicable. The Company did not allocate any consolidated interest that is not directly attributable to or related to discontinued operations.

All financial information in the consolidated financial statements and notes to the consolidated financial statements is reported on a continuing operations basis, unless otherwise noted.

Florida Region. On January 25, 2012, First Bank entered into a Branch Purchase and Assumption Agreement to sell certain assets and transfer certain liabilities associated with First Bank’s Florida franchise (Florida Region) to an unaffiliated financial institution. Under the terms of the agreement, the unaffiliated financial institution was to assume approximately $345.3 million of deposits associated with First Bank’s 19 Florida retail branches for a premium of 2.3%. The unaffiliated financial institution was also expected to purchase premises and equipment and assume the leases associated with the Florida Region at a discount of $1.2 million. The agreement was subject to several closing conditions. The potential buyer failed to meet certain conditions and First Bank exercised its right to terminate the agreement on April 4, 2012. Under the terms of the agreement, First Bank received an escrow deposit from the potential buyer upon the termination of the agreement that was more than sufficient to offset First Bank’s expenses associated with the proposed transaction. The assets and liabilities associated with the Florida Region are reflected in assets and liabilities of discontinued operations in the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The Company continued to apply discontinued operations accounting to the assets and liabilities and related operations of the Florida Region as of June 30, 2012 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

Northern Illinois Region. On December 21, 2010, First Bank entered into a Branch Purchase and Assumption Agreement with United Community Bank (United Community) that provided for the sale of certain assets and the transfer of certain liabilities associated with First Bank’s three retail branches in Pittsfield, Roodhouse and Winchester, Illinois (Northern Illinois Region) to United Community. The transaction was completed on May 13, 2011. Under the terms of the agreement, United Community assumed $92.2 million of deposits associated with these branches for a weighted average premium of approximately 2.4%, or $2.2 million. United Community also purchased $37.5 million of loans as well as certain other assets at par value, including premises and equipment, associated with these branches. The transaction resulted in a gain of $425,000, after the write-off of goodwill and intangible assets of $1.6 million allocated to the Northern Illinois Region, during the second quarter of 2011.

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Assets and liabilities of discontinued operations at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	Florida		Florida
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Cash and due from banks	$	2,232	2,147
Loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural		—	65
Consumer and installment, net of net deferred loan fees		—	263
Total loans		—	328
Bank premises and equipment, net		14,231	14,496
Goodwill and other intangible assets		4,000	4,000
Other assets		38	38
Assets of discontinued operations	$	20,501	21,009
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	30,263	24,966
Interest-bearing demand		23,575	23,144
Savings and money market		153,262	158,328
Time deposits of $100 or more		48,456	48,613
Other time deposits		84,007	90,823
Total deposits		339,563	345,874
Other borrowings		133	272
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		228	136
Liabilities of discontinued operations	$	339,924	346,282

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
						Northern
	Florida			Florida		Illinois	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	$	—		4		288	292
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		516		1,119		80	1,199
Net interest (loss) income		(516	)	(1,115	)	208	(907	)
Provision for loan losses		—		—		—	—
Net interest (loss) income after provision for loan losses		(516	)	(1,115	)	208	(907	)
Noninterest income:
Service charges and customer service fees		335		327		98	425
Loan servicing fees		—		—		3	3
Other		13		7		—	7
Total noninterest income		348		334		101	435
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		1,115		1,148		154	1,302
Occupancy, net of rental income		634		630		24	654
Furniture and equipment		137		203		10	213
Legal, examination and professional fees		19		6		5	11
Amortization of intangible assets		—		17		—	17
FDIC insurance		195		245		19	264
Other		198		178		20	198
Total noninterest expense		2,298		2,427		232	2,659
(Loss) income from operations of discontinued operations		(2,466	)	(3,208	)	77	(3,131	)
Net gain on sale of discontinued operations		—		—		425	425
Benefit for income taxes		—		—		—	—
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(2,466	)	(3,208	)	502	(2,706	)

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Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	Six Months Ended			Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
						Northern
	Florida			Florida		Illinois	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	$	4		8		895	903
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		1,068		2,383		261	2,644
Net interest (loss) income		(1,064	)	(2,375	)	634	(1,741	)
Provision for loan losses		—		—		—	—
Net interest (loss) income after provision for loan losses		(1,064	)	(2,375	)	634	(1,741	)
Noninterest income:
Service charges and customer service fees		656		637		259	896
Loan servicing fees		—		—		5	5
Other		20		11		—	11
Total noninterest income		676		648		264	912
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		2,263		2,315		357	2,672
Occupancy, net of rental income		1,268		1,253		68	1,321
Furniture and equipment		284		419		29	448
Legal, examination and professional fees		25		15		6	21
Amortization of intangible assets		—		33		—	33
FDIC insurance		404		476		100	576
Other		372		369		67	436
Total noninterest expense		4,616		4,880		627	5,507
(Loss) income from operations of discontinued operations		(5,004	)	(6,607	)	271	(6,336	)
Net gain on sale of discontinued operations		—		—		425	425
Benefit for income taxes		—		—		—	—
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(5,004	)	(6,607	)	696	(5,911	)

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NOTE 3–INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES

Securities Available for Sale. The amortized cost, contractual maturity, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of investment securities available for sale at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

	Maturity									Total	Gross				Weighted
	1 Year			1-5		5-10		After		Amortized	Unrealized			Fair	Average
	or Less			Years		Years		10 Years		Cost	Gains	Losses		Value	Yield
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Carrying value:
U.S. Government
sponsored agencies	$	10,141		100,665		67,322		216,631		394,759	1,790	(880	)	395,669	1.66	%
Residential mortgage-
backed		—		24,948		149,144		1,302,225		1,476,317	37,098	(457	)	1,512,958	2.34
Commercial mortgage-
backed		—		—		812		—		812	108	—		920	5.03
State and political
subdivisions		170		4,023		576		—		4,769	204	—		4,973	4.02
Corporate notes		—		136,651		49,671		—		186,322	1,489	(3,463	)	184,348	3.30
Equity investments		—		—		—		1,000		1,000	29	—		1,029	2.67
Total	$	10,311		266,287		267,525		1,519,856		2,063,979	40,718	(4,800	)	2,099,897	2.30
Fair value:
Debt securities	$	10,431		267,875		266,661		1,553,901
Equity securities		—		—		—		1,029
Total	$	10,431		267,875		266,661		1,554,930
Weighted average yield		1.78	%	2.30	%	2.43	%	2.28	%
December 31, 2011:
Carrying value:
U.S. Government
sponsored agencies	$	1,000		231,691		107,019		—		339,710	2,107	—		341,817	1.75	%
Residential mortgage-
backed		—		2,726		64,309		1,821,209		1,888,244	36,908	(232	)	1,924,920	2.27
Commercial mortgage-
backed		—		—		818		—		818	92	—		910	4.86
State and political
subdivisions		310		4,088		786		—		5,184	226	—		5,410	4.00
Corporate notes		—		122,941		65,088		5,000		193,029	—	(9,216	)	183,813	3.28
Equity investments		—		—		—		1,000		1,000	17	—		1,017	2.83
Total	$	1,310		361,446		238,020		1,827,209		2,427,985	39,350	(9,448	)	2,457,887	2.28
Fair value:
Debt securities	$	1,314		357,194		236,824		1,861,538
Equity securities		—		—		—		1,017
Total	$	1,314		357,194		236,824		1,862,555
Weighted average yield		2.93	%	2.07	%	2.56	%	2.28	%

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Securities Held to Maturity. The amortized cost, contractual maturity, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of investment securities held to maturity at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

	Maturity									Total	Gross				Weighted
	1 Year			1-5		5-10		After		Amortized	Unrealized			Fair	Average
	or Less			Years		Years		10 Years		Cost	Gains	Losses		Value	Yield
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Carrying value:
U.S. Government
sponsored agencies	$	—		—		63,276		—		63,276	—	—		63,276	1.78	%
Residential mortgage-
backed		—		—		150,205		516,917		667,122	116	—		667,238	2.22
Commercial mortgage-
backed		—		6,245		—		—		6,245	382	—		6,627	5.34
State and political
subdivisions		1,371		1,926		253		1,534		5,084	73	(325	)	4,832	4.18
Total	$	1,371		8,171		213,734		518,451		741,727	571	(325	)	741,973	2.22
Fair value:
Debt securities	$	1,379		8,602		213,799		518,193
Weighted average yield		2.54	%	4.80	%	2.31	%	2.15	%
December 31, 2011:
Carrying value:
Residential mortgage-
backed	$	—		—		728		615		1,343	116	—		1,459	5.06	%
Commercial mortgage-
backed		—		6,310		—		—		6,310	447	—		6,757	5.16
State and political
subdivisions		1,372		2,004		254		1,534		5,164	44	—		5,208	4.20
Total	$	1,372		8,314		982		2,149		12,817	607	—		13,424	4.76
Fair value:
Debt securities	$	1,387		8,768		1,056		2,213
Weighted average yield		2.55	%	4.67	%	4.60	%	6.61	%

Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale investment securities were $153.2 million and $207.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $101.8 million and $127.5 million for the comparable periods in 2011. Gross realized gains and gross realized losses on investment securities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011were as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities	$	370		591		892		1,120
Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities		(374	)	—		(374	)	(1	)
Other-than-temporary impairment		(1	)	(1	)	(1	)	(2	)
Net realized (loss) gain on investment securities	$	(5	)	590		517		1,117

Investment securities with a carrying value of $250.7 million and $228.9 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, were pledged in connection with deposits of public and trust funds, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and for other purposes as required by law.

On June 30, 2012, the Company reclassified certain of its available-for-sale investment securities to held-to-maturity investment securities at their respective fair values, which totaled $729.1 million, in aggregate. The determination of the reclassification was made by management based on the Company’s current and expected future liquidity levels and the resulting intent to hold such investment securities to maturity. The net gross unrealized gain on these available-for-sale investment securities at the time of transfer of $11.7 million, in aggregate, was recorded as additional premium on the securities and will be amortized over the remaining lives of the respective securities, as further described in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements.

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Gross unrealized losses on investment securities and the fair value of the related securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

	Less than 12 months				12 months or more			Total
			Unrealized			Unrealized			Unrealized
	Fair Value		Losses		Fair Value	Losses		Fair Value	Losses
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Available for sale:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	153,553	(880	)	—	—		153,553	(880	)
Residential mortgage-backed		69,201	(376	)	278	(81	)	69,479	(457	)
Corporate notes		42,552	(1,281	)	41,201	(2,182	)	83,753	(3,463	)
Total	$	265,306	(2,537	)	41,479	(2,263	)	306,785	(4,800	)
Held to maturity:
State and political subdivisions	$	1,210	(325	)	—	—		1,210	(325	)
Total	$	1,210	(325	)	—	—		1,210	(325	)
December 31, 2011:
Available for sale:
Residential mortgage-backed	$	67,395	(126	)	22,349	(106	)	89,744	(232	)
Corporate notes		173,813	(9,216	)	—	—		173,813	(9,216	)
Total	$	241,208	(9,342	)	22,349	(106	)	263,557	(9,448	)

The Company does not believe the investment securities that were in an unrealized loss position at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are other-than-temporarily impaired. The unrealized losses on the investment securities were primarily attributable to fluctuations in interest rates. It is expected that the securities would not be settled at a price less than the amortized cost. Because the decline in fair value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit loss, and because the Company does not intend to sell these investments and it is more likely than not that First Bank will not be required to sell these securities before the anticipated recovery of the remaining amortized cost basis or maturity, these investments are not considered other-than-temporarily impaired. The unrealized losses for residential mortgage-backed securities for 12 months or more at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 included 10 and 11 securities, respectively. The unrealized losses for corporate notes for 12 months or more at June 30, 2012 included 11 securities.

NOTE 4–LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

The following table summarizes the composition of the loan portfolio at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2012			2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	636,163		725,130
Real estate construction and development		216,894		249,987
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential		886,650		902,438
Multi-family residential		121,879		127,356
Commercial real estate		1,105,420		1,225,538
Consumer and installment		18,785		23,333
Loans held for sale		46,289		31,111
Net deferred loan fees		(635	)	(942	)
Loans, net of net deferred loan fees	$	3,031,445		3,283,951

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Aging of Loans. The following table presents the aging of loans by loan classification at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

				Recorded
				Investment
	30-59		60-89	> 90 Days		Total Past
	Days		Days	Accruing	Nonaccrual	Due	Current	Total Loans
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Commercial, financial and
agricultural	$	1,567	1,343	—	29,277	32,187	603,976	636,163
Real estate construction and
development		65	366	—	48,412	48,843	168,051	216,894
One-to-four-family residential:
Bank portfolio		2,495	1,193	332	10,256	14,276	125,478	139,754
Mortgage Division portfolio		5,422	3,979	—	17,604	27,005	357,500	384,505
Home equity		3,770	2,390	445	6,917	13,522	348,869	362,391
Multi-family residential		451	—	—	5,134	5,585	116,294	121,879
Commercial real estate		1,955	406	—	32,753	35,114	1,070,306	1,105,420
Consumer and installment		201	59	—	19	279	17,871	18,150
Loans held for sale		—	—	—	—	—	46,289	46,289
Total	$	15,926	9,736	777	150,372	176,811	2,854,634	3,031,445
December 31, 2011:
Commercial, financial and
agricultural	$	1,602	2,085	1,095	55,340	60,122	665,008	725,130
Real estate construction and
development		170	3,033	—	71,244	74,447	175,540	249,987
One-to-four-family residential:
Bank portfolio		4,506	2,577	362	14,690	22,135	143,443	165,578
Mortgage Division portfolio		5,994	1,571	—	16,778	24,343	342,572	366,915
Home equity		3,990	2,151	856	6,940	13,937	356,008	369,945
Multi-family residential		—	118	—	7,975	8,093	119,263	127,356
Commercial real estate		3,888	7,092	427	47,262	58,669	1,166,869	1,225,538
Consumer and installment		396	192	4	22	614	21,777	22,391
Loans held for sale		—	—	—	—	—	31,111	31,111
Total	$	20,546	18,819	2,744	220,251	262,360	3,021,591	3,283,951

Under the Company’s loan policy, loans are placed on nonaccrual status once principal or interest payments become 90 days past due. However, individual loan officers may submit written requests for approval to continue the accrual of interest on loans that become 90 days past due. These requests may be submitted for approval consistent with the authority levels provided in the Company’s credit approval policies, and they are only granted if an expected near term future event, such as a pending renewal or expected payoff, exists at the time the loan becomes 90 days past due. If the expected near term future event does not occur as anticipated, the loan is then placed on nonaccrual status. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had $777,000 and $2.7 million, respectively, of loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest.

Credit Quality Indicators. The Company’s credit management policies and procedures focus on identifying, measuring and controlling credit exposure. These procedures employ a lender-initiated system of rating credits, which is ratified in the loan approval process and subsequently tested in internal credit reviews, external audits and regulatory bank examinations. The system requires the rating of all loans at the time they are originated or acquired, except for homogeneous categories of loans, such as residential real estate mortgage loans and consumer loans. These homogeneous loans are assigned an initial rating based on the Company’s experience with each type of loan. The Company adjusts the ratings of the homogeneous loans based on payment experience subsequent to their origination.

The Company includes adversely rated credits, including loans requiring close monitoring that would not normally be considered classified credits by the Company’s regulators, on its monthly loan watch list. Loans may be added to the Company’s watch list for reasons that are temporary and correctable, such as the absence of current financial statements of the borrower or a deficiency in loan documentation. Loans may also be added to the Company’s watch list whenever any adverse circumstance is detected which might affect the borrower’s ability to comply with the contractual terms of the loan. The delinquency of a scheduled loan payment, deterioration in the borrower’s financial condition identified in a review of periodic financial statements, a decrease in the value of the collateral securing the loan, or a change in the economic environment within which the borrower operates could initiate the addition of a loan to the Company’s watch list. Loans on the Company’s watch list require periodic detailed loan status reports prepared by the responsible officer which are discussed in formal meetings with credit review and credit administration staff members. Upgrades and downgrades of loan risk ratings may be initiated by the responsible loan officer. However, upgrades of risk ratings associated with significant credit relationships and/or problem credit relationships may only be made with the concurrence of appropriate regional credit officers.

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Under the Company’s risk rating system, special mention loans are those loans that do not currently expose the Company to sufficient risk to warrant classification as substandard, troubled debt restructuring (TDR) or nonaccrual, but possess weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. Substandard loans include those loans characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. A loan is classified as a TDR when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulties that lead to the restructuring of a loan, and the Company grants concessions to the borrower in the restructuring that it would not otherwise consider. Loans classified as TDRs which are accruing interest are classified as performing TDRs. Loans classified as TDRs which are not accruing interest are classified as nonperforming TDRs and are included with all other nonaccrual loans for presentation purposes. Loans classified as nonaccrual have all the weaknesses inherent in those loans classified as substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of the currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable. Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be pass-rated loans.

The following table presents the credit exposure of the commercial loan portfolio by internally assigned credit grade as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

			Real Estate
			Construction
	Commercial		and		Commercial
	and Industrial		Development	Multi-family	Real Estate	Total
			(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Pass	$	570,149	49,284	66,138	913,804	1,599,375
Special mention		15,576	17,436	18,472	115,318	166,802
Substandard		17,758	89,844	29,006	31,379	167,987
Performing troubled debt restructuring		3,403	11,918	3,129	12,166	30,616
Nonaccrual		29,277	48,412	5,134	32,753	115,576
	$	636,163	216,894	121,879	1,105,420	2,080,356
December 31, 2011:
Pass	$	606,933	57,594	68,748	973,553	1,706,828
Special mention		25,742	11,977	18,678	119,478	175,875
Substandard		32,851	97,158	28,789	60,876	219,674
Performing troubled debt restructuring		4,264	12,014	3,166	24,369	43,813
Nonaccrual		55,340	71,244	7,975	47,262	181,821
	$	725,130	249,987	127,356	1,225,538	2,328,011

The following table presents the credit exposure of the one-to-four-family residential mortgage Bank portfolio and home equity portfolio by internally assigned credit grade as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	Bank		Home
	Portfolio		Equity	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Pass	$	110,269	351,778	462,047
Special mention		11,784	446	12,230
Substandard		5,833	3,250	9,083
Performing troubled debt restructuring		1,612	—	1,612
Nonaccrual		10,256	6,917	17,173
	$	139,754	362,391	502,145
December 31, 2011:
Pass	$	131,973	358,801	490,774
Special mention		12,797	954	13,751
Substandard		6,118	3,250	9,368
Nonaccrual		14,690	6,940	21,630
	$	165,578	369,945	535,523

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The following table presents the credit exposure of the one-to-four-family residential Mortgage Division portfolio and consumer and installment portfolio by payment activity as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	Mortgage		Consumer
	Division		and
	Portfolio		Installment	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Pass	$	277,365	18,131	295,496
Substandard		7,496	—	7,496
Performing troubled debt restructuring		82,040	—	82,040
Nonaccrual		17,604	19	17,623
	$	384,505	18,150	402,655
December 31, 2011:
Pass	$	263,079	22,369	285,448
Substandard		4,429	—	4,429
Performing troubled debt restructuring		82,629	—	82,629
Nonaccrual		16,778	22	16,800
	$	366,915	22,391	389,306

Impaired Loans. Loans deemed to be impaired include performing TDRs and nonaccrual loans. Impaired loans with outstanding balances equal to or greater than $500,000 are evaluated individually for impairment. For these loans, the Company measures the level of impairment based on the present value of the estimated projected cash flows or the estimated value of the collateral. If the current valuation is lower than the current book balance of the loan, the amount of the difference is evaluated for possible charge-off. In instances where management determines that a charge-off is not appropriate, a specific reserve is established for the individual loan in question. This specific reserve is included as a part of the overall allowance for loan losses.

The following tables present the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance, related allowance for loan losses, average recorded investment and interest income recognized while on impaired status for impaired loans without a related allowance for loan losses and for impaired loans with a related allowance for loan losses by loan classification at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

			Unpaid	Related	Average	Interest
	Recorded		Principal	Allowance for	Recorded	Income
	Investment		Balance	Loan Losses	Investment	Recognized
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
With No Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	16,175	39,131	—	22,713	112
Real estate construction and development		47,320	102,441	—	55,578	279
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		3,640	5,232	—	4,034	4
Mortgage Division portfolio		8,879	18,969	—	8,844	—
Home equity portfolio		—	—	—	—	—
Multi-family residential		7,465	9,747	—	8,475	88
Commercial real estate		28,249	40,962	—	39,890	773
Consumer and installment		—	—	—	—	—
		111,728	216,482	—	139,534	1,256
With A Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural		16,505	21,922	1,553	23,177	—
Real estate construction and development		13,010	25,241	3,364	15,280	60
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		8,228	10,316	545	9,118	—
Mortgage Division portfolio		90,765	99,828	11,702	90,412	1,044
Home equity portfolio		6,917	7,873	1,383	7,296	—
Multi-family residential		798	1,190	356	906	—
Commercial real estate		16,670	21,660	3,432	23,540	—
Consumer and installment		19	19	1	65	—
		152,912	188,049	22,336	169,794	1,104
Total:
Commercial, financial and agricultural		32,680	61,053	1,553	45,890	112
Real estate construction and development		60,330	127,682	3,364	70,858	339
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		11,868	15,548	545	13,152	4
Mortgage Division portfolio		99,644	118,797	11,702	99,256	1,044
Home equity portfolio		6,917	7,873	1,383	7,296	—
Multi-family residential		8,263	10,937	356	9,381	88
Commercial real estate		44,919	62,622	3,432	63,430	773
Consumer and installment		19	19	1	65	—
	$	264,640	404,531	22,336	309,328	2,360

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			Unpaid	Related	Average	Interest
	Recorded		Principal	Allowance for	Recorded	Income
	Investment		Balance	Loan Losses	Investment	Recognized
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
December 31, 2011:
With No Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	20,494	53,140	—	25,294	336
Real estate construction and development		62,524	113,412	—	80,230	72
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		3,274	5,030	—	3,291	—
Mortgage Division portfolio		10,250	22,541	—	11,352	—
Home equity portfolio		196	198	—	210	—
Multi-family residential		7,961	8,378	—	8,358	92
Commercial real estate		45,452	61,766	—	59,613	435
Consumer and installment		1	1	—	2	—
		150,152	264,466	—	188,350	935
With A Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural		39,110	64,867	5,475	48,270	—
Real estate construction and development		20,734	39,832	3,432	26,605	183
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		11,416	12,926	796	11,473	—
Mortgage Division portfolio		89,157	98,118	15,324	98,739	2,306
Home equity portfolio		6,744	7,657	1,388	7,212	—
Multi-family residential		3,180	5,281	335	3,339	—
Commercial real estate		26,179	34,073	3,875	34,335	168
Consumer and installment		21	21	4	60	—
		196,541	262,775	30,629	230,033	2,657
Total:
Commercial, financial and agricultural		59,604	118,007	5,475	73,564	336
Real estate construction and development		83,258	153,244	3,432	106,835	255
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		14,690	17,956	796	14,764	—
Mortgage Division portfolio		99,407	120,659	15,324	110,091	2,306
Home equity portfolio		6,940	7,855	1,388	7,422	—
Multi-family residential		11,141	13,659	335	11,697	92
Commercial real estate		71,631	95,839	3,875	93,948	603
Consumer and installment		22	22	4	62	—
	$	346,693	527,241	30,629	418,383	3,592

Recorded investment represents the Company’s investment in its impaired loans reduced by cumulative charge-offs recorded against the allowance for loan losses on these same loans. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had recorded charge-offs of $139.9 million and $180.5 million, respectively, on its impaired loans, representing the difference between the unpaid principal balance and the recorded investment reflected in the tables above. The unpaid principal balance represents the principal amount contractually owed to the Company by the borrowers on the impaired loans.

Troubled Debt Restructurings. In the ordinary course of business, the Company modifies loan terms across loan types, including both consumer and commercial loans, for a variety of reasons. Modifications to consumer loans may include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rate, maturity, amortization and financial covenants. In the original underwriting, loan terms are established that represent the then current and projected financial condition of the borrower. Over any period of time, modifications to these loan terms may be required due to changes in the original underwriting assumptions. These changes may include the financial covenants of the borrower as well as underwriting standards. If the modified terms are consistent with competitive market conditions and representative of terms the borrower could otherwise obtain in the open market, the modified loan is not categorized as a TDR.

Loan modifications are generally performed at the request of the individual borrower and may include reduction in interest rates, changes in payments and maturity date extensions. Although the Company does not have formal, standardized loan modification programs for its commercial or consumer loan portfolios, it addresses loan modifications on a case-by-case basis and also participates in the U.S. Treasury’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). HAMP gives qualifying homeowners an opportunity to refinance into more affordable monthly payments, with the U.S. Treasury compensating the Company for a portion of the reduction in monthly amounts due from borrowers participating in this program. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had $76.7 million and $75.9 million, respectively, of modified loans in the HAMP program.

For a loan modification to be classified as a TDR, all of the following conditions must be present: (1) the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, (2) the Company makes a concession to the original contractual loan terms and (3) the Company would not consider the concessions but for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulty. Modifications of loan terms to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty are made in an attempt to protect as much of the investment in the loan as possible. These modifications are generally made to either prevent a loan from becoming nonaccrual or to return a nonaccrual loan to performing status based on the expectations that the borrower can adequately perform in accordance with the modified terms.

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The determination of whether a modification should be classified as a TDR requires significant judgment after taking into consideration all facts and circumstances surrounding the transaction. No single characteristic or factor, taken alone, is determinative of whether a modification should be classified as a TDR. The fact that a single characteristic is present is not considered sufficient to overcome the preponderance of contrary evidence. Assuming all of the TDR criteria are met, the Company considers one or more of the following concessions to the loan terms to represent a TDR: (1) a reduction of the stated interest rate, (2) an extension of the maturity date or dates at a stated interest rate lower than the current market rate for a new loan with similar terms or (3) forgiveness of principal or accrued interest.

Loans renegotiated at a rate equal to or greater than that of a new loan with comparable risk at the time the contract is modified are excluded from TDR classification in the calendar years subsequent to the renegotiation if the loan is in compliance with the modified terms for at least six months.

The Company does not accrue interest on any TDRs unless it believes collection of all principal and interest under the modified terms is reasonably assured. Generally, six months of consecutive payment performance by the borrower under the restructured terms is required before a TDR is returned to accrual status. However, the period could vary depending upon the individual facts and circumstances of the loan. TDRs accruing interest are classified as performing TDRs. The following table presents the categories of performing TDRs as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Performing Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	3,403	4,264
Real estate construction and development		11,918	12,014
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential		83,652	82,629
Multi-family residential		3,129	3,166
Commercial real estate		12,166	24,369
Total performing troubled debt restructurings	$	114,268	126,442

The Company does not accrue interest on TDRs which have been modified for a period less than six months or are not in compliance with the modified terms. These loans are considered nonperforming TDRs and are included with other nonaccrual loans for classification purposes. The following table presents the categories of loans considered nonperforming TDRs as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Nonperforming Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	235	1,344
Real estate construction and development		24,054	25,603
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential		5,190	6,205
Commercial real estate		4,346	7,605
Total nonperforming troubled debt restructurings	$	33,825	40,757

Both performing and nonperforming TDRs are considered to be impaired loans. When an individual loan is determined to be a TDR, the amount of impairment is based upon the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or the fair value of the underlying collateral less applicable selling costs. The impairment amount is either charged off as a reduction to the allowance for loan losses or provided for as a specific reserve within the allowance for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses allocated to TDRs was $10.4 million and $12.8 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

The following table presents loans classified as TDRs that were modified during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2012					Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
		Pre-		Post-				Pre-	Post-
		Modification		Modification				Modification	Modification
	Number	Outstanding		Outstanding		Number		Outstanding	Outstanding
	of	Recorded		Recorded		of		Recorded	Recorded
	Contracts	Investment		Investment		Contracts		Investment	Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Loan Modifications as Troubled Debt
Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	—	$	—	$	—	2	$	640	$	640
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	15		2,823		2,817	27		5,795		5,670
Commercial real estate	—		—		—	2		8,987		5,772

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The following table presents loans classified as TDRs that were modified during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2012					Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
		Pre-			Post-		Pre-		Post-
		Modification		Modification			Modification		Modification
	Number	Outstanding		Outstanding		Number	Outstanding		Outstanding
	of	Recorded		Recorded		of	Recorded		Recorded
	Contracts	Investment		Investment		Contracts	Investment		Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Loan Modifications as Troubled Debt
Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	—	$	—	$	—	3	$	1,945	$	1,945
Real estate construction and development	2		803		390	—		—		—
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	29		5,427		5,378	72		12,814		12,164
Commercial real estate	1		5,018		5,018	2		8,987		5,772

The following table presents TDRs that defaulted within 12 months of modification during the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
	Number of	Recorded		Number of	Recorded
	Contracts	Investment		Contracts	Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:
Real estate construction and development	3	$	1,364	—	$	—
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	16		3,587	12		2,868

The following table presents TDRs that defaulted within 12 months of modification during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Six Months Ended			Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
	Number of	Recorded		Number of	Recorded
	Contracts	Investment		Contracts	Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:
Real estate construction and development	3	$	1,364	—	$	—
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	28		5,894	22		5,605

Upon default of a TDR, which is considered to be 90 days or more past due under the modified terms, impairment is measured based on the fair value of the underlying collateral less applicable selling costs. The impairment amount is either charged off as a reduction to the allowance for loan losses or provided for as a specific reserve within the allowance for loan losses.

Allowance for Loan Losses. Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	130,348		183,973		137,710		201,033
Loans charged-off		(17,947	)	(49,258	)	(34,400	)	(86,163	)
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off		7,826		3,471		14,917		13,316
Net loans charged-off		(10,121	)	(45,787	)	(19,483	)	(72,847	)
Provision for loan losses		—		23,000		2,000		33,000
Balance, end of period	$	120,227		161,186		120,227		161,186

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The following table represents a summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012:

				Real Estate
	Commercial			Construction		One-to-		Multi-				Consumer
	and			and		Four-Family		Family		Commercial		and
	Industrial			Development		Residential		Residential		Real Estate		Installment		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	24,782		24,518		46,670		4,679		29,273		426		130,348
Charge-offs		(5,152	)	(3,339	)	(4,988	)	(237	)	(4,037	)	(194	)	(17,947	)
Recoveries		2,686		2,986		1,223		32		858		41		7,826
Provision (benefit) for loan losses		(301	)	(2,336	)	797		342		1,377		121		—
Ending balance	$	22,015		21,829		43,702		4,816		27,471		394		120,227
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	27,243		24,868		50,864		4,851		29,448		436		137,710
Charge-offs		(10,233	)	(6,423	)	(8,916	)	(1,169	)	(7,390	)	(269	)	(34,400	)
Recoveries		5,744		3,719		2,475		43		2,846		90		14,917
Provision (benefit) for loan losses		(739	)	(335	)	(721	)	1,091		2,567		137		2,000
Ending balance	$	22,015		21,829		43,702		4,816		27,471		394		120,227

The following table represents a summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011:

				Real Estate
	Commercial			Construction		One-to-		Multi-				Consumer
	and			and		Four-Family		Family		Commercial		and
	Industrial			Development		Residential		Residential		Real Estate		Installment		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2011:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	26,571		52,334		55,729		8,520		40,123		696		183,973
Charge-offs		(17,190	)	(9,372	)	(6,762	)	(2,930	)	(12,927	)	(77	)	(49,258	)
Recoveries		1,076		513		1,339		43		385		115		3,471
Provision (benefit) for loan losses		18,481		(7,707	)	2,303		(346	)	10,480		(211	)	23,000
Ending balance	$	28,938		35,768		52,609		5,287		38,061		523		161,186
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	28,000		58,439		60,762		5,158		47,880		794		201,033
Charge-offs		(22,744	)	(19,686	)	(16,487	)	(2,930	)	(24,021	)	(295	)	(86,163	)
Recoveries		3,966		4,383		2,621		43		2,104		199		13,316
Provision (benefit) for loan losses		19,716		(7,368	)	5,713		3,016		12,098		(175	)	33,000
Ending balance	$	28,938		35,768		52,609		5,287		38,061		523		161,186

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The following table represents a summary of the impairment method used by loan category at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

			Real Estate
	Commercial		Construction	One-to-	Multi-		Consumer
	and		and	Four-Family	Family	Commercial	and
	Industrial		Development	Residential	Residential	Real Estate	Installment	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance: impaired loans
individually evaluated for impairment	$	143	762	3,767	—	1,495	—	6,167
Ending balance: impaired loans
collectively evaluated for impairment	$	1,410	2,602	9,863	356	1,937	1	16,169
Ending balance: all other loans collectively
evaluated for impairment	$	20,462	18,465	30,072	4,460	24,039	393	97,891
Financing receivables:
Ending balance	$	636,163	216,894	886,650	121,879	1,105,420	18,150	2,985,156
Ending balance: impaired loans
individually evaluated for
impairment	$	17,958	56,357	16,921	7,938	36,544	—	135,718
Ending balance: impaired loans
collectively evaluated for
impairment	$	14,722	3,973	101,508	325	8,375	19	128,922
Ending balance: all other loans
collectively evaluated for
impairment	$	603,483	156,564	768,221	113,616	1,060,501	18,131	2,720,516
December 31, 2011:
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance: impaired loans
individually evaluated for impairment	$	4,276	1,752	3,170	110	2,430	—	11,738
Ending balance: impaired loans
collectively evaluated for impairment	$	1,199	1,680	14,338	225	1,445	4	18,891
Ending balance: all other loans collectively
evaluated for impairment	$	21,768	21,436	33,356	4,516	25,573	432	107,081
Financing receivables:
Ending balance	$	725,130	249,987	902,438	127,356	1,225,538	22,391	3,252,840
Ending balance: impaired loans
individually evaluated for
impairment	$	40,527	76,475	16,836	11,141	64,190	—	209,169
Ending balance: impaired loans
collectively evaluated for
impairment	$	19,077	6,783	104,201	—	7,441	22	137,524
Ending balance: all other loans
collectively evaluated for
impairment	$	665,526	166,729	781,401	116,215	1,153,907	22,369	2,906,147

NOTE 5–GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net of amortization, were comprised of goodwill of $122.0 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. First Bank did not record goodwill impairment for the three or six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. Amortization of intangible assets was zero for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. Amortization of intangible assets was $783,000 and $1.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively. Core deposit intangibles became fully amortized in 2011.

The Company’s annual measurement date for its goodwill impairment test is December 31. The Company operates as a single reporting unit. The Company engaged an independent valuation firm to assist management in computing the fair value estimate for the impairment assessment by utilizing two separate valuation methodologies and applying a weighted average to each methodology in order to determine the fair value of the reporting unit. The two separate valuation methodologies utilized in the valuation of the Company’s implied goodwill were the “Income Approach” and the “Market Approach.”

Income Approach – The Income Approach indicates the fair market value of the common stock of a business based on the present value of the cash flows that the business can be expected to generate in the future. This approach is generally considered to be the most theoretically correct method of valuation since it explicitly considers the future benefits associated with owning the business. The Income Approach is typically applied using the Discounted Cash Flow Method. The Discounted Cash Flow Method is comprised of four steps:

1)	Project future cash flows for a certain discrete projection period;
2)	Discount these cash flows to present value at a rate of return that considers the relative risk of achieving the cash flows and the time value of money;
3)	Estimate the residual value of cash flows subsequent to the discrete projection period; and
4)	Combine the present value of the residual cash flows with the discrete projection period cash flows to indicate the fair market value of invested capital on a marketable basis.

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Any interest-bearing debt (or non-operating assets) is then subtracted (or added) to arrive at the fair market value of equity of the business.

Market Approach – The Market Approach uses the price at which shares of similar companies are traded or exchanged to estimate the fair market value of the company’s equity. The advantage of the Market Approach is that it is believed to reflect the effect of most of the principal valuation factors identified in the Discounted Cash Flow Method discussed above. Market prices of publicly traded companies and actual merger and acquisition transactions are believed to incorporate the effects on value of earnings, cash generation, and stockholders’ equity while also recognizing general economic conditions, the position of the industry in the economy, and the position of the company in its industry. Within the Market Approach, two valuation methods are commonly used: the Publicly Traded Guideline Company Method and the Recent Transactions Method. The Publicly Traded Guideline Company Method consists of identifying similar public companies and developing multiples of the total capitalization of each similar public company to certain income statement and/or balance sheet items. These multiples are then weighted and applied to similar income statement and balance sheet items of the Company. The Recent Transactions Method is based on actual prices paid in mergers and acquisitions for similar public and private companies. Ratios of the total purchase price paid to certain income statement and/or balance sheet items are generally developed for each comparable transaction if the data is available. These ratios are then applied to similar income statement and balance sheet items of the Company.

For purposes of completing the Company’s annual goodwill impairment test, the specific valuation methodologies utilized were the following:

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The Income Approach utilizing the Discounted Cash Flow Method; and

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The Market Approach utilizing (i) the Publicly Traded Guideline Company Method, focusing on a comparison of publicly-traded financial institutions as guideline companies based on size, geography and performance metrics, including the average price to tangible book value of comparable businesses, and (ii) the Recent Transactions Method, focusing on recent transactions and key transaction metrics, including price to the last-twelve-months earnings multiples.

As of December 31, 2011, the Income Approach utilizing the Discounted Cash Flow Method and applying a discount rate of 23.0% to the projected cash flows was weighted at 60.0% and each of the two Market Approaches was weighted at 20.0%. The Market Approach was given a relatively lower weighting primarily as a result of the Company’s previous lack of profitability, which required price to the last-twelve-months earnings multiples to be applied to longer-term projected future earnings.

Taking into account this independent third party valuation, the Company concluded that the carrying value of its reporting unit exceeded its estimated fair value by approximately $35.5 million at December 31, 2011. Because the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeded the estimated fair value at December 31, 2011, the Company engaged the same independent valuation firm to assist management in computing the fair value of the reporting unit’s assets and liabilities in order to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill at December 31, 2011, as required by Step 2 of the two-step goodwill impairment test.

Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test compared the implied fair value of goodwill with the carrying value of goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as the determination of the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination. The fair value of a reporting unit is allocated to all of the assets and liabilities of that unit (including any unrecognized intangible assets) as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination and the fair value of the reporting unit was the price paid to acquire the reporting unit. The fair value allocated to all of the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit requires significant judgment, especially for those assets and liabilities that are not measured on a recurring basis such as certain types of loans. The excess of the estimated fair value of the reporting unit over the amounts assigned to its assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of goodwill.

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The material assumptions utilized in the annual goodwill impairment testing for purposes of calculating the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill at December 31, 2011 were as follows:

Ø

Determination of the estimated fair value of loans – The estimated fair value assigned to loans significantly affected the determination of the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill at December 31, 2011. The implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill will generally increase if the estimated fair value of the reporting unit’s loans is less than the carrying value of the reporting unit’s loans. The estimated fair value of the reporting unit’s loans was derived from discounted cash flow analyses. Loans were grouped into loan pools based on similar characteristics such as maturity, payment type and payment frequency, and rate type and underlying index. These cash flow calculations include assumptions for prepayment estimates over the loan’s remaining life, considerations for the current interest rate environment compared to the weighted average rate of the loan portfolio, a credit risk component based on the historical and expected performance of each loan portfolio stratum and a liquidity adjustment related to the current market environment. The estimated fair value of loans held for portfolio was $303.6 million and $263.0 million less than the carrying value at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The increase in the estimated discount on loans held for portfolio was primarily attributable to a decrease in the estimated fair value of home equity loans as a result of the home equity portfolio’s weighted average rate compared to market and economic conditions. To the extent any of these assumptions change in the future, the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill could change materially. A decrease in the discount rate utilized in deriving the estimated fair value of the reporting unit’s loans would decrease the implied fair value of goodwill.

Ø

Determination of the estimated fair value of deposits, including the core deposit intangible – The estimated fair value assigned to the core deposit intangible, or the reporting unit’s deposit base, also significantly affected the determination of the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill at December 31, 2011. The implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill will generally decrease by the estimated fair value assigned to the reporting unit’s core deposit intangible. The estimated fair value of the core deposit intangible was derived from discounted cash flow analyses with considerations for estimated deposit runoff, cost of the deposit base, interest costs, net maintenance costs and the cost of alternative funds. The resulting estimate of the fair value of the core deposit intangible represents the present value of the difference in cash flows between maintaining the existing deposits and obtaining alternative funds over the life of the deposit base. There were no significant changes in the estimate of fair value of the core deposit intangible at December 31, 2011 as compared to December 31, 2010. To the extent any of these assumptions used to determine the estimated fair value of the core deposit intangible change in the future, the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill could change materially.

Management then compared the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill, taking into account the analyses of the independent valuation firm, of $231.2 million as of December 31, 2011 with its carrying value of $122.0 million as of December 31, 2011. Taking into account the results of the goodwill impairment analyses performed for the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company did not record goodwill impairment, primarily reflecting the estimated discount on loans held for portfolio (i.e. excess of carrying value over estimated fair value) exceeding the amount by which the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeded its fair value.

The Company believes the estimates and assumptions utilized in the goodwill impairment test are reasonable. However, further deterioration in the outlook for credit quality or other factors could impact the estimated fair value of the reporting unit as determined under Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test. A decrease in the estimated fair value of the reporting unit would decrease the implied fair value of goodwill as further determined under Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test.

Due to the current economic environment and the uncertainties regarding the impact on the Company, there can be no assurance that the Company’s estimates and assumptions made for the purposes of the goodwill impairment testing will prove to be accurate predictions in the future. Adverse changes in the economic environment, the Company’s operations, or other factors could result in a decline in the implied fair value of the reporting unit, which could result in the recognition of future goodwill impairment that may materially affect the carrying value of the reporting unit’s assets and its related operating results.

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NOTE 6–SERVICING RIGHTS

Mortgage Banking Activities. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, First Bank serviced mortgage loans for others totaling $1.23 billion and $1.25 billion, respectively. Changes in mortgage servicing rights for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	9,713		12,890		9,077		12,150
Originated mortgage servicing rights		1,194		495		1,993		1,613
Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or
assumptions used in valuation model (1)		(1,316	)	(1,274	)	(799	)	(1,075	)
Other changes in fair value (2)		(632	)	(372	)	(1,312	)	(949	)
Balance, end of period	$	8,959		11,739		8,959		11,739

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(1)	The change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model primarily reflects the change in discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, primarily due to changes in interest rates.
(2)	Other changes in fair value reflect changes due to the collection/realization of expected cash flows over time.

Other Servicing Activities. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, First Bank serviced United States Small Business Administration (SBA) loans for others totaling $171.2 million and $178.5 million, respectively. Changes in SBA servicing rights for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	6,256		7,321		6,303		7,432
Originated SBA servicing rights		—		—		—		—
Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or
assumptions used in valuation model (1)		142		(1	)	289		226
Other changes in fair value (2)		(175	)	(233	)	(369	)	(571	)
Balance, end of period	$	6,223		7,087		6,223		7,087

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(1)	The change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model primarily reflects the change in discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, primarily due to changes in interest rates.
(2)	Other changes in fair value reflect changes due to the collection/realization of expected cash flows over time.

NOTE 7–DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

The Company utilizes derivative instruments to assist in the management of interest rate sensitivity by modifying the repricing, maturity and option characteristics of certain assets and liabilities. Derivative instruments held by the Company at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are summarized as follows:

	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	Notional		Credit	Notional	Credit
	Amount		Exposure	Amount	Exposure
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Interest rate swap agreements	$	25,000	—	50,000	—
Customer interest rate swap agreements		14,428	172	47,240	441
Interest rate lock commitments		85,648	3,090	38,985	1,381
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities		110,500	—	58,800	—

The notional amounts of derivative instruments do not represent amounts exchanged by the parties and, therefore, are not a measure of the Company’s credit exposure through its use of these instruments. The credit exposure represents the loss the Company would incur in the event the counterparties failed completely to perform according to the terms of the derivative instruments and the collateral held to support the credit exposure was of no value. The Company’s credit exposure on interest rate swaps is limited to the net fair value and related accrued interest receivable reduced by the amount of collateral pledged by the counterparty. The Company had not pledged any assets as collateral in connection with its interest rate swap agreements at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Collateral requirements are monitored on a daily basis and adjusted as necessary.

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The Company recorded net losses on derivative instruments, which are included in noninterest income in the consolidated statements of operations, of $2,000 and $38,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $165,000 and $221,000 for the comparable periods in 2011.

Interest Rate Swap Agreements. The Company entered into four interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $125.0 million, which were designated as cash flow hedges prior to August 2009, with the objective of stabilizing the long-term cost of capital and cash flow and, accordingly, net interest expense on junior subordinated debentures to the respective call dates of certain junior subordinated debentures. These swap agreements provide for the Company to receive an adjustable rate of interest equivalent to the three-month London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR) plus a range of 1.65% to 2.25%, and pay a fixed rate of interest. The terms of the swap agreements provide for the Company to pay and receive interest on a quarterly basis.

The amount receivable by the Company under these swap agreements was $30,000 and $36,000 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, and the amount payable by the Company under these swap agreements was $62,000 and $72,000 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

In August 2009, the Company reclassified a cumulative fair value adjustment of $4.6 million on its interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges on its junior subordinated debentures from accumulated other comprehensive income to loss on derivative instruments as a result of the discontinuation of hedge accounting following the announcement of the deferral of interest payments on the underlying trust preferred securities. In conjunction with the discontinuation of hedge accounting, the net interest differential on these interest rate swap agreements was recorded as a reduction of noninterest income effective August 2009.

The maturity dates, notional amounts, interest rates paid and received and fair value of the Company’s remaining interest rate swap agreements, previously designated as cash flow hedges on certain junior subordinated debentures, as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

		Notional	Interest Rate		Interest Rate
Maturity Date		Amount	Paid		Received		Fair Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
December 15, 2012	$	25,000	5.57	%	2.72	%	$	(337	)
December 31, 2011:
March 30, 2012	$	25,000	4.71	%	2.19	%	$	(159	)
December 15, 2012		25,000	5.57		2.80			(648	)
	$	50,000	5.14		2.50		$	(807	)

Customer Interest Rate Swap Agreements. First Bank offers interest rate swap agreements to certain customers to assist in hedging their risks of adverse changes in interest rates. First Bank serves as an intermediary between its customers and the financial markets. Each interest rate swap agreement between First Bank and its customers is offset by an interest rate swap agreement between First Bank and various counterparties. These interest rate swap agreements do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. Changes in the fair value are recognized in noninterest income on a monthly basis. Each customer contract is paired with an offsetting contract, and as such, there is no significant impact to net income (loss). The notional amount of these interest rate swap agreement contracts at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was $14.4 million and $47.2 million, respectively.

Interest Rate Lock Commitments / Forward Commitments to Sell Mortgage-Backed Securities. Derivative instruments issued by the Company consist of interest rate lock commitments to originate fixed-rate loans to be sold. Commitments to originate fixed-rate loans consist primarily of residential real estate loans. These net loan commitments and loans held for sale are hedged with forward contracts to sell mortgage-backed securities, which expire in September 2012. The fair value of the interest rate lock commitments, which is included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets, was an unrealized gain of $3.1 million and $1.4 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The fair value of the forward contracts to sell mortgage-backed securities, which is included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets, was an unrealized loss of $1.2 million and $729,000 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Changes in the fair value of interest rate lock commitments and forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities are recognized in noninterest income on a monthly basis.

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The following table summarizes derivative instruments held by the Company, their estimated fair values and their location in the consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Balance Sheet	Fair Value			Balance Sheet	Fair Value
	Location	Gain (Loss)			Location	Gain (Loss)
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging
Instruments Under ASC Topic 815:
Customer interest rate swap agreements	Other assets	$	142		Other assets	$	370
Interest rate lock commitments	Other assets		3,090		Other assets		1,381
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	Other assets		(1,157	)	Other assets		(729	)
Total derivatives in other assets		$	2,075			$	1,022
Interest rate swap agreements	Other liabilities	$	(337	)	Other liabilities	$	(807	)
Customer interest rate swap agreements	Other liabilities		(142	)	Other liabilities		(307	)
Total derivatives in other liabilities		$	(479	)		$	(1,114	)

The following table summarizes amounts included in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 related to non-hedging derivative instruments:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Under ASC Topic 815:
Interest rate swap agreements – subordinated debentures:
Net loss on derivative instruments	$	(2	)	(165	)	(41	)	(221	)
Customer interest rate swap agreements:
Net loss on derivative instruments		—		—		3		—
Interest rate lock commitments:
Gain on loans sold and held for sale		1,582		106		1,709		410
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities:
Gain on loans sold and held for sale		(1,200	)	8		(428	)	(1,634	)

NOTE 8–NOTES PAYABLE AND OTHER BORROWINGS

Notes Payable. On March 24, 2011, the Company entered into a Revolving Credit Note and a Stock Pledge Agreement (the Credit Agreement) with Investors of America Limited Partnership (Investors of America, LP), as further described in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements. The agreement provides for a $5.0 million secured revolving line of credit to be utilized for general working capital needs. This borrowing arrangement, which has a maturity date of December 31, 2012 and an interest rate of LIBOR plus 300 basis points, is intended to supplement, if necessary, the parent company’s overall level of unrestricted cash to cover the parent company’s projected operating expenses. There were no balances outstanding with respect to the Credit Agreement as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2012 or since its inception.

Other Borrowings. Other borrowings were comprised solely of daily securities sold under agreement to repurchase of $37.8 million and $50.9 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

NOTE 9–SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES

The Company has formed or assumed various affiliated Delaware or Connecticut statutory and business trusts (collectively, the Trusts) that were created for the sole purpose of issuing trust preferred securities. The trust preferred securities were issued in private placements, with the exception of First Preferred Capital Trust IV, which was issued in a publicly underwritten offering. The Company owns all of the common securities of the Trusts. The gross proceeds of the offerings were used by the Trusts to purchase variable rate or fixed rate junior subordinated debentures from the Company. The junior subordinated debentures are the sole asset of the Trusts. In connection with the issuance of the trust preferred securities, the Company made certain guarantees and commitments that, in the aggregate, constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by the Company of the obligations of the Trusts under the trust preferred securities. The Company’s distributions accrued on the junior subordinated debentures were $3.7 million and $7.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $3.3 million and $6.6 million for the comparable periods in 2011, and are included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations. Deferred issuance costs associated with the Company’s junior subordinated debentures are included as a reduction of junior subordinated debentures in the consolidated balance sheets and are amortized on a straight-line basis to the maturity date of the respective junior subordinated debentures. The structure of the trust preferred securities currently satisfies the regulatory requirements for inclusion, subject to certain limitations, in the Company’s capital base, as further discussed in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements.

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A summary of the junior subordinated debentures issued to the Trusts in conjunction with the trust preferred securities offerings at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

						Trust
				Interest		Preferred		Subordinated
Name of Trust	Issuance Date	Maturity Date	Call Date (1)	Rate (2)		Securities		Debentures
						(dollars expressed in thousands)
Variable Rate
First Bank Statutory Trust II	September 2004	September 20, 2034	September 20, 2009	+205.0	bp	$	20,000	$	20,619
Royal Oaks Capital Trust I	October 2004	January 7, 2035	January 7, 2010	+240.0	bp		4,000		4,124
First Bank Statutory Trust III	November 2004	December 15, 2034	December 15, 2009	+218.0	bp		40,000		41,238
First Bank Statutory Trust IV	March 2006	March 15, 2036	March 15, 2011	+142.0	bp		40,000		41,238
First Bank Statutory Trust V	April 2006	June 15, 2036	June 15, 2011	+145.0	bp		20,000		20,619
First Bank Statutory Trust VI	June 2006	July 7, 2036	July 7, 2011	+165.0	bp		25,000		25,774
First Bank Statutory Trust VII	December 2006	December 15, 2036	December 15, 2011	+185.0	bp		50,000		51,547
First Bank Statutory Trust VIII	February 2007	March 30, 2037	March 30, 2012	+161.0	bp		25,000		25,774
First Bank Statutory Trust X	August 2007	September 15, 2037	September 15, 2012	+230.0	bp		15,000		15,464
First Bank Statutory Trust IX	September 2007	December 15, 2037	December 15, 2012	+225.0	bp		25,000		25,774
First Bank Statutory Trust XI	September 2007	December 15, 2037	December 15, 2012	+285.0	bp		10,000		10,310
Fixed Rate
First Bank Statutory Trust	March 2003	March 20, 2033	March 20, 2008	8.10	%		25,000		25,774
First Preferred Capital Trust IV	April 2003	June 30, 2033	June 30, 2008	8.15	%		46,000		47,423

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(1)	The junior subordinated debentures are callable at the option of the Company on the call date shown at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.
(2)	The interest rates paid on the trust preferred securities are based on either a variable rate or a fixed rate. The variable rate is based on the three-month LIBOR plus the basis point spread shown.

In August 2009, the Company announced the deferral of its regularly scheduled interest payments on its outstanding junior subordinated debentures relating to its $345.0 million of trust preferred securities beginning with the regularly scheduled quarterly interest payments that would otherwise have been made in September and October 2009. The terms of the junior subordinated debentures and the related trust indentures allow the Company to defer such payments of interest for up to 20 consecutive quarterly periods without triggering a payment default or penalty. Such payment default or penalty would likely have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations. The Company has deferred such payments for 12 quarterly periods as of June 30, 2012. During the deferral period, the respective trusts will suspend the declaration and payment of dividends on the trust preferred securities. During the deferral period, the Company may not, among other things and with limited exceptions, pay cash dividends on or repurchase its common stock or preferred stock nor make any payment on outstanding debt obligations that rank equally with or junior to the junior subordinated debentures. The Company has deferred $37.4 million and $31.0 million of its regularly scheduled interest payments as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. In addition, the Company has accrued additional interest expense of $2.8 million and $1.9 million as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, on the regularly scheduled deferred interest payments based on the interest rate in effect for each junior subordinated note issuance in accordance with the respective terms of the underlying agreements.

Under its agreement with the FRB, the Company agreed, among other things, to provide certain information to the FRB, including, but not limited to, prior notice regarding the issuance of additional trust preferred securities. The Company also agreed not to make any distributions of interest or other sums on its outstanding trust preferred securities without the prior approval of the FRB, as further described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 10–STOCKHOLDERS’EQUITY

There is no established public trading market for the Company’s common stock. Various trusts, which were established by and are administered by and for the benefit of the Company’s Chairman of the Board and members of his immediate family, own all of the voting stock of the Company.

The Company has four classes of preferred stock outstanding. The Class A preferred stock is convertible into shares of common stock at a rate based on the ratio of the par value of the preferred stock to the current market value of the common stock at the date of conversion, to be determined by independent appraisal at the time of conversion. Shares of Class A preferred stock may be redeemed by the Company at any time at 105.0% of par value. The Class B preferred stock may not be redeemed or converted. The holders of the Class A and Class B preferred stock have full voting rights. Dividends on the Class A and Class B preferred stock are adjustable quarterly based on the highest of the Treasury Bill Rate or the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for the two-week period immediately preceding the beginning of the quarter. This rate shall not be less than 6.0% nor more than 12.0% on the Class A preferred stock, or less than 7.0% nor more than 15.0% on the Class B preferred stock. Effective August 10, 2009, the Company suspended the declaration of dividends on its Class A and Class B preferred stock.

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On December 31, 2008,the Company issued 295,400 shares of Class C Preferred Stock and 14,770 shares of Class D Preferred Stock to the U.S. Treasury in conjunction with the U.S. Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program’s Capital Purchase Program (CPP). The Class C Preferred Stock has a par value of $1.00 per share and a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. The holders of the Class C Preferred Stock have no voting rights except in certain limited circumstances. The Class C Preferred Stock carries an annual dividend rate equal to 5% for the first five years and the annual dividend rate increases to 9% per annum on and after February 15, 2014, payable quarterly in arrears beginning February 15, 2009. The Class D Preferred Stock has a par value of $1.00 per share and a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. The holders of the Class D Preferred Stock have no voting rights except in certain limited circumstances. The Class D Preferred Stock carries an annual dividend rate equal to 9%, payable quarterly in arrears beginning February 15, 2009. The Class C Preferred Stock and the Class D Preferred Stock qualify as Tier 1 capital. Effective February 17, 2009, the Class C Preferred Stock and the Class D Preferred Stock may be redeemed at any time without penalty and without the need to raise new capital, subject to the U.S. Treasury’s consultation with the Company’s primary regulatory agency. The Class D Preferred Stock may not be redeemed until all of the outstanding shares of the Class C Preferred Stock have been redeemed. In addition, the U.S. Treasury has certain supervisory and oversight duties and responsibilities under the CPP and, pursuant to the terms of the agreement governing the issuance of the Class C Preferred Stock and the Class D Preferred Stock to the U.S. Treasury (Purchase Agreement), the U.S. Treasury is empowered to unilaterally amend any provision of the Purchase Agreement with the Company to the extent required to comply with any changes in applicable federal statutes. As a result of the Company’s deferral of dividends to the U.S. Treasury for an aggregate of six quarters, the U.S. Treasury had the right to elect two directors to the Company’s Board. On July 13, 2011, the U.S. Treasury elected two members to the Company’s Board of Directors.

The Company allocated the total proceeds received under the CPP of $295.4 million to the Class C Preferred Stock and the Class D Preferred Stock based on the relative fair values of the respective classes of preferred stock at the time of issuance. The discount on the Class C Preferred Stock of $17.3 million is being accreted to retained earnings on a level-yield basis over five years. Accretion of the discount on the Class C Preferred Stock was $883,000 and $1.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $864,000 and $1.7 million for the comparable periods in 2011.

The redemption of any issue of preferred stock requires the prior approval of the Federal Reserve. Furthermore, the Purchase Agreement that the Company entered into with the U.S. Treasury contains limitations on certain actions of the Company, including, but not limited to, payment of dividends and redemptions and acquisitions of the Company’s equity securities. In addition, the Company, under its agreement with the FRB, has agreed, among other things, to provide certain information to the FRB including, but not limited to, notice of plans to materially change its fundamental business and notice to raise additional equity capital. Furthermore, the Company agreed not to pay any dividends on its common or preferred stock without the prior approval of the FRB, as further described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements.

On August 10, 2009, the Company began suspending the payment of cash dividends on its outstanding common stock and preferred stock beginning with the regularly scheduled quarterly dividend payments on the preferred stock that would otherwise have been made in August and September 2009. The Company has deferred such payments for 12 quarterly periods as of June 30, 2012. The Company has declared and deferred $48.3 million and $40.2 million of its regularly scheduled dividend payments on its Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock, and has declared and accrued an additional $4.1 million and $2.8 million of cumulative dividends on such deferred dividend payments at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

On June 30, 2012, the Company reclassified certain of its available-for-sale investment securities to held-to-maturity investment securities at their respective fair values, which totaled $729.1 million, in aggregate, as further described in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements. The gross unrealized gain on these available-for-sale investment securities at the time of transfer was $11.7 million. The unrealized gain included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income was $7.6 million at June 30, 2012, net of tax of $4.1 million. The fair value adjustment at the time of transfer of $11.7 million was recorded as additional premium on the investment securities, and will be amortized as an adjustment to interest income on investment securities over the remaining lives of the respective securities. The amortization of the unrealized gain reported in stockholders’ equity will also be amortized as an adjustment to interest income on investment securities over the remaining lives of the respective securities. Consequently, the combined amortization of the additional premium and the unrealized gain will have no net impact on interest income on investment securities.

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NOTE 11–REGULATORY CAPITAL

The Company and First Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal and state banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the operations and financial condition of the Company and First Bank. Under these capital requirements, the Company and First Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and First Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of total and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets, and of Tier 1 capital to average assets.

The Company did not meet the minimum regulatory capital standards established for bank holding companies by the Federal Reserve at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The Company must maintain minimum total regulatory, Tier 1 regulatory and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table below in order to meet the minimum capital adequacy standards.

First Bank was categorized as well capitalized at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 under the prompt corrective action provisions of the regulatory capital standards. First Bank must maintain minimum total regulatory, Tier 1 regulatory and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table below in order to be categorized as well capitalized. In addition, First Bank is currently required to maintain its Tier 1 capital to total assets ratio at no less than 7.00% in accordance with the provisions of its informal agreement entered into with the MDOF, as further described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. First Bank’s Tier 1 capital to total assets ratio of 8.79% and 8.37% at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, exceeded the 7.00% minimum level required under the terms of the informal agreement with the MDOF.

As further described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, on August 10, 2009, the Company announced the adoption of its Capital Plan, in order to, among other things, preserve the Company’s regulatory capital levels. The successful completion of all or any portion of the Capital Plan is not assured, and no assurance can be made that the Capital Plan will not be materially modified in the future. If the Company is not able to complete substantially all of the Capital Plan, its regulatory capital ratios may be materially and adversely affected and its ability to withstand continued adverse economic conditions could be threatened.

At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company and First Bank’s required and actual capital ratios were as follows:

											To be Well
											Capitalized
											Under
											Prompt
	Actual								For Capital		Corrective
	June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011				Adequacy		Action
	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio		Purposes		Provisions
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
First Banks, Inc.	$	87,400	2.33	%	$	73,830	1.88	%	8.0	%	N/A
First Bank		608,776	16.20			588,860	14.98		8.0		10.0	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
First Banks, Inc.		43,700	1.16			36,915	0.94		4.0		N/A
First Bank		560,859	14.92			538,592	13.70		4.0		6.0
Tier 1 capital (to average assets):
First Banks, Inc.		43,700	0.68			36,915	0.56		4.0		N/A
First Bank		560,859	8.71			538,592	8.19		4.0		5.0

As noted above, the Company’s capital ratios are below the minimum regulatory capital standards established for bank holding companies, and therefore, the Company could be subject to additional actions by regulators that could have a direct material effect on the operations and financial condition of the Company and First Bank.

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NOTE 12–FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

In accordance with ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured at fair value subsequent to initial recognition are grouped into three levels of inputs or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the reliability of assumptions used to determine fair value. The three input levels of the valuation hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1 Inputs	–	Valuation is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments in active markets.
Level 2 Inputs	–	Valuation is based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.
Level 3 Inputs	–	Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use at least one significant assumption not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.

The following describes valuation methodologies used to measure financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value, as well as the general classification of such financial instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy:

Available-for-sale investment securities. Available-for-sale investment securities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Available-for-sale investment securities included in Level 1 are valued using quoted market prices. Where quoted market prices are unavailable, the fair value included in Level 2 is based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments obtained from independent pricing vendors based on recent trading activity and other relevant information.

Loans held for sale. Mortgage loans held for sale are carried at fair value on a recurring basis. The determination of fair value is based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments obtained from independent pricing vendors based on recent trading activity and other relevant information. Other loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or market value, which is determined on an individual loan basis. The fair value is based on the prices secondary markets are offering for portfolios with similar characteristics. The Company classifies mortgage loans held for sale subjected to recurring fair value adjustments as recurring Level 2. The Company classifies other loans held for sale subjected to nonrecurring fair value adjustments as nonrecurring Level 2.

Impaired loans. The Company does not record loans at fair value on a recurring basis. However, from time to time, a loan is considered impaired and an allowance for loan losses is established. Loans are considered impaired when, in the judgment of management based on current information and events, it is probable that payment of all amounts due under the contractual terms of the loan agreement will not be collected. Acquired impaired loans are classified as nonaccrual loans and are initially measured at fair value with no allocated allowance for loan losses. An allowance for loan losses is recorded to the extent there is further credit deterioration subsequent to acquisition date. In accordance with ASC Topic 820, impaired loans where an allowance is established based on the fair value of collateral require classification in the fair value hierarchy. Once a loan is identified as impaired, management measures the impairment in accordance with ASC Topic 310-10-35, “Receivables.” Impairment is measured by reference to an observable market price, if one exists, the expected future cash flows of an impaired loan discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, or the fair value of the collateral for a collateral-dependent loan. In most cases, the Company measures fair value based on the value of the collateral securing the loan. Collateral may be in the form of real estate or personal property, including equipment and inventory. The vast majority of the collateral is real estate. The value of the collateral is determined based on third party appraisals as well as internal estimates. These measurements are classified as nonrecurring Level 3.

Other real estate and repossessed assets. Certain other real estate and repossessed assets, upon initial recognition, are re-measured and reported at fair value through a charge-off to the allowance for loan losses based upon the estimated fair value of the other real estate. The fair value of other real estate, upon initial recognition, is estimated using Level 3 inputs based on third-party appraisals, and where applicable, discounted based on management’s judgment taking into account current market conditions, distressed or forced sale price comparisons and other factors in effect at the time of valuation. The Company classifies other real estate and repossessed assets subjected to nonrecurring fair value adjustments as Level 3.

Derivative instruments. Substantially all derivative instruments utilized by the Company are traded in over-the-counter markets where quoted market prices are not readily available. Derivative instruments utilized by the Company include interest rate swap agreements, interest rate lock commitments and forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities. For these derivative instruments, fair value is based on market observable inputs utilizing pricing systems and valuation models, and where applicable, the values are compared to the market values calculated independently by the respective counterparties. The Company classifies its derivative instruments as Level 2.

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Servicing rights. The valuation of Mortgage and SBA servicing rights is performed by an independent third party. The valuation models estimate the present value of estimated future net servicing income, using market-based discount rate assumptions, and utilize assumptions based on the predominant risk characteristics of the underlying loans, including principal balance, interest rate, weighted average life, and certain unobservable inputs, including cost to service, estimated prepayment speeds rate and default rates. Changes in the fair value of servicing rights occur primarily due to the realization of expected cash flows, as well as changes in valuation inputs and assumptions. Significant increases (decreases) in any of the unobservable inputs would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value of the servicing rights. The Company classifies its servicing rights as Level 3.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. The Company’s nonqualified deferred compensation plan is recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. The unfunded plan allows participants to hypothetically invest in various specified investment options such as equity funds, international stock funds, capital appreciation funds, money market funds, bond funds, mid-cap value funds and growth funds. The nonqualified deferred compensation plan liability is valued based on quoted market prices of the underlying investments. The Company classifies its nonqualified deferred compensation plan liability as Level 1.

Items Measured on a Recurring Basis. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are reflected in the following table:

	Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3	Fair Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Assets:
Available-for-sale investment securities:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—	395,669		—	395,669
Residential mortgage-backed		—	1,512,958		—	1,512,958
Commercial mortgage-backed		—	920		—	920
State and political subdivisions		—	4,973		—	4,973
Corporate notes		—	184,348		—	184,348
Equity investments		1,029	—		—	1,029
Mortgage loans held for sale		—	46,289		—	46,289
Derivative instruments:
Customer interest rate swap agreements		—	142		—	142
Interest rate lock commitments		—	3,090		—	3,090
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities		—	(1,157	)	—	(1,157	)
Servicing rights		—	—		15,182	15,182
Total	$	1,029	2,147,232		15,182	2,163,443
Liabilities:
Derivative instruments:
Interest rate swap agreements	$	—	337		—	337
Customer interest rate swap agreements		—	142		—	142
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan		6,024	—		—	6,024
Total	$	6,024	479		—	6,503
December 31, 2011:
Assets:
Available-for-sale investment securities:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—	341,817		—	341,817
Residential mortgage-backed		—	1,924,920		—	1,924,920
Commercial mortgage-backed		—	910		—	910
State and political subdivisions		—	5,410		—	5,410
Corporate notes		—	183,813		—	183,813
Equity investments		1,017	—		—	1,017
Mortgage loans held for sale		—	31,111		—	31,111
Derivative instruments:
Customer interest rate swap agreements		—	370		—	370
Interest rate lock commitments		—	1,381		—	1,381
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities		—	(729	)	—	(729	)
Servicing rights		—	—		15,380	15,380
Total	$	1,017	2,489,003		15,380	2,505,400
Liabilities:
Derivative instruments:
Interest rate swap agreements	$	—	807		—	807
Customer interest rate swap agreements		—	307		—	307
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan		6,531	—		—	6,531
Total	$	6,531	1,114		—	7,645

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There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

The following table presents the changes in Level 3 assets measured on a recurring basis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Servicing Rights
	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	15,969		20,211		15,380		19,582
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
Included in earnings (1)		(1,981	)	(1,880	)	(2,191	)	(2,369	)
Included in other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—
Issuances		1,194		495		1,993		1,613
Transfers in and/or out of level 3		—		—		—		—
Balance, end of period	$	15,182		18,826		15,182		18,826

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(1) Gains or losses (realized/unrealized) are included in noninterest income in the consolidated statements of operations.

Items Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis. From time to time, the Company measures certain assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These include assets that are measured at the lower of cost or market value that were recognized at fair value below cost at the end of the period. Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are reflected in the following table:

	Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1		Level 2	Level 3	Fair Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	—	—	31,127	31,127
Real estate construction and development		—	—	56,966	56,966
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		—	—	11,323	11,323
Mortgage Division portfolio		—	—	87,942	87,942
Home equity portfolio		—	—	5,534	5,534
Multi-family residential		—	—	7,907	7,907
Commercial real estate		—	—	41,487	41,487
Consumer and installment		—	—	18	18
Other real estate and repossessed assets		—	—	109,026	109,026
Total	$	—	—	351,330	351,330
December 31, 2011:
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	—	—	54,129	54,129
Real estate construction and development		—	—	79,826	79,826
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		—	—	13,894	13,894
Mortgage Division portfolio		—	—	84,083	84,083
Home equity portfolio		—	—	5,552	5,552
Multi-family residential		—	—	10,806	10,806
Commercial real estate		—	—	67,756	67,756
Consumer and installment		—	—	18	18
Other real estate and repossessed assets		—	—	129,896	129,896
Total	$	—	—	445,960	445,960

Non-Financial Assets and Non-Financial Liabilities. Certain non-financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis include other real estate (upon initial recognition or subsequent impairment), non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities measured at fair value in the second step of a goodwill impairment test, and intangible assets and other non-financial long-lived assets measured at fair value for impairment assessment.

Other real estate and repossessed assets measured at fair value upon initial recognition totaled $12.9 million and $36.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. In addition to other real estate and repossessed assets measured at fair value upon initial recognition, the Company recorded write-downs to the balance of other real estate and repossessed assets of $4.1 million and $6.3 million to noninterest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $4.2 million and $6.8 million for the comparable periods in 2011. Other real estate and repossessed assets were $109.0 million at June 30, 2012, compared to $129.9 million at December 31, 2011.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments. The fair value of financial instruments is management’s estimate of the values at which the instruments could be exchanged in a transaction between willing parties. These estimates are subjective and may vary significantly from amounts that would be realized in actual transactions. In addition, other significant assets are not considered financial assets including deferred income tax assets, bank premises and equipment and goodwill and other intangible assets. Furthermore, the income taxes that would be incurred if the Company were to realize any of the unrealized gains or unrealized losses indicated between the estimated fair values and corresponding carrying values could have a significant effect on the fair value estimates and have not been considered in any of the estimates.

The following summarizes the methods and assumptions used in estimating the fair value of all other financial instruments:

Cash and cash equivalents and accrued interest receivable.The carrying values reported in the consolidated balance sheets approximate fair value.

Held-to-maturity investment securities. The fair value of held-to-maturity investment securities is based on quoted market prices where available. If quoted market prices are not available, the fair value is based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments. The Company classifies its held-to-maturity investment securities as Level 2.

Loans. The fair value of loans held for portfolio uses an exit price concept and reflects discounts the Company believes are consistent with liquidity discounts in the market place. Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type such as commercial and industrial, real estate construction and development, commercial real estate, one-to-four-family residential real estate, home equity and consumer and installment. The fair value of loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows, utilizing assumptions for prepayment estimates over the loans’ remaining life and considerations for the current interest rate environment compared to the weighted average rate of the loan portfolio. The fair value analysis also included other assumptions to estimate fair value, intended to approximate those factors a market participant would use in an orderly transaction, with adjustments for discount rates, interest rates, liquidity, and credit spreads, as appropriate. The Company classifies its loans held for portfolio as Level 3.

FRB and FHLB stock.The carrying values reported in the consolidated balance sheets for FRB and FHLB stock represent redemption value and approximate fair value.

Assets of discontinued operations. The carrying values reported in the consolidated balance sheets for assets of discontinued operations approximate fair value. The Company classifies its assets of discontinued operations as Level 2.

Deposits. The fair value of deposits generally payable on demand (i.e., noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing demand, and savings and money market accounts) is considered equal to their respective carrying amounts as reported in the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of demand deposits does not include the benefit that results from the low-cost funding provided by deposit liabilities compared to the cost of borrowing funds in the market. The fair value disclosed for time deposits was estimated utilizing a discounted cash flow calculation that applied interest rates currently being offered on similar deposits to a schedule of aggregated monthly maturities of time deposits. If the estimated fair value is lower than the carrying value, the carrying value is reported as the fair value of time deposits. The Company classifies its time deposits as Level 3.

Other borrowings and accrued interest payable. The carrying values reported in the consolidated balance sheets for variable rate borrowings approximate fair value. The fair value of fixed rate borrowings is based on quoted market prices where available. If quoted market prices are not available, the fair value is based on discounting contractual maturities using an estimate of current market rates for similar instruments. The Company classifies its other borrowings, comprised of securities sold under agreement to repurchase, as Level 1. The carrying values reported in the consolidated balance sheets for accrued interest payable approximate fair value.

Subordinated debentures. The fair value of subordinated debentures is based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments. The Company classifies its subordinated debentures as Level 3.

Liabilities of discontinued operations. The fair value of liabilities of discontinued operations reflects the negotiated purchase price at which the liabilities could be exchanged in a transaction between willing parties, as further described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. The Company classifies its liabilities of discontinued operations as Level 2.

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Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments. The fair value of commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees is based on estimated probable credit losses. The Company classifies its off-balance sheet financial instruments as Level 3.

The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

	June 30, 2012									December 31, 2011
				Estimated Fair Value
	Carrying									Carrying		Estimated
	Value			Level 1	Level 2	Level 3		Total		Value		Fair Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	321,707		321,707	—	—		321,707		472,011		472,011
Investment securities:
Available for sale		2,099,897		1,029	2,098,868	—		2,099,897		2,457,887		2,457,887
Held to maturity		741,727		—	741,973	—		741,973		12,817		13,424
Loans held for portfolio		2,864,929		—	—	2,564,786		2,564,786		3,115,130		2,811,538
Loans held for sale		46,289		—	46,289	—		46,289		31,111		31,111
FRB and FHLB stock		26,115		26,115	—	—		26,115		27,078		27,078
Derivative instruments		2,075		—	2,075	—		2,075		1,022		1,022
Accrued interest receivable		19,512		19,512	—	—		19,512		21,050		21,050
Assets of discontinued operations		20,501		—	20,501	—		20,501		21,009		21,009
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,287,222		1,287,222	—	—		1,287,222		1,209,759		1,209,759
Interest-bearing demand		907,381		907,381	—	—		907,381		884,168		884,168
Savings and money market		1,854,808		1,854,808	—	—		1,854,808		1,893,560		1,893,560
Time deposits		1,341,852		—	—	1,343,387		1,343,387		1,464,343		1,467,548
Other borrowings		37,814		37,814	—	—		37,814		50,910		50,910
Derivative instruments		479		—	479	—		479		1,114		1,114
Accrued interest payable		41,289		41,289	—	—		41,289		34,285		34,285
Subordinated debentures		354,095		—	—	231,425		231,425		354,057		204,502
Liabilities of discontinued operations		339,924		—	333,314	—		333,314		346,282		339,527
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby
letters of credit and financial
guarantees	$	(2,779	)	—	—	(2,779	)	(2,779	)	(2,785	)	(2,785	)

NOTE 13–INCOME TAXES

The realization of the Company’s net deferred tax assets is based on the expectation of future taxable income and the utilization of tax planning strategies. The Company has a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The deferred tax asset valuation allowance was recorded in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Under ASC Topic 740, the Company is required to assess whether it is “more likely than not” that some portion or all of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. Pursuant to ASC Topic 740, concluding that a deferred tax asset valuation allowance is not required is difficult when there is significant evidence which is objective and verifiable, such as the lack of recoverable taxes, excess of reversing deductible differences over reversing taxable differences and cumulative losses in recent years. If, in the future, the Company generates taxable income on a sustained basis, management may conclude the deferred tax asset valuation allowance is no longer required, which would result in the reversal of a portion or all of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, which would be reflected as a benefit for income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations.

A summary of the Company’s deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is as follows:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2012			2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Gross deferred tax assets	$	410,513		412,155
Valuation allowance		(390,138	)	(393,034	)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance		20,375		19,121
Deferred tax liabilities		27,515		26,261
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(7,140	)	(7,140	)

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The Company’s valuation allowance was $390.1 million and $393.0 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, for federal income tax purposes, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $551.3 million and $539.2 million, respectively. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, for state income tax purposes, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $718.4 million and $702.8 million, respectively, and a related deferred tax asset of $61.7 million and $58.3 million, respectively.

At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions, excluding interest and penalties, were $1.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would affect the provision for income taxes, prior to the consideration of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, was $901,000 and $784,000, respectively. It is the Company’s policy to separately disclose any interest or penalties arising from the application of federal or state income taxes. Interest related to unrecognized tax benefits is included in interest expense and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are included in noninterest expense. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, interest accrued for unrecognized tax positions was $172,000 and $136,000, respectively. The Company recorded interest expense of $20,000 and $36,000 related to unrecognized tax benefits for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $21,000 and $38,000 for the comparable periods in 2011. There were no penalties for uncertain tax positions accrued at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, nor did the Company recognize any expense for penalties during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

The Company continually evaluates the unrecognized tax benefits associated with its uncertain tax positions. It is reasonably possible that the total unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2012 could decrease by approximately $271,000 by December 31, 2012 as a result of the lapse of statutes of limitations or potential settlements with the federal and state taxing authorities, of which the impact to the provision for income taxes, prior to the consideration of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, is estimated to be approximately $176,000. It is also reasonably possible that this decrease could be substantially offset by new matters arising during the same period.

The Company files consolidated and separate income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and in various state jurisdictions. Management of the Company believes the accrual for tax liabilities is adequate for all open audit years based on its assessment of many factors, including past experience and interpretations of tax law applied to the facts of each matter. This assessment relies on estimates and assumptions. The Company’s federal income tax returns through 2008 have been examined by the IRS. Years subsequent to 2008 could contain matters that could be subject to differing interpretations of applicable tax laws and regulations as they relate to the amount, timing or inclusion of revenue and expenses. The Company has recorded a tax benefit only for those positions that meet the “more likely than not” standard. The Company’s current estimate of the resolution of various state examinations, none of which are in process, is reflected in accrued income taxes; however, final settlement of the examinations or changes in the Company’s estimate may result in future income tax expense or benefit.

The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal tax examination for the years prior to 2008 and is no longer subject to Florida, Illinois and Missouri income tax examination by the tax authorities for the years prior to 2008, and prior to 2007 for California and Texas.

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NOTE 14–EARNINGS (LOSS)PER COMMON SHARE

The following is a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (EPS) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Basic:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	9,974		(14,343	)	19,410		(17,286	)
Preferred stock dividends declared and undeclared		(4,690	)	(4,447	)	(9,317	)	(8,835	)
Accretion of discount on preferred stock		(883	)	(864	)	(1,767	)	(1,719	)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common
stockholders		4,401		(19,654	)	8,326		(27,840	)
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common
stockholders		(2,466	)	(2,706	)	(5,004	)	(5,911	)
Net income (loss) available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	$	1,935		(22,360	)	3,322		(33,751	)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		23,661		23,661		23,661		23,661
Basic earnings (loss) per common share – continuing operations	$	186.00		(830.64	)	351.90		(1,176.59	)
Basic loss per common share – discontinued operations	$	(104.22	)	(114.36	)	(211.49	)	(249.82	)
Basic earnings (loss) per common share	$	81.78		(945.00	)	140.41		(1,426.41	)
Diluted:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common
stockholders	$	4,401		(19,654	)	8,326		(27,840	)
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common
stockholders		(2,466	)	(2,706	)	(5,004	)	(5,911	)
Net income (loss) available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders		1,935		(22,360	)	3,322		(33,751	)
Effect of dilutive securities:
Class A convertible preferred stock		—		—		—		—
Diluted income (loss) available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	$	1,935		(22,360	)	3,322		(33,751	)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		23,661		23,661		23,661		23,661
Effect of dilutive securities:
Class A convertible preferred stock		—		—		—		—
Weighted average diluted shares of common stock outstanding		23,661		23,661		23,661		23,661
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share – continuing operations	$	186.00		(830.64	)	351.90		(1,176.59	)
Diluted loss per common share – discontinued operations	$	(104.22	)	(114.36	)	(211.49	)	(249.82	)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share	$	81.78		(945.00	)	140.41		(1,426.41	)

NOTE 15–BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS

The Company’s business segment is First Bank. The reportable business segment is consistent with the management structure of the Company, First Bank and the internal reporting system that monitors performance. First Bank provides similar products and services in its defined geographic areas through its branch network. The products and services offered include a broad range of commercial and personal deposit products, including demand, savings, money market and time deposit accounts. In addition, First Bank markets combined basic services for various customer groups, including packaged accounts for more affluent customers, and sweep accounts, lock-box deposits and cash management products for commercial customers. First Bank also offers consumer and commercial loans. Consumer lending includes residential real estate, home equity and installment lending. Commercial lending includes commercial, financial and agricultural loans, real estate construction and development loans, commercial real estate loans and small business lending. Other financial services include mortgage banking, debit cards, brokerage services, internet banking, remote deposit, ATMs, telephone banking, safe deposit boxes, and trust and private banking services. The revenues generated by First Bank and its subsidiaries consist primarily of interest income generated from the loan and investment security portfolios, service charges and fees generated from deposit products and services, and fees generated by the Company’s mortgage banking and trust and private banking business units. The Company’s products and services are offered to customers primarily within its geographic areas, which include eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, southern and northern California, and Florida’s Manatee, Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco counties. Certain loan products are available nationwide. First Bank also has a loan production office in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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The business segment results are consistent with the Company’s internal reporting system and, in all material respects, with GAAP and practices predominant in the banking industry. The business segment results are summarized as follows:

				Corporate, Other and
				Intercompany
	First Bank			Reclassifications				ConsolidatedTotals
	June 30,		December 31,	June 30,		December 31,		June 30,	December 31,
	2012		2011	2012		2011		2012	2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance sheet information:
Investment securities	$	2,841,624	2,470,704	—		—		2,841,624	2,470,704
Loans, net of net deferred loan fees		3,031,445	3,283,951	—		—		3,031,445	3,283,951
FRB and FHLB stock		26,115	27,078	—		—		26,115	27,078
Goodwill and other intangible assets		121,967	121,967	—		—		121,967	121,967
Assets of discontinued operations		20,501	21,009	—		—		20,501	21,009
Total assets		6,552,622	6,593,515	13,542		15,398		6,566,164	6,608,913
Deposits		5,394,874	5,454,664	(3,611	)	(2,834	)	5,391,263	5,451,830
Other borrowings		37,814	50,910	—		—		37,814	50,910
Subordinated debentures		—	—	354,095		354,057		354,095	354,057
Liabilities of discontinued operations		339,924	346,282	—		—		339,924	346,282
Stockholders’ equity		720,710	680,625	(434,577	)	(416,954	)	286,133	263,671

						Corporate, Other and
						Intercompany
	First Bank					Reclassifications				Consolidated Totals
	Three Months Ended					Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,				June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Income statement information:
Interest income	$	51,608		58,990		—		3		51,608		58,993
Interest expense		3,804		7,943		3,681		3,364		7,485		11,307
Net interest income (loss)		47,804		51,047		(3,681	)	(3,361	)	44,123		47,686
Provision for loan losses		—		23,000		—		—		—		23,000
Net interest income (loss) after provision for
loan losses		47,804		28,047		(3,681	)	(3,361	)	44,123		24,686
Noninterest income		15,579		15,033		109		(65	)	15,688		14,968
Amortization of intangible assets		—		783		—		—		—		783
Other noninterest expense		49,733		54,485		368		(416	)	50,101		54,069
Income (loss) from continuing operations before
(benefit) provision for income taxes		13,650		(12,188	)	(3,940	)	(3,010	)	9,710		(15,198	)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes		(351	)	17		472		55		121		72
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net
of tax		14,001		(12,205	)	(4,412	)	(3,065	)	9,589		(15,270	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(2,466	)	(2,706	)	—		—		(2,466	)	(2,706	)
Net income (loss)		11,535		(14,911	)	(4,412	)	(3,065	)	7,123		(17,976	)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in
subsidiary		(385	)	(927	)	—		—		(385	)	(927	)
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	11,920		(13,984	)	(4,412	)	(3,065	)	7,508		(17,049	)

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						Corporate, Other and
						Intercompany
	First Bank					Reclassifications				Consolidated Totals
	Six Months Ended					Six Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,				June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Income statement information:
Interest income	$	103,924		121,104		21		54		103,945		121,158
Interest expense		8,138		17,151		7,364		6,663		15,502		23,814
Net interest income (loss)		95,786		103,953		(7,343	)	(6,609	)	88,443		97,344
Provision for loan losses		2,000		33,000		—		—		2,000		33,000
Net interest income (loss) after provision for
loan losses		93,786		70,953		(7,343	)	(6,609	)	86,443		64,344
Noninterest income		32,398		28,896		181		(19	)	32,579		28,877
Amortization of intangible assets		—		1,566		—		—		—		1,566
Other noninterest expense		99,132		110,101		709		(422	)	99,841		109,679
Income (loss) from continuing operations before
(benefit) provision for income taxes		27,052		(11,818	)	(7,871	)	(6,206	)	19,181		(18,024	)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes		(219	)	160		435		(36	)	216		124
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net
of tax		27,271		(11,978	)	(8,306	)	(6,170	)	18,965		(18,148	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(5,004	)	(5,911	)	—		—		(5,004	)	(5,911	)
Net income (loss)		22,267		(17,889	)	(8,306	)	(6,170	)	13,961		(24,059	)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in
subsidiary		(445	)	(862	)	—		—		(445	)	(862	)
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	22,712		(17,027	)	(8,306	)	(6,170	)	14,406		(23,197	)

NOTE 16–TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

First Services, L.P. First Services, L.P. (First Services), a limited partnership indirectly owned by the Company’s Chairman and members of his immediate family, including Mr. Michael Dierberg, Vice Chairman of the Company, provides information technology, item processing and various related services to the Company and First Bank. Fees paid under agreements with First Services were $5.5 million and $11.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $6.2 million and $12.4 million for the comparable periods in 2011. First Services leases information technology and other equipment from First Bank. First Services paid First Bank rental fees for the use of such equipment of $351,000 and $701,000 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $520,000 and $1.0 million for the comparable periods in 2011. In addition, First Services paid $462,000 and $924,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, in rental payments to First Bank for occupancy of certain First Bank premises from which business is conducted.

First Services entered into an Affiliate Services Agreement with the Company and First Bank effective January 2009. The Affiliate Services Agreement relates to various services provided to First Services, including certain human resources, payroll, employee benefit and training services, insurance services and vendor payment processing services. Fees accrued under the Affiliate Services Agreement by First Services were $44,000 and $89,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $39,000 and $78,000 for the comparable periods in 2011.

First Brokerage America, L.L.C. First Brokerage America, L.L.C. (First Brokerage), a limited liability company indirectly owned by the Company’s Chairman and members of his immediate family, including Mr. Michael Dierberg, Vice Chairman of the Company, received $1.2 million and $2.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $1.3 million and $2.9 million for the comparable periods in 2011, in gross commissions paid by unaffiliated third-party companies. The commissions received primarily resulted from sales of annuities, securities and other insurance products to customers of First Bank. First Brokerage paid $130,000 and $225,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $147,000 and $295,000 for the comparable periods in 2011, to First Bank in rental payments for occupancy of certain First Bank premises from which brokerage business is conducted.

Dierbergs Markets, Inc. First Bank leases certain of its in-store branch offices and automated teller machine (ATM) sites from Dierbergs Markets, Inc., a grocery store chain headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri that is owned and operated by the brother of the Company’s Chairman and members of his immediate family. Total rent expense incurred by First Bank under the lease obligation contracts was $120,000 and $244,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $119,000 and $237,000 for the comparable periods in 2011.

First Capital America, Inc. / FB Holdings, LLC. The Company formed FB Holdings, a limited liability company organized in the state of Missouri, in May 2008. FB Holdings operates as a majority-owned subsidiary of First Bank and was formed for the primary purpose of holding and managing certain nonperforming loans and assets to allow the liquidation of such assets at a time that is more economically advantageous to First Bank and to permit an efficient vehicle for the investment of additional capital by the Company’s sole owner of its Class A and Class B preferred stock. First Bank contributed cash of $9.0 million and nonperforming loans and assets with a fair value of approximately $133.3 million and FCA contributed cash of $125.0 million to FB Holdings during 2008. As a result, First Bank owned 53.23% and FCA owned the remaining 46.77% of FB Holdings as of June 30, 2012. The contribution of cash by FCA is reflected as a component of stockholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheets and, consequently, increased the Company’s and First Bank’s regulatory capital ratios under then-existing regulatory guidelines, subject to certain limitations.

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FB Holdings receives various services provided by First Bank, including loan servicing and special assets services as well as various other financial, legal, human resources and property management services. Fees paid under the agreement by FB Holdings to First Bank were $36,000 and $78,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $54,000 and $108,000 for the comparable periods in 2011.

Investors of America Limited Partnership. On March 24, 2011, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement with Investors of America, LP, as further described in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements. Investors of America, LP is a Nevada limited partnership that was created by and for the benefit of the Company’s Chairman and members of his immediate family. The agreement provides for a $5.0 million secured revolving line of credit to be utilized for general working capital needs. This borrowing arrangement, which has a maturity date of December 31, 2012 and an interest rate of LIBOR plus 300 basis points, is intended to supplement, if necessary, the parent company’s overall level of unrestricted cash to cover the parent company’s projected operating expenses. There were no balances outstanding with respect to the Credit Agreement as of and for the three months ended June 30, 2012 or since its inception.

Loans to Directors and/or their Affiliates. First Bank has had in the past, and may have in the future, loan transactions in the ordinary course of business with its directors and/or their affiliates. These loan transactions have been made on the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unaffiliated persons and did not involve more than the normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features. Loans to directors, their affiliates and executive officers of the Company were $20.8 million and $20.7 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. First Bank does not extend credit to its officersor to officers of the Company, except extensions of credit secured by mortgages on personal residences, loans to purchase automobiles, personal credit card accounts and deposit account overdraft protection under a plan whereby a credit limit has been established in accordance with First Bank’s standard credit criteria.

Depositary Accounts of Directors and/or their Affiliates. Certain directors and/or their affiliates maintain funds on deposit with First Bank in the ordinary course of business. These deposit transactions include demand, savings and time accounts, and have been established on the same terms, including interest rates, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unaffiliated persons.

NOTE 17–CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

In the ordinary course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries become involved in legal proceedings, including litigation arising out of the Company’s efforts to collect outstanding loans. It is not uncommon for collection efforts to lead to so-called “lender liability” suits in which borrowers may assert various claims against the Company. From time to time, the Company is party to other legal matters arising in the normal course of business. While some matters pending against the Company specify damages claimed by plaintiffs, others do not seek a specified amount of damages or are at very early stages of the legal process. The Company records a loss accrual for all legal matters for which it deems a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. Management, after consultation with legal counsel, believes the ultimate resolution of these existing proceedings is not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and/or its subsidiaries and the range of possible additional loss in excess of amounts accrued is not material.

The Company and First Bank have entered into agreements with the FRB and MDOF, as further described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 2–MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Forward-Looking Statements and Factors that Could Affect Future Results

The discussion set forth in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and business. Generally, forward-looking statements may be identified through the use of words such as: “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” or words of similar meaning or future or conditional terms such as: “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “likely,” “probably,” or “possibly.” Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, estimates or projections with respect to our future financial condition and earnings including the ability of the Company to remain profitable, and expected or anticipated revenues with respect to our results of operations and our business. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, not all of which can be predicted or anticipated. Factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements herein include market conditions as well as conditions affecting the banking industry generally and factors having a specific impact on us, including but not limited to, the following factors whose order is not indicative of likelihood or significance of impact:

Ø	Our ability to raise sufficient capital, absent the successful completion of all or a significant portion of our Capital Plan, as further discussed under “—Recent Developments and Other Matters – Capital Plan;”
Ø	Our ability to maintain capital at levels necessary or desirable to support our operations;
Ø	The risks associated with implementing our business strategy, including our ability to preserve and access sufficient capital to continue to execute our strategy;
Ø	The increased cost of maintaining or our ability to maintain adequate liquidity and capital, based on the requirements adopted and proposed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and U.S. regulators;
Ø	Regulatory actions that impact First Banks, Inc. and First Bank, including the regulatory agreements entered into among First Banks, Inc., First Bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the State of Missouri Division of Finance, as further discussed under “—Recent Developments and Other Matters – Regulatory Agreements;”
Ø	Our ability to comply with the terms of an agreement with our regulators pursuant to which we have agreed to take certain corrective actions to improve our financial condition and results of operations;
Ø	The effects of and changes in trade and monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including, but not limited to, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the interest rate policies of the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program and Troubled Asset Relief Program authorized by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008;
Ø	The risks associated with the high concentration of commercial real estate loans in our loan portfolio;
Ø	The decline in commercial and residential real estate sales volume and the likely potential for continuing lack of liquidity in the real estate markets;
Ø	The uncertainties in estimating the fair value of developed real estate and undeveloped land in light of declining demand for such assets and continuing lack of liquidity in the real estate markets;
Ø	Negative developments and disruptions in the credit and lending markets, including the impact of the ongoing credit crisis on our business and on the businesses of our customers as well as other banks and lending institutions with which we have commercial relationships;
Ø	The sufficiency of our allowance for loan losses to absorb the amount of actual losses inherent in our existing loan portfolio;
Ø	The accuracy of assumptions underlying the establishment of our allowance for loan losses and the estimation of values of collateral or cash flow projections and the potential resulting impact on the carrying value of various financial assets and liabilities;
Ø	Credit risks and risks from concentrations (by geographic area and by industry) within our loan portfolio including certain large individual loans;
Ø	Possible changes in the creditworthiness of customers and the possible impairment of collectability of loans;
Ø	Liquidity risks;
Ø	Inaccessibility of funding sources on the same or similar terms on which we have historically relied if we are unable to maintain sufficient capital ratios;
Ø	The ability to successfully acquire low cost deposits or alternative funding;
Ø	The effects of increased Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation deposit insurance assessments;
Ø	Changes in consumer spending, borrowings and savings habits;
Ø	The ability of First Bank to pay dividends to its parent holding company;
Ø	Our ability to pay cash dividends on our preferred stock and interest on our junior subordinated debentures;
Ø	High unemployment and the resulting impact on our customers’ savings rates and their ability to service debt obligations;
Ø	Possible changes in interest rates may increase our funding costs and reduce earning asset yields, thus reducing our margins;
Ø	The impact of possible future goodwill and other material impairment charges;
Ø	The ability to attract and retain senior management experienced in the banking and financial services industry;
Ø	Changes in the economic environment, competition, or other factors that may influence loan demand, deposit flows, the quality of our loan portfolio and loan and deposit pricing;
Ø	The impact on our financial condition of unknown and/or unforeseen liabilities arising from legal or administrative proceedings;

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Ø	The threat of future terrorist activities, existing and potential wars and/or military actions related thereto, and domestic responses to terrorism or threats of terrorism;
Ø	Possible changes in general economic and business conditions in the United States in general and particularly in the communities and market segments we serve;
Ø	Volatility and disruption in national and international financial markets;
Ø	Government intervention in the U.S. financial system;
Ø	The impact of laws and regulations applicable to us and changes therein;
Ø	The impact of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, as well as the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and other accounting standard setters;
Ø	The impact of litigation generally and specifically arising out of our efforts to collect outstanding customer loans;
Ø	Competitive conditions in the markets in which we conduct our operations, including competition from banking and non-banking companies with substantially greater resources than us, some of which may offer and develop products and services not offered by us;
Ø	Our ability to control the composition and growth of our loan portfolio without adversely affecting interest income and risk underwriting;
Ø	The geographic dispersion of our offices;
Ø	The impact our hedging activities may have on our operating results;
Ø	The highly regulated environment in which we operate; and
Ø	Our ability to respond to changes in technology or an interruption or breach in security of our information systems.

Actual events or our actual future results may differ materially from any forward-looking statement due to these and other risks, uncertainties and significant factors. For a discussion of these and other risk factors that may impact these forward-looking statements, please refer to our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2012. We wish to caution readers of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that the foregoing list of important factors may not be all-inclusive and specifically decline to undertake any obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statements that have been made to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. We do not have a duty to and will not update these forward-looking statements. Readers of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should therefore consider these risks and uncertainties in evaluating forward-looking statements and should not place undue reliance on these statements.

OVERVIEW

We, or the Company, are a registered bank holding company incorporated in Missouri in 1978 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. We operate through our wholly owned subsidiary bank holding company, The San Francisco Company, or SFC, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and SFC’s wholly owned subsidiary bank, First Bank, also headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. First Bank operates through its branch banking offices and subsidiaries: First Bank Business Capital, Inc.; FB Holdings, LLC, or FB Holdings; Small Business Loan Source LLC, or SBLS LLC; ILSIS, Inc.; FBIN, Inc.; SBRHC, Inc.; HVIIHC, Inc.; FBSA Missouri, Inc.; FBSA California, Inc.; NT Resolution Corporation; and LC Resolution Corporation. First Bank’s subsidiaries are wholly owned at June 30, 2012 except for FB Holdings, which is 53.23% owned by First Bank and 46.77% owned by First Capital America, Inc., or FCA, a corporation owned and operated by the Company’s Chairman of the Board and members of his immediate family, including Mr. Michael Dierberg, Vice Chairman of the Company, as further described in Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements.

First Bank currently operates 146 branch banking offices in California, Florida, Illinois and Missouri. At June 30, 2012, we had assets of $6.57 billion, loans, net of net deferred loan fees, of $3.03 billion, deposits of $5.39 billion and stockholders’ equity of $286.1 million.

Through First Bank, we offer a broad range of financial services, including commercial and personal deposit products, commercial and consumer lending, and many other financial products and services. Commercial and personal deposit products include demand, savings, money market and time deposit accounts. In addition, we market combined basic services for various customer groups, including packaged accounts for more affluent customers, and sweep accounts, lock-box deposits and cash management products for commercial customers. Commercial lending includes commercial, financial and agricultural loans, real estate construction and development loans, commercial real estate loans and small business lending. Consumer lending includes residential real estate, home equity and installment lending. Other financial services include mortgage banking, debit cards, brokerage services, internet banking, remote deposit, ATMs, telephone banking, safe deposit boxes, and trust and private banking services. The revenues generated by First Bank and its subsidiaries consist primarily of interest income generated from our loan and investment security portfolios, service charges and fees generated from deposit products and services, and fees and commissions generated by our mortgage banking and trust and private banking business units. Our extensive line of products and services are offered to customers primarily within our geographic areas, which presently include eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, southern and northern California, and Florida, including Bradenton and the greater Tampa metropolitan area. First Bank also has a loan production office in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Primary responsibility for managing our banking units rests with the officers and directors of each unit, but we centralize many of our overall corporate policies, procedures and administrative functions and provide centralized operational support functions for our subsidiaries. This practice allows us to achieve various operating efficiencies while allowing our banking units to focus on customer service.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND OTHER MATTERS

Capital Plan. We have been working since the beginning of 2008 to strengthen our capital ratios and improve our financial performance. Additionally, on August 10, 2009, we announced the adoption of our Capital Optimization Plan, or Capital Plan, designed to improve our capital ratios and financial performance through certain divestiture activities, asset reductions and expense reductions. We adopted our Capital Plan in order to, among other things, preserve our regulatory capital. We have completed, or are in the process of completing, a number of initiatives associated with our Capital Plan. A summary of the primary initiatives completed as of June 30, 2012 with respect to our Capital Plan is as follows:

						Total
				Decrease in	Decrease in	Regulatory
	Gain (Loss)			Intangible	Risk-Weighted	Capital
	on Sale			Assets	Assets	Benefit (1)
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Reduction in Other Risk-Weighted Assets	$	—		—	173,400	15,200
Total 2012 Capital Initiatives	$	—		—	173,400	15,200
Sale of Remaining Northern Illinois Region	$	425		1,558	33,800	4,900
Sale of Edwardsville Branch		263		500	1,400	900
Reduction in Other Risk-Weighted Assets		—		—	877,900	76,800
Total 2011 Capital Initiatives	$	688		2,058	913,100	82,600
Partial Sale of Northern Illinois Region	$	6,355		9,683	141,800	28,500
Sale of Texas Region		4,984		19,962	116,300	35,100
Sale of MVP		(156	)	—	800	(100	)
Sale of Chicago Region		8,414		26,273	342,600	64,700
Sale of Lawrenceville Branch		168		1,000	11,400	2,200
Reduction in Other Risk-Weighted Assets		—		—	2,111,400	184,700
Total 2010 Capital Initiatives	$	19,765		56,918	2,724,300	315,100
Sale of WIUS loans	$	(13,077	)	19,982	146,700	19,700
Sale of restaurant franchise loans		(1,149	)	—	64,400	4,500
Sale of asset-based lending loans		(6,147	)	—	119,300	4,300
Sale of Springfield Branch		309		1,000	900	1,400
Sale of ANB		120		13,013	1,300	13,200
Reduction in Other Risk-Weighted Assets		—		—	1,580,400	138,300
Total 2009 Capital Initiatives	$	(19,944	)	33,995	1,913,000	181,400
Total Completed Capital Initiatives	$	509		92,971	5,723,800	594,300

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(1) Calculated as the sum of the gain (loss) on sale plus the reduction in intangible assets plus 8.75% of the reduction in risk-weighted assets.

On January 25, 2012, we entered into a Branch Purchase and Assumption Agreement to sell certain assets and transfer certain liabilities of our Florida franchise, or Florida Region, to an unaffiliated financial institution. Under the terms of the agreement, the unaffiliated financial institution was to assume approximately $345.3 million of deposits associated with our 19 Florida retail branches for a premium of approximately 2.3%. The unaffiliated financial institution was also expected to purchase premises and equipment and assume the leases associated with our Florida Region at a discount of $1.2 million. We terminated this agreement on April 4, 2012 when the potential buyer failed to meet certain conditions of the agreement and, consequently, First Bank received an escrow deposit from the potential buyer upon the termination of the agreement that was more than sufficient to offset First Bank’s expenses associated with the proposed transaction. We continue to apply discontinued operations accounting to the assets and liabilities and related operations of our Florida Region as of and for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 while we consider our options with respect to the Florida Region.

See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for a discussion of initiatives associated with our Capital Plan that were completed, or are in the process of completion, during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

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In addition to the action items identified above with respect to our Capital Plan, we are also focused on the following actions which, if consummated, would further improve our regulatory capital ratios and/or result in a reduction of our risk-weighted assets:

Ø	Successful implementation of the action items contained within our Profit Improvement Plan;
Ø	Reduction in the overall level of our nonperforming assets and potential problem loans;
Ø	Sale, merger or closure of individual branches or selected branch groupings;
Ø	Sale and/or aggressive reduction of the retained assets and liabilities associated with our Chicago, Texas and Northern Illinois Regions; and
Ø	Exploration of possible capital planning strategies to increase the overall level of Tier 1 regulatory capital at our holding company.

We believe the successful completion of our Capital Plan would substantially improve our capital position. However, no assurance can be made that we will be able to successfully complete all, or any portion, of our Capital Plan, or that our Capital Plan will not be materially modified in the future. Our decision to implement the Capital Plan reflects the adverse effect that the severe downturn in the commercial and residential real estate markets has had on our financial condition and results of operations. If we are not able to successfully complete substantially all of our Capital Plan, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected and our ability to withstand continued adverse economic uncertainty could be threatened.

Discontinued Operations. We have applied discontinued operations accounting in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification^TM, or ASC, Topic 205-20, “Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations,” to the assets and liabilities associated with our Florida Region as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, and to the operations of our 19 Florida retail branches and three of our Northern Illinois retail branches for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, as applicable. All financial information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is reported on a continuing operations basis, unless otherwise noted. See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion regarding discontinued operations.

Regulatory Agreements.On March 24, 2010, the Company, SFC and First Bank entered into a Written Agreement, or Agreement, with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, or the FRB, requiring the Company and First Bank to take certain steps intended to improve their overall financial condition. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company prepared and filed with the FRB a number of specific plans designed to strengthen and/or address the following matters: (i) board oversight over the management and operations of the Company and First Bank; (ii) credit risk management practices; (iii) lending and credit administration policies and procedures; (iv) asset improvement; (v) capital; (vi) earnings and overall financial condition; and (vii) liquidity and funds management.

The Agreement requires, among other things, that the Company and First Bank obtain prior approval from the FRB in order to pay dividends. In addition, the Company must obtain prior approval from the FRB to: (i) take any other form of payment from First Bank representing a reduction in capital of First Bank; (ii) make any distributions of interest, principal or other sums on junior subordinated debentures or trust preferred securities; (iii) incur, increase or guarantee any debt; or (iv) purchase or redeem any shares of the Company’s stock. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company and First Bank submitted a written plan to the FRB to maintain sufficient capital at the Company, on a consolidated basis, and at First Bank, on a standalone basis. In addition, the Agreement also provides that the Company and First Bank must notify the FRB if the regulatory capital ratios of either entity fall below those set forth in the capital plans that were accepted by the FRB, and specifically if First Bank falls below the criteria for being well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. The Company must also notify the FRB before appointing any new directors or senior executive officers or changing the responsibilities of any senior executive officer position. The Agreement also requires the Company and First Bank to comply with certain restrictions regarding indemnification and severance payments. The Agreement is specifically enforceable by the FRB in court.

The Company and First Bank must furnish periodic progress reports to the FRB regarding compliance with the Agreement. As of the date of this filing, the Company and First Bank have provided progress reports and other reports, as required under the Agreement. The Company and First Bank have received, or may receive in the future, additional requests from the FRB regarding compliance with the Agreement, which may include, but are not limited to, updates and modifications to the Company’s Asset Quality Improvement, Profit Improvement and Capital Plans. Management has responded promptly to any such requests and intends to do so in the future. The Agreement will remain in effect until stayed, modified, terminated or suspended by the FRB.

Prior to entering into the Agreement, the Company and First Bank had entered into a memorandum of understanding and an informal agreement, respectively, with the FRB and the State of Missouri Division of Finance, or the MDOF. Each of the agreements were characterized by regulatory authorities as informal actions that were neither published nor made publicly available by the agencies and are used when circumstances warrant a milder form of action than a formal supervisory action, such as a written agreement or cease and desist order. The informal agreement with the MDOF is still in place and there have not been any modifications thereto since its inception in September 2008.

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Under the terms of the prior memorandum of understanding with the FRB, the Company agreed, among other things, to provide certain information to the FRB including, but not limited to, financial performance updates, notice of plans to materially change its fundamental business and notice to issue trust preferred securities or raise additional equity capital. In addition, the Company agreed not to pay any dividends on its common or preferred stock or make any distributions of interest or other sums on its trust preferred securities without the prior approval of the FRB.

First Bank, under its informal agreement with the MDOF and the FRB, agreed to, among other things, prepare and submit plans and reports to the agencies regarding certain matters including, but not limited to, the performance of First Bank’s loan portfolio. In addition, First Bank agreed not to declare or pay any dividends or make certain other payments without the prior consent of the MDOF and the FRB and to maintain a Tier 1 capital to total assets ratio of no less than 7.00%. As further described in Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements, First Bank’s Tier 1 capital to total assets ratio was 8.79% at June 30, 2012.

While the Company and First Bank intend to take such actions as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the Agreement with the FRB and informal agreement with the MDOF, there can be no assurance that the Company and First Bank will be able to comply fully with the requirements of the Agreement or that First Bank will be able to comply fully with the provisions of the informal agreement, that compliance with the Agreement and the informal agreement will not be more time consuming or more expensive than anticipated, that compliance with the Agreement and the informal agreement will enable the Company and First Bank to resume profitable operations, or that efforts to comply with the Agreement and the informal agreement will not have adverse effects on the operations and financial condition of the Company or First Bank. If the Company or First Bank is unable to comply with the terms of the Agreement or the informal agreement, respectively, the Company and First Bank could become subject to further enforcement actions by the regulatory agencies which could mandate additional capital and/or require the sale of certain assets and liabilities. The terms of any such additional regulatory actions, orders or agreements could have a materially adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Regulatory Capital – Proposed Basel III Regulatory Capital Reforms.On June 7, 2012, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System approved proposed rules that would substantially amend the regulatory risk-based capital rules applicable to the Company and First Bank. The proposed rules implement the Basel III regulatory capital reforms, or Basel III, and changes required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the Dodd-Frank Act. “Basel III” refers to two consultative documents released by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2009, the rules text released in December 2010, and loss absorbency rules issued in January 2011, which include significant changes to bank capital, leverage and liquidity requirements. The proposed rules are subject to a comment period running through September 7, 2012.

The proposed rules include new risk-based capital and leverage ratios, which would be phased in from 2013 to 2019, and would refine the definition of what constitutes “capital” for purposes of calculating those ratios. The proposed new minimum capital level requirements applicable to the Company and First Bank under the proposals would be: (i) a new common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5%; (ii) a Tier 1 capital ratio of 6% (increased from 4%); (iii) a total capital ratio of 8% (unchanged from current rules); and (iv) a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4% for all institutions. The proposed rules would also establish a “capital conservation buffer” of 2.5% above the new regulatory minimum capital requirements, which must consist entirely of common equity Tier 1 capital and would result in the following minimum ratios: (i) a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 7.0%, (ii) a Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5%, and (iii) a total capital ratio of 10.5%. The new capital conservation buffer requirement would be phased in beginning in January 2016 at 0.625% of risk-weighted assets and would increase by that amount each year until fully implemented in January 2019. An institution would be subject to limitations on paying dividends, engaging in share repurchases, and paying discretionary bonuses if its capital level falls below the buffer amount. These limitations would establish a maximum percentage of eligible retained income that could be utilized for such actions.

The proposed rules also implement revisions and clarifications consistent with Basel III regarding the various components of Tier 1 capital, including common equity, unrealized gains and losses, as well as certain instruments that will no longer qualify as Tier 1 capital, some of which, such as trust preferred securities, would be phased out over time.

The federal bank regulatory agencies also proposed revisions to the prompt corrective action framework, which is designed to place restrictions on insured depository institutions, including First Bank, if their capital levels begin to show signs of weakness. These revisions would take effect January 1, 2015. Under the prompt corrective action requirements, which are designed to complement the capital conservation buffer, insured depository institutions would be required to meet the following increased capital level requirements in order to qualify as “well capitalized:” (i) a new common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 6.5%; (ii) a Tier 1 capital ratio of 8% (increased from 6%); (iii) a total capital ratio of 10% (unchanged from current rules); and (iv) a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 5% (increased from 4%).

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The proposed rules set forth certain changes for the calculation of risk-weighted assets, which we would be required to utilize beginning January 1, 2015. The standardized approach proposed rule utilizes an increased number of credit risk exposure categories and risk weights, and also addresses: (i) a proposed alternative standard of creditworthiness consistent with Section 939A of the Dodd-Frank Act; (ii) revisions to recognition of credit risk mitigation; (iii) rules for risk weighting of equity exposures and past due loans; (iv) revised capital treatment for derivatives and repo-style transactions; and (v) disclosure requirements for top-tier banking organizations with $50 billion or more in total assets that are not subject to the “advance approach rules” that apply to banks with greater than $250 billion in consolidated assets.

We continue to evaluate the potential impact that regulatory proposals may have on our liquidity and capital management strategies, including Basel III and those required under the Dodd-Frank Act, as they continue to progress through the final rule-making process.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview. We recorded net income, including discontinued operations, of $7.5 million and $14.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to a net loss, including discontinued operations, of $17.0 million and $23.2 million for the comparable periods in 2011. Our results of operations reflect the following:

Ø	Net interest income of $44.1 million and $88.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $47.7 million and $97.3 million for the comparable periods in 2011, which contributed to a decline in our net interest margin to 2.87% and 2.88% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to 2.89% and 2.93% for the comparable periods in 2011, as further discussed under “—Net Interest Income;”
Ø	A provision for loan losses of zero and $2.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $23.0 million and $33.0 million for the comparable periods in 2011, as further discussed under “—Provision for Loan Losses;”
Ø	Noninterest income of $15.7 million and $32.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $15.0 million and $28.9 million for the comparable periods in 2011, as further discussed under “—Noninterest Income;”
Ø	Noninterest expense of $50.1 million and $99.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $54.9 million and $111.2 million for the comparable periods in 2011, as further discussed under “—Noninterest Expense;”
Ø	A provision for income taxes of $121,000 and $216,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $72,000 and $124,000 for the comparable periods in 2011, as further discussed under “—Provision for Income Taxes;”
Ø	A net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, of $2.5 million and $5.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to a net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, of $2.7 million and $5.9 million for the comparable periods in 2011, as further discussed under “—Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax;” and
Ø	A net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary of $385,000 and $445,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to a net loss of $927,000 and $862,000 for the comparable periods in 2011, as further discussed under “—Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest in Subsidiary.”

Net Interest Income. The primary source of our income is net interest income. Net interest income is the difference between the interest earned on our interest-earning assets, such as loans and investment securities, and the interest paid on our interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. Net interest income is affected by the level and composition of assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity, as well as the general level of interest rates and changes in interest rates. Interest income on a tax-equivalent basis includes the additional amount of interest income that would have been earned if our investment in certain tax-exempt interest-earning assets had been made in assets subject to federal, state and local income taxes yielding the same after-tax income. Net interest margin is determined by dividing net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis by average interest-earning assets. The interest rate spread is the difference between the average equivalent yield earned on interest-earning assets and the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities.

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Our balance sheet is presently asset sensitive, and as such, our net interest margin has been negatively impacted by the low interest rate environment as our loan portfolio re-prices on an immediate basis; whereas we are unable to immediately re-price our deposit portfolio to current market interest rates, thereby resulting in a compression of our net interest margin. Our asset-sensitive position, coupled with the level of our nonperforming assets, the increased level of average lower-yielding short-term investments and investment securities, the lower level of average loans and the additional interest expense accrued on our regularly scheduled deferred interest payments on our junior subordinated debentures has negatively impacted our net interest income and is expected to continue to impact the level of our net interest income in the future.

Net interest income, expressed on a tax-equivalent basis, decreased to $44.2 million and $88.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $47.8 million and $97.5 million for the comparable periods in 2011. Our net interest margin decreased to 2.87% and 2.88% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to 2.89% and 2.93% for the comparable periods in 2011.

We attribute the decrease in our net interest margin and net interest income to a lower average balance of interest-earning assets in addition to a significant change in the mix of our interest-earning assets, which has shifted from loans to investment securities, partially offset by a decrease in interest-bearing liabilities and a decrease in deposit and other borrowing costs. The average yield earned on our interest-earning assets decreased 23 and 25 basis points to 3.35% and 3.39% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to 3.58% and 3.64% for the comparable periods in 2011, while the average rate paid on our interest-bearing liabilities decreased 23 and 25 basis points to 0.66% and 0.68% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to 0.89% and 0.93% for the comparable periods in 2011. Average interest-earning assets decreased $429.7 million and $537.0 million to $6.20 billion and $6.18 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $6.63 billion and $6.72 billion for the comparable periods in 2011. Average interest-bearing liabilities decreased $520.1 million and $557.4 million to $4.56 billion and $4.59 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $5.08 billion and $5.15 billion for the comparable periods in 2011.

Interest income on our loan portfolio, expressed on a tax-equivalent basis, decreased to $36.6 million and $74.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $47.4 million and $100.0 million for the comparable periods in 2011. Average loans decreased $806.0 million and $957.5 million to $3.10 billion and $3.15 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from $3.90 billion and $4.11 billion for the comparable periods in 2011. The decrease in average loans primarily reflects a substantial level of loan payoffs and principal payments, reduced loan demand within our markets, loan charge-offs, transfers of loans to other real estate and repossessed assets, and the exit of certain of our problem credit relationships. The yield on our loan portfolio decreased 12 and 13 basis points to 4.75% and 4.77% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to 4.87% and 4.90% for the comparable periods in 2011. The yield on our loan portfolio continues to be adversely impacted by the historically low prime and LIBOR interest rates, as a significant portion of our loan portfolio is priced to these indices. Furthermore, the yield on our loan portfolio continues to be adversely impacted by the higher levels of average nonaccrual loans, as further discussed under “—Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses.” Our nonaccrual loans decreased our average yield on loans by approximately 22 and 25 basis points during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to approximately 50 and 54 basis points during the comparable periods in 2011.

Interest income on our investment securities, expressed on a tax-equivalent basis, increased to $14.7 million and $28.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $10.9 million and $19.6 million for the comparable periods in 2011. Average investment securities increased $820.8 million and $873.6 million to $2.74 billion and $2.64 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $1.92 billion and $1.76 billion for the comparable periods in 2011. The increase in average investment securities reflects the continued utilization of a portion of our cash and short-term investments to fund gradual and planned increases in our investment securities portfolio in an effort to maximize our net interest income and net interest margin while maintaining appropriate liquidity levels and diversification within our investment securities portfolio. The yield earned on our investment securities portfolio was 2.15% and 2.16% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to 2.27% and 2.25% for the comparable periods in 2011, reflecting purchases of investment securities at lower market rates.

Dividends on our FRB and FHLB stock were $223,000 and $560,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $339,000 and $735,000 for the comparable periods in 2011. Average FRB and FHLB stock was $26.1 million and $26.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $27.3 million and $28.1 million for the comparable periods in 2011. The decrease in average FRB and FHLB stock reflects the net redemption of FRB and FHLB stock during 2011 and 2012 associated with the reduction in our average total assets. The yield earned on our FRB and FHLB stock was 3.43% and 4.26% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to 4.98% and 5.27% for the comparable periods in 2011.

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Interest income on our short-term investments decreased to $206,000 and $459,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from $480,000 and $1.0 million for the comparable periods in 2011. Average short-term investments decreased $443.3 million and $451.4 million to $327.7 million and $364.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from $771.1 million and $815.8 million for the comparable periods in 2011. The yield on our short-term investments was 0.25% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, reflecting the investment of the majority of funds in our short-term investments in our correspondent bank account with the FRB, which currently earns 0.25%. The decrease in our average short-term investments reflects the utilization of such funds, coupled with funds available from the decline in our loan portfolio, to fund increases in our investment securities portfolio, divestitures associated with our Capital Plan in 2011, and decreases in our average total deposits. We built a significant amount of available balance sheet liquidity throughout 2009, 2010 and 2011 in anticipation of the expected completion of certain transactions associated with our Capital Plan, as further discussed under “—Liquidity Management.” The high level of short-term investments, while necessary to complete certain transactions associated with our Capital Plan and to maintain significant balance sheet liquidity in light of economic conditions during these periods, has negatively impacted our net interest margin and will negatively impact our net interest margin in future periods until we have the opportunity to further reduce our short-term investments through deployment of such funds into other higher-yielding assets.

Interest expense on our interest-bearing deposits decreased to $3.8 million and $8.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from $7.9 million and $17.1 million for the comparable periods in 2011. Average total deposits decreased $327.6 million and $407.5 million to $5.46 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $5.79 billion and $5.86 billion for the comparable periods in 2011, respectively. Average interest-bearing deposits were $4.17 billion and $4.20 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $4.68 billion and $4.75 billion for the comparable periods in 2011. The decrease in average interest-bearing deposits primarily reflects anticipated reductions of higher rate certificates of deposit and promotional money market deposits, partially offset by organic growth through deposit development programs, including marketing campaigns and enhanced product and service offerings. The mix in our deposit portfolio volumes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the comparable periods in 2011, primarily reflects a shift from time deposits, savings and money market deposits, and interest-bearing demand deposits to noninterest-bearing demand deposits. Decreases in our average time deposits, savings and money market deposits and interest-bearing demand deposits of $402.1 million, $128.4 million and $23.4 million, respectively, for the first six months of 2012, as compared to the comparable period in 2011, were partially offset by an increase in our average noninterest-bearing demand deposits of $146.4 million. The aggregate weighted average rate paid on our interest-bearing deposit portfolio decreased 32 and 33 basis points to 0.36% and 0.39% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from 0.68% and 0.72% for the comparable periods in 2011, reflecting the re-pricing of certificate of deposit accounts to current market interest rates upon maturity and our efforts to reduce deposit costs across our deposit portfolio, in particular promotional money market deposits. The weighted average rate paid on our time deposit portfolio declined to 0.81% and 0.85% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from 1.24% and 1.31% for the comparable periods in 2011; the weighted average rate paid on our savings and money market deposit portfolio declined to 0.19% and 0.20% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from 0.45% and 0.47% for the comparable periods in 2011; and the weighted average rate paid on our interest-bearing demand deposits declined to 0.06% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, from 0.11% and 0.12% for the comparable periods in 2011, respectively. Assuming that the prevailing interest rate environment remains relatively stable, we anticipate continued reductions in our deposit costs.

Interest expense on our other borrowings decreased to $20,000 and $41,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from $40,000 and $66,000 for the comparable periods in 2011. Average other borrowings were $35.9 million and $37.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $47.3 million and $41.1 million for the comparable periods in 2011. Average other borrowings during the periods were comprised solely of daily repurchase agreements utilized by our commercial deposit customers as an alternative deposit product in connection with cash management activities. The aggregate weighted average rate paid on our other borrowings was 0.22% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to 0.34% and 0.32% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.

Interest expense on our junior subordinated debentures was $3.7 million and $7.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $3.4 million and $6.7 million for the comparable periods in 2011. Average junior subordinated debentures were $354.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $354.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. The aggregate weighted average rate paid on our junior subordinated debentures was 4.18% and 4.19% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to 3.81% and 3.80% for the comparable periods in 2011. The aggregate weighted average rates and the level of interest expense reflect the LIBOR rates and the impact to the related spreads to LIBOR during the periods, as approximately 79.4% of our junior subordinated debentures are variable rate. The aggregate weighted average rates also reflect additional interest expense accrued on the regularly scheduled deferred interest payments on our junior subordinated debentures of $486,000 and $926,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $294,000 and $543,000 for the comparable periods in 2011, as further discussed in Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements. The additional interest expense accrued on the regularly scheduled deferred interest payments increased the weighted average rate paid on our junior subordinated debentures by approximately 55 and 53 basis points for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to 33 and 31 basis points for the comparable periods in 2011.

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Average Balance Sheets.The following table sets forth, on a tax-equivalent basis, certain information on a continuing basis relating to our average balance sheets, and reflects the average yield earned on our interest-earning assets, the average cost of our interest-bearing liabilities and the resulting net interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

	Three Months Ended June 30,										Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012					2011					2012					2011
			Interest					Interest					Interest					Interest
	Average		Income/	Yield/		Average		Income/	Yield/		Average		Income/	Yield/		Average		Income/	Yield/
	Balance		Expense	Rate		Balance		Expense	Rate		Balance		Expense	Rate		Balance		Expense	Rate
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
ASSETS
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (1)(2)(3)	$	3,097,128	36,590	4.75	%	$	3,903,145	47,362	4.87	%	$	3,153,577	74,797	4.77	%	$	4,111,094	99,964	4.90	%
Investment securities (3)		2,744,615	14,657	2.15			1,923,795	10,907	2.27			2,635,951	28,270	2.16			1,762,327	19,632	2.25
FRB and FHLB stock		26,115	223	3.43			27,304	339	4.98			26,453	560	4.26			28,145	735	5.27
Short-term investments		327,746	206	0.25			771,072	480	0.25			364,469	459	0.25			815,846	1,012	0.25
Total interest-earning
assets		6,195,604	51,676	3.35			6,625,316	59,088	3.58			6,180,450	104,086	3.39			6,717,412	121,343	3.64
Nonearning assets		408,615					402,833					414,566					401,957
Assets of discontinued
operations		20,763					40,941					21,000					51,448
Total assets	$	6,624,982				$	7,069,090				$	6,616,016				$	7,170,817
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest-bearing demand	$	919,173	136	0.06	%	$	937,970	263	0.11	%	$	907,934	280	0.06	%	$	931,368	563	0.12	%
Savings and money market		1,870,850	875	0.19			2,001,841	2,265	0.45			1,880,880	1,862	0.20			2,009,287	4,730	0.47
Time deposits of $100 or
more		496,637	1,034	0.84			640,653	2,045	1.28			507,047	2,198	0.87			678,588	4,531	1.35
Other time deposits		881,060	1,737	0.79			1,096,004	3,328	1.22			902,439	3,752	0.84			1,133,010	7,256	1.29
Total interest-bearing
deposits		4,167,720	3,782	0.36			4,676,468	7,901	0.68			4,198,300	8,092	0.39			4,752,253	17,080	0.72
Other borrowings		35,862	20	0.22			47,314	40	0.34			37,541	41	0.22			41,098	66	0.32
Subordinated debentures		354,086	3,683	4.18			354,010	3,366	3.81			354,077	7,369	4.19			354,000	6,668	3.80
Total interest-bearing
liabilities		4,557,668	7,485	0.66			5,077,792	11,307	0.89			4,589,918	15,502	0.68			5,147,351	23,814	0.93
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits		1,290,956					1,109,793					1,257,981					1,111,574
Other liabilities		153,324					124,908					150,407					121,177
Liabilities of discontinued
operations		343,635					452,631					344,542					485,851
Total liabilities		6,345,583					6,765,124					6,342,848					6,865,953
Stockholders’ equity		279,399					303,966					273,168					304,864
Total liabilities and
stockholders’ equity	$	6,624,982				$	7,069,090				$	6,616,016				$	7,170,817
Net interest income			44,191					47,781					88,584					97,529
Interest rate spread				2.69					2.69					2.71					2.71
Net interest margin (4)				2.87	%				2.89	%				2.88	%				2.93	%

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(1)	For purposes of these computations, nonaccrual loans are included in the average loan amounts.
(2)	Interest income on loans includes loan fees.
(3)	Information is presented on a tax-equivalent basis assuming a tax rate of 35%. The tax-equivalent adjustments were approximately $68,000 and $141,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $95,000 and $185,000 for the comparable periods in 2011.
(4)	Net interest margin is the ratio of net interest income (expressed on a tax-equivalent basis) to average interest-earning assets.

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Rate / Volume. The following table indicates, on a tax-equivalent basis, the changes in interest income and interest expense on a continuing basis that are attributable to changes in average volume and changes in average rates, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. The change in interest due to the combined rate/volume variance has been allocated to rate and volume changes in proportion to the dollar amounts of the change in each.

	Increase (Decrease) Attributable to Change in:
	Three Months Ended							Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012							June 30, 2012
	Compared to 2011							Compared to 2011
	Volume			Rate		Net Change		Volume		Rate		Net Change
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Interest earned on:
Loans: (1) (2) (3)	$	(9,620	)	(1,152	)	(10,772	)	(22,598	)	(2,569	)	(25,167	)
Investment securities(3)		4,336		(586	)	3,750		9,346		(708	)	8,638
FRB and FHLB stock		(14	)	(102	)	(116	)	(42	)	(133	)	(175	)
Short-term investments		(274	)	—		(274	)	(553	)	—		(553	)
Total interest income		(5,572	)	(1,840	)	(7,412	)	(13,847	)	(3,410	)	(17,257	)
Interest paid on:
Interest-bearing demand deposits		(5	)	(122	)	(127	)	(14	)	(269	)	(283	)
Savings and money market deposits		(141	)	(1,249	)	(1,390	)	(287	)	(2,581	)	(2,868	)
Time deposits		(972	)	(1,630	)	(2,602	)	(2,261	)	(3,576	)	(5,837	)
Other borrowings		(8	)	(12	)	(20	)	(5	)	(20	)	(25	)
Subordinated debentures		1		316		317		1		700		701
Total interest expense		(1,125	)	(2,697	)	(3,822	)	(2,566	)	(5,746	)	(8,312	)
Net interest income	$	(4,447	)	857		(3,590	)	(11,281	)	2,336		(8,945	)

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(1)	For purposes of these computations, nonaccrual loans are included in the average loan amounts.
(2)	Interest income on loans includes loan fees.
(3)	Information is presented on a tax-equivalent basis assuming a tax rate of 35%.

Net interest income, expressed on a tax-equivalent basis, decreased $3.6 million and $8.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to the comparable periods in 2011, and reflects a decrease due to volume of $4.4 million and $11.3 million, respectively, partially offset by an increase due to rate of $857,000 and $2.3 million, respectively. The decrease for the six months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the comparable period in 2011, was primarily driven by a decrease in the volume of loans, partially offset by an increase in the volume of investment securities. We have been utilizing cash proceeds resulting from loan payoffs to fund gradual and planned increases in our investment securities portfolio in an effort to maximize net interest income and net interest margin while maintaining appropriate liquidity levels and diversification within our investment securities portfolio and closely monitoring key risk metrics within the investment securities portfolio. Because loans generally have a higher yield than investment securities, the change in our interest-earning asset mix has had a negative impact on our net interest income. The decrease in loans is further discussed under “—Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses.” The increase in net interest income due to rate was primarily driven by a decline in the cost of our interest-bearing deposits and other borrowings, partially offset by a decrease in our loan and investment securities yields, reflective of overall market conditions and competition during these periods.

Provision for Loan Losses. We recorded a provision for loan losses of zero and $2.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $23.0 million and $33.0 million for the comparable periods in 2011. The decrease in the provision for loan losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the comparable periods in 2011, was primarily driven by the significant decrease in our overall level of nonaccrual loans and potential problem loans, a decrease in net charge-offs, and less severe asset migration to classified asset categories during the first six months of 2012 as compared to the migration levels experienced during the first six months of 2011.

Our nonaccrual loans decreased to $150.4 million at June 30, 2012, from $185.1 million at March 31, 2012, $220.3 million at December 31, 2011 and $305.8 million at June 30, 2011. The decrease in the overall level of nonaccrual loans was driven by resolution of certain nonaccrual loans, gross loan charge-offs, and transfers to other real estate and repossessed assets exceeding net additions to nonaccrual loans, as further discussed under “—Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses,” and reflects our continued progress with respect to the implementation of our Asset Quality Improvement Plan initiatives, designed to reduce the overall balance of nonaccrual and other potential problem loans and assets.

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Our net loan charge-offs decreased to $10.1 million and $19.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from $45.8 million and $72.8 million for the comparable periods in 2011. Our annualized net loan charge-offs were 1.31% and 1.24% of average loans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to 4.71% and 3.57% of average loans for the comparable periods in 2011. Loan charge-offs were $17.9 million and $34.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $49.3 million and $86.2 million for the comparable periods in 2011, and loan recoveries were $7.8 million and $14.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $3.5 million and $13.3 million for the comparable periods in 2011.

Tables summarizing nonperforming assets, past due loans and charge-off and recovery experience are presented under “—Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses.”

Noninterest Income. Noninterest income was $15.7 million and $32.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $15.0 million and $28.9 million for the comparable periods in 2011. The increase in our noninterest income for the six months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to the comparable period in 2011 was primarily attributable to higher gains on loans sold and held for sale, lower net losses on derivative financial instruments, reduced declines in the fair value of servicing rights and increased other income, partially offset by lower service charges on deposit accounts and customer service fees, decreased gains on sales of investment securities and lower loan servicing fees.

Service charges on deposit accounts and customer service fees were $9.0 million and $17.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $9.7 million and $19.1 million for the comparable periods in 2011, primarily reflecting reduced non-sufficient funds and returned check fee income on retail and commercial accounts coupled with changes in our deposit mix and certain product modifications designed to enhance overall product offerings to our customer base during these periods.

Gains on loans sold and held for sale were $3.6 million and $6.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $1.0 million and $1.4 million for the comparable periods in 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in the volume of mortgage loans originated for sale in the secondary market during the first six months of 2012 associated with an increase in refinancing volume in our mortgage banking division in addition to higher margins on the loans originated for sale in the secondary market. The gain on sale of mortgage loans was $3.6 million and $6.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $1.0 million and $1.5 million for the comparable periods in 2011. For the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, we originated residential mortgage loans totaling $229.4 million and $108.9 million, respectively, and sold residential mortgage loans totaling $176.3 million and $142.6 million, respectively. The gain on sale of loans sold and held for sale also reflects losses on the sale of SBA loans of $5,000 and $78,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.

We recorded net losses on investment securities of $5,000 and net gains on investment securities of $517,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to net gains on investment securities of $590,000 and $1.1 million for the comparable periods in 2011. Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale investment securities were $153.2 million and $207.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to $101.8 million and $127.5 million for the comparable periods in 2011.

Net losses associated with changes in the fair value of mortgage and SBA servicing rights were $2.0 million and $2.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $1.9 million and $2.4 million for the comparable periods in 2011. The changes in the fair value of mortgage and SBA servicing rights during the periods reflect changes in mortgage interest rates and the related changes in estimated prepayment speeds, as well as changes in cash flow assumptions underlying SBA loans serviced for others.

Loan servicing fees decreased to $1.9 million and $3.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from $2.1 million and $4.4 million for the comparable periods in 2011. Loan servicing fees are primarily comprised of fee income generated from the servicing of real estate mortgage loans owned by investors and originated by our mortgage banking division, as well as SBA loans originated to small business concerns, in addition to unused commitment fees received from lending customers. The level of such fees is primarily impacted by the balance of loans serviced and interest shortfall on serviced residential mortgage loans. Interest shortfall represents the difference between the interest collected from a loan servicing customer upon prepayment of the loan and the full month of interest that is required to be remitted to the security owner. The level of fees was also impacted by a decrease in loan servicing fees associated with declining volumes of SBA loans serviced for others.

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Other income was $3.2 million and $6.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $3.6 million and $5.5 million for the comparable periods in 2011. The increase in other income for the first six months of 2012 primarily reflects the following:

Ø	The receipt of a litigation settlement of $561,000 in the first quarter of 2012;
Ø	A gain on the sale of a CRA investment of $402,000 in the first quarter of 2012;
Ø	Income recognized on CRA investments of $192,000 and $384,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $495,000 and $504,000 for the comparable periods in 2011;
Ø	Net gains on sales of other real estate and repossessed assets of $356,000 and $283,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to net gains of $165,000 and net losses $657,000 for the comparable periods in 2011; and
Ø	A loss of $334,000 recognized in the first quarter of 2011 on the sale of our San Jose, California branch office and a gain of $263,000 recognized in the second quarter of 2011 on the sale of our Edwardsville, Illinois branch office.

Noninterest Expense.Noninterest expense decreased to $50.1 million and $99.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from $54.9 million and $111.2 million for the comparable periods in 2011. The decrease in our noninterest expense was primarily attributable to reductions in most expense categories attributable to our profit improvement initiatives and the reduction in our overall asset levels.

Salaries and employee benefits expense decreased to $18.6 million and $37.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from $19.2 million and $38.9 million for the comparable periods in 2011. The overall decrease in salaries and employee benefits expense is reflective of the completion of certain staff reductions in 2011. Our total full-time equivalent employees, or FTEs, excluding discontinued operations, decreased to 1,160 at June 30, 2012, from 1,171 at December 31, 2011 and 1,238 at June 30, 2011, representing decreases of 0.9% and 6.3%, respectively.

Occupancy, net of rental income, and furniture and equipment expense decreased to $7.9 million and $15.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from $8.7 million and $18.0 million for the comparable periods in 2011. The decrease reflects reduced furniture, fixture and technology equipment expenditures associated with prior expansion and branch renovation activities and certain branch closures completed in conjunction with profit improvement initiatives. In addition, occupancy expense, net of rental income, includes a $787,000 decrease to rent expense during the first quarter of 2012 associated with the transfer of a lease obligation to an unaffiliated third party and the related reversal of the corresponding straight-line rent liability.

Postage, printing and supplies expense decreased to $669,000 and $1.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from $715,000 and $1.5 million for the comparable periods in 2011, primarily reflecting decreases in office supplies expenses as a result of profit improvement initiatives.

Information technology fees decreased to $5.9 million and $11.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from $6.6 million and $13.1 million for the comparable periods in 2011. The decrease in information technology fees is primarily due to the implementation of certain profit improvement initiatives and related fee reductions with First Services, L.P. As more fully described in Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements, First Services, L.P., a limited partnership indirectly owned by our Chairman and members of his immediate family, including Mr. Michael Dierberg, Vice Chairman of the Company, provides information technology and various operational support services to our subsidiaries and us. Information technology fees also include fees paid to outside servicers associated with our mortgage lending, trust and small business lending divisions as well as our payroll processing department.

Legal, examination and professional fees decreased to $2.9 million and $5.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from $3.2 million and $6.3 million for the comparable periods in 2011. The decrease in legal, examination and professional fees reflects a decrease in legal expenses associated with loan collection activities, divestiture activities and litigation matters in comparison to the level of such expenses during the first six months of 2011. We anticipate legal, examination and professional fees will continue to remain at higher-than-historical levels during the remainder of 2012, primarily as a result of high levels of legal and professional fees associated with ongoing collection efforts on commercial and consumer problem loans as well as ongoing matters associated with our Capital Plan, as further described under “—Recent Developments and Other Matters – Capital Plan.”

Amortization of intangible assets was $783,000 and $1.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, and reflects the amortization of core deposit intangibles associated with prior acquisitions. Our core deposit intangibles became fully amortized during 2011.

Advertising and business development expense increased to $464,000 and $1.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from $429,000 and $927,000 for the comparable periods in 2011, reflecting increased advertising during the first six months of 2012 as compared to the comparable periods in 2011. We expect these expenses to increase over time as we further market our products and services throughout our geographic market areas.

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FDIC insurance expense decreased to $3.3 million and $6.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from $3.6 million and $8.7 million for the comparable periods in 2011. Prior to April 1, 2011, the FDIC’s assessment base for the calculation of insurance premium assessments was an institution’s average deposits. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act required the FDIC to establish rules setting insurance premium assessments based on an institution’s average consolidated assets minus its average tangible equity instead of its deposits. The change in the assessment base had the impact of reducing the level of our FDIC insurance expense beginning with the second quarter of 2011. The decrease in FDIC insurance expense is also reflective of our reduced level of deposits and total assets during the first six months of 2012 as compared to the first six months of 2011.

Write-downs and expenses on other real estate and repossessed assets decreased to $4.7 million and $8.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from $5.5 million and $10.4 million for the comparable periods in 2011. Write-downs related to the revaluation of certain other real estate properties and repossessed assets were $4.1 million and $6.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to $4.2 million and $6.8 million for the comparable periods in 2011. Other real estate and repossessed asset expenses, exclusive of write-downs, such as taxes, insurance, and repairs and maintenance, were $617,000 and $2.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to $1.3 million and $3.6 million for the comparable periods in 2011, reflecting a decrease in the balance of other real estate and repossessed assets and the sale of certain properties that required higher operating expenditures. The balance of our other real estate and repossessed assets decreased to $109.0 million at June 30, 2012, from $129.9 million at December 31, 2011 and $126.2 million at June 30, 2011. The overall higher-than-historical level of expenses on other real estate and repossessed assets is associated with ongoing foreclosure activity, including current and delinquent real estate taxes paid on other real estate properties, as well as other property preservation related expenses. We expect the level of write-downs and expenses on our other real estate and repossessed assets to continue to remain at elevated levels in the near term as a result of the high level of our other real estate and repossessed assets and the expected future transfer of certain of our nonaccrual loans into our other real estate portfolio.

Other expense was $5.6 million and $12.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $6.1 million and $11.9 million for the comparable periods in 2011. Other expense encompasses numerous general and administrative expenses including communications, insurance, freight and courier services, correspondent bank charges, loan expenses, miscellaneous losses and recoveries, memberships and subscriptions, transfer agent fees, sales taxes, travel, meals and entertainment, overdraft losses and other nonrecurring expenses. The overall level of other expense reflects the following:

Ø	Expenses associated with CRA investments of $162,000 and $846,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $282,000 and $620,000 for the comparable periods in 2011. We recorded a $500,000 valuation allowance on a CRA investment during the first quarter of 2012;
Ø	Accruals and cash payments associated with repurchase losses in our Mortgage Division of $650,000 and $1.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $290,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011;
Ø	A reduction in loan expenses related to collection matters to $547,000 and $1.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $1.5 million and $2.7 million for the comparable periods in 2011; and
Ø	A reduction in overdraft losses, net of recoveries, to $137,000 and $273,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $265,000 and $550,000 for the comparable periods in 2011.

Provision for Income Taxes. We recorded a provision for income taxes of $121,000 and $216,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $72,000 and $124,000 for the comparable periods in 2011. The provision for income taxes during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 reflects the establishment of a full deferred tax asset valuation allowance during 2008 and the resulting inability to record tax benefits on our net loss due to existing federal and state net operating loss carryforwards on which the realization of the related tax benefits is not presently “more likely than not.” The deferred tax asset valuation allowance was primarily established as a result of our three-year cumulative operating loss for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, after considering all available objective evidence and potential tax planning strategies related to the amount of the deferred tax assets that are “more likely than not” to be realized. The level of our provision for income taxes and the deferred tax asset valuation allowance are more fully described in Note 13 to our consolidated financial statements.

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Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax. We recorded a loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, of $2.5 million and $5.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to a loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, of $2.7 million and $5.9 million for the comparable periods in 2011. The loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 is reflective of net income (loss) from all discontinued operations during the respective periods, as further described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements. The loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 reflects a gain of $425,000 during the second quarter of 2011 associated with the sale of our remaining Northern Illinois Region on May 13, 2011, after the write-off of goodwill and intangible assets allocated to the Northern Illinois Region of $1.6 million.

Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest in Subsidiary. Net losses attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary were $385,000 and $445,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $927,000 and $862,000 for the comparable periods in 2011, and were comprised of the noncontrolling interest in the net losses of FB Holdings. The reduction in the net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary for the six months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the comparable period in 2011, is primarily reflective of increased gains on the sale of other real estate properties and reduced expenses and write-downs of other real estate properties associated with the reduction of loan and other real estate balances in FB Holdings. Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary is more fully described in Note 1 and Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Total assets decreased $42.7 million to $6.57 billion at June 30, 2012, from $6.61 billion at December 31, 2011. The decrease in our total assets was primarily attributable to decreases in our short-term investments, loans, bank premises and equipment and other real estate and repossessed assets, partially offset by an increase in our investment securities portfolio.

Cash and cash equivalents, which are comprised of cash and short-term investments, decreased $150.3 million to $321.7 million at June 30, 2012, from $472.0 million at December 31, 2011. The majority of funds in our short-term investments were maintained in our correspondent bank account with the FRB, as further discussed under “Liquidity Management.” The decrease in our cash and cash equivalents was primarily attributable to the following:

Ø	A net increase in our investment securities portfolio of $353.2 million, excluding the fair value adjustment on available-for-sale investment securities, as further discussed below;
Ø	A decrease in our deposit balances of $60.6 million; and
Ø	A net decrease in our other borrowings of $13.1 million, consisting of changes in our daily repurchase agreements utilized by customers as an alternative deposit product.

These decreases in cash and cash equivalents were partially offset by:

Ø	A decrease in loans of $205.2 million, exclusive of loan charge-offs and transfers of loans to other real estate and repossessed assets;
Ø	Recoveries of loans previously charged off of $14.9 million; and
Ø	Sales of other real estate and repossessed assets resulting in the receipt of cash proceeds from these sales of approximately $26.7 million.

Investment securities increased $370.9 million to $2.84 billion at June 30, 2012, from $2.47 billion at December 31, 2011. The increase in our investment securities during 2012 reflects the utilization of excess cash and cash equivalents to fund gradual and planned increases in our investment securities portfolio in a continued effort to maximize net interest income and net interest margin while maintaining appropriate liquidity levels, and an increase in the fair value adjustment of our available-for-sale investment securities of $17.7 million during the first six months of 2012 primarily resulting from a decrease in market interest rates during the period. On June 30, 2012, we reclassified certain available-for-sale investment securities to held-to-maturity investment securities at their respective fair values, which totaled $729.1 million in aggregate, as further described in Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements and under “—Liquidity Management.”

Loans, net of net deferred loan fees, decreased $252.5 million to $3.03 billion at June 30, 2012, from $3.28 billion at December 31, 2011. The decrease reflects loan charge-offs of $34.4 million, transfers of loans to other real estate and repossessed assets of $12.9 million and $205.2 million of other net loan activity, including significant principal repayments and/or payoffs on nonperforming, potential problem and other loans, and overall continual reduced loan demand within our markets, as further discussed under “—Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses.”

FRB and FHLB stock decreased $963,000 to $26.1 million at June 30, 2012, from $27.1 million at December 31, 2011, reflecting net redemptions of FRB and FHLB stock in accordance with the respective stock ownership requirements during the first six months of 2012.

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Bank premises and equipment, net of depreciation and amortization, decreased $3.2 million to $124.7 million at June 30, 2012, from $127.9 million at December 31, 2011. The decrease is primarily attributable to depreciation and amortization of $5.9 million, partially offset by net purchases of premises and equipment of $3.3 million.

Other real estate and repossessed assets decreased $20.9 million to $109.0 million at June 30, 2012, from $129.9 million at December 31, 2011. The decrease in other real estate and repossessed assets was primarily attributable to the sale of other real estate properties and repossessed assets with a carrying value of $26.4 million at a net gain of $283,000, and write-downs of other real estate properties and repossessed assets of $6.3 million primarily attributable to declining real estate values on certain properties. These decreases were partially offset by foreclosures and additions to other real estate and repossessed assets aggregating $12.9 million, as further discussed under “—Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses.”

Other assets decreased $4.1 million to $68.9 million at June 30, 2012, from $73.0 million at December 31, 2011, and are primarily comprised of accrued interest receivable, servicing rights, derivative instruments and miscellaneous other receivables.

Assets and liabilities of discontinued operations were $20.5 million and $339.9 million, respectively, at June 30, 2012, as compared to assets and liabilities of discontinued operations of $21.0 million and $346.3 million, respectively, at December 31, 2011, and represent the assets and liabilities of our Florida Region, as further discussed in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.

Deposits decreased $60.6 million to $5.39 billion at June 30, 2012, from $5.45 billion at December 31, 2011. The decrease reflects reductions of higher rate certificates of deposit and money market deposits, partially offset by an increase in demand deposits of $100.7 million attributable to organic growth through our deposit development programs and seasonal fluctuations. Time deposits and savings and money market deposits decreased $122.5 million and $38.8 million, respectively, reflecting our efforts to exit unprofitable relationships to reduce overall deposit costs and improve First Bank’s leverage ratio.

Other borrowings, which are comprised of daily securities sold under agreements to repurchase (in connection with cash management activities of our commercial deposit customers), decreased $13.1 million to $37.8 million at June 30, 2012, from $50.9 million at December 31, 2011, reflecting changes in customer balances associated with this product segment.

Accrued expenses and other liabilities increased $13.5 million to $129.4 million at June 30, 2012, from $115.9 million at December 31, 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in dividends payable on our Class C Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, or Class C Preferred Stock, and Class D Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, or Class D Preferred Stock, of $9.3 million to $52.4 million at June 30, 2012, and an increase in accrued interest payable on our junior subordinated debentures of $7.3 million to $40.4 million at June 30, 2012, as further discussed in Notes 9 and 10 to our consolidated financial statements.

Stockholders’ equity, including noncontrolling interest in subsidiary, was $286.1 million and $263.7 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, reflecting an increase of $22.5 million. The increase during 2012 reflects net income, including discontinued operations, of $14.4 million and a net increase in accumulated other comprehensive income of $17.8 million primarily associated with an increase in unrealized gains on available-for-sale investment securities, partially offset by dividends declared of $9.3 million on our Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock and a decrease in noncontrolling interest in subsidiary of $445,000 associated with net losses in FB Holdings.

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

Loan Portfolio Composition. Loans, net of net deferred loan fees, represented 46.2% of our assets as of June 30, 2012, compared to 49.7% of our assets at December 31, 2011. Loans, net of net deferred loan fees, decreased $252.5 million to $3.03 billion at June 30, 2012 from $3.28 billion at December 31, 2011. The following table summarizes the composition of our loan portfolio by category at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2012			2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	636,163		725,130
Real estate construction and development		216,894		249,987
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential		886,650		902,438
Multi-family residential		121,879		127,356
Commercial real estate		1,105,420		1,225,538
Consumer and installment		18,785		23,333
Loans held for sale		46,289		31,111
Net deferred loan fees		(635	)	(942	)
Loans, net of net deferred loan fees	$	3,031,445		3,283,951

The following table summarizes the composition of our loan portfolio by geographic region and/or business segment at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Mortgage Division	$	437,345	404,761
Florida		79,597	85,305
Northern California		433,480	497,434
Southern California		978,950	998,976
Chicago		179,732	190,610
Missouri		535,187	613,417
Texas		62,575	99,873
First Bank Business Capital, Inc.		—	19,496
Northern and Southern Illinois		239,328	278,541
Other		85,251	95,538
Total	$	3,031,445	3,283,951

We attribute the net decrease in our loan portfolio during the first six months of 2012 primarily to:

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A decrease of $89.0 million, or 12.3%, in our commercial, financial and agricultural portfolio, reflecting gross loan charge-offs of $10.2 million, low loan demand within our markets and our efforts to reduce the overall level of our special mention, potential problem and nonaccrual loans within this portfolio segment, including the sale of a $10.2 million nonaccrual loan in our First Bank Business Capital, Inc. subsidiary resulting in a charge-off of $601,000 during the first quarter of 2012;

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A decrease of $33.1 million, or 13.2%, in our real estate construction and development portfolio, primarily attributable to gross loan charge-offs of $6.4 million, transfers to other real estate and repossessed assets of $5.3 million and other loan activity reflective of our efforts to reduce the overall level of our special mention, potential problem and nonaccrual loans within this portfolio segment. The following table summarizes the composition of our real estate construction and development portfolio by region as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Northern California	$	44,374	51,968
Southern California		97,033	99,517
Chicago		28,130	30,105
Missouri		12,731	18,096
Texas		14,748	24,850
Florida		699	1,398
Northern and Southern Illinois		12,180	17,210
Other		6,999	6,843
Total	$	216,894	249,987

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We have experienced significant asset quality deterioration within all geographic areas of our real estate construction and development portfolio. As a result of this asset quality deterioration, we focused on reducing our exposure to this portfolio segment and decreased the portfolio balance by $1.92 billion, or 89.9%, from $2.14 billion at December 31, 2007 to $216.9 million at June 30, 2012. Of the remaining portfolio balance of $216.9 million, $48.4 million, or 22.3%, of these loans were on nonaccrual status as of June 30, 2012, including a $19.2 million loan in our Northern California Region, and $89.8 million, or 41.4%, of these loans were considered potential problem loans, including a $71.4 million loan relationship in our Southern California Region, as further discussed below;

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A decrease of $15.8 million in our one-to-four-family residential real estate loan portfolio primarily attributable to gross loan charge-offs of $8.9 million, transfers to other real estate of $2.9 million and principal payments, partially offset by new loan production. The following table summarizes the composition of our one-to-four-family residential real estate loan portfolio as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
One-to-four-family residential real estate:
Bank portfolio	$	139,754	165,578
Mortgage Division portfolio, excluding Florida		293,812	269,097
Florida Mortgage Division portfolio		90,693	97,818
Home equity portfolio		362,391	369,945
Total	$	886,650	902,438

Our Bank portfolio consists of mortgage loans originated to customers from our retail branch banking network. The decrease in this portfolio of $25.8 million, or 15.6%, during the first six months of 2012 is primarily attributable to principal payments primarily resulting from an increasing volume of loan refinancings and the mortgage interest rate environment, and gross charge-offs of $1.4 million. As of June 30, 2012, approximately $11.9 million, or 8.5%, of this portfolio is considered impaired, consisting of nonaccrual loans of $10.3 million and performing troubled debt restructurings, or performing TDRs, of $1.6 million. Our Mortgage Division portfolio, excluding Florida, consists of both prime mortgage loans and Alt A and sub-prime mortgage loans that were originated prior to our discontinuation of Alt A and sub-prime loan products in 2007. The increase in this portfolio of $24.7 million, or 9.2%, during the first six months of 2012 is primarily attributable to the addition of approximately $35.9 million of new loan production into this portfolio, consisting of jumbo adjustable rate and 10 and 15-year fixed rate mortgages; partially offset by principal payments, gross charge-offs of $3.5 million and transfers to other real estate. As of June 30, 2012, approximately $89.0 million, or 30.3%, of this portfolio is considered impaired, consisting of nonaccrual loans of $13.8 million and performing TDRs of $75.2 million, including loans modified in the Home Affordable Modification Program, or HAMP, of $67.9 million. Our Florida Mortgage Division portfolio, the majority of which was acquired in November 2007 through our acquisition of Coast Bank, consists primarily of prime mortgage loans and Alt A mortgage loans. The decrease in this portfolio of $7.1 million, or 7.3%, is primarily attributable to principal payments, gross charge-offs of $1.2 million and transfers to other real estate. As of June 30, 2012, approximately $10.6 million, or 11.7%, of this portfolio is considered impaired, consisting of performing TDRs of $6.9 million, including loans modified in HAMP of $5.1 million, and nonaccrual loans of $3.7 million. Our Mortgage Division portfolio, excluding Florida, and our Florida Mortgage Division portfolio are collectively defined as our Mortgage Division portfolio unless otherwise noted. Our home equity portfolio consists of loans originated to customers from our retail branch banking network. As of June 30, 2012, approximately $6.9 million, or 1.9%, of this portfolio is on nonaccrual status. The decrease in this portfolio of $7.6 million, or 2.0%, during the first six months of 2012 is primarily attributable to gross loan charge-offs of $2.8 million, in addition to principal payments and ordinary and seasonal fluctuations experienced within this loan product type;

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A decrease of $5.5 million, or 4.3%, in our multi-family residential real estate portfolio primarily attributable to gross loan charge-offs of $1.2 million, reduced loan demand within our markets as well as our efforts to reduce the overall level of our special mention, potential problem and nonaccrual loans within this portfolio segment. As of June 30, 2012, approximately $8.3 million, or 6.8%, of this portfolio is considered impaired, consisting of nonaccrual loans of $5.1 million and performing TDRs of $3.1 million;

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Ø A decrease of $120.1 million, or 9.8%, in our commercial real estate portfolio primarily attributable to gross loan charge-offs of $7.4 million, transfers to other real estate of $4.7 million, reduced loan demand within our markets, our efforts to reduce the overall level of our special mention, potential problem and nonaccrual loans within this portfolio segment, including the payoff of a $17.0 million non-owner occupied performing TDR in our Northern California Region in the second quarter of 2012, and our efforts to reduce our exposure to non-owner occupied commercial real estate in the current economic environment. The following table summarizes the composition of our commercial real estate portfolio by loan type as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Farmland	$	19,005	19,322
Owner occupied		629,870	686,081
Non-owner occupied		456,545	520,135
Total	$	1,105,420	1,225,538

Within our commercial real estate portfolio, we have experienced the most distress in our non-owner occupied portfolio, which constitutes approximately 41.3% of our commercial real estate portfolio at June 30, 2012. As of June 30, 2012, $19.8 million, or 4.3%, of our non-owner occupied segment is considered impaired, consisting of performing TDRs of $4.9 million and nonaccrual loans of $14.9 million. The following table summarizes the composition of our non-owner occupied loan portfolio by region as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Northern California	$	121,133	146,808
Southern California		204,683	213,394
Chicago		17,081	19,918
Missouri		64,194	77,449
Texas		18,272	27,639
Florida		9,132	10,233
Northern and Southern Illinois		20,237	22,803
Other		1,813	1,891
Total	$	456,545	520,135

Ø A decrease of $4.5 million, or 19.5%, in our consumer and installment portfolio, reflecting portfolio runoff and reduced loan demand within our markets.

These decreases were partially offset by:

Ø An increase of $15.2 million, or 48.8%, in our loans held for sale portfolio primarily resulting from an increase in origination volumes and the timing of subsequent sales into the secondary mortgage market.

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Nonperforming Assets. Nonperforming assets include nonaccrual loans, other real estate and repossessed assets. The following table presents the categories of nonperforming assets and certain ratios as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2012			2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Nonperforming Assets:
Nonaccrual loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	29,277		55,340
Real estate construction and development		48,412		71,244
One-to-four-family residential real estate:
Bank portfolio		10,256		14,690
Mortgage Division portfolio		17,604		16,778
Home equity portfolio		6,917		6,940
Multi-family residential		5,134		7,975
Commercial real estate		32,753		47,262
Consumer and installment		19		22
Total nonaccrual loans		150,372		220,251
Other real estate and repossessed assets		109,026		129,896
Total nonperforming assets	$	259,398		350,147
Loans, net of net deferred loan fees	$	3,031,445		3,283,951
Performing troubled debt restructurings	$	114,268		126,442
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing	$	777		2,744
Ratio of:
Allowance for loan losses to loans		3.97	%	4.19	%
Nonaccrual loans to loans		4.96		6.71
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans		79.95		62.52
Nonperforming assets to loans, other real estate and repossessed assets		8.26		10.26

Our nonperforming assets, consisting of nonaccrual loans, other real estate and repossessed assets, decreased $90.7 million, or 25.9%, to $259.4 million at June 30, 2012, from $350.1 million at December 31, 2011. Our nonperforming assets at June 30, 2012 included $7.6 million, comprised of $3.3 million of nonaccrual loans and $4.3 million of other real estate, held by FB Holdings, a subsidiary of First Bank which is 46.77% owned by FCA, an entity owned by our Chairman of the Board and members of his immediate family, including Mr. Michael Dierberg, Vice Chairman of the Company.

We attribute the $69.9 million, or 31.7%, net decrease in our nonaccrual loans during the six months ended June 30, 2012 to the following:

Ø	A decrease in nonaccrual loans of $26.1 million, or 47.1%, in our commercial, financial and agricultural portfolio, primarily driven by gross loan charge-offs of $10.2 million, the sale of a $10.2 million nonaccrual loan in our First Bank Business Capital, Inc. subsidiary resulting in a charge-off of $601,000 during the first quarter of 2012 and payments received, partially offset by additions to nonaccrual loans during the year;
Ø	A decrease in nonaccrual loans of $22.8 million, or 32.0%, in our real estate construction and development loan portfolio driven by gross loan charge-offs of $6.4 million, transfers to other real estate of $5.3 million and payments received, partially offset by additions to nonaccrual loans during the year. Nonaccrual real estate construction and development loans at June 30, 2012 include a single loan in our Northern California region with a recorded investment of $19.2 million;
Ø	A decrease in nonaccrual loans of $3.6 million, or 9.5%, in our one-to-four-family residential real estate loan portfolio driven by gross loan charge-offs of $8.9 million, transfers to other real estate of $2.9 million and payments received, partially offset by additions to nonaccrual loans during the year;
Ø	A decrease in nonaccrual loans of $2.8 million, or 35.6%, in our multi-family residential loan portfolio primarily driven by gross loan charge-offs of $1.2 million and payments received, partially offset by additions to nonaccrual loans during the year; and
Ø	A decrease in nonaccrual loans of $14.5 million, or 30.7%, in our commercial real estate portfolio primarily driven by gross loan charge-offs of $7.4 million, transfers to other real estate of $4.7 million and payments received, partially offset by additions to nonaccrual loans during the year.

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The decrease in other real estate and repossessed assets of $20.9 million, or 16.1%, during the first six months of 2012 was primarily driven by the sale of other real estate properties and repossessed assets with an aggregate carrying value of $26.4 million at a net gain of $283,000 and write-downs of other real estate and repossessed assets of $6.3 million attributable to declining real estate values on certain properties, partially offset by foreclosures and other additions to other real estate aggregating $12.9 million. Of the $109.0 million balance of other real estate and repossessed assets at June 30, 2012, $51.6 million consisted of collateral with the most recent appraisal date being in 2012. The remaining $57.4 million of other real estate and repossessed assets at June 30, 2012 consisted of collateral with the most recent appraisal date being in 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008 of $47.6 million, $9.6 million, $4,000 and $70,000, respectively, in addition to $146,000 with the fair value estimated by management or by broker’s price opinions.

The following table summarizes the composition of our nonperforming assets by region / business segment at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Mortgage Division	$	20,933	22,137
Florida		4,802	5,819
Northern California		33,999	42,370
Southern California		72,739	85,233
Chicago		28,357	37,760
Missouri		49,541	60,578
Texas		15,898	40,025
First Bank Business Capital, Inc.		—	11,411
Northern and Southern Illinois		17,566	28,931
Other		15,563	15,883
Total nonperforming assets	$	259,398	350,147

During the first six months of 2012, we experienced a decline in nonperforming assets in all of our regions as a result of payment activity, sales of other real estate properties, charge-offs of loans and write-downs of other real estate properties. The decrease in our Texas Region of $24.1 million primarily resulted from a significant loan payoff received during the first quarter of 2012 and other activity, including the sale of several other real estate properties and payoffs of certain nonperforming loans during the first six months of 2012. The decrease in First Bank Business Capital, Inc.’s nonperforming assets of $11.4 million primarily resulted from the sale of a $10.2 million commercial and industrial loan resulting in a charge-off of $601,000 during the first quarter of 2012. We have been successful in reducing our overall level of nonperforming assets as a result of the completion of several initiatives in our Asset Quality Improvement Plan.

As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, loans identified by management as TDRs aggregating $33.8 million and $40.8 million, respectively, were on nonaccrual status and were classified as nonperforming loans.

Performing Troubled Debt Restructurings. The following table presents the categories of performing TDRs as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	3,403	4,264
Real estate construction and development		11,918	12,014
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential		83,652	82,629
Multi-family residential		3,129	3,166
Commercial real estate		12,166	24,369
Total performing troubled debt restructurings	$	114,268	126,442

The decrease in performing TDRs of $12.2 million, or 9.6%, during the first six months of 2012 was primarily attributable to the payoff of a $17.0 million commercial real estate loan in our Northern California region during the second quarter of 2012, partially offset by the modification of the contractual terms of a commercial real estate loan in our Southern California region with a recorded investment of $5.0 million during the first quarter of 2012.

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Potential Problem Loans. As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, loans aggregating $184.6 million and $233.5 million, respectively, which were not classified as nonperforming assets or performing TDRs, were identified by management as having potential credit problems, or potential problem loans. These loans are generally defined as loans having an internally assigned grade of substandard and loans in the Mortgage Division which are 30-89 days past due. The following table presents the categories of our potential problem loans as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	17,758	32,851
Real estate construction and development		89,844	97,158
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential		16,579	13,797
Multi-family residential		29,006	28,789
Commercial real estate		31,379	60,876
Total potential problem loans	$	184,566	233,471

Potential problem loans decreased $48.9 million, or 20.9%, during the first six months of 2012. The decrease in commercial, financial and agricultural potential problem loans of $15.1 million, or 45.9%, is primarily attributable to loan payoffs, including the payoff of a $6.1 million credit relationship in our First Bank Business Capital, Inc. subsidiary during the second quarter of 2012, and other loan activity, including certain upgrades to special mention or pass status. The decrease in real estate construction and development potential problem loans of $7.3 million, or 7.5%, is primarily attributable to loan payoffs and other loan activity, including certain upgrades to special mention or pass status. The decrease in commercial real estate potential problem credits of $29.5 million, or 48.5%, is primarily attributable to the payoff of an $8.3 million credit relationship in our Southern California region during the first quarter of 2012, upgrades of certain potential problem loans to special mention status and transfers to nonaccrual status, in addition to payment activity. Potential problem loans at June 30, 2012 include a $71.4 million real estate construction and development credit relationship in our Southern California region and a $28.4 million multi-family residential real estate loan in our Chicago region. We are continuing to closely monitor these loan relationships. Based on recent valuations of the underlying collateral securing these loans, we believe these loan relationships are adequately secured. While facts and circumstances are subject to change in the future, the borrowers continue to service these obligations in accordance with the existing terms and conditions of the respective credits.

The following table summarizes the composition of our potential problem loans by region / business segment at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Mortgage Division	$	7,496	4,429
Florida		6,444	8,100
Northern California		1,060	3,507
Southern California		92,375	113,682
Chicago		41,716	41,720
Missouri		13,130	28,349
Texas		4,736	3,359
First Bank Business Capital, Inc.		—	6,114
Northern and Southern Illinois		16,287	20,922
Other		1,322	3,289
Total potential problem loans	$	184,566	233,471

During the first six months of 2012, we experienced a decline in potential problem loans in most of our regions as a result of payment activity, upgrades of certain loans to special mention status from potential problem status and transfers to nonaccrual status. The decline of $21.3 million, or 18.7%, in our Southern California region during the first six months of 2012 reflects the payoff of an $8.3 million commercial real estate loan during the first quarter of 2012 and other loan activity during the year. The decline of $15.2 million, or 53.7%, in our Missouri region during the first six months of 2012 reflects certain upgrades to special mention status and other loan activity during the first six months of 2012. The decline of $6.1 million in our First Bank Business Capital, Inc. subsidiary is attributable to the aforementioned payoff of a $6.1 million commercial and industrial credit relationship. We have been successful in reducing the overall level of our potential problem loans as a result of the completion of several initiatives in our Asset Quality Improvement Plan.

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Our credit risk management policies and procedures, as further described under “—Allowance for Loan Losses,” focus on identifying potential problem loans. Potential problem loans may be identified by the assigned lender, the credit administration department or the internal credit review department. Specifically, the originating loan officers have primary responsibility for monitoring and overseeing their respective credit relationships, including, but not limited to: (a) periodic reviews of financial statements; (b) periodic site visits to inspect and evaluate loan collateral; (c) ongoing communication with primary borrower representatives; and (d) appropriately monitoring and adjusting the risk rating of the respective credit relationships should ongoing conditions or circumstances associated with the relationship warrant such adjustments. In addition, in the current severely weakened economic environment, our credit administration department and our internal credit review department are reviewing all loans with credit exposure over certain thresholds in loan portfolio segments in which we, or other financial institutions, have experienced significant loan charge-offs, such as real estate construction and development and one-to-four-family residential real estate loans, and on loan portfolio segments that appear to be most likely to generate additional loan charge-offs in the future, such as commercial real estate. We include adversely rated credits, including potential problem loans, on our monthly loan watch list. Loans on our watch list require regular detailed loan status reports prepared by the responsible officer which are discussed in formal meetings with internal credit review and credit administration staff members that are generally conducted on a quarterly basis. The primary purpose of these meetings is to closely monitor these loan relationships and further develop, modify and oversee appropriate action plans with respect to the ultimate and timely resolution of the individual loan relationships.

Each loan is assigned an FDIC collateral code at the time of origination which provides management with information regarding the nature and type of the underlying collateral supporting all individual loans, including potential problem loans. Upon identification of a potential problem loan, management makes a determination of the value of the underlying collateral via a third party appraisal and/or an assessment of value from our internal appraisal review department. The estimated value of the underlying collateral is a significant factor in the risk rating and allowance for loan losses allocation assigned to potential problem loans.

Potential problem loans are regularly evaluated for impaired loan status by lenders, the credit administration department and the internal credit review department. When management makes the determination that a loan should be considered impaired, an initial specific reserve is allocated to the impaired loan, if necessary, until the loan is charged down to the appraised value of the underlying collateral, typically within 30 to 90 days of becoming impaired. In the current economic environment, management typically utilizes appraisals performed no earlier than 180 days prior to the charge-off, and in most cases, appraisals utilized are dated within 60 days of the charge-off. As such, management typically addresses collateral shortfalls through charge-offs as opposed to recording specific reserves on individual loans. Once a loan is charged down to the appraised value of the underlying collateral, management regularly monitors the carrying value of the loan for any additional deterioration and records additional reserves or charge-offs as necessary. As a general guideline, management orders new appraisals on any impaired loan or other real estate property in which the most recent appraisal is more than 18 months old; however, management also orders new appraisals on impaired loans or other real estate properties if they determine new appraisals are prudent based on many different factors, such as a rapid change in market conditions in a particular region.

We continue our efforts to reduce nonperforming and potential problem loans and re-define our overall strategy and business plans with respect to our loan portfolio as deemed necessary in light of ongoing and dramatic changes in market conditions in the markets in which we operate.

Allowance for Loan Losses. Our allowance for loan losses decreased to $120.2 million at June 30, 2012, compared to $137.7 million at December 31, 2011. The decrease in our allowance for loan losses of $17.5 million during the first six months of 2012 was primarily attributable to the decrease in nonaccrual loans of $69.9 million, the decrease in potential problem loans of $48.9 million and the $252.5 million decrease in the overall level of our loan portfolio.

Our allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans, net of net deferred loan fees, was 3.97% and 4.19% at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The decrease in the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans, net of net deferred loan fees, during the first six months of 2012 was primarily attributable to the decrease in our nonaccrual and potential problem loans during the period, which generally results in a higher allowance for loan losses being allocated to these loans, in addition to a decrease in our historical net loan charge-off experience as a result of declining charge-off levels for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008.

Our allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonaccrual loans was 79.95% and 62.52% at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The increase in the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonaccrual loans during the first six months of 2012 was primarily attributable to the decrease in nonaccrual loans, a portion of which did not carry a specific allowance for loan losses as these loans had been charged down to the estimated fair value of the related collateral less estimated costs to sell.

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Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Allowance for loan losses, beginning of period	$	130,348		183,973		137,710		201,033
Loans charged-off:
Commercial, financial and agricultural		(5,152	)	(17,190	)	(10,233	)	(22,744	)
Real estate construction and development		(3,339	)	(9,372	)	(6,423	)	(19,686	)
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four family residential loans:
Bank portfolio		(854	)	(863	)	(1,442	)	(1,564	)
Mortgage Division portfolio		(2,452	)	(4,090	)	(4,643	)	(10,708	)
Home equity portfolio		(1,682	)	(1,809	)	(2,831	)	(4,215	)
Multi-family residential loans		(237	)	(2,930	)	(1,169	)	(2,930	)
Commercial real estate loans		(4,037	)	(12,927	)	(7,390	)	(24,021	)
Consumer and installment		(194	)	(77	)	(269	)	(295	)
Total		(17,947	)	(49,258	)	(34,400	)	(86,163	)
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off:
Commercial, financial and agricultural		2,686		1,076		5,744		3,966
Real estate construction and development		2,986		513		3,719		4,383
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four family residential loans:
Bank portfolio		504		275		644		402
Mortgage Division portfolio		551		861		1,522		1,946
Home equity portfolio		168		203		309		273
Multi-family residential loans		32		43		43		43
Commercial real estate loans		858		385		2,846		2,104
Consumer and installment		41		115		90		199
Total		7,826		3,471		14,917		13,316
Net loans charged-off		(10,121	)	(45,787	)	(19,483	)	(72,847	)
Provision for loan losses		—		23,000		2,000		33,000
Allowance for loan losses, end of period	$	120,227		161,186		120,227		161,186

Our net loan charge-offs were $10.1 million and $19.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to $45.8 million and $72.8 million for the comparable periods in 2011. Our annualized net loan charge-offs as a percentage of average loans were 1.31% and 1.24% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to 4.71% and 3.57% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.

The decrease in our net loan charge-off levels for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the comparable periods in 2011, is primarily attributable to the following:

Ø	A decrease in net loan charge-offs of $13.6 million and $14.3 million associated with our commercial, financial and agricultural portfolio for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to the comparable periods in 2011. Net loan charge-offs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 included charge-offs of $4.9 million on a First Bank Business Capital, Inc. loan and $2.6 million on a loan in our Texas region;
Ø	A decrease in net loan charge-offs of $8.5 million and $12.6 million associated with our real estate construction and development portfolio for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to the comparable periods in 2011. Net loan charge-offs for the six months ended June 30, 2011 included a charge-off of $5.7 million during the first quarter of 2011 on a loan in our Missouri region. Although the overall level of charge-offs has declined with the significant decrease in the balance of loans in our real estate construction and development portfolio, we continue to experience significant distress and unstable market conditions throughout our market areas, resulting in continued high levels of developer inventories, slower lot and home sales and declining real estate values;
Ø	A decrease in net loan charge-offs of $1.7 million and $7.4 million associated with our one-to-four-family residential loan portfolio for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to the comparable periods in 2011. Net loan charge-offs in our Mortgage Division portfolio decreased $1.3 million and $5.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to the comparable periods in 2011. The decrease in net loan charge-offs in our Mortgage Division is primarily reflective of the declining portfolio balance of Alt A and subprime loans and the decrease in nonaccrual loans throughout 2011 and the first six months of 2012, in addition to improving delinquency trends; and

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Ø A decrease in net loan charge-offs of $9.4 million and $17.4 million associated with our commercial real estate portfolio for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to the comparable periods in 2011, primarily attributable to the declining portfolio balance, in particular our non-owner occupied commercial real estate portfolio, and decreases in nonaccrual and potential problem loans. We recorded a charge-off of $5.3 million on a loan in our Southern California region during the second quarter of 2011.

The following table summarizes the composition of our net loan charge-offs (recoveries) by region / business segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012			2011	2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Mortgage Division	$	1,898		3,228	3,119		8,761
Florida		(116	)	1,226	995		2,552
Northern California		2,973		5,552	3,111		8,600
Southern California		2,141		10,808	2,924		16,276
Chicago		386		2,548	(65	)	3,343
Missouri		793		5,754	4,600		13,247
Texas		(516	)	7,298	991		8,981
First Bank Business Capital, Inc.		796		4,783	1,188		4,321
Northern and Southern Illinois		1,585		2,877	1,877		4,171
Other		181		1,713	743		2,595
Total net loan charge-offs	$	10,121		45,787	19,483		72,847

As discussed above, the decrease in net loan charge-offs in our Mortgage Division is reflective of the declining portfolio balance and the decrease in nonaccrual loans throughout 2011 and the first six months of 2012, in addition to improving delinquency trends. The decrease in net loan charge-offs in our Northern California region was primarily attributable to a charge-off of $2.6 million on a commercial real estate loan during the first quarter of 2011. The decrease in net loan charge-offs in our Southern California region was primarily attributable to the resolution and declining balance of nonaccrual loans in this region and a charge-off of $5.3 million on a commercial real estate loan during the second quarter of 2011. The decrease in net loan charge-offs in our Missouri region was primarily attributable to a charge-off of $5.7 million on a real estate construction and development loan during the first quarter of 2011. The decrease in net charge-offs in our Texas Region was primarily attributable to charge-offs of $2.6 million on a commercial and industrial loan and $2.1 million on a real estate construction and development loan during the second quarter of 2011 in addition to the declining portfolio balance and decrease in nonaccrual loans throughout 2011 and the first six months of 2012.

We continue to closely monitor our loan portfolio and address the ongoing challenges posed by the severely weakened economic environment that has directly impacted and continues to impact many of our market segments. Specifically, we continue to focus on loan portfolio segments in which we have experienced significant loan charge-offs, such as real estate construction and development and one-to-four-family residential, and on loan portfolio segments that could generate additional loan charge-offs in the future, such as commercial real estate and commercial and industrial. We consider these factors in our overall assessment of the adequacy of our allowance for loan losses.

Each month, the credit administration department provides management with detailed lists of loans on the watch list and summaries of the entire loan portfolio by risk rating. These are coupled with analyses of changes in the risk profile of the portfolio, changes in past-due and nonperforming loans and changes in watch list and classified loans over time. In this manner, we continually monitor the overall increases or decreases in the level of risk in our loan portfolio. Factors are applied to the loan portfolio for each category of loan risk to determine acceptable levels of allowance for loan losses. Furthermore, management has implemented additional procedures to analyze concentrations in our real estate portfolio in light of economic and market conditions. These procedures include enhanced reporting to track land, lot, construction and finished inventory levels within our real estate construction and development portfolio. In addition, a quarterly evaluation of each lending unit is performed based on certain factors, such as lending personnel experience, recent credit reviews, loan concentrations and other factors. Based on this evaluation, changes to the allowance for loan losses may be required due to the perceived risk of particular portfolios. In addition, management exercises a certain degree of judgment in its analysis of the overall adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. In its analysis, management considers the changes in the portfolio, including growth, composition, the ratio of net loans to total assets, and the economic conditions of the regions in which we operate. Based on this quantitative and qualitative analysis, adjustments are made to the allowance for loan losses. Such adjustments are reflected in our consolidated statements of operations.

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We record charge-offs on nonperforming loans typically within 30 to 90 days of the credit relationship reaching nonperforming loan status. We measure impairment and the resulting charge-off amount based primarily on third party appraisals. As such, rather than carrying specific reserves on nonperforming loans, we generally recognize a loan loss through a charge to the allowance for loan losses once the credit relationship reaches nonperforming loan status.

The allocation of the allowance for loan losses by loan category is a result of the application of our risk rating system augmented by historical loss data by loan type and other qualitative analysis. Consequently, the distribution of the allowance for loan losses will change from period to period due to the following factors:

Ø	Changes in the aggregate loan balances by loan category;
Ø	Changes in the identified risk in individual loans in our loan portfolio over time, excluding those homogeneous categories of loans such as consumer and installment loans and residential real estate mortgage loans for which risk ratings are changed based on payment performance;
Ø	Changes in historical loss data as a result of recent charge-off experience by loan type; and
Ø	Changes in qualitative factors such as changes in economic conditions, the volume of nonaccrual and potential problem loans by loan category and geographical location and changes in the value of the underlying collateral for collateral-dependent loans.

A summary of the allowance for loan losses to loans by category as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
Commercial, financial and agricultural	3.46	%	3.76	%
Real estate construction and development	10.06		9.95
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential loans	4.93		5.64
Multi-family residential loans	3.95		3.81
Commercial real estate loans	2.49		2.40
Consumer and installment	2.17		1.95
Total	3.97		4.19

The changes in the percentage of the allocated allowance for loan losses to loans in these portfolio segments are reflective of changes in the overall level of special mention loans, potential problem loans, performing TDRs and nonaccrual loans within each of these portfolio segments, in addition to other qualitative and quantitative factors.

INTEREST RATE RISK MANAGEMENT

The maintenance of a satisfactory level of net interest income is a primary factor in our ability to achieve acceptable income levels. However, the maturity and repricing characteristics of our loan and investment portfolios may differ significantly from those within our deposit structure. The nature of the loan and deposit markets within which we operate, and our objectives for business development within those markets at any point in time, influence these characteristics. In addition, the ability of borrowers to repay loans and the possibility of depositors withdrawing funds prior to stated maturity dates introduces divergent option characteristics that fluctuate as interest rates change. These factors cause various elements of our balance sheet to react in different manners and at different times relative to changes in interest rates, potentially leading to increases or decreases in net interest income over time. Depending upon the direction and magnitude of interest rate movements and their effect on the specific components of our balance sheet, the effects on net interest income can be substantial. Consequently, it is critical that we establish effective control over our exposure to changes in interest rates. We strive to manage our interest rate risk by:

Ø	Maintaining an Asset Liability Committee, or ALCO, responsible to our Board of Directors and Executive Management, to review the overall interest rate risk management activity and approve actions taken to reduce risk;
Ø	Employing a financial simulation model to determine our exposure to changes in interest rates;
Ø	Coordinating the lending, investing and deposit-generating functions to control the assumption of interest rate risk; and
Ø	Utilizing various financial instruments, including derivatives, to offset inherent interest rate risk should it become excessive.

The objective of these procedures is to limit the adverse impact that changes in interest rates may have on our net interest income.

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The ALCO has overall responsibility for the effective management of interest rate risk and the approval of policy guidelines. The ALCO includes our President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Controller, Chief Investment Officer, Chief Credit Officer, Executive Vice President of Retail Banking, Director of Risk Management and Audit, and certain other senior officers. The Asset Liability Management Group, which monitors interest rate risk, supports the ALCO, prepares analyses for review by the ALCO and implements actions that are either specifically directed by the ALCO or established by policy guidelines.

In managing sensitivity, we strive to reduce the adverse impact on earnings by managing interest rate risk within internal policy constraints. Our policy is to manage exposure to potential risks associated with changing interest rates by maintaining a balance sheet posture in which annual net interest income is not significantly impacted by reasonably possible near-term changes in interest rates. To measure the effect of interest rate changes, we project our net income over a two-year horizon on a pro forma basis. The analysis assumes various scenarios for increases and decreases in interest rates including both instantaneous and gradual, and parallel and non-parallel, shifts in the yield curve, in varying amounts. For purposes of arriving at reasonably possible near-term changes in interest rates, we include scenarios based on actual changes in interest rates, which have occurred over a two-year period, simulating both a declining and rising interest rate scenario.

We are “asset-sensitive,” indicating that our assets would generally re-price with changes in interest rates more rapidly than our liabilities, and our simulation model indicates a loss of projected net interest income should interest rates decline. While a decline in interest rates of less than 50 basis points was projected to have a relatively minimal impact on our net interest income, an instantaneous parallel decline in the interest yield curve of 50 basis points indicates a pre-tax projected loss of approximately 5.8% of net interest income, based on assets and liabilities at June 30, 2012. At June 30, 2012, we remain in an asset-sensitive position and thus, remain subject to a higher level of risk in a declining interest rate environment. Although we do not anticipate that instantaneous shifts in the yield curve, as projected in our simulation model, are likely, these are indications of the effects that changes in interest rates would have over time. Our asset-sensitive position, coupled with the effect of significant declines in interest rates that began in late 2007 and continued throughout 2008 and 2009 to historically low levels that remain prevalent in the current marketplace, and the overall level of our nonperforming assets, has negatively impacted our net interest income and is expected to continue to impact the level of our net interest income throughout the near future.

We also prepare and review a more traditional interest rate sensitivity position in conjunction with the results of our simulation model. The following table presents the projected maturities and periods to repricing of our rate sensitive assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2012, adjusted to account for anticipated prepayments:

						Over Six
	Three			Over Three		through		Over One
	Months or			through Six		Twelve		through Five	Over Five
	Less			Months		Months		Years	Years	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (1)	$	1,684,492		265,108		323,323		691,303	67,219	3,031,445
Investment securities		201,584		116,914		308,193		1,377,653	837,280	2,841,624
FRB and FHLB stock		26,115		—		—		—	—	26,115
Short-term investments		204,431		—		—		—	—	204,431
Total interest-earning assets	$	2,116,622		382,022		631,516		2,068,956	904,499	6,103,615
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand deposits	$	335,731		208,698		136,107		99,812	127,033	907,381
Money market deposits		1,587,946		—		—		—	—	1,587,946
Savings deposits		45,366		37,361		32,023		45,367	106,745	266,862
Time deposits		361,229		314,074		385,434		281,012	103	1,341,852
Other borrowings		37,814		—		—		—	—	37,814
Subordinated debentures		282,480		—		—		—	71,615	354,095
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	2,650,566		560,133		553,564		426,191	305,496	4,495,950
Interest-sensitivity gap:
Periodic	$	(533,944	)	(178,111	)	77,952		1,642,765	599,003	1,607,665
Cumulative		(533,944	)	(712,055	)	(634,103	)	1,008,662	1,607,665
Ratio of interest-sensitive assets to interest-
sensitive liabilities:
Periodic		0.80		0.68		1.14		4.85	2.96	1.36
Cumulative		0.80		0.78		0.83		1.24	1.36

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(1)       Loans are presented net of net deferred loan fees.

Management made certain assumptions in preparing the foregoing table. These assumptions included:

Ø	Loans will repay at projected repayment rates;
Ø	Mortgage-backed securities, included in investment securities, will repay at projected repayment rates;

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Ø	Interest-bearing demand accounts and savings deposits will behave in a projected manner with regard to their interest rate sensitivity; and
Ø	Fixed maturity deposits will not be withdrawn prior to maturity.

A significant variance in actual results from one or more of these assumptions could materially affect the results reflected in the foregoing table.

We were in an overall asset-sensitive position of $1.61 billion, or 24.5% of our total assets, and $1.52 billion, or 22.9% of our total assets, at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. We were in an overall liability-sensitive position on a cumulative basis through the twelve-month time horizon of $634.1 million, or 9.7% of our total assets, and $284.0 million, or 4.3% of our total assets at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

The interest-sensitivity position is one of several measurements of the impact of interest rate changes on net interest income. Its usefulness in assessing the effect of potential changes in net interest income varies with the constant change in the composition of our assets and liabilities and changes in interest rates. For this reason, we place greater emphasis on our simulation model for monitoring our interest rate risk exposure.

As previously discussed, we utilize derivative instruments to assist in our management of interest rate sensitivity by modifying the repricing, maturity and option characteristics of certain assets and liabilities. We also sell interest rate swap agreement contracts to certain customers who wish to modify their interest rate sensitivity. We offset the interest rate risk of these swap agreements by simultaneously purchasing matching interest rate swap agreement contracts with offsetting pay/receive rates from other financial institutions. Because of the matching terms of the offsetting contracts, the net effect of the changes in the fair value of the paired swaps is minimal.

The derivative instruments we held as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are summarized as follows:

	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	Notional		Credit	Notional	Credit
	Amount		Exposure	Amount	Exposure
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Interest rate swap agreements	$	25,000	—	50,000	—
Customer interest rate swap agreements		14,428	172	47,240	441
Interest rate lock commitments		85,648	3,090	38,985	1,381
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities		110,500	—	58,800	—

The notional amounts of our derivative instruments do not represent amounts exchanged by the parties and, therefore, are not a measure of our credit exposure through our use of these instruments. The credit exposure represents the loss we would incur in the event the counterparties failed completely to perform according to the terms of the derivative instruments and the collateral held to support the credit exposure was of no value.

The earnings associated with our derivative instruments reflect the interest rate environment during these periods as well as the overall level of our derivative instruments throughout these periods. We recorded net losses on derivative instruments, which are included in noninterest income in the consolidated statements of operations, of $2,000 and $38,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $165,000 and $221,000 for the comparable periods in 2011. The net losses on derivative instruments are attributable to changes in the fair value and the net interest differential of our interest rate swap agreements.

Our derivative instruments are more fully described in Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements.

LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT

First Bank.Our liquidity is the ability to maintain a cash flow that is adequate to fund operations, service debt obligations and meet obligations and other commitments on a timely basis. First Bank receives funds for liquidity from customer deposits, loan payments, maturities of loans and investments, sales of investments and earnings before provision for loan losses. In addition, we may avail ourselves of other sources of funds by issuing certificates of deposit in denominations of $100,000 or more (including certificates issued through the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service, or CDARS program), selling securities under agreements to repurchase, and utilizing borrowings from the FHLB, the FRB and other borrowings.

As a financial intermediary, we are subject to liquidity risk. We closely monitor our liquidity position through our Liquidity Management Committee and we continue to implement actions deemed necessary to maintain an appropriate level of liquidity in light of unstable market conditions, changes in loan funding needs, operating and debt service requirements, current deposit trends and events that may occur in conjunction with our Capital Plan. We continue to seek opportunities to improve our overall liquidity position, and have expanded and implemented a more efficient collateral management process that allows us to maximize our overall collateral position related to our alternative borrowing sources. In conjunction with our liquidity management process, we analyze and manage short-term and long-term liquidity through an ongoing review of internal funding sources, projected cash flows from loans, securities and customer deposits, internal and competitor deposit pricing structures and maturity profiles of current borrowing sources. We utilize planning, management reporting and adverse stress scenarios to monitor sources and uses of funds on a daily basis to assess cash levels to ensure adequate funds are available to meet normal business operating requirements and to supplement liquidity needs to meet unusual demands for funds that may result from an unexpected change in customer deposit levels or potential planned or unexpected liquidity events that may arise from time to time.

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First Bank has built a significant amount of available balance sheet liquidity since 2009 in anticipation of the expected completion of certain transactions associated with our Capital Plan, as further described under “—Recent Developments and Other Matters – Capital Plan.” Our cash and cash equivalents were $321.7 million and $472.0 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The majority of funds were maintained in our correspondent bank account with the FRB. The decrease in our cash and cash equivalents of $150.3 million is further discussed under “—Financial Condition.”

We are actively increasing our unpledged investment securities portfolio in an effort to improve our net interest income and increase our available liquidity. Our unpledged investment securities increased $348.8 million to $2.59 billion at June 30, 2012, compared to $2.24 billion at December 31, 2011, and are mostly comprised of highly liquid and readily marketable available-for-sale securities. The combined level of cash and cash equivalents and unpledged investment securities provided us with total available liquidity of $2.91 billion and $2.71 billion at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. As such, despite significant cash outflows to support transactions associated with our Capital Plan and the prepayment of $720.0 million of secured term borrowings during 2010, we have maintained available liquidity of $2.91 billion, or 44.4% of total assets, at June 30, 2012. Our ability to maintain strong liquidity was achieved by a substantial shift in our balance sheet from loans to short-term investments and investment securities. Our loan-to-deposit ratio decreased to 56.2% at June 30, 2012 from 60.2% at December 31, 2011, while the ratio of our cash and cash equivalents and investment securities to total assets increased to 48.2% at June 30, 2012 from 44.5% at December 31, 2011.

On June 30, 2012, we reclassified certain of our available-for-sale investment securities to held-to-maturity investment securities at their respective fair values, which totaled $729.1 million in aggregate, as further described in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements. The net gross unrealized gain on these available-for-sale investment securities at the time of transfer was $11.7 million, in aggregate, and was recorded as additional premium on the investment securities and will be amortized over the remaining lives of the respective securities. The unrealized gain included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income was $7.6 million at June 30, 2012, net of tax of $4.1 million. The amortization of the unrealized gain reported in stockholders’ equity will also be amortized as an adjustment to interest income on investment securities over the remaining lives of the respective securities. Consequently, the combined amortization of the additional premium and the unrealized gain will have no impact on interest income on investment securities. The determination of the reclassification was made by management based on our current and expected future liquidity levels and the resulting intent to hold those investment securities to maturity.

During the first six months of 2012, we reduced our aggregate funds acquired from other sources of funds by $53.6 million to $519.0 million at June 30, 2012, from $572.6 million at December 31, 2011. These other sources of funds include certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more and other borrowings, which are comprised of daily securities sold under agreements to repurchase. The decrease was attributable to a reduction in certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more of $40.5 million and a decrease in our daily repurchase agreements of $13.1 million. The reduction in certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more was primarily attributable to a planned reduction of higher rate single-service certificate of deposit relationships in an effort to utilize a portion of our current available liquidity and improve First Bank’s leverage ratio. The following table presents the maturity structure of these other sources of funds at June 30, 2012:

	Certificates of
	Deposit of		Other
	$100,000 or More		Borrowings	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three months or less	$	135,131	37,814	172,945
Over three months through six months		110,681	—	110,681
Over six months through twelve months		136,706	—	136,706
Over twelve months		98,660	—	98,660
Total	$	481,178	37,814	518,992

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In addition to these sources of funds, First Bank has established a borrowing relationship with the FRB. This borrowing relationship, which is secured primarily by commercial loans, provides an additional liquidity facility that may be utilized for contingency liquidity purposes. Advances drawn on First Bank’s established borrowing relationship require the prior approval of the FRB. First Bank did not have any FRB borrowings outstanding at June 30, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

First Bank also has a borrowing relationship with the FHLB. First Bank’s borrowing capacity through its relationship with the FHLB was approximately $333.2 million and $370.7 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The borrowing relationship is secured by one-to-four-family residential, multi-family residential and commercial real estate loans. The reduction in First Bank’s borrowing capacity with the FHLB during the first six months of 2012 primarily resulted from the corresponding decrease in the loan portfolio during this period, as further described under “—Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses.” First Bank requests advances and/or repays advances from the FHLB based on its current and future projected liquidity needs. All borrowing requests require approval from the FHLB. First Bank did not have any FHLB advances outstanding at June 30, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

As a means of further contingency funding, First Bank may use broker dealers to acquire deposits to fund both short-term and long-term funding needs, including brokered money market accounts, and has available funding, subject to certain limits, through the CDARS program.

We believe First Bank has sufficient liquidity to meet its current and future near-term liquidity needs; however, no assurance can be made that First Bank’s liquidity position will not be materially, adversely affected in the future.

First Banks, Inc. First Banks, Inc. is a separate and distinct legal entity from its subsidiaries. The Company’s liquidity position is affected by dividends received from its subsidiaries and the amount of cash and other liquid assets on hand, payment of interest and dividends on debt and equity instruments issued by the Company (all of which are presently suspended or deferred), capital contributions the Company makes into its subsidiaries, any redemption of debt for cash issued by the Company, and proceeds the Company raises through the issuance of debt and/or equity instruments, if any. The Company’s unrestricted cash totaled $3.6 million and $2.8 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The Company had restricted cash of $2.0 million at December 31, 2011, which became unrestricted in February 2012.

In March 2011, the Company entered into a Revolving Credit Note and a Stock Pledge Agreement with Investors of America Limited Partnership, or Investors of America, LP, as further described in Note 8 and Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements. The agreement provides for a $5.0 million secured revolving line of credit to be utilized for general working capital needs. This borrowing arrangement, which has a maturity date of December 31, 2012 and an interest rate of LIBOR plus 300 basis points, is intended to supplement, if necessary, the parent company’s overall level of unrestricted cash to cover the parent company’s projected operating expenses. We cannot be assured of our ability to access future liquidity through debt markets. The Company’s ability to access debt markets on terms satisfactory to us will depend on conditions in the capital markets, economic conditions and a number of other factors, many of which are outside of our control, and on our financial performance. There have not been any advances outstanding on this borrowing arrangement since its inception.

Additional long-term funding is provided by our junior subordinated debentures, as further described in Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements. As of June 30, 2012, we had 13 affiliated Delaware or Connecticut statutory and business trusts that were created for the sole purpose of issuing trust preferred securities. The sole assets of the statutory and business trusts are our junior subordinated debentures.

We agreed, among other things, not to pay any dividends on our common or preferred stock or make any distributions of interest or other sums on ourtrust preferred securities without the prior approval of the FRB, as previously discussed under “—Recent Developments and Other Matters – Regulatory Agreements.”

In August 2009, we announced the deferral of our regularly scheduled interest payments on our outstanding junior subordinated debentures relating to our $345.0 million of trust preferred securities beginning with the regularly scheduled quarterly interest payments that would otherwise have been made in September and October 2009. The terms of the junior subordinated debentures and the related trust indentures allow us to defer such payments of interest for up to 20 consecutive quarterly periods without triggering a payment default or penalty. Such payment default or penalty would likely have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. During the deferral period, we may not, among other things and with limited exceptions, pay cash dividends on or repurchase our common stock or preferred stock nor make any payment on outstanding debt obligations that rank equally with or junior to our junior subordinated debentures. Accordingly, we also suspended the payment of cash dividends on our outstanding common stock and preferred stock beginning with the regularly scheduled quarterly dividend payments on our preferred stock that would otherwise have been made in August and September 2009, as further described in Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements.

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The Company’s financial position may be adversely affected if it experiences increased liquidity needs if any of the following events occur:

Ø	First Bank experiences any future net losses and, accordingly, is unable or prohibited by its regulators to pay a dividend to the Company sufficient to satisfy the Company’s operating cash flow needs. The Company’s ability to receive future dividends from First Bank to assist the Company in meeting its operating requirements, both on a short-term and long-term basis, is currently subject to regulatory approval, as further described above and under “—Recent Developments and Other Matters – Regulatory Agreements;”
Ø	We deem it advisable, or are required by regulatory authorities, to use cash maintained by the Company to support the capital position of First Bank;
Ø	First Bank fails to remain “well-capitalized” and, accordingly, First Bank is required to pledge additional collateral against its borrowings and is unable to do so. As discussed above, First Bank has no outstanding borrowings at June 30, 2012, with the exception of $37.8 million of daily repurchase agreements utilized by customers as an alternative deposit product, and has substantial borrowing capacity through its relationship with the FHLB; or
Ø	The Company has difficulty raising cash through the future issuance of debt or equity instruments or by accessing additional sources of credit.

The Company’s financial flexibility may be severely constrained if we are unable to maintain our access to funding or if adequate financing on terms acceptable to us is not available in the marketplace. If we are required to rely more heavily on more expensive funding sources to support our business, our revenues may not increase proportionately to cover our costs. In this case, our operating margins would likely be materially adversely affected. A lack of liquidity and/or cost-effective funding alternatives could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Other Commitments and Contractual Obligations. We have entered into long-term leasing arrangements and other commitments and contractual obligations in conjunction with our ongoing operating activities. The required payments under such leasing arrangements, other commitments and contractual obligations at June 30, 2012 were as follows:

	Less Than 1
	Year		1-3 Years	3-5 Years	Over 5 Years	Total (1)
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Operating leases (2)	$	9,836	13,512	7,843	13,268	44,459
Certificates of deposit (3)		1,059,893	263,316	18,539	104	1,341,852
Other borrowings		37,814	—	—	—	37,814
Subordinated debentures (4)		—	—	—	354,095	354,095
Preferred stock issued under the CPP (4) (5)		—	—	—	310,170	310,170
Other contractual obligations		557	59	3	—	619
Total	$	1,108,100	276,887	26,385	677,637	2,089,009

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(1)	Amounts exclude ASC Topic 740 unrecognized tax liabilities of $1.4 million and related accrued interest expense of $172,000 for which the timing of payment of such liabilities cannot be reasonably estimated as of June 30, 2012.
(2)	Amounts exclude operating leases associated with discontinued operations of $1.4 million, $2.6 million, $2.3 million and $3.9 million for less than 1 year, 1-3 years, 3-5 years and over 5 years, respectively, or a total of $10.2 million.
(3)	Amounts exclude the related accrued interest expense on certificates of deposit of $649,000 as of June 30, 2012.
(4)	Amounts exclude the accrued interest expense on junior subordinated debentures and the accrued dividends declared on preferred stock issued under the CPP of $40.4 million and $52.4 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2012. As further described under “—Recent Developments and Other Matters – Regulatory Agreements,” we currently may not make any distributions of interest or other sums on our junior subordinated debentures and related underlying trust preferred securities without the prior approval of the FRB.
(5)	Represents amounts payable upon redemption of the Class C Preferred Stock and the Class D Preferred Stock issued under the CPP of $295.4 million and $14.8 million, respectively.

EFFECTS OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 – Fair Value Measurement (ASC Topic 820) – Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. This ASU provides a consistent definition of fair value and common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements between GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS. This ASU eliminates wording differences used to describe the requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosure information about fair value measurements between GAAP and IFRS, clarifies the application of existing fair value measurement requirements, and changes certain principles or requirements for measuring fair value or for disclosing information about fair value measurements. The provisions of this ASU are effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011, and should be applied prospectively. We adopted the requirements of this ASU on January 1, 2012, which did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements or results of operations or the disclosures presented in our consolidated financial statements.

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In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05 – Comprehensive Income (ASC Topic 220) – Presentation of Comprehensive Income. This ASU requires companies to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. This ASU eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. The amendments of this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, and should be applied retrospectively. We adopted the requirements of this ASU on January 1, 2012 and presented the components of net income and other comprehensive income in two separate but consecutive statements.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-12 – Comprehensive Income (ASC Topic 220) – Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in ASU No. 2011-05. This ASU defers those provisions in ASU 2011-05 that relate to the presentation of reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income to allow the FASB time to redeliberate whether to present on the face of the financial statements the effects of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the components of net income and other comprehensive income for all periods presented. This ASU reinstates the requirements for the presentation of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income that were in place before the issuance of ASU 2011-05. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements or results of operations.

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08 – Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (ASC Topic 350) – Testing of Goodwill for Impairment. ASU 2011-08 amends ASC Topic 350 to give entities the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, an entity determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to perform the first step of the two-step impairment test by calculating the fair value of the reporting unit and comparing the fair value with the carrying amount of the reporting unit. ASU 2011-08 is effective for annual and interim impairment tests beginning after December 15, 2011. We adopted the requirements of this ASU on January 1, 2012, which did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements or results of operations.

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ITEM 3–QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk are included under “Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Interest Rate Risk Management,” appearing on pages 64 through 66 of this report.

ITEM 4–CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company’s management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of that date to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports its files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its President and Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1–LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The information required by this item is set forth in Part I, Item 1 – Financial Statements, under Note 17, Contingent Liabilities, to our consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

In the ordinary course of business, we and our subsidiaries become involved in legal proceedings, including litigation arising out of our efforts to collect outstanding loans. It is not uncommon for collection efforts to lead to so-called “lender liability” suits in which borrowers may assert various claims against us. From time to time, we are party to other legal matters arising in the normal course of business. While some matters pending against us specify damages claimed by plaintiffs, others do not seek a specified amount of damages or are at very early stages of the legal process. We record a loss accrual for all legal matters for which we deem a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. We are not presently party to any legal proceedings the resolution of which we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

The Company and First Bank entered into agreements with the FRB and MDOF, as further described under “Item 2 —Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations —Recent Developments and Other Matters – Regulatory Agreements” and in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 1A–RISK FACTORS

Readers of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should consider certain risk factors in conjunction with the other information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Refer to “Item 1A — Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 for a discussion of these risks.

ITEM 5–OTHER INFORMATION

On August 8, 2012, the Company filed an Amendment of its Articles of Incorporation with the Missouri Secretary of State, or the Amendment. The Amendment provides for the following change to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation:

Ø Article Three, Subparagraph 4 – The existing provision currently authorizes the issuance of up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock having a par value of $1.00 per share and having such rights, privileges and powers as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors of the Company. The Company has previously designated the terms of Class C Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock and Class D Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, and has issued 310,170 shares of such preferred stock, collectively. This provision was amended by the Amendment to reduce the number of such shares of preferred stock authorized to be designated and issued to 310,170.

The description of the Amendment set forth above is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 6–EXHIBITS

The exhibits are numbered in accordance with the Exhibit Table of Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

Exhibit Number	Description
3.1	Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended – filed herewith.
31.1	Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certifications of Chief Executive Officer – filed herewith.
31.2	Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certifications of Chief Financial Officer – filed herewith.
32.1	Section 1350 Certifications of Chief Executive Officer – furnished herewith.
32.2	Section 1350 Certifications of Chief Financial Officer – furnished herewith.
101	Financial information from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012, formatted in XBRL interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 13, 2012

FIRST BANKS, INC.
By:	/s/	Terrance M. McCarthy
		Terrance M. McCarthy
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)
By:	/s/	Lisa K. Vansickle
		Lisa K. Vansickle
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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EX-3.1

EXHIBIT 3.1

RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AS AMENDED,
OF
FIRST BANKS, INC.

First Banks, Inc. adopts the following Restated Articles of Incorporation which amend and restate the Articles of Incorporation of First Banks, Inc. as amended, pursuant to both Sections 351.106 and 351.107 of the General and Business Corporation Law of Missouri and the approval of its shareholders.

ARTICLE ONE

The name of the Corporation shall be First Banks, Inc.

ARTICLE TWO

The address, including street and number, if any, of the Corporation’s registered office in this state is: 11901 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur, Missouri 63141 and the name of its agent at such address is James F. Dierberg.

ARTICLE THREE

The aggregate number, class and par value of shares which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue shall be:

1)	Common Stock - 25,000 shares having a par value of $250.00 per share
2)	Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock (Class A) - 750,000 shares having a par value of $20.00 per share
3)	Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock (Class B) - 200,000 shares having a par value of $1.50 per share
4)	Preferred Stock - 310,170 shares having a par value of $1.00 per share and having such rights, privileges, voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights including convertible rights, if any, qualifications, limitations or restrictions, and paying such dividends and subject to such redemption provisions as may be prescribed and contained in a resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation providing for the issue of any such class pursuant to the authority vested in it by this Article Three.

The Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock (Class A Preferred Stock) shall be issued and held subject to the following terms and conditions:

Section 1. Par Value. The stated Par Value of each share of Class A, Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00).

Section 2. Adjustable Rate Dividends. With respect to Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock and except as provided below in this paragraph, the “Applicable Rate” for any dividend period will be (a) 4.0 percentage points less than (b) the highest of the Treasury Bill Rate or the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate (each as hereinafter defined) for such dividend period. The amount determined pursuant to clause (b) of the preceding sentence is hereinafter called the “Benchmark Rate,” and the amount by which the Applicable Rate is less than the Benchmark Rate is hereinafter called the “Adjustment Percentage.” In the event that the Corporation determines in good faith that for any reason:

(i) only one of the Treasury Bill Rate or the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate can be determined for any dividend period, then the Applicable Rate for such dividend period shall be the Adjustment Percentage less than whichever such rate can be so determined; or

(ii) neither the Treasury Bill Rate nor the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate can be determined for any dividend period, then the Applicable Rate in effect for the preceding dividend period shall be continued for such dividend period.

Nevertheless, the Applicable Rate for any dividend period shall never be less than six percent (6%) per annum or greater than twelve percent (12%) per annum. Dividends shall be payable four times per year as follows: April 15 for the three month period ended March 31, June 15 for the two month period ended May 31, September 15 for the three month period ended August 31 and January 15 for the four month period ended December 31. The initial dividend rate, which shall apply to the initial dividend period, shall be computed with respect to the applicable Benchmark Rate in effect as of December 31, 1984. The dividend shall be non-cumulative.

Determination of Treasury Bill Rate. Except as provided below in this paragraph, the “Treasury Bill Rate” for each dividend period shall be the arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum market discount rates [or the one weekly per annum market discount rate, if only one such rate shall be published during the relevant Calendar Period (as defined below)] for thirteen week U.S. Treasury bills. Such rates shall be determined from the rates published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”) during the Calendar Period immediately prior to March 31, May 31, August 31, or December 31, as the case may be, prior to the dividend period for which the dividend rate on the Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock is being determined. In the event that the Federal Reserve Board does not publish such a weekly per annum market discount rate during any such Calendar Period, then the Treasury Bill Rate for such dividend period shall be the arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum market discount rates (or the one weekly per annum market discount rate, if only one such rate shall be published during the relevant Calendar Period) for thirteen week U.S. Treasury bills, as published weekly during such Calendar Period by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency selected by the Corporation. In the event that a per annum market discount rate for thirteen week U.S. Treasury bills shall not be published by the Federal Reserve Board or by any Federal Reserve Bank or by a U.S. Government department or agency during such Calendar Period, then the Treasury Bill Rate for such dividend period shall be the arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum market discount rates (or the one weekly per annum market discount rate, if only one such rate shall be published during the relevant Calendar Period) for all of the U.S. Treasury bills then having maturities of not less than 80 nor more than 100 days, as published during such Calendar Period by the Federal Reserve Board or, if the Federal Reserve Board shall not publish such rates, by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency selected by the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines in good faith that, for any reason, no such U.S. Treasury Bill Rates are published as provided above during such Calendar Period, then the Treasury Bill Rate for such dividend period shall be the arithmetic average of the per annum market discount rates based upon the closing bids during such Calendar Period for each of the issues of marketable non-interest bearing U.S. Treasury securities with a maturity of not less than 80 nor more than 100 days from the date of each such quotation, as quoted daily for each business day in New York City (or less frequently if daily quotations shall not be generally available) to the Corporation by at least three recognized U.S. Government securities dealers selected by the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines in good faith that, for any reason, the Corporation cannot determine the Treasury Bill Rate for any dividend period as provided above in this paragraph, the Treasury Bill Rate for such dividend period shall be the arithmetic average of the per annum market discount rates based upon the closing bids during such Calendar Period for each of the issues of marketable interest bearing U.S. Treasury securities with a maturity of not less than 80 nor more than 100 days from the date of each such quotation, as quoted daily for each business day in New York City (or less frequently if daily quotations shall not be generally available) to the Corporation by at least three recognized U.S. Government securities dealers selected by the Corporation.

Determination of Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate. Except as provided below in this paragraph, the “Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate” for each dividend period shall be the arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yields (as defined below) (or the one weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yield, if only one such Yield shall be published during the relevant Calendar Period as provided below), as published weekly by the Federal Reserve Board during the Calendar Period immediately prior to March 31, May 31, August 31, or December 31, as the case may be, prior to the dividend period for which the dividend rate on the Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock is being determined. In the event that the Federal Reserve Board does not publish such a weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yield during such Calendar Period, then the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for such dividend period shall be the arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yields (or the one weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yield, if only one such Yield shall be published during the relevant Calendar Period), as published weekly during such Calendar Period by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency selected by the Corporation. In the event that a per annum Ten Year Average Yield shall not be published by the Federal Reserve Board or by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency during such Calendar Period, then the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for such dividend period shall be the arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum average yields to maturity (or the one weekly average yield to maturity, if only one such yield shall be published during the relevant Calendar Period) for all of the actively traded marketable U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate securities [other than Special Securities (as defined below)] then having maturities of not less than eight nor more than twelve years, as published during such Calendar Period by the Federal Reserve Board or, if the Federal Reserve Board shall not publish such yields, by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency selected by the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines in good faith that, for any reason, the Corporation cannot determine the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for any dividend period as provided above in this paragraph, then the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for such dividend period shall be the arithmetic average of the per annum average yields to maturity based upon the closing bids during such Calendar Period for each of the issues of actively traded marketable U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate securities (other than Special Securities) with a final maturity date not less than eight nor more than twelve years from the date of each such quotation, as quoted daily for each business day in New York City (or less frequently if daily quotations shall not be generally available) to the Corporation by at least three recognized U.S. Government securities dealers selected by the Corporation.

Computation. The Treasury Bill Rate and the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate shall each be rounded to the nearest five hundredths of a percentage point.

The amount of dividends payable for each period shall be computed by dividing the Applicable Rate by four. Dividends payable on the Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock for any period less than a full quarterly dividend period, and for the portion of the initial dividend period to and including March 31, 1985, shall be computed on the basis of a 360 day year and four 90 day quarters and the actual number of days elapsed in the period for which payable.

The Applicable Rate with respect to each dividend period shall be calculated as promptly as practicable by the Corporation according to the appropriate method described herein. The Corporation shall cause notice of such Applicable Rate to be enclosed with the dividend payment checks next mailed to the holders of the Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock.

Definitions. As used herein, the term “Calendar Period” means a period of fourteen calendar days; the term “Special Securities” means securities that can, at the option of the holder, be surrendered at face value in payment of any Federal estate tax or that provide tax benefits to the holder and are priced to reflect such tax benefits or that were originally issued at a deep or substantial discount; the term “Ten Year Average Yield” means the average yield to maturity for actively traded marketable U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate securities (adjusted to constant maturities of ten years).

Section 3. Conversion of Convertible Adjustable Preferred Shares Into Shares of Common Stock. The Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock may, at the option of the holder thereof, be converted into Common Stock upon the following terms:

(a) Any holder of any of the Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock desiring to avail himself of the option for conversion of his shares as herein provided, shall deliver, duly endorsed in blank, the certificate or certificates representing the shares to be converted to the Secretary of the Corporation at its office, and at the same time notify the Secretary in writing over his signature that he desires to convert the tendered shares of Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock pursuant to these provisions.

(b) Upon receipt by the Secretary of the Corporation of a certificate or certificates representing Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock and a notice that the holder thereof desires to convert the same, the Corporation shall forthwith cause to be issued to the holder of the Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock surrendering the same, shares of Common Stock based on the then fair market value of each share of Common Stock, and shall deliver to such holder a certificate in due form for such Common Stock.

(c) For the purposes of this provision, the fair market value per share of common stock shall be determined in accordance with Section 9 hereof. The number of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this provision shall be equal to the product of the total number of shares of Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock being converted multiplied by par value, and divided by an amount equal to the then fair market value of each share of Common Stock.

Section 4. Liquidation Value. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up (either voluntary or involuntary) of the Corporation, the holders of the Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive and be paid the par value per share, plus a liquidation premium equal to five percent (5%) of the par value of the Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock. The holders of the Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock also shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to all previously declared and unpaid dividends before any amount shall be paid to the holders of the Common Stock who shall then receive all remaining assets.

Section 5. Redemption. The shares of Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock may be redeemed immediately by the Corporation at a redemption price of $21.00 per share (105% of par), plus declared and unpaid dividends to the date fixed for redemption.

Section 6. Lapsing Vote. Each share of Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock will, upon issuance, possess full voting rights and power. Each such share will possess the same right as each share of the Common Stock of the Corporation. The right to vote the Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock shall lapse, however, on and upon the date of death of the first recorded holder of such shares, or if held in trust, upon the death of the income beneficiary of said trust. After such date, these shares shall remain in existence and all other features of such stock shall remain unchanged.

Section 7. Other Preferred Classes. So long as any shares of the Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, the Corporation shall not, by an amendment to its Charter, or by merger or consolidation, or by any other manner, issue or increase any class or series of stock ranking prior to or on a par with the shares of the Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock, either as to payment of dividends or distribution of assets or both, or change the preferences or limitations with respect to the shares of the Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock in any material respect adverse to the holders thereof, without the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the number of shares of the Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock at the time outstanding.

Section 8. Market Evaluation Mechanism. Fair market value shall be determined by an appraisal that shall be conducted by two appraisers, one of whom shall be appointed by the Corporation and the other of whom shall be appointed by the holder(s) of the stock to be purchased or to be converted, as the case may be, by vote of a majority of their respective shares. Such appraisers shall be experienced in making appraisals of financial institutions, and notices of such appointments shall be delivered promptly to the Corporation and to all holders of the stock to be purchased or to be converted, as the case may be. The two appraisers so appointed shall attempt to agree mutually as to such fair market value, but, if they are unable to do so within thirty (30) days after their appointment, they shall immediately submit in writing to the Corporation and to all holders of the stock to be purchased or to be converted, as the case may be, their respective appraisals of the fair market value per share and, if each such appraisal is within ten percent (10%) of the numerical average (mean) of both such appraisals, then such fair market value shall be conclusively determined by taking the numerical average (mean) of both such appraisals. If each such appraisal is not within ten percent (10%) of the numerical average (mean) of both such appraisals, then the two appraisers shall within ten (10) days after said .thirty (30) day period mutually select and appoint a third appraiser, similarly qualified, and give written notice thereof to the Corporation and to all holders of the stock to be purchased or to be converted, as the case may be. Within twenty (20) days after the appointment of the third appraiser, the three appraisers shall each submit their appraisal of such fair market value in writing to the Corporation and to all holders of the stock to be purchased or to be converted, as the case may be. The fair market value per share of the stock to be valued shall be conclusively determined by taking the numerical average (mean) of the two appraisal fair market value figures that are closest together. The fair market value of all or any part of the stock of the Corporation as determined by mutual agreement of the two appointed appraisers or as determined by taking the numerical average of the two appointed appraisers or as determined from the written appraisals of the three appointed appraisers, whichever the case may be, shall be final and binding upon the Corporation and the holder(s) of the stock so purchased or converted, as the case may be. The cost of obtaining such appraisals shall be paid by the Corporation.

Section 9. Fractional Shares. The Corporation may, in the discretion of the Board of Directors and if applicable regulatory authorities give any required approvals for the retirement of shares, require shareholders holding fractional shares to sell such fractional shares to the Corporation at the fair market value thereof.

The Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock (Class B Preferred Stock) shall be issued and held subject to the following terms and conditions:

Section 1. Par Value. The stated Par Value of each share of Class B, Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock shall be One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50).

Section 2. Adjustable Rate Dividends. With respect to Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock and except as provided below in this paragraph, the “Applicable Rate” for any dividend period will be (a) 1.0 percentage point less than (b) the highest of the Treasury Bill Rate or the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate (each as hereinafter defined) for such dividend period. The amount determined pursuant to clause (b) of the preceding sentence is hereinafter called the “Benchmark Rate,” and the amount by which the Applicable Rate is less than the Benchmark Rate is hereinafter called the “Adjustment Percentage.” In the event that the Corporation determines in good faith that for any reason:

(i) only one of the Treasury Bill Rate or the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate can be determined for any dividend period, then the Applicable Rate for such dividend period shall be the Adjustment Percentage less than whichever such rate can so determined; or

(ii) neither the Treasury Bill Rate nor the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate can be determined for any dividend period, then the Applicable Rate in effect for the preceding dividend period shall be continued for such dividend period.

Nevertheless, the Applicable Rate for any dividend period shall never be less than seven percent (7%) per annum or greater than fifteen percent (15%) per annum. Dividends shall be payable four times per year as follows: April 15 for the three month period ended March 31, June 15 for the two month period ended May 31, September 15 for the three month period ended August 31 and January 15 for the four month period ended December 31. The initial dividend rate, which shall apply to the initial dividend period, shall be computed with respect to the applicable Benchmark Rate in effect as of December 31, 1984. The dividend shall be non-cumulative.

Determination of Treasury Bill Rate. Except as provided below in this paragraph, the “Treasury Bill Rate” for each dividend period shall be the arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum market discount rates [or the one weekly per annum market discount rate, if only one such rate shall be published during the relevant Calendar Period (as defined below)] for thirteen week U.S. Treasury bills. Such rates shall be determined for the rate published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”) during the Calendar Period immediately prior to March 31, May 31, August 31, or December 31, as the case may be, prior to the dividend period for which the dividend rate on the Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock is being determined. In the event that the Federal Reserve Board does not publish such a weekly per annum market discount rate during any such Calendar Period, then the Treasury Bill Rate for such dividend period shall be the arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum market discount rates (or the one weekly per annum market discount rate, if only one such rate shall be published during the relevant Calendar Period) for thirteen week U.S. Treasury bills, as published weekly during such Calendar Period by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency selected by the Corporation. In the event that a per annum market discount rate for thirteen week U.S. Treasury bills shall not be published by the Federal Reserve Board or by any Federal Reserve Bank or by a US. Government department or agency during such Calendar Period, then the Treasury Bill Rate for such dividend period shall be the arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum market discount rates (or the one weekly per annum market discount rate, if only one such rate shall be published during the relevant Calendar Period) for all of the U.S. Treasury bills then having maturities of not less than 80 nor more than 100 days, as published during such Calendar Period by the Federal Reserve Board or, if the Federal Reserve Board shall not publish such rates, by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency selected by the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines in good faith that, for any reason, no such U.S. Treasury Bill Rates are published as provided above during such Calendar Period, then the Treasury Bill Rate for such dividend period shall be the arithmetic average of the per annum market discount rates based upon the closing bids during such Calendar Period for each of the issues of marketable non-interest bearing U.S. Treasury securities with a maturity of not less than 80 nor more than 100 days from the date of each Such quotation, as quoted daily for each business day in New York City (or less frequently if daily quotations shall not be generally available) to the Corporation by at least three recognized U.S. Government securities dealers selected by the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines in good faith that, for any reason, the Corporation cannot determine the Treasury Bill Rate for any dividend period as provided above in this paragraph, the Treasury Bill Rate for such dividend period shall be the arithmetic average of the per annum market discount rates based upon the closing bids during such Calendar Period for each of the issues of marketable interest bearing U.S. Treasury securities with a maturity of not less than 80 nor more than 100 days from the date of each such quotation, as quoted daily for each business day in New York City (or less frequently if daily quotations shall not be generally available) to the Corporation by at least three recognized U.S. Government securities dealers selected by the Corporation.

Determination of Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate. Except as provided below in this paragraph, the “Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate” for each dividend period shall be the arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yields (as defined below) (or the one weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yield, if only one such Yield shall be published during the relevant Calendar period as provided below), as published weekly by the Federal Reserve Board during the Calendar Period immediately prior to March 31, May 31, August 31, or December 31, as the case may be, prior to the dividend period for which the dividend rate on the Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock is being determined. In the event that the Federal Reserve Board does not publish such a weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yield during such Calendar Period, then the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for such dividend period shall be the arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yields (or the one weekly per annum Ten Year Average Yield, if only one such Yield shall be published during the relevant Calendar Period), as published weekly during such Calendar Period by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency selected by the Corporation. In the event that a per annum Ten Year Average Yield shall not be published by the Federal Reserve Board or by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency during such Calendar Period, then the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for such dividend period shall be the arithmetic average of the two most recent weekly per annum average yields to maturity (or the one weekly average yield to maturity, if only one such yield shall be published during the relevant Calendar Period) for all of the actively traded marketable U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate securities [other than Special Securities (as defined below)] then having maturities of not less than eight nor more than twelve years, as published during such Calendar Period by the Federal Reserve Board or, if the Federal Reserve Board shall not publish such yields, by any Federal Reserve Bank or by any U.S. Government department or agency selected by the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines in good faith that, for any reason, the Corporation cannot determine the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for any dividend period as provided above in this paragraph, then the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for such dividend period shall be the arithmetic average of the per annum average yields to maturity base upon the closing bids during such Calendar Period for each of the issues of actively traded marketable U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate securities (other than Special Securities) with a final maturity date not less than eight nor more than twelve years from the date of each such quotation, as quoted daily for each business day in New York City (or less frequently if daily quotations shall not be generally available) to the Corporation by at least three recognized U.S. Government securities dealers selected by the Corporation.

Computation. The Treasury Bill Rate and the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate shall each be rounded to the nearest five hundredths of a percentage point.

The amount of dividends payable for each period shall be computed by dividing the Applicable Rate by four. Dividends payable on the Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock for any period less than a full quarterly dividend period, and for the portion of the initial dividend period to and including March 31, 1985, shall be computed on the basis of a 360 day year and four 90 day quarters and the actual number of days elapsed in the period for which payable.

The Applicable Rate with respect to each dividend period shall be calculated as promptly as practicable by the Corporation according to the appropriate method described herein. The Corporation shall cause notice of such Applicable Rate to be enclosed with the dividend payment checks next mailed to the holders of the Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock.

Definitions. As used herein, the term “Calendar Period’ means a period of fourteen calendar days; the term “Special Securities” means securities that can, at the option of the holder, be surrendered at face value in payment of any Federal estate tax or that provide tax benefits to the holder and are priced to reflect such tax benefits or that were originally issued at a deep or substantial discount; the term “Ten Year Average Yield” means the average yield to maturity for actively traded marketable U.S. Treasury fixed interest rate securities (adjusted to constant maturities of ten years).

Section 3. Liquidation Value. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up (either voluntary or involuntary) of the Corporation, the holders of the Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive and be paid the par value per share. The holders of the Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock also shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to all previously declared and unpaid dividends before any amount shall be paid to the holders of the Common Stock who shall then receive all remaining assets.

Section 4. Redemption. The shares of Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock may not be redeemed subsequent to their issuance.

Section 5. Lapsing Vote. Each share of Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock will, upon issuance, possess full voting rights and power. Each such share will possess the same right as each share of the Common Stock of the Corporation. The right to vote the Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock shall lapse, however, on and upon the date of sale, exchange, assignment, gift, bequest or any other form of transfer of ownership of the Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock to a party other than the first recorded holders of this class of stock or one of their lineal descendants, or if held in trust, one of the lineal descendants of the income beneficiary or said trust; provided, however, the voting rights shall not lapse because of (i) a transfer of stock to a personal representative of the estate of a deceased stockholder; or (ii) a pledge of stock of this class by the first recorded holder thereof to secure performance of obligations to another party or the subsequent foreclosure of such pledge or any subsequent transfers thereafter. After such date, these shares shall remain in existence and all other features of such stock shall remain unchanged.

Section 6. Other Preferred Classes. So long as any shares of the Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, the Corporation shall not, by an amendment to its Charter, or by merger or consolidation, or by any other manner, except for the Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock (Class A Preferred Stock) previously authorized, issue or increase any class or series of stock ranking prior to or on a par with the shares of the Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock, either as to payment of dividends or distribution of assets or both, or change the preferences or limitations with respect to the shares of the Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock in any material respect adverse to the holders thereof, without the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the number of shares of the Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock at the time outstanding.

Section 7. Fractional Shares. The Corporation may, in the discretion of the Board of Directors and if applicable regulatory authorities give any required approvals for the retirement of shares, require shareholders holding fractional shares to sell such fractional shares to the Corporation at the fair market value thereof.

ARTICLE FOUR

The shareholders of the Corporation shall have no preemptive right to acquire additional shares of the Corporation, whether now or hereafter authorized, or to acquire obligations convertible into such shares.

ARTICLE FIVE

The name and place of residence of each incorporator is as follows:

Name	Street	City
Donald Gunn, Jr.	63 Berkshire	Richmond Heights, Missouri 63117

ARTICLE SIX

The number of directors to constitute the first board of directors is three. Thereafter the number of directors shall be fixed by, or in the manner provided in the bylaws. Any changes in the number will be reported to the Secretary of State within thirty calendar days of such change.

ARTICLE SEVEN

The duration of the Corporation is perpetual.

ARTICLE EIGHT

The Corporation is formed for the following purposes: to purchase, subscribe for or otherwise acquire and own, hold as an investment or otherwise, use, deal in, sell, transfer, mortgage, pledge, exchange, or otherwise dispose of alone or in syndicates or otherwise in conjunction with others, shares of capital stock, bonds, debentures, notes, evidences of indebtedness and other securities, contracts or obligations of any corporation, association, partnership, entity, or governmental, municipal or public authority, domestic or foreign, and to pay therefore in whole or in part, in cash or by exchanging therefore shares of the capital stock, bonds, debentures, debenture stock, notes or other obligations of this Corporation or any other corporation, and while the owner or holder of any such property to receive, collect and dispose of the interest, dividends and income arising from such property, and to possess and exercise in respect thereof all the right, powers and privileges of ownership, including all voting powers of any securities so owned.

ARTICLE NINE

(a) The Corporation, except as provided in paragraph (b), shall indemnify any person who is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, including without limitation any action by or in the right of the Corporation, by reason of the fact that he was or is a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, agent, employee, partner or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise; against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, taxes and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person’s conduct is not finally adjudged to be gross negligence or willful misconduct. The right to indemnification conferred in this paragraph shall be a contract right and shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation expenses incurred in defending any actual or threatened civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding. Such right will be conditioned upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article. Such right shall survive any amendment or repeal of this Article with respect to expenses incurred in connection with claims, regardless of when such claims are brought, arising out of acts or omissions occurring prior to such amendment or repeal. The Corporation may, by action of its Board of Directors, provide indemnification to employees and agents of the Corporation with the same scope and effect as the foregoing indemnification of directors and officers.

(b) If a claim under paragraph (a) of this Article is not paid in full by the Corporation within 30 days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such claim. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required undertaking, if any is required, has been tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under this Article Nine for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its shareholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Article Nine, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its shareholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

(c) The indemnification provided by this Article shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, partner, trustee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

(d) The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, partner, trustee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Article.

(e) For the purposes of this Article, references to the “Corporation” include all constituent corporations absorbed in a consolidation or merger as well as the resulting or surviving corporation so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such a constituent corporation or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee, partner, trustee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would if he had served the resulting or surviving corporation in the same capacity.

(f) For purposes of this Article, the terns “other enterprise” shall include employee benefit plans; the term “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; and the term “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee, partner, trustee or agent of, or at the request of, the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, partner, trustee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries.

(g) In the event any provision of this Article shall be held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate any other provision of this Article and any other provisions of this Article shall be construed as if such invalid provision had not been contained in this Article. In any event, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, agent, employee, partner or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, to the full extent permitted under Missouri law, as from time to time in effect.

ARTICLE TEN

The Board of Directors shall have power to make, and from time to time repeal, amend and alter the Bylaws of the Corporation; provided, however, that the paramount power to repeal, amend and alter the Bylaws or to adopt new Bylaws, shall always be vested in the shareholders, which power may be exercised by a vote of a majority of the shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at any annual or special meeting of the shareholders, and the directors thereafter shall have no power to suspend, repeal, amend or otherwise alter any Bylaws or portion thereof so enacted by the shareholders, unless the shareholders in enacting such Bylaws or portion thereof shall otherwise provide.

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION

OF

FIXED RATE CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, CLASS C

OF

FIRST BANKS, INC.

First Banks, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Missouri (the “Company”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 351.180 of the General and Business Corporation Law thereof, does hereby certify:

The board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”), in accordance with the restated articles of incorporation of the Company and applicable law, adopted the following resolution on December 24, 2008 creating a series of 295,400 shares of Class C Preferred Stock of the Company designated as “Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Class C”:

RESOLVED, that pursuant to the provisions of the revised articles of incorporation of the Company and applicable law, a series of Preferred Stock, par value $1.00per share, of the Company be and hereby is created, and that the designation and number of shares of such series, and the voting and other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series, are as follows:

Part 1. Designation and Number of Shares. There is hereby created out of the authorized and unissued shares of preferred stock of the Company a series of preferred stock designated as the “Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C” (the “Class C Preferred Stock”). The authorized number of shares of Class C Preferred Stock shall be 295,400.

Part 2. Standard Provisions. The Standard Provisions contained in Schedule A attached hereto are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety and shall be deemed to be a part of this Certificate of Designations to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein.

Part 3. Definitions. The following terms are used in this Certificate of Designations (including the Standard Provisions in Schedule A hereto) as defined below:

(a) “Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $250.00 per share, of the Company.

(b) “Dividend Payment Date” means February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year.

(c) “Junior Stock” means the Common Stock and any other class or series of stock of the Company the terms of which expressly provide that it ranks junior to Class C Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and/or as to rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

(d) “Liquidation Amount” means $1,000 per share of Class C Preferred Stock.

(e) “Minimum Amount” means $73,850,000.

(f) “Parity Stock” means any class or series of stock of the Company (other than Class C Preferred Stock) the terms of which do not expressly provide that such class or series will rank senior or junior to Class C Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and/or as to rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company (in each case without regard to whether dividends accrue cumulatively or non-cumulatively). Without limiting the foregoing, Parity Stock shall include the Company’s Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock (Class A), Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock (Class B) and Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (Class D).

(g) “Signing Date” means the Original Issue Date.

Part 4. Certain Voting Matters. Holders of shares of Class C Preferred Stock will be entitled to one vote for each such share on any matter on which holders of Class C Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, including any action by written consent.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, First Banks, Inc. has caused this Certificate of Designation to be signed by Terrance M. McCarthy, its President and Chief Executive Officer, this 24^th day of December, 2008.

ATTEST:		FIRST BANKS, INC.
/s/ Peter D. Wimmer	By:	/s/ Terrance M. McCarthy
Peter D. Wimmer		Terrance M. McCarthy
Secretary		President, Chief Executive Officer

Schedule A

STANDARD PROVISIONS

Section 1. General Matters. Each share of Class C Preferred Stock shall be identical in all respects to every other share of Class C Preferred Stock. The Class C Preferred Stock shall be perpetual, subject to the provisions of Section 5 of these Standard Provisions that form a part of the Certificate of Designations. The Class C Preferred Stock shall rank equally with Parity Stock and shall rank senior to Junior Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company.

Section 2. Standard Definitions. As used herein with respect to Class C Preferred Stock:

(a) “Applicable Dividend Rate” means (i) during the period from the Original Issue Date to, but excluding, the first day of the first Dividend Period commencing on or after the fifth anniversary of the Original Issue Date, 5% per annum and (ii) from and after the first day of the first Dividend Period commencing on or after the fifth anniversary of the Original Issue Date, 9% per annum.

(b) “Appropriate Federal Banking Agency” means the “appropriate Federal banking agency” with respect to the Company as defined in Section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1813(q)), or any successor provision.

(c) “Business Combination” means a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar transaction that requires the approval of the Company’s stockholders.

(d) “Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York generally are authorized or required by law or other governmental actions to close.

(e) “Bylaws” means the bylaws of the Company, as they may be amended from time to time.

(f) “Certificate of Designations” means the Certificate of Designations or comparable instrument relating to the Class C Preferred Stock, of which these Standard Provisions form a part, as it may be amended from time to time.

(g) “Charter” means the Company’s certificate or articles of incorporation, articles of association, or similar organizational document.

(h) “Dividend Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

(i) “Dividend Record Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

(j) “Liquidation Preference” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

(k) “Original Issue Date” means the date on which shares of Class C Preferred Stock are first issued.

(l) “Preferred Director” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).

(m) “Preferred Stock” means any and all series of preferred stock of the Company, including the Class C Preferred Stock.

(n) “Qualified Equity Offering” means the sale and issuance for cash by the Company to persons other than the Company or any of its subsidiaries after the Original Issue Date of shares of perpetual Preferred Stock, Common Stock or any combination of such stock, that, in each case, qualify as and may be included in Tier 1 capital of the Company at the time of issuance under the applicable risk-based capital guidelines of the Company’s Appropriate Federal Banking Agency (other than any such sales and issuances made pursuant to agreements or arrangements entered into, or pursuant to financing plans which were publicly announced, on or prior to November 17, 2008).

(o) “Standard Provisions” mean these Standard Provisions that form a part of the Certificate of Designations relating to the Class C Preferred Stock.

(p) “Successor Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

(q) “Voting Parity Stock” means, with regard to any matter as to which the holders of Class C Preferred Stock are entitled to vote as specified in Sections 7(a) and 7(b) of these Standard Provisions that form a part of the Certificate of Designations, any and all series of Parity Stock upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable with respect to such matter.

Section 3. Dividends.

(a) Rate. Holders of Class C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, on each share of Class C Preferred Stock if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors, but only out of assets legally available therefor, cumulative cash dividends with respect to each Dividend Period (as defined below) at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Dividend Rate on (i) the Liquidation Amount per share of Class C Preferred Stock and (ii) the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends for any prior Dividend Period on such share of Class C Preferred Stock, if any. Such dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from the Original Issue Date, shall compound on each subsequent Dividend Payment Date (i.e., no dividends shall accrue on other dividends unless and until the first Dividend Payment Date for such other dividends has passed without such other dividends having been paid on such date) and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each Dividend Payment Date, commencing with the first such Dividend Payment Date to occur at least 20 calendar days after the Original Issue Date. In the event that any Dividend Payment Date would otherwise fall on a day that is not a Business Day, the dividend payment due on that date will be postponed to the next day that is a Business Day and no additional dividends will accrue as a result of that postponement. The period from and including any Dividend Payment Date to, but excluding, the next Dividend Payment Date is a “Dividend Period”, provided that the initial Dividend Period shall be the period from and including the Original Issue Date to, but excluding, the next Dividend Payment Date.

Dividends that are payable on Class C Preferred Stock in respect of any Dividend Period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The amount of dividends payable on Class C Preferred Stock on any date prior to the end of a Dividend Period, and for the initial Dividend Period, shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, and actual days elapsed over a 30-day month.

Dividends that are payable on Class C Preferred Stock on any Dividend Payment Date will be payable to holders of record of Class C Preferred Stock as they appear on the stock register of the Company on the applicable record date, which shall be the 15th calendar day immediately preceding such Dividend Payment Date or such other record date fixed by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors that is not more than 60 nor less than 10 days prior to such Dividend Payment Date (each, a “Dividend Record Date”). Any such day that is a Dividend Record Date shall be a Dividend Record Date whether or not such day is a Business Day.

Holders of Class C Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any dividends, whether payable in cash, securities or other property, other than dividends (if any) declared and payable on Class C Preferred Stock as specified in this Section 3 (subject to the other provisions of the Certificate of Designations).

(b) Priority of Dividends. So long as any share of Class C Preferred Stock remains outstanding, no dividend or distribution shall be declared or paid on the Common Stock or any other shares of Junior Stock (other than dividends payable solely in shares of Common Stock) or Parity Stock, subject to the immediately following paragraph in the case of Parity Stock, and no Common Stock, Junior Stock or Parity Stock shall be, directly or indirectly, purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Company or any of its subsidiaries unless all accrued and unpaid dividends for all past Dividend Periods, including the latest completed Dividend Period (including, if applicable as provided in Section 3(a) above, dividends on such amount), on all outstanding shares of Class C Preferred Stock have been or are contemporaneously declared and paid in full (or have been declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof has been set aside for the benefit of the holders of shares of Class C Preferred Stock on the applicable record date). The foregoing limitation shall not apply to (i) redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions of shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock in connection with the administration of any employee benefit plan in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice; (ii) the acquisition by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of record ownership in Junior Stock or Parity Stock for the beneficial ownership of any other persons (other than the Company or any of its subsidiaries), including as trustees or custodians; and (iii) the exchange or conversion of Junior Stock for or into other Junior Stock or of Parity Stock for or into other Parity Stock (with the same or lesser aggregate liquidation amount) or Junior Stock, in each case, solely to the extent required pursuant to binding contractual agreements entered into prior to the Signing Date or any subsequent agreement for the accelerated exercise, settlement or exchange thereof for Common Stock.

When dividends are not paid (or declared and a sum sufficient for payment thereof set aside for the benefit of the holders thereof on the applicable record date) on any Dividend Payment Date (or, in the case of Parity Stock having dividend payment dates different from the Dividend Payment Dates, on a dividend payment date falling within a Dividend Period related to such Dividend Payment Date) in full upon Class C Preferred Stock and any shares of Parity Stock, all dividends declared on Class C Preferred Stock and all such Parity Stock and payable on such Dividend Payment Date (or, in the case of Parity Stock having dividend payment dates different from the Dividend Payment Dates, on a dividend payment date falling within the Dividend Period related to such Dividend Payment Date) shall be declared pro rata so that the respective amounts of such dividends declared shall bear the same ratio to each other as all accrued and unpaid dividends per share on the shares of Class C Preferred Stock (including, if applicable as provided in Section 3(a) above, dividends on such amount) and all Parity Stock payable on such Dividend Payment Date (or, in the case of Parity Stock having dividend payment dates different from the Dividend Payment Dates, on a dividend payment date falling within the Dividend Period related to such Dividend Payment Date) (subject to their having been declared by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors out of legally available funds and including, in the case of Parity Stock that bears cumulative dividends, all accrued but unpaid dividends) bear to each other. If the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors determines not to pay any dividend or a full dividend on a Dividend Payment Date, the Company will provide written notice to the holders of Class C Preferred Stock prior to such Dividend Payment Date.

Subject to the foregoing, and not otherwise, such dividends (payable in cash, securities or other property) as may be determined by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors may be declared and paid on any securities, including Common Stock and other Junior Stock, from time to time out of any funds legally available for such payment, and holders of Class C Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to participate in any such dividends.

Section 4. Liquidation Rights.

(a) Voluntary or Involuntary Liquidation. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of Class C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive for each share of Class C Preferred Stock, out of the assets of the Company or proceeds thereof (whether capital or surplus) available for distribution to stockholders of the Company, subject to the rights of any creditors of the Company, before any distribution of such assets or proceeds is made to or set aside for the holders of Common Stock and any other stock of the Company ranking junior to Class C Preferred Stock as to such distribution, payment in full in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Liquidation Amount per share and (ii) the amount of any accrued and unpaid dividends (including, if applicable as provided in Section 3(a) above, dividends on such amount), whether or not declared, to the date of payment (such amounts collectively, the “Liquidation Preference”).

(b) Partial Payment. If in any distribution described in Section 4(a) above the assets of the Company or proceeds thereof are not sufficient to pay in full the amounts payable with respect to all outstanding shares of Class C Preferred Stock and the corresponding amounts payable with respect of any other stock of the Company ranking equally with Class C Preferred Stock as to such distribution, holders of Class C Preferred Stock and the holders of such other stock shall share ratably in any such distribution in proportion to the full respective distributions to which they are entitled.

(c) Residual Distributions. If the Liquidation Preference has been paid in full to all holders of Class C Preferred Stock and the corresponding amounts payable with respect of any other stock of the Company ranking equally with Class C Preferred Stock as to such distribution has been paid in full, the holders of other stock of the Company shall be entitled to receive all remaining assets of the Company (or proceeds thereof) according to their respective rights and preferences.

(d) Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets Not Liquidation. For purposes of this Section 4, the merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation or other entity, including a merger or consolidation in which the holders of Class C Preferred Stock receive cash, securities or other property for their shares, or the sale, lease or exchange (for cash, securities or other property) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, shall not constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

Section 5. Redemption.

(a) Optional Redemption. Except as provided below, the Class C Preferred Stock may not be redeemed prior to the first Dividend Payment Date falling on or after the third anniversary of the Original Issue Date. On or after the first Dividend Payment Date falling on or after the third anniversary of the Original Issue Date, the Company, at its option, subject to the approval of the Appropriate Federal Banking Agency, may redeem, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, out of funds legally available therefor, the shares of Class C Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, upon notice given as provided in Section 5(c) below, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the Liquidation Amount per share and (ii) except as otherwise provided below, any accrued and unpaid dividends (including, if applicable as provided in Section 3(a) above, dividends on such amount) (regardless of whether any dividends are actually declared) to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the first Dividend Payment Date falling on or after the third anniversary of the Original Issue Date, the Company, at its option, subject to the approval of the Appropriate Federal Banking Agency, may redeem, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, the shares of Class C Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, upon notice given as provided in Section 5(c) below, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the Liquidation Amount per share and (ii) except as otherwise provided below, any accrued and unpaid dividends (including, if applicable as provided in Section 3(a) above, dividends on such amount) (regardless of whether any dividends are actually declared) to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption; provided that (x) the Company (or any successor by Business Combination) has received aggregate gross proceeds of not less than the Minimum Amount (plus the “Minimum Amount” as defined in the relevant certificate of designations for each other outstanding series of preferred stock of such successor that was originally issued to the United States Department of the Treasury (the “Successor Preferred Stock”) in connection with the Troubled Asset Relief Program Capital Purchase Program) from one or more Qualified Equity Offerings (including Qualified Equity Offerings of such successor), and (y) the aggregate redemption price of the Class C Preferred Stock (and any Successor Preferred Stock) redeemed pursuant to this paragraph may not exceed the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company (or any successor by Business Combination) from such Qualified Equity Offerings (including Qualified Equity Offerings of such successor).

The redemption price for any shares of Class C Preferred Stock shall be payable on the redemption date to the holder of such shares against surrender of the certificate(s) evidencing such shares to the Company or its agent. Any declared but unpaid dividends payable on a redemption date that occurs subsequent to the Dividend Record Date for a Dividend Period shall not be paid to the holder entitled to receive the redemption price on the redemption date, but rather shall be paid to the holder of record of the redeemed shares on such Dividend Record Date relating to the Dividend Payment Date as provided in Section 3 above.

(b) No Sinking Fund. The Class C Preferred Stock will not be subject to any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or other similar provisions. Holders of Class C Preferred Stock will have no right to require redemption or repurchase of any shares of Class C Preferred Stock.

(c) Notice of Redemption. Notice of every redemption of shares of Class C Preferred Stock shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the holders of record of the shares to be redeemed at their respective last addresses appearing on the books of the Company. Such mailing shall be at least 30 days and not more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption. Any notice mailed as provided in this Subsection shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the holder receives such notice, but failure duly to give such notice by mail, or any defect in such notice or in the mailing thereof, to any holder of shares of Class C Preferred Stock Class C for redemption shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other shares of Class C Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if shares of Class C Preferred Stock are issued in book-entry form through The Depository Trust Company or any other similar facility, notice of redemption may be given to the holders of Class C Preferred Stock at such time and in any manner permitted by such facility. Each notice of redemption given to a holder shall state: (1) the redemption date; (2) the number of shares of Class C Preferred Stock to be redeemed and, if less than all the shares held by such holder are to be redeemed, the number of such shares to be redeemed from such holder; (3) the redemption price; and (4) the place or places where certificates for such shares are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price.

(d) Partial Redemption. In case of any redemption of part of the shares of Class C Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, the shares to be redeemed shall be selected either pro rata or in such other manner as the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof may determine to be fair and equitable. Subject to the provisions hereof, the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof shall have full power and authority to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which shares of Class C Preferred Stock shall be redeemed from time to time. If fewer than all the shares represented by any certificate are redeemed, a new certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed shares without charge to the holder thereof.

(e) Effectiveness of Redemption. If notice of redemption has been duly given and if on or before the redemption date specified in the notice all funds necessary for the redemption have been deposited by the Company, in trust for the pro rata benefit of the holders of the shares called for redemption, with a bank or trust company doing business in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, and having a capital and surplus of at least $500 million and selected by the Board of Directors, so as to be and continue to be available solely therefor, then, notwithstanding that any certificate for any share so called for redemption has not been surrendered for cancellation, on and after the redemption date dividends shall cease to accrue on all shares so called for redemption, all shares so called for redemption shall no longer be deemed outstanding and all rights with respect to such shares shall forthwith on such redemption date cease and terminate, except only the right of the holders thereof to receive the amount payable on such redemption from such bank or trust company, without interest. Any funds unclaimed at the end of three years from the redemption date shall, to the extent permitted by law, be released to the Company, after which time the holders of the shares so called for redemption shall look only to the Company for payment of the redemption price of such shares.

(f) Status of Redeemed Shares. Shares of Class C Preferred Stock that are redeemed, repurchased or otherwise acquired by the Company shall revert to authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock (provided that any such cancelled shares of Class C Preferred Stock may be reissued only as shares of any series of Preferred Stock other than Class C Preferred Stock).

Section 6. Conversion. Holders of Class C Preferred Stock shares shall have no right to exchange or convert such shares into any other securities.

Section 7. Voting Rights.

(a) General. The holders of Class C Preferred Stock shall not have any voting rights except as set forth below or as otherwise from time to time required by law.

(b) Preferred Stock Directors. Whenever, at any time or times, dividends payable on the shares of Class C Preferred Stock have not been paid for an aggregate of six quarterly Dividend Periods or more, whether or not consecutive, the authorized number of directors of the Company shall automatically be increased by two and the holders of the Class C Preferred Stock shall have the right, with holders of shares of any one or more other classes or series of Voting Parity Stock outstanding at the time, voting together as a class, to elect two directors (hereinafter the “Preferred Directors” and each a “Preferred Director”) to fill such newly created directorships at the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders (or at a special meeting called for that purpose prior to such next annual meeting) and at each subsequent annual meeting of stockholders until all accrued and unpaid dividends for all past Dividend Periods, including the latest completed Dividend Period (including, if applicable as provided in Section 3(a) above, dividends on such amount), on all outstanding shares of Class C Preferred Stock have been declared and paid in full at which time such right shall terminate with respect to the Class C Preferred Stock, except as herein or by law expressly provided, subject to revesting in the event of each and every subsequent default of the character above mentioned; provided that it shall be a qualification for election for any Preferred Director that the election of such Preferred Director shall not cause the Company to violate any corporate governance requirements of any securities exchange or other trading facility on which securities of the Company may then be listed or traded that listed or traded companies must have a majority of independent directors. Upon any termination of the right of the holders of shares of Class C Preferred Stock and Voting Parity Stock as a class to vote for directors as provided above, the Preferred Directors shall cease to be qualified as directors, the term of office of all Preferred Directors then in office shall terminate immediately and the authorized number of directors shall be reduced by the number of Preferred Directors elected pursuant hereto. Any Preferred Director may be removed at any time, with or without cause, and any vacancy created thereby may be filled, only by the affirmative vote of the holders a majority of the shares of Class C Preferred Stock at the time outstanding voting separately as a class together with the holders of shares of Voting Parity Stock, to the extent the voting rights of such holders described above are then exercisable. If the office of any Preferred Director becomes vacant for any reason other than removal from office as aforesaid, the remaining Preferred Director may choose a successor who shall hold office for the unexpired term in respect of which such vacancy occurred.

(c) Class Voting Rights as to Particular Matters. So long as any shares of Class C Preferred Stock are outstanding, in addition to any other vote or consent of stockholders required by law or by the Charter, the vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the shares of Class C Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, voting as a separate class, given in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or by vote at any meeting called for the purpose, shall be necessary for effecting or validating:

(i) Authorization of Senior Stock. Any amendment or alteration of the Certificate of Designations for the Class C Preferred Stock or the Charter to authorize or create or increase the authorized amount of, or any issuance of, any shares of, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of, any class or series of capital stock of the Company ranking senior to Class C Preferred Stock with respect to either or both the payment of dividends and/or the distribution of assets on any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company;

(ii) Amendment of Class C Preferred Stock. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of any provision of the Certificate of Designations for the Class C Preferred Stock or the Charter (including, unless no vote on such merger or consolidation is required by Section 7(c)(iii) below, any amendment, alteration or repeal by means of a merger, consolidation or otherwise) so as to adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Class C Preferred Stock; or

(iii) Share Exchanges, Reclassifications, Mergers and Consolidations. Any consummation of a binding share exchange or reclassification involving the Class C Preferred Stock, or of a merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation or other entity, unless in each case (x) the shares of Class C Preferred Stock remain outstanding or, in the case of any such merger or consolidation with respect to which the Company is not the surviving or resulting entity, are converted into or exchanged for preference securities of the surviving or resulting entity or its ultimate parent, and (y) such shares remaining outstanding or such preference securities, as the case may be, have such rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, and limitations and restrictions thereof, taken as a whole, as are not materially less favorable to the holders thereof than the rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, and limitations and restrictions thereof, of Class C Preferred Stock immediately prior to such consummation, taken as a whole;

provided, however, that for all purposes of this Section 7(c), any increase in the amount of the authorized Preferred Stock, including any increase in the authorized amount of Class C Preferred Stock necessary to satisfy preemptive or similar rights granted by the Company to other persons prior to the Signing Date, or the creation and issuance, or an increase in the authorized or issued amount, whether pursuant to preemptive or similar rights or otherwise, of any other series of Preferred Stock, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any other series of Preferred Stock, ranking equally with and/or junior to Class C Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends (whether such dividends are cumulative or non-cumulative) and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company will not be deemed to adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers, and shall not require the affirmative vote or consent of, the holders of outstanding shares of the Class C Preferred Stock.

(d) Changes after Provision for Redemption. No vote or consent of the holders of Class C Preferred Stock shall be required pursuant to Section 7(c) above if, at or prior to the time when any such vote or consent would otherwise be required pursuant to such Section, all outstanding shares of the Class C Preferred Stock shall have been redeemed, or shall have been called for redemption upon proper notice and sufficient funds shall have been deposited in trust for such redemption, in each case pursuant to Section 5 above.

(e) Procedures for Voting and Consents. The rules and procedures for calling and conducting any meeting of the holders of Class C Preferred Stock (including, without limitation, the fixing of a record date in connection therewith), the solicitation and use of proxies at such a meeting, the obtaining of written consents and any other aspect or matter with regard to such a meeting or such consents shall be governed by any rules of the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may adopt from time to time, which rules and procedures shall conform to the requirements of the Charter, the Bylaws, and applicable law and the rules of any national securities exchange or other trading facility on which Class C Preferred Stock is listed or traded at the time.

Section 8. Record Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company and the transfer agent for Class C Preferred Stock may deem and treat the record holder of any share of Class C Preferred Stock as the true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes, and neither the Company nor such transfer agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

Section 9. Notices. All notices or communications in respect of Class C Preferred Stock shall be sufficiently given if given in writing and delivered in person or by first class mail, postage prepaid, or if given in such other manner as may be permitted in this Certificate of Designations, in the Charter or Bylaws or by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if shares of Class C Preferred Stock are issued in book-entry form through The Depository Trust Company or any similar facility, such notices may be given to the holders of Class C Preferred Stock in any manner permitted by such facility.

Section 10. No Preemptive Rights. No share of Class C Preferred Stock shall have any rights of preemption whatsoever as to any securities of the Company, or any warrants, rights or options issued or granted with respect thereto, regardless of how such securities, or such warrants, rights or options, may be Class C, issued or granted.

Section 11. Replacement Certificates. The Company shall replace any mutilated certificate at the holder’s expense upon surrender of that certificate to the Company. The Company shall replace certificates that become destroyed, stolen or lost at the holder’s expense upon delivery to the Company of reasonably satisfactory evidence that the certificate has been destroyed, stolen or lost, together with any indemnity that may be reasonably required by the Company.

Section 12. Other Rights. The shares of Class C Preferred Stock shall not have any rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers or relative, participating, optional or other special rights, or qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, other than as set forth herein or in the Charter or as provided by applicable law.

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION

OF

FIXED RATE CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, CLASS D

OF

FIRST BANKS, INC.

First Banks, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Missouri (the “Company”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 351.180 of the General and Business Corporation Law thereof, does hereby certify:

The board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors), in accordance with the restated articles of incorporation of the Company and applicable law, adopted the following resolution on December 24, 2008creating a series of 14,770shares of Class D Preferred Stock of the Company designated as “Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Class D”:

RESOLVED, that pursuant to the provisions of the revised articles of incorporation of the Company and applicable law, a series of Preferred Stock, par value $1.00per share, of the Company be and hereby is created, and that the designation and number of shares of such series, and the voting and other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series, are as follows:

Part 1. Designation and Number of Shares. There is hereby created out of the authorized and unissued shares of preferred stock of the Company a series of preferred stock designated as the “Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series D” (the “Class D Preferred Stock”). The authorized number of shares of Class D Preferred Stock shall be 14,770.

Part 2. Standard Provisions. The Standard Provisions contained in Schedule A attached hereto are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety and shall be deemed to be a part of this Certificate of Designations to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein.

Part. 3. Definitions. The following terms are used in this Certificate of Designations (including the Standard Provisions in Schedule A hereto) as defined below:

(a) “Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $250.00 per share, of the Company.

(b) “Dividend Payment Date” means February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year.

(c) “Junior Stock” means the Common Stock and any other class or series of stock of the Company the terms of which expressly provide that it ranks junior to Class D Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and/or as to rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

(d) “Liquidation Amount” means $1,000 per share of Class D Preferred Stock.

(e) “Minimum Amount” means $3,692,500.

(f) “Parity Stock” means any class or series of stock of the Company (other than Class D Preferred Stock) the terms of which do not expressly provide that such class or series will rank senior or junior to Class D Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and/or as to rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company (in each case without regard to whether dividends accrue cumulatively or non-cumulatively). Without limiting the foregoing, Parity Stock shall include the Company’s UST Preferred Stock, Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock (Class A) and Non-Convertible Adjustable Preferred Stock (Class B).

(g) “Signing Date” means Original Issue Date.

(h) “UST Preferred Stock” means the Company’s Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C.

Part. 4. Certain Voting Matters. Holders of shares of Class D Preferred Stock will be entitled to one vote for each such share on any matter on which holders of Class D Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, including any action by written consent.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, First Banks, Inc. has caused this Certificate of Designations to be signed by Terrance M. McCarthy, its President and Chief Executive Officer, this 24^th day of December, 2008.

ATTEST:		FIRST BANKS, INC.
/s/ Peter D. Wimmer	By:	/s/ Terrance M. McCarthy
Peter D. Wimmer		Terrance M. McCarthy
Secretary		President, Chief Executive Officer

Schedule A

STANDARD PROVISIONS

Section 1. General Matters. Each share of Class D Preferred Stock shall be identical in all respects to every other share of Class D Preferred Stock. The Class D Preferred Stock shall be perpetual, subject to the provisions of Section 5 of these Standard Provisions that form a part of the Certificate of Designations. The Class D Preferred Stock shall rank equally with Parity Stock and shall rank senior to Junior Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company.

Section 2. Standard Definitions. As used herein with respect to Class D Preferred Stock:

(a) “Appropriate Federal Banking Agency” means the “appropriate Federal banking agency” with respect to the Company as defined in Section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Section 18 13(q)), or any successor provision.

(b) “Business Combination” means a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar transaction that requires the approval of the Company’s stockholders.

(c) “Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York generally are authorized or required by law or other governmental actions to close.

(d) “Bylaws” means the bylaws of the Company, as they may be amended from time to time.

(e) “Certificate of Designations” means the Certificate of Designations or comparable instrument relating to the Class D Preferred Stock, of which these Standard Provisions form a part, as it may be amended from time to time.

(f) “Charter” means the Company’s certificate or articles of incorporation, articles of association, or similar organizational document.

(g) “Dividend Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

(h) “Dividend Record Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

(i) “Liquidation Preference” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

(j) “Original Issue Date” means the date on which shares of Class D Preferred Stock are first issued.

(k) “Preferred Director” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).

(l) “Preferred Stock” means any and all series of preferred stock of the Company, including the Class D Preferred Stock.

(m) “Qualified Equity Offering” means the sale and issuance for cash by the Company to persons other than the Company or any of its subsidiaries after the Original Issue Date of shares of perpetual Preferred Stock, Common Stock or any combination of such stock, that, in each case, qualify as and may be included in Tier 1 capital of the Company at the time of issuance under the applicable risk-based capital guidelines of the Company’s Appropriate Federal Banking Agency (other than any such sales and issuances made pursuant to agreements or arrangements entered into, or pursuant to financing plans which were publicly announced, on or prior to November 17, 2008).

(n) “Standard Provisions” mean these Standard Provisions that form a part of the Certificate of Designations relating to the Class D Preferred Stock.

(o) “Successor Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

(p) “Voting Parity Stock” means, with regard to any matter as to which the holders of Class D Preferred Stock are entitled to vote as specified in Sections 7(a) and 7(b) of these Standard Provisions that form a part of the Certificate of Designations, any and all series of Parity Stock upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable with respect to such matter.

Section 3. Dividends.

(a) Rate. Holders of Class D Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, on each share of Class D Preferred Stock if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors, but only out of assets legally available therefor, cumulative cash dividends with respect to each Dividend Period (as defined below) at a per annum rate of 9.0% on (i) the Liquidation Amount per share of Class D Preferred Stock and (ii) the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends for any prior Dividend Period on such share of Class D Preferred Stock, if any. Such dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from the Original Issue Date, shall compound on each subsequent Dividend Payment Date (i.e., no dividends shall accrue on other dividends unless and until the first Dividend Payment Date for such other dividends has passed without such other dividends having been paid on such date) and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each Dividend Payment Date, commencing with the first such Dividend Payment Date to occur at least 20 calendar days after the Original Issue Date. In the event that any Dividend Payment Date would otherwise fall on a day that is not a Business Day, the dividend payment due on that date will be postponed to the next day that is a Business Day and no additional dividends will accrue as a result of that postponement. The period from and including any Dividend Payment Date to, but excluding, the next Dividend Payment Date is a “Dividend Period”, provided that the initial Dividend Period shall be the period from and including the Original Issue Date to, but excluding, the next Dividend Payment Date.

Dividends that are payable on Class D Preferred Stock in respect of any Dividend Period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The amount of dividends payable on Class D Preferred Stock on any date prior to the end of a Dividend Period, and for the initial Dividend Period, shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, and actual days elapsed over a 30-day month.

Dividends that are payable on Class D Preferred Stock on any Dividend Payment Date will be payable to holders of record of Class D Preferred Stock as they appear on the stock register of the Company on the applicable record date, which shall be the 15th calendar day immediately preceding such Dividend Payment Date or such other record date fixed by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors that is not more than 60 nor less than 10 days prior to such Dividend Payment Date (each, a “Dividend Record Date”). Any such day that is a Dividend Record Date shall be a Dividend Record Date whether or not such day is a Business Day.

Holders of Class D Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any dividends, whether payable in cash, securities or other property, other than dividends (if any) declared and payable on Class D Preferred Stock as specified in this Section 3 (subject to the other provisions of the Certificate of Designations).

(b) Priority of Dividends. So long as any share of Class D Preferred Stock remains outstanding, no dividend or distribution shall be declared or paid on the Common Stock or any other shares of Junior Stock (other than dividends payable solely in shares of Common Stock) or Parity Stock, subject to the immediately following paragraph in the case of Parity Stock, and no Common Stock, Junior Stock or Parity Stock shall be, directly or indirectly, purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Company or any of its subsidiaries unless all accrued and unpaid dividends for all past Dividend Periods, including the latest completed Dividend Period (including, if applicable as provided in Section 3(a) above, dividends on such amount), on all outstanding shares of Class D Preferred Stock have been or are contemporaneously declared and paid in full (or have been declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof has been set aside for the benefit of the holders of shares of Class D Preferred Stock on the applicable record date). The foregoing limitation shall not apply to (i) redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions of shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock in connection with the administration of any employee benefit plan in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice; (ii) the acquisition by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of record ownership in Junior Stock or Parity Stock for the beneficial ownership of any other persons (other than the Company or any of its subsidiaries), including as trustees or custodians; and (iii) the exchange or conversion of Junior Stock for or into other Junior Stock or of Parity Stock for or into other Parity Stock (with the same or lesser aggregate liquidation amount) or Junior Stock, in each case, solely to the extent required pursuant to binding contractual agreements entered into prior to the Signing Date or any subsequent agreement for the accelerated exercise, settlement or exchange thereof for Common Stock.

When dividends are not paid (or declared and a sum sufficient for payment thereof set aside for the benefit of the holders thereof on the applicable record date) on any Dividend Payment Date (or, in the case of Parity Stock having dividend payment dates different from the Dividend Payment Dates, on a dividend payment date falling within a Dividend Period related to such Dividend Payment Date) in full upon Class D Preferred Stock and any shares of Parity Stock, all dividends declared on Class D Preferred Stock and all such Parity Stock and payable on such Dividend Payment Date (or, in the case of Parity Stock having dividend payment dates different from the Dividend Payment Dates, on a dividend payment date falling within the Dividend Period related to such Dividend Payment Date) shall be declared pro rata so that the respective amounts of such dividends declared shall bear the same ratio to each other as all accrued and unpaid dividends per share on the shares of Class D Preferred Stock (including, if applicable as provided in Section 3(a) above, dividends on such amount) and all Parity Stock payable on such Dividend Payment Date (or, in the case of Parity Stock having dividend payment dates different from the Dividend Payment Dates, on a dividend payment date falling within the Dividend Period related to such Dividend Payment Date) (subject to their having been declared by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors out of legally available funds and including, in the case of Parity Stock that bears cumulative dividends, all accrued but unpaid dividends) bear to each other. If the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors determines not to pay any dividend or a full dividend on a Dividend Payment Date, the Company will provide written notice to the holders of Class D Preferred Stock prior to such Dividend Payment Date.

Subject to the foregoing, and not otherwise, such dividends (payable in cash, securities or other property) as may be determined by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors may be declared and paid on any securities, including Common Stock and other Junior Stock, from time to time out of any funds legally available for such payment, and holders of Class D Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to participate in any such dividends.

Section 4. Liquidation Rights.

(a) Voluntary or Involuntary Liquidation. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of Class D Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive for each share of Class D Preferred Stock, out of the assets of the Company or proceeds thereof (whether capital or surplus) available for distribution to stockholders of the Company, subject to the rights of any creditors of the Company, before any distribution of such assets or proceeds is made to or set aside for the holders of Common Stock and any other stock of the Company ranking junior to Class D Preferred Stock as to such distribution, payment in full in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Liquidation Amount per share and (ii) the amount of any accrued and unpaid dividends (including, if applicable as provided in Section 3(a) above, dividends on such amount), whether or not declared, to the date of payment (such amounts collectively, the “Liquidation Preference”).

(b) Partial Payment. If in any distribution described in Section 4(a) above the assets of the Issuer or proceeds thereof are not sufficient to pay in full the amounts payable with respect to all outstanding shares of Class D Preferred Stock and the corresponding amounts payable with respect of any other stock of the Company ranking equally with Class D Preferred Stock as to such distribution, holders of Class D Preferred Stock and the holders of such other stock shall share ratably in any such distribution in proportion to the full respective distributions to which they are entitled.

(c) Residual Distributions. If the Liquidation Preference has been paid in full to all holders of Class D Preferred Stock and the corresponding amounts payable with respect of any other stock of the Company ranking equally with Class D Preferred Stock as to such distribution has been paid in full, the holders of other stock of the Company shall be entitled to receive all remaining assets of the Company (or proceeds thereof) according to their respective rights and preferences.

(d) Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets Not Liquidation. For purposes of this Section 4, the merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation or other entity, including a merger or consolidation in which the holders of Class D Preferred Stock receive cash, securities or other property for their shares, or the sale, lease or exchange (for cash, securities or other property) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, shall not constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

Section 5. Redemption.

(a) Optional Redemption. Except as provided below, the Class D Preferred Stock may not be redeemed prior to the later of (i) first Dividend Payment Date falling on or after the third anniversary of the Original Issue Date; and (ii) the date on which all outstanding shares of UST Preferred Stock have been redeemed, repurchased or otherwise acquired by the Company. On or after the first Dividend Payment Date falling on or after the third anniversary of the Original Issue Date, the Company, at its option, subject to the approval of the Appropriate Federal Banking Agency, may redeem, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, out of funds legally available therefor, the shares of Class D Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, upon notice given as provided in Section 5(c) below, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the Liquidation Amount per share and (ii) except as otherwise provided below, any accrued and unpaid dividends (including, if applicable as provided in Section 3(a) above, dividends on such amount) (regardless of whether any dividends are actually declared) to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the first Dividend Payment Date falling on or after the third anniversary of the Original Issue Date, the Company, at its option, subject to the approval of the Appropriate Federal Banking Agency and subject to the requirement that all outstanding shares of UST Preferred Stock shall previously have been redeemed, repurchased or otherwise acquired by the Company, may redeem, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, the shares of Class D Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, upon notice given as provided in Section 5(c) below, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the Liquidation Amount per share and (ii) except as otherwise provided below, any accrued and unpaid dividends (including, if applicable as provided in Section 3(a) above, dividends on such amount) (regardless of whether any dividends are actually declared) to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption; provided that (x) the Company (or any successor by Business Combination) has received aggregate gross proceeds of not less than the Minimum Amount (plus the “Minimum Amount” as defined in the relevant certificate of designations for each other outstanding series of preferred stock of such successor that was originally issued to the United States Department of the Treasury (the “Successor Preferred Stock”) in connection with the Troubled Asset Relief Program Capital Purchase Program) from one or more Qualified Equity Offerings (including Qualified Equity Offerings of such successor), and (y) the aggregate redemption price of the Class D Preferred Stock (and any Successor Preferred Stock) redeemed pursuant to this paragraph may not exceed the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company (or any successor by Business Combination) from such Qualified Equity Offerings (including Qualified Equity Offerings of such successor).

The redemption price for any shares of Class D Preferred Stock shall be payable on the redemption date to the holder of such shares against surrender of the certificate(s) evidencing such shares to the Company or its agent. Any declared but unpaid dividends payable on a redemption date that occurs subsequent to the Dividend Record Date for a Dividend Period shall not be paid to the holder entitled to receive the redemption price on the redemption date, but rather shall be paid to the holder of record of the redeemed shares on such Dividend Record Date relating to the Dividend Payment Date as provided in Section 3 above.

(b) No Sinking Fund. The Class D Preferred Stock will not be subject to any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or other similar provisions. Holders of Class D Preferred Stock will have no right to require redemption or repurchase of any shares of Class D Preferred Stock.

(c) Notice of Redemption. Notice of every redemption of shares of Class D Preferred Stock shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the holders of record of the shares to be redeemed at their respective last addresses appearing on the books of the Company. Such mailing shall be at least 30 days and not more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption. Any notice mailed as provided in this Subsection shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the holder receives such notice, but failure duly to give such notice by mail, or any defect in such notice or in the mailing thereof, to any holder of shares of Class D Preferred Stock Class D for redemption shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other shares of Class D Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if shares of Class D Preferred Stock are issued in book-entry form through The Depository Trust Company or any other similar facility, notice of redemption may be given to the holders of Class D Preferred Stock at such time and in any manner permitted by such facility. Each notice of redemption given to a holder shall state: (1) the redemption date; (2) the number of shares of Class D Preferred Stock to be redeemed and, if less than all the shares held by such holder are to be redeemed, the number of such shares to be redeemed from such holder; (3) the redemption price; and (4) the place or places where certificates for such shares are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price.

(d) Partial Redemption. In case of any redemption of part of the shares of Class D Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, the shares to be redeemed shall be selected either pro rata or in such other manner as the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof may determine to be fair and equitable. Subject to the provisions hereof, the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof shall have full power and authority to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which shares of Class D Preferred Stock shall be redeemed from time to time. If fewer than all the shares represented by any certificate are redeemed, a new certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed shares without charge to the holder thereof.

(e) Effectiveness of Redemption. If notice of redemption has been duly given and if on or before the redemption date specified in the notice all funds necessary for the redemption have been deposited by the Company, in trust for the pro rata benefit of the holders of the shares called for redemption, with a bank or trust company doing business in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, and having a capital and surplus of at least $500 million and selected by the Board of Directors, so as to be and continue to be available solely therefor, then, notwithstanding that any certificate for any share so called for redemption has not been surrendered for cancellation, on and after the redemption date dividends shall cease to accrue on all shares so called for redemption, all shares so called for redemption shall no longer be deemed outstanding and all rights with respect to such shares shall forthwith on such redemption date cease and terminate, except only the right of the holders thereof to receive the amount payable on such redemption from such bank or trust company, without interest. Any funds unclaimed at the end of three years from the redemption date shall, to the extent permitted by law, be released to the Company, after which time the holders of the shares so called for redemption shall look only to the Company for payment of the redemption price of such shares.

(f) Status of Redeemed Shares. Shares of Class D Preferred Stock that are redeemed, repurchased or otherwise acquired by the Company shall revert to authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock (provided that any such cancelled shares of Class D Preferred Stock may be reissued only as shares of any series of Preferred Stock other than Class D Preferred Stock).

Section 6. Conversion. Holders of Class D Preferred Stock shares shall have no right to exchange or convert such shares into any other securities.

Section 7. Voting Rights.

(a) General. The holders of Class D Preferred Stock shall not have any voting rights except as set forth below or as otherwise from time to time required by law.

(b) Preferred Stock Directors. Whenever, at any time or times, dividends payable on the shares of Class D Preferred Stock have not been paid for an aggregate of six quarterly Dividend Periods or more, whether or not consecutive, the authorized number of directors of the Company shall automatically be increased by two and the holders of the Class D Preferred Stock shall have the right, with holders of shares of any one or more other classes or series of Voting Parity Stock outstanding at the time, voting together as a class, to elect two directors (hereinafter the “Preferred Directors” and each a “Preferred Director”) to fill such newly created directorships at the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders (or at a special meeting called for that purpose prior to such next annual meeting) and at each subsequent annual meeting of stockholders until all accrued and unpaid dividends for all past Dividend Periods, including the latest completed Dividend Period (including, if applicable as provided in Section 3(a) above, dividends on such amount), on all outstanding shares of Class D Preferred Stock have been declared and paid in full at which time such right shall terminate with respect to the Class D Preferred Stock, except as herein or by law expressly provided, subject to revesting in the event of each and every subsequent default of the character above mentioned; provided that it shall be a qualification for election for any Preferred Director that the election of such Preferred Director shall not cause the Company to violate any corporate governance requirements of any securities exchange or other trading facility on which securities of the Company may then be listed or traded that listed or traded companies must have a majority of independent directors. Upon any termination of the right of the holders of shares of Class D Preferred Stock and Voting Parity Stock as a class to vote for directors as provided above, the Preferred Directors shall cease to be qualified as directors, the term of office of all Preferred Directors then in office shall terminate immediately and the authorized number of directors shall be reduced by the number of Preferred Directors elected pursuant hereto. Any Preferred Director may be removed at any time, with or without cause, and any vacancy created thereby may be filled, only by the affirmative vote of the holders a majority of the shares of Class D Preferred Stock at the time outstanding voting separately as a class together with the holders of shares of Voting Parity Stock, to the extent the voting rights of such holders described above are then exercisable. If the office of any Preferred Director becomes vacant for any reason other than removal from office as aforesaid, the remaining Preferred Director may choose a successor who shall hold office for the unexpired term in respect of which such vacancy occurred.

(c) Class Voting Rights as to Particular Matters. So long as any shares of Class D Preferred Stock are outstanding, in addition to any other vote or consent of stockholders required by law or by the Charter, the vote or consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the shares of Class D Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, voting as a separate class, given in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or by vote at any meeting called for the purpose, shall be necessary for effecting or validating:

(i) Authorization of Senior Stock. Any amendment or alteration of the Certificate of Designations for the Class D Preferred Stock or the Charter to authorize or create or increase the authorized amount of, or any issuance of, any shares of, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of, any class or series of capital stock of the Company ranking senior to Class D Preferred Stock with respect to either or both the payment of dividends and/or the distribution of assets on any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company;

(ii) Amendment of Class D Preferred Stock. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of any provision of the Certificate of Designations for the Class D Preferred Stock or the Charter (including, unless no vote on such merger or consolidation is required by Section 7(c)(iii) below, any amendment, alteration or repeal by means of a merger, consolidation or otherwise) so as to adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Class D Preferred Stock; or

(iii) Share Exchanges, Reclassifications, Mergers and Consolidations. Any consummation of a binding share exchange or reclassification involving the Class D Preferred Stock, or of a merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation or other entity, unless in each case (x) the shares of Class D Preferred Stock remain outstanding or, in the case of any such merger or consolidation with respect to which the Company is not the surviving or resulting entity, are converted into or exchanged for preference securities of the surviving or resulting entity or its ultimate parent, and (y) such shares remaining outstanding or such preference securities, as the case may be, have such rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, and limitations and restrictions thereof, taken as a whole, as are not materially less favorable to the holders thereof than the rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, and limitations and restrictions thereof, of Class D Preferred Stock immediately prior to such consummation, taken as a whole;

provided, however, that for all purposes of this Section 7(c), any increase in the amount of the authorized Preferred Stock, including any increase in the authorized amount of Class D Preferred Stock necessary to satisfy preemptive or similar rights granted by the Company to other persons prior to the Signing Date, or the creation and issuance, or an increase in the authorized or issued amount, whether pursuant to preemptive or similar rights or otherwise, of any other series of Preferred Stock, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any other series of Preferred Stock, ranking equally with and/or junior to Class D Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends (whether such dividends are cumulative or non-cumulative) and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company will not be deemed to adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers, and shall not require the affirmative vote or consent of, the holders of outstanding shares of the Class D Preferred Stock.

(d) Changes after Provision for Redemption. No vote or consent of the holders of Class D Preferred Stock shall be required pursuant to Section 7(c) above if, at or prior to the time when any such vote or consent would otherwise be required pursuant to such Section, all outstanding shares of the Class D Preferred Stock shall have been redeemed, or shall have been called for redemption upon proper notice and sufficient funds shall have been deposited in trust for such redemption, in each case pursuant to Section 5 above.

(e) Procedures for Voting and Consents. The rules and procedures for calling and conducting any meeting of the holders of Class D Preferred Stock (including, without limitation, the fixing of a record date in connection therewith), the solicitation and use of proxies at such a meeting, the obtaining of written consents and any other aspect or matter with regard to such a meeting or such consents shall be governed by any rules of the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may adopt from time to time, which rules and procedures shall conform to the requirements of the Charter, the Bylaws, and applicable law and the rules of any national securities exchange or other trading facility on which Class D Preferred Stock is listed or traded at the time.

Section 8. Record Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company and the transfer agent for Class D Preferred Stock may deem and treat the record holder of any share of Class D Preferred Stock as the true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes, and neither the Company nor such transfer agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

Section 9. Notices. All notices or communications in respect of Class D Preferred Stock shall be sufficiently given if given in writing and delivered in person or by first class mail, postage prepaid, or if given in such other manner as may be permitted in this Certificate of Designations, in the Charter or Bylaws or by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if shares of Class D Preferred Stock are issued in book-entry form through The Depository Trust Company or any similar facility, such notices may be given to the holders of Class D Preferred Stock in any manner permitted by such facility.

Section 10. No Preemptive Rights. No share of Class D Preferred Stock shall have any rights of preemption whatsoever as to any securities of the Company, or any warrants, rights or options issued or granted with respect thereto, regardless of how such securities, or such warrants, rights or options, may be Class D, issued or granted.

Section 11. Replacement Certificates. The Company shall replace any mutilated certificate at the holder’s expense upon surrender of that certificate to the Company. The Company shall replace certificates that become destroyed, stolen or lost at the holder’s expense upon delivery to the Company of reasonably satisfactory evidence that the certificate has been destroyed, stolen or lost, together with any indemnity that may be reasonably required by the Company.

Section 12. Other Rights. The shares of Class D Preferred Stock shall not have any rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers or relative, participating, optional or other special rights, or qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, other than as set forth herein or in the Charter or as provided by applicable law.

EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATIONSREQUIREDBY
RULE 13a-14(a) OR RULE 15d-14(a)
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Terrance M. McCarthy, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Report”) of First Banks, Inc. (the “Registrant”);
2.	Based on my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Report;
4.	The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:
	a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Report is being prepared;
	b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
	c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this Report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Report based on such evaluation; and
	d)	Disclosed in this Report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.	The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
	a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
	b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 13, 2012

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

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATIONSREQUIREDBY
RULE 13a-14(a) OR RULE 15d-14(a)
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Lisa K. Vansickle, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Report”) of First Banks, Inc. (the “Registrant”);
2.	Based on my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Report;
4.	The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:
	a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Report is being prepared;
	b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
	c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this Report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Report based on such evaluation; and
	d)	Disclosed in this Report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.	The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
	a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
	b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 13, 2012

FIRST BANKS, INC.
By:	/s/	Lisa K. Vansickle
		Lisa K. Vansickle
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012 (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: August 13, 2012

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

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

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

     I, Lisa K. Vansickle, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial 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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012 (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: August 13, 2012

By:	/s/	Lisa K. Vansickle
		Lisa K. Vansickle
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	$ 0	$ 292	$ 4	$ 903
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits	516	1,199	1,068	2,644
Net interest (loss) income	(516)	(907)	(1,064)	(1,741)
Provision for loan losses	0	0	0	0
Net interest (loss) income after provision for loan losses	(516)	(907)	(1,064)	(1,741)
Noninterest income:
Service charges and customer service fees	335	425	656	896
Loan servicing fees	0	3	0	5
Other	13	7	20	11
Total noninterest income	348	435	676	912
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	1,115	1,302	2,263	2,672
Occupancy, net of rental income	634	654	1,268	1,321
Furniture and equipment	137	213	284	448
Legal, examination and professional fees	19	11	25	21
Amortization of intangible assets	0	17	0	33
FDIC insurance	195	264	404	576
Other	198	198	372	436
Total noninterest expense	2,298	2,659	4,616	5,507
(Loss) income from operations of discontinued operations	(2,466)	(3,131)	(5,004)	(6,336)
Net gain on sale of discontinued operations	0	425	0	425
Benefit for income taxes	0	0	0	0
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	(2,466)	(2,706)	(5,004)	(5,911)
Florida Region [Member]
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	0	4	4	8
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits	516	1,119	1,068	2,383
Net interest (loss) income	(516)	(1,115)	(1,064)	(2,375)
Provision for loan losses	0	0	0	0
Net interest (loss) income after provision for loan losses	(516)	(1,115)	(1,064)	(2,375)
Noninterest income:
Service charges and customer service fees	335	327	656	637
Loan servicing fees	0	0	0	0
Other	13	7	20	11
Total noninterest income	348	334	676	648
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	1,115	1,148	2,263	2,315
Occupancy, net of rental income	634	630	1,268	1,253
Furniture and equipment	137	203	284	419
Legal, examination and professional fees	19	6	25	15
Amortization of intangible assets	0	17	0	33
FDIC insurance	195	245	404	476
Other	198	178	372	369
Total noninterest expense	2,298	2,427	4,616	4,880
(Loss) income from operations of discontinued operations	(2,466)	(3,208)	(5,004)	(6,607)
Net gain on sale of discontinued operations	0	0	0	0
Benefit for income taxes	0	0	0	0
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	(2,466)	(3,208)	(5,004)	(6,607)
Northern Illinois Region [Member]
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans		288		895
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		80		261
Net interest (loss) income		208		634
Provision for loan losses		0		0
Net interest (loss) income after provision for loan losses		208		634
Noninterest income:
Service charges and customer service fees		98		259
Loan servicing fees		3		5
Other		0		0
Total noninterest income		101		264
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		154		357
Occupancy, net of rental income		24		68
Furniture and equipment		10		29
Legal, examination and professional fees		5		6
Amortization of intangible assets		0		0
FDIC insurance		19		100
Other		20		67
Total noninterest expense		232		627
(Loss) income from operations of discontinued operations		77		271
Net gain on sale of discontinued operations		425		425
Benefit for income taxes		0		0
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax		$ 502		$ 696

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 8) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Beginning balance	$ 130,348	$ 183,973	$ 137,710	$ 201,033
Loans charged-off	(17,947)	(49,258)	(34,400)	(86,163)
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off	7,826	3,471	14,917	13,316
Net loans charged-off	(10,121)	(45,787)	(19,483)	(72,847)
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	0	23,000	2,000	33,000
Balance, end of period	$ 120,227	$ 161,186	$ 120,227	$ 161,186

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	$ 3,031,445	$ 3,283,951
Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	2,080,356	2,328,011
Commercial And Industrial [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	636,163	725,130
Real Estate Construction and Development [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	216,894	249,987
Real Estate Construction and Development [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	216,894	249,987
Multi Family Residential [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	121,879	127,356
Multi Family Residential [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	121,879	127,356
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	1,105,420	1,225,538
Commercial Real Estate [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	1,105,420	1,225,538
Bank Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	139,754	165,578
Home Equity Line Of Credit [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	362,391	369,945
One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	502,145	535,523
Mortgage Division Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	384,505	366,915
Consumer and Installment [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	18,150	22,391
One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	402,655	389,306
Pass [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	1,599,375	1,706,828
Pass [Member] | Commercial And Industrial [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	570,149	606,933
Pass [Member] | Real Estate Construction and Development [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	49,284	57,594
Pass [Member] | Multi Family Residential [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	66,138	68,748
Pass [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	913,804	973,553
Pass [Member] | Bank Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	110,269	131,973
Pass [Member] | Home Equity Line Of Credit [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	351,778	358,801
Pass [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	462,047	490,774
Pass [Member] | Mortgage Division Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	277,365	263,079
Pass [Member] | Consumer and Installment [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	18,131	22,369
Pass [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	295,496	285,448
Special Mention [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	166,802	175,875
Special Mention [Member] | Commercial And Industrial [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	15,576	25,742
Special Mention [Member] | Real Estate Construction and Development [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	17,436	11,977
Special Mention [Member] | Multi Family Residential [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	18,472	18,678
Special Mention [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	115,318	119,478
Special Mention [Member] | Bank Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	11,784	12,797
Special Mention [Member] | Home Equity Line Of Credit [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	446	954
Special Mention [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	12,230	13,751
Substandard [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	167,987	219,674
Substandard [Member] | Commercial And Industrial [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	17,758	32,851
Substandard [Member] | Real Estate Construction and Development [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	89,844	97,158
Substandard [Member] | Multi Family Residential [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	29,006	28,789
Substandard [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	31,379	60,876
Substandard [Member] | Bank Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	5,833	6,118
Substandard [Member] | Home Equity Line Of Credit [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	3,250	3,250
Substandard [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	9,083	9,368
Substandard [Member] | Mortgage Division Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	7,496	4,429
Substandard [Member] | Consumer and Installment [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	0	0
Substandard [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	7,496	4,429
Performing TDR [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	30,616	43,813
Performing TDR [Member] | Commercial And Industrial [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	3,403	4,264
Performing TDR [Member] | Real Estate Construction and Development [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	11,918	12,014
Performing TDR [Member] | Multi Family Residential [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	3,129	3,166
Performing TDR [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	12,166	24,369
Performing TDR [Member] | Bank Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	1,612
Performing TDR [Member] | Home Equity Line Of Credit [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	0
Performing TDR [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	1,612
Performing TDR [Member] | Mortgage Division Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	82,040	82,629
Performing TDR [Member] | Consumer and Installment [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	0	0
Performing TDR [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	82,040	82,629
Non Accrual [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	115,576	181,821
Non Accrual [Member] | Commercial And Industrial [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	29,277	55,340
Non Accrual [Member] | Real Estate Construction and Development [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	48,412	71,244
Non Accrual [Member] | Multi Family Residential [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	5,134	7,975
Non Accrual [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	32,753	47,262
Non Accrual [Member] | Bank Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	10,256	14,690
Non Accrual [Member] | Home Equity Line Of Credit [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	6,917	6,940
Non Accrual [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	17,173	21,630
Non Accrual [Member] | Mortgage Division Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	17,604	16,778
Non Accrual [Member] | Consumer and Installment [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	19	22
Non Accrual [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Of Deferred Income	$ 17,623	$ 16,800

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REGULATORY CAPITAL (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
First Banks Inc [Member]
Total Capital	$ 87,400	$ 73,830
Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets	2.33%	1.88%
Total Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	8.00%	8.00%
Tier One Capital	43,700	36,915
Tier One Capital to Risk Weighted Assets	1.16%	0.94%
Tier One Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	4.00%	4.00%
Tier One Leverage Capital	43,700	36,915
Tier One Leverage Capital to Average Assets	0.68%	0.56%
Tier One Leverage Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	4.00%	4.00%
First Bank [Member]
Total Capital	608,776	588,860
Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets	16.20%	14.98%
Total Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	8.00%	8.00%
Total Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	10.00%	10.00%
Tier One Capital	560,859	538,592
Tier One Capital to Risk Weighted Assets	14.92%	13.70%
Tier One Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	4.00%	4.00%
Tier One Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	6.00%	6.00%
Tier One Leverage Capital	$ 560,859	$ 538,592
Tier One Leverage Capital to Average Assets	8.71%	8.19%
Tier One Leverage Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	4.00%	4.00%
Tier One Leverage Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	5.00%	5.00%

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 9) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$ 130,348	$ 183,973	$ 137,710	$ 201,033
Charge-offs	(17,947)	(49,258)	(34,400)	(86,163)
Recoveries	7,826	3,471	14,917	13,316
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	0	23,000	2,000	33,000
Balance, end of period	120,227	161,186	120,227	161,186
Commercial Financial and Agricultural [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	24,782	26,571	27,243	28,000
Charge-offs	(5,152)	(17,190)	(10,233)	(22,744)
Recoveries	2,686	1,076	5,744	3,966
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	(301)	18,481	(739)	19,716
Balance, end of period	22,015	28,938	22,015	28,938
Real Estate Construction and Development [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	24,518	52,334	24,868	58,439
Charge-offs	(3,339)	(9,372)	(6,423)	(19,686)
Recoveries	2,986	513	3,719	4,383
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	(2,336)	(7,707)	(335)	(7,368)
Balance, end of period	21,829	35,768	21,829	35,768
One To Four Family Residential [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	46,670	55,729	50,864	60,762
Charge-offs	(4,988)	(6,762)	(8,916)	(16,487)
Recoveries	1,223	1,339	2,475	2,621
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	797	2,303	(721)	5,713
Balance, end of period	43,702	52,609	43,702	52,609
Multi Family Residential [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	4,679	8,520	4,851	5,158
Charge-offs	(237)	(2,930)	(1,169)	(2,930)
Recoveries	32	43	43	43
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	342	(346)	1,091	3,016
Balance, end of period	4,816	5,287	4,816	5,287
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	29,273	40,123	29,448	47,880
Charge-offs	(4,037)	(12,927)	(7,390)	(24,021)
Recoveries	858	385	2,846	2,104
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	1,377	10,480	2,567	12,098
Balance, end of period	27,471	38,061	27,471	38,061
Consumer and Installment [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	426	696	436	794
Charge-offs	(194)	(77)	(269)	(295)
Recoveries	41	115	90	199
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	121	(211)	137	(175)
Balance, end of period	$ 394	$ 523	$ 394	$ 523

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INCOME TAXES (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance	$ 390,138,000		$ 390,138,000		$ 393,034,000
Deferred Tax Asset Related to Net Operating Loss	20,375,000		20,375,000		19,121,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	1,400,000		1,400,000		1,200,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Affect Provision For Income Taxes	901,000		901,000		784,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Interest on Income Taxes Accrued	172,000		172,000		136,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Interest on Income Taxes Expense	20,000	21,000	36,000	38,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations			271,000
Provision For Income Taxes Before Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance Resulting From Lapse of Applicable Statute of Limitations	176,000		176,000
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	551,300,000		551,300,000		539,200,000
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	718,400,000		718,400,000		702,800,000
Deferred Tax Asset Related to Net Operating Loss	$ 61,700,000		$ 61,700,000		$ 58,300,000

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$ 636,163	$ 725,130
Real estate construction and development	216,894	249,987
Real estate mortgage:
Real estate mortgage	2,113,949	2,255,332
Consumer and installment	18,785	23,333
Loans held for sale	46,289	31,111
Net deferred loan fees	(635)	(942)
Loans, net of net deferred loan fees	3,031,445	3,283,951
One To Four Family Residential [Member]
Real estate mortgage:
Real estate mortgage	886,650	902,438
Multi Family Residential [Member]
Real estate mortgage:
Real estate mortgage	121,879	127,356
Loans, net of net deferred loan fees	121,879	127,356
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Real estate mortgage:
Real estate mortgage	1,105,420	1,225,538
Loans, net of net deferred loan fees	$ 1,105,420	$ 1,225,538

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

Items Measured on a Recurring Basis. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are reflected in the following table:

	Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3	Fair Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Assets:
Available-for-sale investment securities:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—	395,669		—	395,669
Residential mortgage-backed		—	1,512,958		—	1,512,958
Commercial mortgage-backed		—	920		—	920
State and political subdivisions		—	4,973		—	4,973
Corporate notes		—	184,348		—	184,348
Equity investments		1,029	—		—	1,029
Mortgage loans held for sale		—	46,289		—	46,289
Derivative instruments:
Customer interest rate swap agreements		—	142		—	142
Interest rate lock commitments		—	3,090		—	3,090
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities		—	(1,157	)	—	(1,157	)
Servicing rights		—	—		15,182	15,182
Total	$	1,029	2,147,232		15,182	2,163,443
Liabilities:
Derivative instruments:
Interest rate swap agreements	$	—	337		—	337
Customer interest rate swap agreements		—	142		—	142
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan		6,024	—		—	6,024
Total	$	6,024	479		—	6,503
December 31, 2011:
Assets:
Available-for-sale investment securities:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—	341,817		—	341,817
Residential mortgage-backed		—	1,924,920		—	1,924,920
Commercial mortgage-backed		—	910		—	910
State and political subdivisions		—	5,410		—	5,410
Corporate notes		—	183,813		—	183,813
Equity investments		1,017	—		—	1,017
Mortgage loans held for sale		—	31,111		—	31,111
Derivative instruments:
Customer interest rate swap agreements		—	370		—	370
Interest rate lock commitments		—	1,381		—	1,381
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities		—	(729	)	—	(729	)
Servicing rights		—	—		15,380	15,380
Total	$	1,017	2,489,003		15,380	2,505,400
Liabilities:
Derivative instruments:
Interest rate swap agreements	$	—	807		—	807
Customer interest rate swap agreements		—	307		—	307
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan		6,531	—		—	6,531
Total	$	6,531	1,114		—	7,645

Schedule Of Servicing Assets At Fair Value Measured At Level 3 On Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the changes in Level 3 assets measured on a recurring basis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Servicing Rights
	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	15,969		20,211		15,380		19,582
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
Included in earnings (1)		(1,981	)	(1,880	)	(2,191	)	(2,369	)
Included in other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—
Issuances		1,194		495		1,993		1,613
Transfers in and/or out of level 3		—		—		—		—
Balance, end of period	$	15,182		18,826		15,182		18,826

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(1) Gains or losses (realized/unrealized) are included in noninterest income in the consolidated statements of operations.

Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]

Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are reflected in the following table:

	Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1		Level 2	Level 3	Fair Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	—	—	31,127	31,127
Real estate construction and development		—	—	56,966	56,966
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		—	—	11,323	11,323
Mortgage Division portfolio		—	—	87,942	87,942
Home equity portfolio		—	—	5,534	5,534
Multi-family residential		—	—	7,907	7,907
Commercial real estate		—	—	41,487	41,487
Consumer and installment		—	—	18	18
Other real estate and repossessed assets		—	—	109,026	109,026
Total	$	—	—	351,330	351,330
December 31, 2011:
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	—	—	54,129	54,129
Real estate construction and development		—	—	79,826	79,826
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		—	—	13,894	13,894
Mortgage Division portfolio		—	—	84,083	84,083
Home equity portfolio		—	—	5,552	5,552
Multi-family residential		—	—	10,806	10,806
Commercial real estate		—	—	67,756	67,756
Consumer and installment		—	—	18	18
Other real estate and repossessed assets		—	—	129,896	129,896
Total	$	—	—	445,960	445,960

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]

The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

	June 30, 2012									December 31, 2011
				Estimated Fair Value
	Carrying									Carrying		Estimated
	Value			Level 1	Level 2	Level 3		Total		Value		Fair Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	321,707		321,707	—	—		321,707		472,011		472,011
Investment securities:
Available for sale		2,099,897		1,029	2,098,868	—		2,099,897		2,457,887		2,457,887
Held to maturity		741,727		—	741,973	—		741,973		12,817		13,424
Loans held for portfolio		2,864,929		—	—	2,564,786		2,564,786		3,115,130		2,811,538
Loans held for sale		46,289		—	46,289	—		46,289		31,111		31,111
FRB and FHLB stock		26,115		26,115	—	—		26,115		27,078		27,078
Derivative instruments		2,075		—	2,075	—		2,075		1,022		1,022
Accrued interest receivable		19,512		19,512	—	—		19,512		21,050		21,050
Assets of discontinued operations		20,501		—	20,501	—		20,501		21,009		21,009
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,287,222		1,287,222	—	—		1,287,222		1,209,759		1,209,759
Interest-bearing demand		907,381		907,381	—	—		907,381		884,168		884,168
Savings and money market		1,854,808		1,854,808	—	—		1,854,808		1,893,560		1,893,560
Time deposits		1,341,852		—	—	1,343,387		1,343,387		1,464,343		1,467,548
Other borrowings		37,814		37,814	—	—		37,814		50,910		50,910
Derivative instruments		479		—	479	—		479		1,114		1,114
Accrued interest payable		41,289		41,289	—	—		41,289		34,285		34,285
Subordinated debentures		354,095		—	—	231,425		231,425		354,057		204,502
Liabilities of discontinued operations		339,924		—	333,314	—		333,314		346,282		339,527
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby
letters of credit and financial
guarantees	$	(2,779	)	—	—	(2,779	)	(2,779	)	(2,785	)	(2,785	)

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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$ 9,974	$ (14,343)	$ 19,410	$ (17,286)
Preferred stock dividends declared and undeclared	(4,690)	(4,447)	(9,317)	(8,835)
Accretion of discount on preferred stock	(883)	(864)	(1,767)	(1,719)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	4,401	(19,654)	8,326	(27,840)
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders	(2,466)	(2,706)	(5,004)	(5,911)
Net income (loss) available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	1,935	(22,360)	3,322	(33,751)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding (in shares)	23,661	23,661	23,661	23,661
Basic earnings (loss) per common share continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 186.00	$ (830.64)	$ 351.90	$ (1,176.59)
Basic loss per common share discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ (104.22)	$ (114.36)	$ (211.49)	$ (249.82)
Basic earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 81.78	$ (945.00)	$ 140.41	$ (1,426.41)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	4,401	(19,654)	8,326	(27,840)
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders	(2,466)	(2,706)	(5,004)	(5,911)
Net income (loss) available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	1,935	(22,360)	3,322	(33,751)
Diluted income (loss) available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	1,935	(22,360)	3,322	(33,751)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding (in shares)	23,661	23,661	23,661	23,661
Weighted average diluted shares of common stock outstanding (in dollars per share)	23,661	23,661	23,661	23,661
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share - continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 186.00	$ (830.64)	$ 351.90	$ (1,176.59)
Diluted loss per common share - discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ (104.22)	$ (114.36)	$ (211.49)	$ (249.82)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 81.78	$ (945.00)	$ 140.41	$ (1,426.41)
Class A Convertible Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock [Member]
Class A convertible preferred stock	0	0	0	0
Class A convertible preferred stock	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
Included in earnings (1)	$ 1,981	$ 1,880	$ 2,191	$ 2,369
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Balance, beginning of period	15,969	20,211	15,380	19,582
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
Included in earnings (1)	(1,981)	(1,880)	(2,191)	(2,369)
Included in other comprehensive income	0	0	0	0
Issuances	1,194	495	1,993	1,613
Transfers in and/or out of level 3	0	0	0	0
Balance, end of period	$ 15,182	$ 18,826	$ 15,182	$ 18,826

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Impaired Loans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Impaired Loans [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Hamp Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Hamp Program [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Troubled Debt Restructurings [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Troubled Debt Restructurings [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing	$ 777		$ 777		$ 2,744
Impaired Financing Receivable Individually Evaluated For Impairment	135,718		135,718		209,169	500
Impaired Loan Charge-offs	(17,947)	(49,258)	(34,400)	(86,163)			139,900	180,500
Troubled Debt Restructurings under HAMP Program									76,700	75,900
Allowance allocated to Troubled Debt Restructurings	$ 22,336		$ 22,336		$ 30,629						$ 10,400	$ 12,800

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Loans transferred to other real estate and repossessed assets			$ 12,948	$ 36,525
Write-downs on other real estate and repossessed assets	4,100	4,200	6,253	6,806
Other real estate and repossessed assets	$ 109,026		$ 109,026		$ 129,896

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TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 First Services L P [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 First Services L P [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Services L P [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 First Services L P [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Services L P [Member] Affiliate Services Agreement [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 First Services L P [Member] Affiliate Services Agreement [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Services L P [Member] Affiliate Services Agreement [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 First Services L P [Member] Affiliate Services Agreement [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Services L P [Member] Equipment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 First Services L P [Member] Equipment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Services L P [Member] Equipment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 First Services L P [Member] Equipment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Services L P [Member] Premises [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 First Services L P [Member] Premises [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Services L P [Member] Premises [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 First Services L P [Member] Premises [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Brokerage America L L C [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 First Brokerage America L L C [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Brokerage America L L C [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 First Brokerage America L L C [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Brokerage America L L C [Member] Premises [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 First Brokerage America L L C [Member] Premises [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Brokerage America L L C [Member] Premises [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 First Brokerage America L L C [Member] Premises [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Dierbergs Markets Inc [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Dierbergs Markets Inc [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Dierbergs Markets Inc [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Dierbergs Markets Inc [Member]	May 31, 2008 FB Holdings LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 FB Holdings LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 FB Holdings LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 FB Holdings LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 FB Holdings LLC [Member]	May 31, 2008 First Capital America Inc [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Capital America Inc [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Bank [Member]	Mar. 24, 2011 Investors Of America Limited Partnership [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Investors Of America Limited Partnership [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Directors Affliates and Executive Officers [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Directors Affliates and Executive Officers [Member]
Service Fees Paid	$ 5,500,000	$ 6,200,000	$ 11,200,000	$ 12,400,000
Service Fees Received																														36,000	54,000	78,000	108,000
Proceeds from Rental Payments									351,000	520,000	701,000	1,000,000									130,000	147,000	225,000	295,000
Payments for Rent													462,000	462,000	924,000	924,000
Fees Receivable					44,000	39,000	89,000	78,000
Commissions Received From Unaffliated Third Party Companies																	1,200,000	1,300,000	2,400,000	2,900,000
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Net																									120,000	119,000	244,000	237,000
Proceeds from Contributions from Parent																													9,000,000
Contribution of Assets from Parent																													133,300,000
Proceeds from Contributions from Affiliates																																		125,000,000
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent																																			46.77%	53.23%
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage																																			46.77%
Revolving Credit Note Borrowing Capacity																																					5,000,000
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis																																					LIBOR plus 300 basis points	LIBOR plus 300 basis points
Loans and Leases Receivable, Related Parties																																							$ 20,800,000	$ 20,700,000

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INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Gross deferred tax assets	$ 410,513	$ 412,155
Valuation allowance	(390,138)	(393,034)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	20,375	19,121
Deferred tax liabilities	27,515	26,261
Net deferred tax liabilities	$ (7,140)	$ (7,140)

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REGULATORY CAPITAL (Details Textual)	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Tier One Capital to Total Assets	8.79%	8.37%
Minimum [Member]
Tier One Capital to Total Assets	7.00%	7.00%

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the parent company and its subsidiaries, giving effect to the noncontrolling interest in subsidiary, as more fully described below and in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Certain reclassifications of 2011 amounts have been made to conform to the 2012 presentation, including the reclassification of the Company’s investment in the common securities of its various affiliated statutory and business trusts (collectively, the Trusts) that were created for the sole purpose of issuing trust preferred securities, as further described in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements. The investment in the common securities of the Trusts was reclassified from available-for-sale investment securities to other assets and the dividend income accrued on the common securities of the Trusts was reclassified from interest income on investment securities to other income. The reclassifications were applied retrospectively to all periods presented.

All financial information is reported on a continuing operations basis, unless otherwise noted. See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion regarding discontinued operations.

The Company operates through its wholly owned subsidiary bank holding company, The San Francisco Company (SFC), headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and SFC’s wholly owned subsidiary bank, First Bank, also headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. First Bank operates through its branch banking offices and subsidiaries: First Bank Business Capital, Inc.; FB Holdings, LLC (FB Holdings); Small Business Loan Source LLC; ILSIS, Inc.; FBIN, Inc.; SBRHC, Inc.; HVIIHC, Inc.; FBSA Missouri, Inc.; FBSA California, Inc.; NT Resolution Corporation; and LC Resolution Corporation. All of the subsidiaries are wholly owned as of June 30, 2012, except FB Holdings, which is 53.23% owned by First Bank and 46.77% owned by First Capital America, Inc. (FCA), a corporation owned and operated by the Company’s Chairman of the Board and members of his immediate family, including Mr. Michael Dierberg, Vice Chairman of the Company, as further described in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements. FB Holdings is included in the consolidated financial statements and the noncontrolling ownership interest is reported as a component of stockholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheets as “noncontrolling interest in subsidiary” and the earnings or loss, net of tax, attributable to the noncontrolling ownership interest, is reported as “net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary” in the consolidated statements of operations.

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 4) (Performing Troubled Debt Restructurings [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Total performing troubled debt restructuring	$ 114,268	$ 126,442
Commercial Financial and Agricultural [Member]
Total performing troubled debt restructuring	3,403	4,264
Real Estate Construction and Development [Member]
Total performing troubled debt restructuring	11,918	12,014
One To Four Family Residential [Member]
Total performing troubled debt restructuring	83,652	82,629
Multi Family Residential [Member]
Total performing troubled debt restructuring	3,129	3,166
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Total performing troubled debt restructuring	$ 12,116	$ 24,369

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INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Within One Year, Net Carrying Amount	$ 1,371	$ 1,372
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After One Through Five Years, Net Carrying Amount	8,171	8,314
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Five Through Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	213,734	982
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	518,451	2,149
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Amortized Cost Before Other Than Temporary Impairment	741,727	12,817
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	571	607
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	(325)	0
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Fair Value	741,973	13,424
Held To Maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield	2.22%	4.76%
Held To Maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield With In One Year	2.54%	2.55%
Held To Maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield After One Through Five Years	4.80%	4.67%
Held To Maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield After Five Through Ten Years	2.31%	4.60%
Held To Maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield After Ten Years	2.15%	6.61%
United States Government Sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities [Member]
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Within One Year, Net Carrying Amount	0
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After One Through Five Years, Net Carrying Amount	0
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Five Through Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	63,276
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	0
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Amortized Cost Before Other Than Temporary Impairment	63,276
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	0
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	0
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Fair Value	63,276
Held To Maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield	1.78%
Residential Mortgage Backed Securitiess Debt Securities [Member]
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Within One Year, Net Carrying Amount	0	0
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After One Through Five Years, Net Carrying Amount	0	0
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Five Through Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	150,205	728
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	516,917	615
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Amortized Cost Before Other Than Temporary Impairment	667,122	1,343
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	116	116
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	0	0
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Fair Value	667,238	1,459
Held To Maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield	2.22%	5.06%
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Within One Year, Net Carrying Amount	0	0
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After One Through Five Years, Net Carrying Amount	6,245	6,310
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Five Through Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	0	0
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	0	0
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Amortized Cost Before Other Than Temporary Impairment	6,245	6,310
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	382	447
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	0	0
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Fair Value	6,627	6,757
Held To Maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield	5.34%	5.16%
Us States and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Within One Year, Net Carrying Amount	1,371	1,372
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After One Through Five Years, Net Carrying Amount	1,926	2,004
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Five Through Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	253	254
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	1,534	1,534
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Amortized Cost Before Other Than Temporary Impairment	5,084	5,164
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	73	44
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	(325)	0
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Fair Value	4,832	5,208
Held To Maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield	4.18%	4.20%
Debt Securities [Member]
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Next Twelve Months, Fair Value	1,379	1,387
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Year Two Through Five, Fair Value	8,602	8,768
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Year Six Through Ten, Fair Value	213,799	1,056
Held-To-Maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Fair Value	$ 518,193	$ 2,213

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Financial Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 321,707	$ 472,011
Cash and cash equivalents	321,707	472,011	628,756	995,758
Marketable Securities [Abstract]
Available for sale	2,099,897	2,457,887
Held to maturity	741,727	12,817
Loans held for portfolio	2,864,929	3,115,130
Loans held for sale	46,289	31,111
FRB and FHLB stock	26,115	27,078
Derivative instruments	2,075	1,022
Accrued interest receivable	19,512	21,050
Assets of discontinued operations	20,501	21,009
Available-for-sale Securities, Estimated Fair Value	2,099,897	2,457,887
Held-to-maturity Securities, Estimated Fair Value	741,973	13,424
Loans Held For Portfolio, Estimated Fair Value	2,564,786	2,811,538
Loans Held-for-sale, Estimated Fair Value	46,289	31,111
FRB and FHLB stock, Estimated Fair Value	26,115	27,078
Derivative Assets, Estimated Fair Value	2,075	1,022
Accrued interest receivable, Estimated Fair Value	19,512	21,050
Assets Of Discontinued Operations, Estimated Fair Value	20,501	21,009
Financial Liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing demand	1,287,222	1,209,759
Interest-bearing demand	907,381	884,168
Savings and money market	1,854,808	1,893,560
Time Deposits	1,341,852	1,464,343
Other borrowings	37,814	50,910
Derivative instruments	479	1,114
Accrued interest payable	41,289	34,285
Subordinated debentures	354,095	354,057
Liabilities of discontinued operations	339,924	346,282
Noninterest-Bearing Demand Estimated Fair Value	1,287,222	1,209,759
Interest-Bearing Demand, Estimated Fair Value	907,381	884,168
Savings and Money Market, Estimated Fair Value	1,854,808	1,893,560
Time Deposits, Estimated Fair Value	1,343,387	1,467,548
Other borrowings, Estimated Fair Value	37,814	50,910
Derivative Instruments, Estimated Fair Value	479	1,114
Accrued Interest Payable, Estimated Fair Value	41,289	34,285
Subordinated debentures, Estimated Fair Value	231,425	204,502
Liabilities Of Discontinued Operations, Estimated Fair Value	333,314	339,527
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees	(2,779)	(2,785)
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees, Estimated Fair Value	(2,779)	(2,785)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	321,707
Marketable Securities [Abstract]
Available-for-sale Securities, Estimated Fair Value	1,029
Held-to-maturity Securities, Estimated Fair Value	0
Loans Held For Portfolio, Estimated Fair Value	0
FRB and FHLB stock, Estimated Fair Value	26,115
Derivative Assets, Estimated Fair Value	0
Accrued interest receivable, Estimated Fair Value	19,512
Assets Of Discontinued Operations, Estimated Fair Value	0
Financial Liabilities:
Noninterest-Bearing Demand Estimated Fair Value	1,287,222
Interest-Bearing Demand, Estimated Fair Value	907,381
Savings and Money Market, Estimated Fair Value	1,854,808
Time Deposits, Estimated Fair Value	0
Other borrowings, Estimated Fair Value	37,814
Derivative Instruments, Estimated Fair Value	0
Accrued Interest Payable, Estimated Fair Value	41,289
Subordinated debentures, Estimated Fair Value	0
Liabilities Of Discontinued Operations, Estimated Fair Value	0
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees, Estimated Fair Value	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	0
Marketable Securities [Abstract]
Available-for-sale Securities, Estimated Fair Value	2,098,868
Held-to-maturity Securities, Estimated Fair Value	741,973
Loans Held For Portfolio, Estimated Fair Value	0
Loans Held-for-sale, Estimated Fair Value	46,289
FRB and FHLB stock, Estimated Fair Value	0
Derivative Assets, Estimated Fair Value	2,075
Accrued interest receivable, Estimated Fair Value	0
Assets Of Discontinued Operations, Estimated Fair Value	20,501
Financial Liabilities:
Noninterest-Bearing Demand Estimated Fair Value	0
Interest-Bearing Demand, Estimated Fair Value	0
Savings and Money Market, Estimated Fair Value	0
Time Deposits, Estimated Fair Value	0
Other borrowings, Estimated Fair Value	0
Derivative Instruments, Estimated Fair Value	479
Accrued Interest Payable, Estimated Fair Value	0
Subordinated debentures, Estimated Fair Value	0
Liabilities Of Discontinued Operations, Estimated Fair Value	333,314
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees, Estimated Fair Value	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	0
Marketable Securities [Abstract]
Available-for-sale Securities, Estimated Fair Value	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Estimated Fair Value	0
Loans Held For Portfolio, Estimated Fair Value	2,564,786
Loans Held-for-sale, Estimated Fair Value	0
FRB and FHLB stock, Estimated Fair Value	0
Derivative Assets, Estimated Fair Value	0
Accrued interest receivable, Estimated Fair Value	0
Assets Of Discontinued Operations, Estimated Fair Value	0
Financial Liabilities:
Noninterest-Bearing Demand Estimated Fair Value	0
Interest-Bearing Demand, Estimated Fair Value	0
Savings and Money Market, Estimated Fair Value	0
Time Deposits, Estimated Fair Value	1,343,387
Other borrowings, Estimated Fair Value	0
Derivative Instruments, Estimated Fair Value	0
Accrued Interest Payable, Estimated Fair Value	0
Subordinated debentures, Estimated Fair Value	231,425
Liabilities Of Discontinued Operations, Estimated Fair Value	0
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees, Estimated Fair Value	$ (2,779)

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Aug. 10, 2009
Tier One Capital to Total Assets	8.79%	8.37%
Trust Preferred Securities Value			$ 345.0
Junior Subordinated Debt [Member]
Trust Preferred Securities Value			$ 345.0
Minimum [Member]
Tier One Capital to Total Assets	7.00%	7.00%
First Capital America Inc [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	46.77%
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	46.77%
First Bank [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	53.23%

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 6) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Commercial Financial and Agricultural [Member]
Loan Modifications as Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Number of Contracts	0	2	0	3
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 640	$ 0	$ 1,945
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	640	0	1,945
Real Estate Construction and Development [Member]
Loan Modifications as Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Number of Contracts			2	0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			803	0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			390	0
One To Four Family Residential [Member]
Loan Modifications as Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Number of Contracts	15	27	29	72
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	2,823	5,795	5,427	12,814
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	2,817	5,670	5,378	12,164
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Loan Modifications as Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Number of Contracts	0	2	1	2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	8,987	5,018	8,987
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 5,772	$ 5,018	$ 5,772

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SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 First Bank Statutory Trust Two [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Royal Oaks Capital Trust One [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Bank Statutory Trust Three [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Bank Statutory Trust Four [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Bank Statutory Trust Five [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Bank Statutory Trust Six [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Bank Statutory Trust Seven [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Bank Statutory Trust Eight [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Bank Statutory Trust Ten [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Bank Statutory Trust Nine [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Bank Statutory Trust Eleven [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Bank Statutory Trust [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Preferred Capital Trust Four [Member]
Issuance Date			Sep. 01, 2004	Oct. 01, 2004	Nov. 01, 2004	Mar. 01, 2006	Apr. 01, 2006	Jun. 01, 2006	Dec. 01, 2006	Feb. 01, 2007	Aug. 01, 2007	Sep. 01, 2007	Sep. 01, 2007	Mar. 01, 2003	Apr. 01, 2003
Maturity Date			Sep. 20, 2034	Jan. 07, 2035	Dec. 15, 2034	Mar. 15, 2036	Jun. 15, 2036	Jul. 07, 2036	Dec. 15, 2036	Mar. 30, 2037	Sep. 15, 2037	Dec. 15, 2037	Dec. 15, 2037	Mar. 20, 2033	Jun. 30, 2033
Call Date			Sep. 20, 2009	Jan. 07, 2010	Dec. 15, 2009	Mar. 15, 2011	Jun. 15, 2011	Jul. 07, 2011	Dec. 15, 2011	Mar. 30, 2012	Sep. 15, 2012	Dec. 15, 2012	Dec. 15, 2012	Mar. 20, 2008	Jun. 30, 2008
Interest Rate			+205.0 bp	+240.0 bp	+218.0 bp	+142.0 bp	+145.0 bp	+165.0 bp	+185.0 bp	+161.0 bp	+230.0 bp	+225.0 bp	+285.0 bp	8.10%	8.15%
Trust Preferred Securities			$ 20,000	$ 4,000	$ 40,000	$ 40,000	$ 20,000	$ 25,000	$ 50,000	$ 25,000	$ 15,000	$ 25,000	$ 10,000	$ 25,000	$ 46,000
Subordinated debentures	$ 354,095	$ 354,057	$ 20,619	$ 4,124	$ 41,238	$ 41,238	$ 20,619	$ 25,774	$ 51,547	$ 25,774	$ 15,464	$ 25,774	$ 10,310	$ 25,774	$ 47,423

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Notional Amount	$ 25,000	$ 50,000
Credit Exposure	0	0
Customer Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Notional Amount	14,428	47,240
Credit Exposure	172	441
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member]
Notional Amount	85,648	38,985
Credit Exposure	3,090	1,381
Forward Commitments To Sell Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Notional Amount	110,500	58,800
Credit Exposure	$ 0	$ 0

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
30-59 Days	$ 15,926	$ 20,546
60-89 Days	9,736	18,819
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	777	2,744
Nonaccrual	150,372	220,251
Total Past Due	176,811	262,360
Current	2,854,634	3,021,591
Total loans	3,031,445	3,283,951
Commercial Financial and Agricultural [Member]
30-59 Days	1,567	1,602
60-89 Days	1,343	2,085
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	0	1,095
Nonaccrual	29,277	55,340
Total Past Due	32,187	60,122
Current	603,976	665,008
Total loans	636,163	725,130
Real Estate Construction and Development [Member]
30-59 Days	65	170
60-89 Days	366	3,033
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual	48,412	71,244
Total Past Due	48,843	74,447
Current	168,051	175,540
Total loans	216,894	249,987
Bank Portfolio [Member]
30-59 Days	2,495	4,506
60-89 Days	1,193	2,577
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	332	362
Nonaccrual	10,256	14,690
Total Past Due	14,276	22,135
Current	125,478	143,443
Total loans	139,754	165,578
Mortgage Division Portfolio [Member]
30-59 Days	5,422	5,994
60-89 Days	3,979	1,571
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual	17,604	16,778
Total Past Due	27,005	24,343
Current	357,500	342,572
Total loans	384,505	366,915
Home Equity Line Of Credit [Member]
30-59 Days	3,770	3,990
60-89 Days	2,390	2,151
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	445	856
Nonaccrual	6,917	6,940
Total Past Due	13,522	13,937
Current	348,869	356,008
Total loans	362,391	369,945
Multi Family Residential [Member]
30-59 Days	451	0
60-89 Days	0	118
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual	5,134	7,975
Total Past Due	5,585	8,093
Current	116,294	119,263
Total loans	121,879	127,356
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
30-59 Days	1,955	3,888
60-89 Days	406	7,092
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	0	427
Nonaccrual	32,753	47,262
Total Past Due	35,114	58,669
Current	1,070,306	1,166,869
Total loans	1,105,420	1,225,538
Consumer and Installment [Member]
30-59 Days	201	396
60-89 Days	59	192
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	0	4
Nonaccrual	19	22
Total Past Due	279	614
Current	17,871	21,777
Total loans	18,150	22,391
Loans Held For Sale [Member]
30-59 Days	0	0
60-89 Days	0	0
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual	0	0
Total Past Due	0	0
Current	46,289	31,111
Total loans	$ 46,289	$ 31,111

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 2–DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Discontinued Operations. The assets and liabilities associated with the transactions described (and defined) below were previously reported in the First Bank segment and were sold, or plan to be sold, as part of the Company’s Capital Plan to preserve regulatory capital. The Company applied discontinued operations accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 205-20, “Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations,” to the assets and liabilities associated with the Florida Region as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, and to the operations of First Bank’s 19 Florida retail branches and three of First Bank’s Northern Illinois retail branches for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, as applicable. The Company did not allocate any consolidated interest that is not directly attributable to or related to discontinued operations.

All financial information in the consolidated financial statements and notes to the consolidated financial statements is reported on a continuing operations basis, unless otherwise noted.

Florida Region. On January 25, 2012, First Bank entered into a Branch Purchase and Assumption Agreement to sell certain assets and transfer certain liabilities associated with First Bank’s Florida franchise (Florida Region) to an unaffiliated financial institution. Under the terms of the agreement, the unaffiliated financial institution was to assume approximately $345.3 million of deposits associated with First Bank’s 19 Florida retail branches for a premium of 2.3%. The unaffiliated financial institution was also expected to purchase premises and equipment and assume the leases associated with the Florida Region at a discount of $1.2 million. The agreement was subject to several closing conditions. The potential buyer failed to meet certain conditions and First Bank exercised its right to terminate the agreement on April 4, 2012. Under the terms of the agreement, First Bank received an escrow deposit from the potential buyer upon the termination of the agreement that was more than sufficient to offset First Bank’s expenses associated with the proposed transaction. The assets and liabilities associated with the Florida Region are reflected in assets and liabilities of discontinued operations in the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The Company continued to apply discontinued operations accounting to the assets and liabilities and related operations of the Florida Region as of June 30, 2012 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

Northern Illinois Region. On December 21, 2010, First Bank entered into a Branch Purchase and Assumption Agreement with United Community Bank (United Community) that provided for the sale of certain assets and the transfer of certain liabilities associated with First Bank’s three retail branches in Pittsfield, Roodhouse and Winchester, Illinois (Northern Illinois Region) to United Community. The transaction was completed on May 13, 2011. Under the terms of the agreement, United Community assumed $92.2 million of deposits associated with these branches for a weighted average premium of approximately 2.4%, or $2.2 million. United Community also purchased $37.5 million of loans as well as certain other assets at par value, including premises and equipment, associated with these branches. The transaction resulted in a gain of $425,000, after the write-off of goodwill and intangible assets of $1.6 million allocated to the Northern Illinois Region, during the second quarter of 2011.

Assets and liabilities of discontinued operations at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	Florida		Florida
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Cash and due from banks	$	2,232	2,147
Loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural		—	65
Consumer and installment, net of net deferred loan fees		—	263
Total loans		—	328
Bank premises and equipment, net		14,231	14,496
Goodwill and other intangible assets		4,000	4,000
Other assets		38	38
Assets of discontinued operations	$	20,501	21,009
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	30,263	24,966
Interest-bearing demand		23,575	23,144
Savings and money market		153,262	158,328
Time deposits of $100 or more		48,456	48,613
Other time deposits		84,007	90,823
Total deposits		339,563	345,874
Other borrowings		133	272
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		228	136
Liabilities of discontinued operations	$	339,924	346,282

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
						Northern
	Florida			Florida		Illinois	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	$	—		4		288	292
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		516		1,119		80	1,199
Net interest (loss) income		(516	)	(1,115	)	208	(907	)
Provision for loan losses		—		—		—	—
Net interest (loss) income after provision for loan losses		(516	)	(1,115	)	208	(907	)
Noninterest income:
Service charges and customer service fees		335		327		98	425
Loan servicing fees		—		—		3	3
Other		13		7		—	7
Total noninterest income		348		334		101	435
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		1,115		1,148		154	1,302
Occupancy, net of rental income		634		630		24	654
Furniture and equipment		137		203		10	213
Legal, examination and professional fees		19		6		5	11
Amortization of intangible assets		—		17		—	17
FDIC insurance		195		245		19	264
Other		198		178		20	198
Total noninterest expense		2,298		2,427		232	2,659
(Loss) income from operations of discontinued operations		(2,466	)	(3,208	)	77	(3,131	)
Net gain on sale of discontinued operations		—		—		425	425
Benefit for income taxes		—		—		—	—
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(2,466	)	(3,208	)	502	(2,706	)

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	Six Months Ended			Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
						Northern
	Florida			Florida		Illinois	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	$	4		8		895	903
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		1,068		2,383		261	2,644
Net interest (loss) income		(1,064	)	(2,375	)	634	(1,741	)
Provision for loan losses		—		—		—	—
Net interest (loss) income after provision for loan losses		(1,064	)	(2,375	)	634	(1,741	)
Noninterest income:
Service charges and customer service fees		656		637		259	896
Loan servicing fees		—		—		5	5
Other		20		11		—	11
Total noninterest income		676		648		264	912
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		2,263		2,315		357	2,672
Occupancy, net of rental income		1,268		1,253		68	1,321
Furniture and equipment		284		419		29	448
Legal, examination and professional fees		25		15		6	21
Amortization of intangible assets		—		33		—	33
FDIC insurance		404		476		100	576
Other		372		369		67	436
Total noninterest expense		4,616		4,880		627	5,507
(Loss) income from operations of discontinued operations		(5,004	)	(6,607	)	271	(6,336	)
Net gain on sale of discontinued operations		—		—		425	425
Benefit for income taxes		—		—		—	—
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(5,004	)	(6,607	)	696	(5,911	)

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Notional Amount	$ 25,000	$ 50,000
Interest Rate Paid		5.14%
Interest Rate Received		2.50%
Fair Value	(337)	(807)
Maturity Date December 15, 2012 [Member]
Notional Amount	25,000	25,000
Interest Rate Paid	5.57%	5.57%
Interest Rate Received	2.72%	2.80%
Fair Value	(337)	(648)
Maturity Date March 30, 2012 [Member]
Notional Amount		25,000
Interest Rate Paid		4.71%
Interest Rate Received		2.19%
Fair Value		$ (159)

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INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities	$ 370	$ 591	$ 892	$ 1,120
Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities	(374)	0	(374)	(1)
Other-than-temporary impairment	(1)	(1)	(1)	(2)
Net realized (loss) gain on investment securities	$ (5)	$ 590	$ 517	$ 1,117

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SERVICING RIGHTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Servicing Rights [Abstract]

Schedule of Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Table Text Block]

Changes in mortgage servicing rights for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	9,713		12,890		9,077		12,150
Originated mortgage servicing rights		1,194		495		1,993		1,613
Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or
assumptions used in valuation model (1)		(1,316	)	(1,274	)	(799	)	(1,075	)
Other changes in fair value (2)		(632	)	(372	)	(1,312	)	(949	)
Balance, end of period	$	8,959		11,739		8,959		11,739

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(1)	The change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model primarily reflects the change in discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, primarily due to changes in interest rates.
(2)	Other changes in fair value reflect changes due to the collection/realization of expected cash flows over time.

Changes in SBA servicing rights for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	6,256		7,321		6,303		7,432
Originated SBA servicing rights		—		—		—		—
Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or
assumptions used in valuation model (1)		142		(1	)	289		226
Other changes in fair value (2)		(175	)	(233	)	(369	)	(571	)
Balance, end of period	$	6,223		7,087		6,223		7,087

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(1)	The change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model primarily reflects the change in discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, primarily due to changes in interest rates.
(2)	Other changes in fair value reflect changes due to the collection/realization of expected cash flows over time.

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Receivables [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the composition of the loan portfolio at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2012			2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	636,163		725,130
Real estate construction and development		216,894		249,987
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential		886,650		902,438
Multi-family residential		121,879		127,356
Commercial real estate		1,105,420		1,225,538
Consumer and installment		18,785		23,333
Loans held for sale		46,289		31,111
Net deferred loan fees		(635	)	(942	)
Loans, net of net deferred loan fees	$	3,031,445		3,283,951

Past Due Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

Aging of Loans. The following table presents the aging of loans by loan classification at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

				Recorded
				Investment
	30-59		60-89	> 90 Days		Total Past
	Days		Days	Accruing	Nonaccrual	Due	Current	Total Loans
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Commercial, financial and
agricultural	$	1,567	1,343	—	29,277	32,187	603,976	636,163
Real estate construction and
development		65	366	—	48,412	48,843	168,051	216,894
One-to-four-family residential:
Bank portfolio		2,495	1,193	332	10,256	14,276	125,478	139,754
Mortgage Division portfolio		5,422	3,979	—	17,604	27,005	357,500	384,505
Home equity		3,770	2,390	445	6,917	13,522	348,869	362,391
Multi-family residential		451	—	—	5,134	5,585	116,294	121,879
Commercial real estate		1,955	406	—	32,753	35,114	1,070,306	1,105,420
Consumer and installment		201	59	—	19	279	17,871	18,150
Loans held for sale		—	—	—	—	—	46,289	46,289
Total	$	15,926	9,736	777	150,372	176,811	2,854,634	3,031,445
December 31, 2011:
Commercial, financial and
agricultural	$	1,602	2,085	1,095	55,340	60,122	665,008	725,130
Real estate construction and
development		170	3,033	—	71,244	74,447	175,540	249,987
One-to-four-family residential:
Bank portfolio		4,506	2,577	362	14,690	22,135	143,443	165,578
Mortgage Division portfolio		5,994	1,571	—	16,778	24,343	342,572	366,915
Home equity		3,990	2,151	856	6,940	13,937	356,008	369,945
Multi-family residential		—	118	—	7,975	8,093	119,263	127,356
Commercial real estate		3,888	7,092	427	47,262	58,669	1,166,869	1,225,538
Consumer and installment		396	192	4	22	614	21,777	22,391
Loans held for sale		—	—	—	—	—	31,111	31,111
Total	$	20,546	18,819	2,744	220,251	262,360	3,021,591	3,283,951

Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the credit exposure of the commercial loan portfolio by internally assigned credit grade as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

			Real Estate
			Construction
	Commercial		and		Commercial
	and Industrial		Development	Multi-family	Real Estate	Total
			(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Pass	$	570,149	49,284	66,138	913,804	1,599,375
Special mention		15,576	17,436	18,472	115,318	166,802
Substandard		17,758	89,844	29,006	31,379	167,987
Performing troubled debt restructuring		3,403	11,918	3,129	12,166	30,616
Nonaccrual		29,277	48,412	5,134	32,753	115,576
	$	636,163	216,894	121,879	1,105,420	2,080,356
December 31, 2011:
Pass	$	606,933	57,594	68,748	973,553	1,706,828
Special mention		25,742	11,977	18,678	119,478	175,875
Substandard		32,851	97,158	28,789	60,876	219,674
Performing troubled debt restructuring		4,264	12,014	3,166	24,369	43,813
Nonaccrual		55,340	71,244	7,975	47,262	181,821
	$	725,130	249,987	127,356	1,225,538	2,328,011

The following table presents the credit exposure of the one-to-four-family residential mortgage Bank portfolio and home equity portfolio by internally assigned credit grade as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	Bank		Home
	Portfolio		Equity	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Pass	$	110,269	351,778	462,047
Special mention		11,784	446	12,230
Substandard		5,833	3,250	9,083
Performing troubled debt restructuring		1,612	—	1,612
Nonaccrual		10,256	6,917	17,173
	$	139,754	362,391	502,145
December 31, 2011:
Pass	$	131,973	358,801	490,774
Special mention		12,797	954	13,751
Substandard		6,118	3,250	9,368
Nonaccrual		14,690	6,940	21,630
	$	165,578	369,945	535,523

The following table presents the credit exposure of the one-to-four-family residential Mortgage Division portfolio and consumer and installment portfolio by payment activity as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	Mortgage		Consumer
	Division		and
	Portfolio		Installment	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Pass	$	277,365	18,131	295,496
Substandard		7,496	—	7,496
Performing troubled debt restructuring		82,040	—	82,040
Nonaccrual		17,604	19	17,623
	$	384,505	18,150	402,655
December 31, 2011:
Pass	$	263,079	22,369	285,448
Substandard		4,429	—	4,429
Performing troubled debt restructuring		82,629	—	82,629
Nonaccrual		16,778	22	16,800
	$	366,915	22,391	389,306

Impaired Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

The following tables present the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance, related allowance for loan losses, average recorded investment and interest income recognized while on impaired status for impaired loans without a related allowance for loan losses and for impaired loans with a related allowance for loan losses by loan classification at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

			Unpaid	Related	Average	Interest
	Recorded		Principal	Allowance for	Recorded	Income
	Investment		Balance	Loan Losses	Investment	Recognized
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
With No Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	16,175	39,131	—	22,713	112
Real estate construction and development		47,320	102,441	—	55,578	279
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		3,640	5,232	—	4,034	4
Mortgage Division portfolio		8,879	18,969	—	8,844	—
Home equity portfolio		—	—	—	—	—
Multi-family residential		7,465	9,747	—	8,475	88
Commercial real estate		28,249	40,962	—	39,890	773
Consumer and installment		—	—	—	—	—
		111,728	216,482	—	139,534	1,256
With A Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural		16,505	21,922	1,553	23,177	—
Real estate construction and development		13,010	25,241	3,364	15,280	60
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		8,228	10,316	545	9,118	—
Mortgage Division portfolio		90,765	99,828	11,702	90,412	1,044
Home equity portfolio		6,917	7,873	1,383	7,296	—
Multi-family residential		798	1,190	356	906	—
Commercial real estate		16,670	21,660	3,432	23,540	—
Consumer and installment		19	19	1	65	—
		152,912	188,049	22,336	169,794	1,104
Total:
Commercial, financial and agricultural		32,680	61,053	1,553	45,890	112
Real estate construction and development		60,330	127,682	3,364	70,858	339
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		11,868	15,548	545	13,152	4
Mortgage Division portfolio		99,644	118,797	11,702	99,256	1,044
Home equity portfolio		6,917	7,873	1,383	7,296	—
Multi-family residential		8,263	10,937	356	9,381	88
Commercial real estate		44,919	62,622	3,432	63,430	773
Consumer and installment		19	19	1	65	—
	$	264,640	404,531	22,336	309,328	2,360

			Unpaid	Related	Average	Interest
	Recorded		Principal	Allowance for	Recorded	Income
	Investment		Balance	Loan Losses	Investment	Recognized
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
December 31, 2011:
With No Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	20,494	53,140	—	25,294	336
Real estate construction and development		62,524	113,412	—	80,230	72
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		3,274	5,030	—	3,291	—
Mortgage Division portfolio		10,250	22,541	—	11,352	—
Home equity portfolio		196	198	—	210	—
Multi-family residential		7,961	8,378	—	8,358	92
Commercial real estate		45,452	61,766	—	59,613	435
Consumer and installment		1	1	—	2	—
		150,152	264,466	—	188,350	935
With A Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural		39,110	64,867	5,475	48,270	—
Real estate construction and development		20,734	39,832	3,432	26,605	183
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		11,416	12,926	796	11,473	—
Mortgage Division portfolio		89,157	98,118	15,324	98,739	2,306
Home equity portfolio		6,744	7,657	1,388	7,212	—
Multi-family residential		3,180	5,281	335	3,339	—
Commercial real estate		26,179	34,073	3,875	34,335	168
Consumer and installment		21	21	4	60	—
		196,541	262,775	30,629	230,033	2,657
Total:
Commercial, financial and agricultural		59,604	118,007	5,475	73,564	336
Real estate construction and development		83,258	153,244	3,432	106,835	255
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		14,690	17,956	796	14,764	—
Mortgage Division portfolio		99,407	120,659	15,324	110,091	2,306
Home equity portfolio		6,940	7,855	1,388	7,422	—
Multi-family residential		11,141	13,659	335	11,697	92
Commercial real estate		71,631	95,839	3,875	93,948	603
Consumer and installment		22	22	4	62	—
	$	346,693	527,241	30,629	418,383	3,592

Troubled Debt Restructurings On Performing Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the categories of performing TDRs as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Performing Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	3,403	4,264
Real estate construction and development		11,918	12,014
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential		83,652	82,629
Multi-family residential		3,129	3,166
Commercial real estate		12,166	24,369
Total performing troubled debt restructurings	$	114,268	126,442

Troubled Debt Restructurings On Non Performing Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the categories of loans considered nonperforming TDRs as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Nonperforming Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	235	1,344
Real estate construction and development		24,054	25,603
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential		5,190	6,205
Commercial real estate		4,346	7,605
Total nonperforming troubled debt restructurings	$	33,825	40,757

Troubled Debt Restructurings on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

The following table presents loans classified as TDRs that were modified during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2012					Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
		Pre-		Post-				Pre-	Post-
		Modification		Modification				Modification	Modification
	Number	Outstanding		Outstanding		Number		Outstanding	Outstanding
	of	Recorded		Recorded		of		Recorded	Recorded
	Contracts	Investment		Investment		Contracts		Investment	Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Loan Modifications as Troubled Debt
Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	—	$	—	$	—	2	$	640	$	640
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	15		2,823		2,817	27		5,795		5,670
Commercial real estate	—		—		—	2		8,987		5,772

The following table presents loans classified as TDRs that were modified during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2012					Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
		Pre-			Post-		Pre-		Post-
		Modification		Modification			Modification		Modification
	Number	Outstanding		Outstanding		Number	Outstanding		Outstanding
	of	Recorded		Recorded		of	Recorded		Recorded
	Contracts	Investment		Investment		Contracts	Investment		Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Loan Modifications as Troubled Debt
Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	—	$	—	$	—	3	$	1,945	$	1,945
Real estate construction and development	2		803		390	—		—		—
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	29		5,427		5,378	72		12,814		12,164
Commercial real estate	1		5,018		5,018	2		8,987		5,772

Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted On Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

The following table presents TDRs that defaulted within 12 months of modification during the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
	Number of	Recorded		Number of	Recorded
	Contracts	Investment		Contracts	Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:
Real estate construction and development	3	$	1,364	—	$	—
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	16		3,587	12		2,868

The following table presents TDRs that defaulted within 12 months of modification during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Six Months Ended			Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
	Number of	Recorded		Number of	Recorded
	Contracts	Investment		Contracts	Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:
Real estate construction and development	3	$	1,364	—	$	—
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	28		5,894	22		5,605

Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

Allowance for Loan Losses. Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	130,348		183,973		137,710		201,033
Loans charged-off		(17,947	)	(49,258	)	(34,400	)	(86,163	)
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off		7,826		3,471		14,917		13,316
Net loans charged-off		(10,121	)	(45,787	)	(19,483	)	(72,847	)
Provision for loan losses		—		23,000		2,000		33,000
Balance, end of period	$	120,227		161,186		120,227		161,186

Allowance For Credit Losses On Financing Receivables By Portfolio Segments [Table Text Block]

The following table represents a summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012:

				Real Estate
	Commercial			Construction		One-to-		Multi-				Consumer
	and			and		Four-Family		Family		Commercial		and
	Industrial			Development		Residential		Residential		Real Estate		Installment		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	24,782		24,518		46,670		4,679		29,273		426		130,348
Charge-offs		(5,152	)	(3,339	)	(4,988	)	(237	)	(4,037	)	(194	)	(17,947	)
Recoveries		2,686		2,986		1,223		32		858		41		7,826
Provision (benefit) for loan losses		(301	)	(2,336	)	797		342		1,377		121		—
Ending balance	$	22,015		21,829		43,702		4,816		27,471		394		120,227
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	27,243		24,868		50,864		4,851		29,448		436		137,710
Charge-offs		(10,233	)	(6,423	)	(8,916	)	(1,169	)	(7,390	)	(269	)	(34,400	)
Recoveries		5,744		3,719		2,475		43		2,846		90		14,917
Provision (benefit) for loan losses		(739	)	(335	)	(721	)	1,091		2,567		137		2,000
Ending balance	$	22,015		21,829		43,702		4,816		27,471		394		120,227

The following table represents a summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011:

				Real Estate
	Commercial			Construction		One-to-		Multi-				Consumer
	and			and		Four-Family		Family		Commercial		and
	Industrial			Development		Residential		Residential		Real Estate		Installment		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2011:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	26,571		52,334		55,729		8,520		40,123		696		183,973
Charge-offs		(17,190	)	(9,372	)	(6,762	)	(2,930	)	(12,927	)	(77	)	(49,258	)
Recoveries		1,076		513		1,339		43		385		115		3,471
Provision (benefit) for loan losses		18,481		(7,707	)	2,303		(346	)	10,480		(211	)	23,000
Ending balance	$	28,938		35,768		52,609		5,287		38,061		523		161,186
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	28,000		58,439		60,762		5,158		47,880		794		201,033
Charge-offs		(22,744	)	(19,686	)	(16,487	)	(2,930	)	(24,021	)	(295	)	(86,163	)
Recoveries		3,966		4,383		2,621		43		2,104		199		13,316
Provision (benefit) for loan losses		19,716		(7,368	)	5,713		3,016		12,098		(175	)	33,000
Ending balance	$	28,938		35,768		52,609		5,287		38,061		523		161,186

The following table represents a summary of the impairment method used by loan category at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

			Real Estate
	Commercial		Construction	One-to-	Multi-		Consumer
	and		and	Four-Family	Family	Commercial	and
	Industrial		Development	Residential	Residential	Real Estate	Installment	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance: impaired loans
individually evaluated for impairment	$	143	762	3,767	—	1,495	—	6,167
Ending balance: impaired loans
collectively evaluated for impairment	$	1,410	2,602	9,863	356	1,937	1	16,169
Ending balance: all other loans collectively
evaluated for impairment	$	20,462	18,465	30,072	4,460	24,039	393	97,891
Financing receivables:
Ending balance	$	636,163	216,894	886,650	121,879	1,105,420	18,150	2,985,156
Ending balance: impaired loans
individually evaluated for
impairment	$	17,958	56,357	16,921	7,938	36,544	—	135,718
Ending balance: impaired loans
collectively evaluated for
impairment	$	14,722	3,973	101,508	325	8,375	19	128,922
Ending balance: all other loans
collectively evaluated for
impairment	$	603,483	156,564	768,221	113,616	1,060,501	18,131	2,720,516
December 31, 2011:
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance: impaired loans
individually evaluated for impairment	$	4,276	1,752	3,170	110	2,430	—	11,738
Ending balance: impaired loans
collectively evaluated for impairment	$	1,199	1,680	14,338	225	1,445	4	18,891
Ending balance: all other loans collectively
evaluated for impairment	$	21,768	21,436	33,356	4,516	25,573	432	107,081
Financing receivables:
Ending balance	$	725,130	249,987	902,438	127,356	1,225,538	22,391	3,252,840
Ending balance: impaired loans
individually evaluated for
impairment	$	40,527	76,475	16,836	11,141	64,190	—	209,169
Ending balance: impaired loans
collectively evaluated for
impairment	$	19,077	6,783	104,201	—	7,441	22	137,524
Ending balance: all other loans
collectively evaluated for
impairment	$	665,526	166,729	781,401	116,215	1,153,907	22,369	2,906,147

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 10) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$ 6,167	$ 11,738
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	16,169	18,891
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	97,891	107,081
Financing receivables:
Ending balance	2,985,156	3,252,840
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	135,718	209,169
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	128,922	137,524
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	2,720,516	2,906,147
Commercial Financial and Agricultural [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	143	4,276
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,410	1,199
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	20,462	21,768
Financing receivables:
Ending balance	636,163	725,130
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	17,958	40,527
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	14,722	19,077
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	603,483	665,526
Real Estate Construction and Development [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	762	1,752
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	2,602	1,680
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	18,465	21,436
Financing receivables:
Ending balance	216,894	249,987
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	56,357	76,475
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	3,973	6,783
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	156,564	166,729
One To Four Family Residential [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	3,767	3,170
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	9,863	14,338
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	30,072	33,356
Financing receivables:
Ending balance	886,650	902,438
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	16,921	16,836
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	101,508	104,201
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	768,221	781,401
Multi Family Residential [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	110
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	356	225
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	4,460	4,516
Financing receivables:
Ending balance	121,879	127,356
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	7,938	11,141
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	325	0
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	113,616	116,215
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	1,495	2,430
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,937	1,445
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	24,039	25,573
Financing receivables:
Ending balance	1,105,420	1,225,538
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	36,544	64,190
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	8,375	7,441
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,060,501	1,153,907
Consumer and Installment [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1	4
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	393	432
Financing receivables:
Ending balance	18,150	22,391
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	19	22
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 18,131	$ 22,369

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INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	$ 265,306	$ 241,208
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Aggregate Losses	(2,537)	(9,342)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	41,479	22,349
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer Aggregate Losses	(2,263)	(106)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	306,785	263,557
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses	(4,800)	(9,448)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	1,210
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(325)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	1,210
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(325)
United States Government Sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities [Member]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	153,553
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Aggregate Losses	(880)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer Aggregate Losses	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	153,553
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses	(880)
Residential Mortgage Backed Securitiess Debt Securities [Member]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	69,201	67,395
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Aggregate Losses	(376)	(126)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	278	22,349
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer Aggregate Losses	(81)	(106)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	69,479	89,744
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses	(457)	(232)
Us States and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	1,210
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(325)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	1,210
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(325)
Corporate Note Securities [Member]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	42,552	173,813
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Aggregate Losses	(1,281)	(9,216)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	41,201	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer Aggregate Losses	(2,182)	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	83,753	173,813
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses	$ (3,463)	$ (9,216)

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments [Table Text Block]

Derivative instruments held by the Company at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are summarized as follows:

	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	Notional		Credit	Notional	Credit
	Amount		Exposure	Amount	Exposure
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Interest rate swap agreements	$	25,000	—	50,000	—
Customer interest rate swap agreements		14,428	172	47,240	441
Interest rate lock commitments		85,648	3,090	38,985	1,381
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities		110,500	—	58,800	—

Schedule of Interest Rate Derivatives [Table Text Block]

The maturity dates, notional amounts, interest rates paid and received and fair value of the Company’s remaining interest rate swap agreements, previously designated as cash flow hedges on certain junior subordinated debentures, as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

		Notional	Interest Rate		Interest Rate
Maturity Date		Amount	Paid		Received		Fair Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
December 15, 2012	$	25,000	5.57	%	2.72	%	$	(337	)
December 31, 2011:
March 30, 2012	$	25,000	4.71	%	2.19	%	$	(159	)
December 15, 2012		25,000	5.57		2.80			(648	)
	$	50,000	5.14		2.50		$	(807	)

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes derivative instruments held by the Company, their estimated fair values and their location in the consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Balance Sheet	Fair Value			Balance Sheet	Fair Value
	Location	Gain (Loss)			Location	Gain (Loss)
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging
Instruments Under ASC Topic 815:
Customer interest rate swap agreements	Other assets	$	142		Other assets	$	370
Interest rate lock commitments	Other assets		3,090		Other assets		1,381
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	Other assets		(1,157	)	Other assets		(729	)
Total derivatives in other assets		$	2,075			$	1,022
Interest rate swap agreements	Other liabilities	$	(337	)	Other liabilities	$	(807	)
Customer interest rate swap agreements	Other liabilities		(142	)	Other liabilities		(307	)
Total derivatives in other liabilities		$	(479	)		$	(1,114	)

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes amounts included in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 related to non-hedging derivative instruments:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Under ASC Topic 815:
Interest rate swap agreements – subordinated debentures:
Net loss on derivative instruments	$	(2	)	(165	)	(41	)	(221	)
Customer interest rate swap agreements:
Net loss on derivative instruments		—		—		3		—
Interest rate lock commitments:
Gain on loans sold and held for sale		1,582		106		1,709		410
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities:
Gain on loans sold and held for sale		(1,200	)	8		(428	)	(1,634	)

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SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Subordinated Borrowings [Abstract]

Summary Of Junior Subordinated Debentures Issued To Trusts [Table Text Block]

A summary of the junior subordinated debentures issued to the Trusts in conjunction with the trust preferred securities offerings at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

						Trust
				Interest		Preferred		Subordinated
Name of Trust	Issuance Date	Maturity Date	Call Date (1)	Rate (2)		Securities		Debentures
						(dollars expressed in thousands)
Variable Rate
First Bank Statutory Trust II	September 2004	September 20, 2034	September 20, 2009	+205.0	bp	$	20,000	$	20,619
Royal Oaks Capital Trust I	October 2004	January 7, 2035	January 7, 2010	+240.0	bp		4,000		4,124
First Bank Statutory Trust III	November 2004	December 15, 2034	December 15, 2009	+218.0	bp		40,000		41,238
First Bank Statutory Trust IV	March 2006	March 15, 2036	March 15, 2011	+142.0	bp		40,000		41,238
First Bank Statutory Trust V	April 2006	June 15, 2036	June 15, 2011	+145.0	bp		20,000		20,619
First Bank Statutory Trust VI	June 2006	July 7, 2036	July 7, 2011	+165.0	bp		25,000		25,774
First Bank Statutory Trust VII	December 2006	December 15, 2036	December 15, 2011	+185.0	bp		50,000		51,547
First Bank Statutory Trust VIII	February 2007	March 30, 2037	March 30, 2012	+161.0	bp		25,000		25,774
First Bank Statutory Trust X	August 2007	September 15, 2037	September 15, 2012	+230.0	bp		15,000		15,464
First Bank Statutory Trust IX	September 2007	December 15, 2037	December 15, 2012	+225.0	bp		25,000		25,774
First Bank Statutory Trust XI	September 2007	December 15, 2037	December 15, 2012	+285.0	bp		10,000		10,310
Fixed Rate
First Bank Statutory Trust	March 2003	March 20, 2033	March 20, 2008	8.10	%		25,000		25,774
First Preferred Capital Trust IV	April 2003	June 30, 2033	June 30, 2008	8.15	%		46,000		47,423

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(1)	The junior subordinated debentures are callable at the option of the Company on the call date shown at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.
(2)	The interest rates paid on the trust preferred securities are based on either a variable rate or a fixed rate. The variable rate is based on the three-month LIBOR plus the basis point spread shown.

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 1–BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The consolidated financial statements of First Banks, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and conform to predominant practices within the banking industry. Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods presented herein, have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2012.

Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the parent company and its subsidiaries, giving effect to the noncontrolling interest in subsidiary, as more fully described below and in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Certain reclassifications of 2011 amounts have been made to conform to the 2012 presentation, including the reclassification of the Company’s investment in the common securities of its various affiliated statutory and business trusts (collectively, the Trusts) that were created for the sole purpose of issuing trust preferred securities, as further described in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements. The investment in the common securities of the Trusts was reclassified from available-for-sale investment securities to other assets and the dividend income accrued on the common securities of the Trusts was reclassified from interest income on investment securities to other income. The reclassifications were applied retrospectively to all periods presented.

All financial information is reported on a continuing operations basis, unless otherwise noted. See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion regarding discontinued operations.

The Company operates through its wholly owned subsidiary bank holding company, The San Francisco Company (SFC), headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and SFC’s wholly owned subsidiary bank, First Bank, also headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. First Bank operates through its branch banking offices and subsidiaries: First Bank Business Capital, Inc.; FB Holdings, LLC (FB Holdings); Small Business Loan Source LLC; ILSIS, Inc.; FBIN, Inc.; SBRHC, Inc.; HVIIHC, Inc.; FBSA Missouri, Inc.; FBSA California, Inc.; NT Resolution Corporation; and LC Resolution Corporation. All of the subsidiaries are wholly owned as of June 30, 2012, except FB Holdings, which is 53.23% owned by First Bank and 46.77% owned by First Capital America, Inc. (FCA), a corporation owned and operated by the Company’s Chairman of the Board and members of his immediate family, including Mr. Michael Dierberg, Vice Chairman of the Company, as further described in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements. FB Holdings is included in the consolidated financial statements and the noncontrolling ownership interest is reported as a component of stockholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheets as “noncontrolling interest in subsidiary” and the earnings or loss, net of tax, attributable to the noncontrolling ownership interest, is reported as “net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary” in the consolidated statements of operations.

Regulatory Agreements and Other Matters. On March 24, 2010, the Company, SFC and First Bank entered into a Written Agreement (Agreement) with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRB) requiring the Company and First Bank to take certain steps intended to improve their overall financial condition. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company prepared and filed with the FRB a number of specific plans designed to strengthen and/or address the following matters: (i) board oversight over the management and operations of the Company and First Bank; (ii) credit risk management practices; (iii) lending and credit administration policies and procedures; (iv) asset improvement; (v) capital; (vi) earnings and overall financial condition; and (vii) liquidity and funds management.

The Agreement requires, among other things, that the Company and First Bank obtain prior approval from the FRB in order to pay dividends. In addition, the Company must obtain prior approval from the FRB to: (i) take any other form of payment from First Bank representing a reduction in capital of First Bank; (ii) make any distributions of interest, principal or other sums on junior subordinated debentures or trust preferred securities; (iii) incur, increase or guarantee any debt; or (iv) purchase or redeem any shares of the Company’s stock. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company and First Bank submitted a written plan to the FRB to maintain sufficient capital at the Company, on a consolidated basis, and at First Bank, on a standalone basis. In addition, the Agreement also provides that the Company and First Bank must notify the FRB if the regulatory capital ratios of either entity fall below those set forth in the capital plans that were accepted by the FRB, and specifically if First Bank falls below the criteria for being well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. The Company must also notify the FRB before appointing any new directors or senior executive officers or changing the responsibilities of any senior executive officer position. The Agreement also requires the Company and First Bank to comply with certain restrictions regarding indemnification and severance payments. The Agreement is specifically enforceable by the FRB in court.

The Company and First Bank must furnish periodic progress reports to the FRB regarding compliance with the Agreement. As of the date of this filing, the Company and First Bank have provided progress reports and other reports, as required under the Agreement. The Company and First Bank have received, or may receive in the future, additional requests from the FRB regarding compliance with the Agreement, which may include, but are not limited to, updates and modifications to the Company’s Asset Quality Improvement, Profit Improvement and Capital Plans. Management has responded promptly to any such requests and intends to do so in the future. The Agreement will remain in effect until stayed, modified, terminated or suspended by the FRB.

The description of the Agreement above represents a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Agreement which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 25, 2010.

Prior to entering into the Agreement on March 24, 2010, the Company and First Bank had entered into a memorandum of understanding and an informal agreement, respectively, with the FRB and the State of Missouri Division of Finance (MDOF). Each of the agreements were characterized by regulatory authorities as informal actions that were neither published nor made publicly available by the agencies and are used when circumstances warrant a milder form of action than a formal supervisory action, such as a written agreement or cease and desist order. The informal agreement with the MDOF is still in place and there have not been any modifications thereto since its inception in September 2008.

Under the terms of the prior memorandum of understanding with the FRB, the Company agreed, among other things, to provide certain information to the FRB including, but not limited to, financial performance updates, notice of plans to materially change its fundamental business and notice to issue trust preferred securities or raise additional equity capital. In addition, the Company agreed not to pay any dividends on its common or preferred stock or make any distributions of interest or other sums on its trust preferred securities without the prior approval of the FRB.

First Bank, under its informal agreement with the MDOF and the FRB, agreed to, among other things, prepare and submit plans and reports to the agencies regarding certain matters including, but not limited to, the performance of First Bank’s loan portfolio. In addition, First Bank agreed not to declare or pay any dividends or make certain other payments without the prior consent of the MDOF and the FRB and to maintain a Tier 1 capital to total assets ratio of no less than 7.00%. As further described in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements, First Bank’s Tier 1 capital to total assets ratio was 8.79% at June 30, 2012.

While the Company and First Bank intend to take such actions as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the Agreement with the FRB and informal agreement with the MDOF, there can be no assurance that the Company and First Bank will be able to comply fully with the requirements of the Agreement or that First Bank will be able to comply fully with the provisions of the informal agreement, that compliance with the Agreement and the informal agreement will not be more time consuming or more expensive than anticipated, that compliance with the Agreement and the informal agreement will enable the Company and First Bank to resume profitable operations, or that efforts to comply with the Agreement and the informal agreement will not have adverse effects on the operations and financial condition of the Company or First Bank. If the Company or First Bank is unable to comply with the terms of the Agreement or the informal agreement, respectively, the Company and First Bank could become subject to various requirements limiting the ability to develop new business lines, mandating additional capital, and/or requiring the sale of certain assets and liabilities. Failure of the Company and First Bank to meet these conditions could lead to further enforcement action by the regulatory agencies. The terms of any such additional regulatory actions, orders or agreements could have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations. 

On August 10, 2009, the Company announced the deferral of its regularly scheduled interest payments on its outstanding junior subordinated debentures relating to its $345.0 million of trust preferred securities beginning with the regularly scheduled quarterly interest payments that would otherwise have been made in September and October 2009, as further described in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements. The Company has deferred such payments for 12 quarterly periods as of June 30, 2012. During the deferral period, the Company may not, among other things and with limited exceptions, pay cash dividends on or repurchase its common stock or preferred stock or make any payment on outstanding debt obligations that rank equally with or junior to the junior subordinated debentures. Accordingly, the Company also suspended the payment of cash dividends on its outstanding common stock and preferred stock beginning with the regularly scheduled quarterly dividend payments on the preferred stock that would otherwise have been made in August and September 2009, as further described in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements. In conjunction with this election, the Company suspended the declaration of dividends on its Class A and Class B preferred stock, but continues to declare and accumulate dividends on its Class C Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (Class C Preferred Stock) and its Class D Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (Class D Preferred Stock). The Company has deferred such payments for 12 quarterly periods as of June 30, 2012. As a result of the Company’s deferral of dividends on its Class C and Class D preferred stock to the United States Department of the Treasury (U.S. Treasury) for six quarters, the U.S. Treasury had the right to elect two directors to the Company’s Board. On July 13, 2011, the U.S. Treasury elected two members to the Company’s Board of Directors.

Capital Plan. On August 10, 2009, the Company announced the adoption of a Capital Optimization Plan (Capital Plan) designed to improve its regulatory capital ratios and financial performance through certain divestiture activities, asset reductions and other profit improvement initiatives. The Capital Plan was adopted in order to, among other things, preserve and enhance the Company’s regulatory capital.

The successful completion of all or any portion of the Capital Plan is not assured, and no assurance can be made that the Capital Plan will not be materially modified in the future. The decision to implement the Capital Plan reflects the adverse effect that the severe downturn in the commercial and residential real estate markets has had on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. If the Company is not able to complete substantially all of the Capital Plan, its business, financial condition, including regulatory capital ratios, and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected and its ability to withstand continued adverse economic conditions could be threatened.

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REGULATORY CAPITAL (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Banking and Thrift [Abstract]

Schedule of Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Table Text Block]

At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company and First Bank’s required and actual capital ratios were as follows:

											To be Well
											Capitalized
											Under
											Prompt
	Actual								For Capital		Corrective
	June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011				Adequacy		Action
	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio		Purposes		Provisions
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
First Banks, Inc.	$	87,400	2.33	%	$	73,830	1.88	%	8.0	%	N/A
First Bank		608,776	16.20			588,860	14.98		8.0		10.0	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
First Banks, Inc.		43,700	1.16			36,915	0.94		4.0		N/A
First Bank		560,859	14.92			538,592	13.70		4.0		6.0
Tier 1 capital (to average assets):
First Banks, Inc.		43,700	0.68			36,915	0.56		4.0		N/A
First Bank		560,859	8.71			538,592	8.19		4.0		5.0

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Unaffiliated Financial Institution [Member]	May 13, 2011 United Community Bank [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 United Community Bank [Member]
Deposits Assumed					$ 345,300,000	$ 92,200,000
Premium Percentage Of Deposits Assumed					2.30%	2.40%
Discount On Leases Assumed					1,200,000
Weighted Average Premium Amount						2,200,000
Payments for (Proceeds from) Loans and Leases						37,500,000
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) On Disposal Of Discontinued Operation, Net Of Tax	0	425,000	0	425,000			425,000
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Written Off							$ 1,600,000

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 7) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Real Estate Construction and Development [Member]
Number of Contracts	3	0	3	0
Recorded Investment	$ 1,364	$ 0	$ 1,364	$ 0
One To Four Family Residential [Member]
Number of Contracts	16	12	28	22
Recorded Investment	$ 3,587	$ 2,868	$ 5,894	$ 5,605

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	$ 2,163,443	$ 2,505,400
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	6,503	7,645
United States Government Sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	395,669	341,817
Residential Mortgage Backed Securitiess Debt Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	1,512,958	1,924,920
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	920	910
Us States and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	4,973	5,410
Corporate Note Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	184,348	183,813
Equity Method Investments [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	1,029	1,017
Mortgage Loans Held For Sale [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	46,289	31,111
Customer Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	142	370
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	142	307
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	3,090
Forward Commitments To Sell Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	(1,157)	(729)
Servicing Rights Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	15,182	15,380
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	337	807
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	6,024	6,531
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	1,029	1,017
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	6,024	6,531
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | United States Government Sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securitiess Debt Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Us States and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Corporate Note Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Equity Method Investments [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	1,029	1,017
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Mortgage Loans Held For Sale [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Customer Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Forward Commitments To Sell Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Servicing Rights Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	6,024	6,531
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	2,147,232	2,489,003
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	479	1,114
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | United States Government Sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	395,669	341,817
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securitiess Debt Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	1,512,958	1,924,920
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	920	910
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Us States and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	4,973	5,410
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Note Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	184,348	183,813
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Equity Method Investments [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Mortgage Loans Held For Sale [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	46,289	31,111
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Customer Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	142	370
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	142	307
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	3,090	1,381
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Forward Commitments To Sell Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	(1,157)	(729)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Servicing Rights Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	337	807
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	15,182	15,380
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | United States Government Sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securitiess Debt Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Us States and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Corporate Note Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Equity Method Investments [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Mortgage Loans Held For Sale [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Customer Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Forward Commitments To Sell Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Servicing Rights Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	15,182	15,380
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 0	$ 0

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$ 117,276	$ 100,693
Short-term investments	204,431	371,318
Total cash and cash equivalents	321,707	472,011
Investment securities:
Available for sale	2,099,897	2,457,887
Held to maturity (fair value of $741,973 and $13,424, respectively)	741,727	12,817
Total investment securities	2,841,624	2,470,704
Loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	636,163	725,130
Real estate construction and development	216,894	249,987
Real estate mortgage	2,113,949	2,255,332
Consumer and installment	18,785	23,333
Loans held for sale	46,289	31,111
Net deferred loan fees	(635)	(942)
Total loans	3,031,445	3,283,951
Allowance for loan losses	(120,227)	(137,710)
Net loans	2,911,218	3,146,241
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost	26,115	27,078
Bank premises and equipment, net	124,701	127,868
Goodwill and other intangible assets	121,967	121,967
Deferred income taxes	20,375	19,121
Other real estate and repossessed assets	109,026	129,896
Other assets	68,930	73,018
Assets of discontinued operations	20,501	21,009
Total assets	6,566,164	6,608,913
LIABILITIES
Noninterest-bearing demand	1,287,222	1,209,759
Interest-bearing demand	907,381	884,168
Savings and money market	1,854,808	1,893,560
Time deposits of $100 or more	481,178	521,674
Other time deposits	860,674	942,669
Total deposits	5,391,263	5,451,830
Other borrowings	37,814	50,910
Subordinated debentures	354,095	354,057
Deferred income taxes	27,515	26,261
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	129,420	115,902
Liabilities of discontinued operations	339,924	346,282
Total liabilities	6,280,031	6,345,242
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock	0	0
Common stock, $250.00 par value, 25,000 shares authorized, 23,661 shares issued and outstanding	5,915	5,915
Additional paid-in capital	12,480	12,480
Retained deficit	(180,029)	(183,351)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	33,884	16,066
Total First Banks, Inc. stockholders' equity	192,626	169,719
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	93,507	93,952
Total stockholders' equity	286,133	263,671
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	6,566,164	6,608,913
Class A Convertible Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock [Member]
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock	12,822	12,822
Class B Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock [Member]
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock	241	241
Class C Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock	289,970	288,203
Class D Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock	$ 17,343	$ 17,343

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INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale	$ 153,200,000	$ 101,800,000	$ 207,619,000	$ 127,469,000
Securities Pledged as Collateral	250,700,000		250,700,000		228,900,000
Reclassification of investment securities from available for sale to held to maturity	729,142,000	0	729,142,000	0
Gross Unrealized Gain on Reclassification of Available For Sale Securities to Held To Maturity Securities	$ 11,700,000		$ 11,700,000

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands	Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	$ 315,143	$ 5,915	$ 12,480	$ (120,827)	$ (2,318)	$ 96,902	$ 307,295
Net income (loss)	0	0	0	(41,150)	0	(2,950)	(44,100)
Other comprehensive income	0	0	0	0	18,384	0	18,384
Accretion of discount on preferred stock	3,466	0	0	(3,466)	0	0	0
Preferred stock dividends declared	0	0	0	(17,908)	0	0	(17,908)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	318,609	5,915	12,480	(183,351)	16,066	93,952	263,671
Net income (loss)	0	0	0	14,406	0	(445)	13,961
Other comprehensive income	0	0	0	0	17,818	0	17,818
Accretion of discount on preferred stock	1,767	0	0	(1,767)	0	0	0
Preferred stock dividends declared	0	0	0	(9,317)	0	0	(9,317)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2012	$ 320,376	$ 5,915	$ 12,480	$ (180,029)	$ 33,884	$ 93,507	$ 286,133

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SERVICING RIGHTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Mortgage Banking [Member]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 9,713	$ 12,890	$ 9,077	$ 12,150
Originated servicing rights	1,194	495	1,993	1,613
Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model	(1,316)	(1,274)	(799)	(1,075)
Other changes in fair value	(632)	(372)	(1,312)	(949)
Balance, end of period	8,959	11,739	8,959	11,739
SBA [Member]
Balance, beginning of period	6,256	7,321	6,303	7,432
Originated servicing rights	0	0	0	0
Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model	142	(1)	289	226
Other changes in fair value	(175)	(233)	(369)	(571)
Balance, end of period	$ 6,223	$ 7,087	$ 6,223	$ 7,087

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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The following is a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (EPS) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Basic:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	9,974		(14,343	)	19,410		(17,286	)
Preferred stock dividends declared and undeclared		(4,690	)	(4,447	)	(9,317	)	(8,835	)
Accretion of discount on preferred stock		(883	)	(864	)	(1,767	)	(1,719	)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common
stockholders		4,401		(19,654	)	8,326		(27,840	)
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common
stockholders		(2,466	)	(2,706	)	(5,004	)	(5,911	)
Net income (loss) available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	$	1,935		(22,360	)	3,322		(33,751	)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		23,661		23,661		23,661		23,661
Basic earnings (loss) per common share – continuing operations	$	186.00		(830.64	)	351.90		(1,176.59	)
Basic loss per common share – discontinued operations	$	(104.22	)	(114.36	)	(211.49	)	(249.82	)
Basic earnings (loss) per common share	$	81.78		(945.00	)	140.41		(1,426.41	)
Diluted:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common
stockholders	$	4,401		(19,654	)	8,326		(27,840	)
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common
stockholders		(2,466	)	(2,706	)	(5,004	)	(5,911	)
Net income (loss) available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders		1,935		(22,360	)	3,322		(33,751	)
Effect of dilutive securities:
Class A convertible preferred stock		—		—		—		—
Diluted income (loss) available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	$	1,935		(22,360	)	3,322		(33,751	)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		23,661		23,661		23,661		23,661
Effect of dilutive securities:
Class A convertible preferred stock		—		—		—		—
Weighted average diluted shares of common stock outstanding		23,661		23,661		23,661		23,661
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share – continuing operations	$	186.00		(830.64	)	351.90		(1,176.59	)
Diluted loss per common share – discontinued operations	$	(104.22	)	(114.36	)	(211.49	)	(249.82	)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share	$	81.78		(945.00	)	140.41		(1,426.41	)

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Details Textual) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2009	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2009	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Aug. 01, 2009
Net loss on derivative instruments		$ 2,000	$ 165,000		$ 38,000	$ 221,000
Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Net loss on derivative instruments		2,000	165,000		38,000	221,000
Notional Amount of Previously Designated Cash Flow Hedge Instruments								125,000,000
Derivative, Description of Variable Rate Basis	(LIBOR) plus a range of 1.65% to 2.25
Interest Receivable		30,000			30,000		36,000
Interest Payable		62,000			62,000		72,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment on Derivatives Included in Net Income, Net of Tax				4,600,000
Notional Amount		25,000,000			25,000,000		50,000,000
Fair Value		0			0		1,400,000
Customer Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Notional Amount		14,428,000			14,428,000		47,240,000
Fair Value		172,000			172,000		441,000
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member]
Fair Value		3,100,000			3,100,000
Forward Commitments To Sell Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value		$ (1,200,000)			$ (1,200,000)		$ (729,000)

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BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 15–BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS

The Company’s business segment is First Bank. The reportable business segment is consistent with the management structure of the Company, First Bank and the internal reporting system that monitors performance. First Bank provides similar products and services in its defined geographic areas through its branch network. The products and services offered include a broad range of commercial and personal deposit products, including demand, savings, money market and time deposit accounts. In addition, First Bank markets combined basic services for various customer groups, including packaged accounts for more affluent customers, and sweep accounts, lock-box deposits and cash management products for commercial customers. First Bank also offers consumer and commercial loans. Consumer lending includes residential real estate, home equity and installment lending. Commercial lending includes commercial, financial and agricultural loans, real estate construction and development loans, commercial real estate loans and small business lending. Other financial services include mortgage banking, debit cards, brokerage services, internet banking, remote deposit, ATMs, telephone banking, safe deposit boxes, and trust and private banking services. The revenues generated by First Bank and its subsidiaries consist primarily of interest income generated from the loan and investment security portfolios, service charges and fees generated from deposit products and services, and fees generated by the Company’s mortgage banking and trust and private banking business units. The Company’s products and services are offered to customers primarily within its geographic areas, which include eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, southern and northern California, and Florida’s Manatee, Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco counties. Certain loan products are available nationwide. First Bank also has a loan production office in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The business segment results are consistent with the Company’s internal reporting system and, in all material respects, with GAAP and practices predominant in the banking industry. The business segment results are summarized as follows:

				Corporate, Other and
				Intercompany
	First Bank			Reclassifications				ConsolidatedTotals
	June 30,		December 31,	June 30,		December 31,		June 30,	December 31,
	2012		2011	2012		2011		2012	2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance sheet information:
Investment securities	$	2,841,624	2,470,704	—		—		2,841,624	2,470,704
Loans, net of net deferred loan fees		3,031,445	3,283,951	—		—		3,031,445	3,283,951
FRB and FHLB stock		26,115	27,078	—		—		26,115	27,078
Goodwill and other intangible assets		121,967	121,967	—		—		121,967	121,967
Assets of discontinued operations		20,501	21,009	—		—		20,501	21,009
Total assets		6,552,622	6,593,515	13,542		15,398		6,566,164	6,608,913
Deposits		5,394,874	5,454,664	(3,611	)	(2,834	)	5,391,263	5,451,830
Other borrowings		37,814	50,910	—		—		37,814	50,910
Subordinated debentures		—	—	354,095		354,057		354,095	354,057
Liabilities of discontinued operations		339,924	346,282	—		—		339,924	346,282
Stockholders’ equity		720,710	680,625	(434,577	)	(416,954	)	286,133	263,671

						Corporate, Other and
						Intercompany
	First Bank					Reclassifications				Consolidated Totals
	Three Months Ended					Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,				June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Income statement information:
Interest income	$	51,608		58,990		—		3		51,608		58,993
Interest expense		3,804		7,943		3,681		3,364		7,485		11,307
Net interest income (loss)		47,804		51,047		(3,681	)	(3,361	)	44,123		47,686
Provision for loan losses		—		23,000		—		—		—		23,000
Net interest income (loss) after provision for
loan losses		47,804		28,047		(3,681	)	(3,361	)	44,123		24,686
Noninterest income		15,579		15,033		109		(65	)	15,688		14,968
Amortization of intangible assets		—		783		—		—		—		783
Other noninterest expense		49,733		54,485		368		(416	)	50,101		54,069
Income (loss) from continuing operations before
(benefit) provision for income taxes		13,650		(12,188	)	(3,940	)	(3,010	)	9,710		(15,198	)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes		(351	)	17		472		55		121		72
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net
of tax		14,001		(12,205	)	(4,412	)	(3,065	)	9,589		(15,270	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(2,466	)	(2,706	)	—		—		(2,466	)	(2,706	)
Net income (loss)		11,535		(14,911	)	(4,412	)	(3,065	)	7,123		(17,976	)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in
subsidiary		(385	)	(927	)	—		—		(385	)	(927	)
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	11,920		(13,984	)	(4,412	)	(3,065	)	7,508		(17,049	)

						Corporate, Other and
						Intercompany
	First Bank					Reclassifications				Consolidated Totals
	Six Months Ended					Six Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,				June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Income statement information:
Interest income	$	103,924		121,104		21		54		103,945		121,158
Interest expense		8,138		17,151		7,364		6,663		15,502		23,814
Net interest income (loss)		95,786		103,953		(7,343	)	(6,609	)	88,443		97,344
Provision for loan losses		2,000		33,000		—		—		2,000		33,000
Net interest income (loss) after provision for
loan losses		93,786		70,953		(7,343	)	(6,609	)	86,443		64,344
Noninterest income		32,398		28,896		181		(19	)	32,579		28,877
Amortization of intangible assets		—		1,566		—		—		—		1,566
Other noninterest expense		99,132		110,101		709		(422	)	99,841		109,679
Income (loss) from continuing operations before
(benefit) provision for income taxes		27,052		(11,818	)	(7,871	)	(6,206	)	19,181		(18,024	)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes		(219	)	160		435		(36	)	216		124
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net
of tax		27,271		(11,978	)	(8,306	)	(6,170	)	18,965		(18,148	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(5,004	)	(5,911	)	—		—		(5,004	)	(5,911	)
Net income (loss)		22,267		(17,889	)	(8,306	)	(6,170	)	13,961		(24,059	)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in
subsidiary		(445	)	(862	)	—		—		(445	)	(862	)
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	22,712		(17,027	)	(8,306	)	(6,170	)	14,406		(23,197	)

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BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The business segment results are consistent with the Company’s internal reporting system and, in all material respects, with GAAP and practices predominant in the banking industry. The business segment results are summarized as follows:

				Corporate, Other and
				Intercompany
	First Bank			Reclassifications				ConsolidatedTotals
	June 30,		December 31,	June 30,		December 31,		June 30,	December 31,
	2012		2011	2012		2011		2012	2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance sheet information:
Investment securities	$	2,841,624	2,470,704	—		—		2,841,624	2,470,704
Loans, net of net deferred loan fees		3,031,445	3,283,951	—		—		3,031,445	3,283,951
FRB and FHLB stock		26,115	27,078	—		—		26,115	27,078
Goodwill and other intangible assets		121,967	121,967	—		—		121,967	121,967
Assets of discontinued operations		20,501	21,009	—		—		20,501	21,009
Total assets		6,552,622	6,593,515	13,542		15,398		6,566,164	6,608,913
Deposits		5,394,874	5,454,664	(3,611	)	(2,834	)	5,391,263	5,451,830
Other borrowings		37,814	50,910	—		—		37,814	50,910
Subordinated debentures		—	—	354,095		354,057		354,095	354,057
Liabilities of discontinued operations		339,924	346,282	—		—		339,924	346,282
Stockholders’ equity		720,710	680,625	(434,577	)	(416,954	)	286,133	263,671

						Corporate, Other and
						Intercompany
	First Bank					Reclassifications				Consolidated Totals
	Three Months Ended					Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,				June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Income statement information:
Interest income	$	51,608		58,990		—		3		51,608		58,993
Interest expense		3,804		7,943		3,681		3,364		7,485		11,307
Net interest income (loss)		47,804		51,047		(3,681	)	(3,361	)	44,123		47,686
Provision for loan losses		—		23,000		—		—		—		23,000
Net interest income (loss) after provision for
loan losses		47,804		28,047		(3,681	)	(3,361	)	44,123		24,686
Noninterest income		15,579		15,033		109		(65	)	15,688		14,968
Amortization of intangible assets		—		783		—		—		—		783
Other noninterest expense		49,733		54,485		368		(416	)	50,101		54,069
Income (loss) from continuing operations before
(benefit) provision for income taxes		13,650		(12,188	)	(3,940	)	(3,010	)	9,710		(15,198	)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes		(351	)	17		472		55		121		72
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net
of tax		14,001		(12,205	)	(4,412	)	(3,065	)	9,589		(15,270	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(2,466	)	(2,706	)	—		—		(2,466	)	(2,706	)
Net income (loss)		11,535		(14,911	)	(4,412	)	(3,065	)	7,123		(17,976	)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in
subsidiary		(385	)	(927	)	—		—		(385	)	(927	)
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	11,920		(13,984	)	(4,412	)	(3,065	)	7,508		(17,049	)

						Corporate, Other and
						Intercompany
	First Bank					Reclassifications				Consolidated Totals
	Six Months Ended					Six Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,				June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Income statement information:
Interest income	$	103,924		121,104		21		54		103,945		121,158
Interest expense		8,138		17,151		7,364		6,663		15,502		23,814
Net interest income (loss)		95,786		103,953		(7,343	)	(6,609	)	88,443		97,344
Provision for loan losses		2,000		33,000		—		—		2,000		33,000
Net interest income (loss) after provision for
loan losses		93,786		70,953		(7,343	)	(6,609	)	86,443		64,344
Noninterest income		32,398		28,896		181		(19	)	32,579		28,877
Amortization of intangible assets		—		1,566		—		—		—		1,566
Other noninterest expense		99,132		110,101		709		(422	)	99,841		109,679
Income (loss) from continuing operations before
(benefit) provision for income taxes		27,052		(11,818	)	(7,871	)	(6,206	)	19,181		(18,024	)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes		(219	)	160		435		(36	)	216		124
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net
of tax		27,271		(11,978	)	(8,306	)	(6,170	)	18,965		(18,148	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(5,004	)	(5,911	)	—		—		(5,004	)	(5,911	)
Net income (loss)		22,267		(17,889	)	(8,306	)	(6,170	)	13,961		(24,059	)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in
subsidiary		(445	)	(862	)	—		—		(445	)	(862	)
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	22,712		(17,027	)	(8,306	)	(6,170	)	14,406		(23,197	)

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CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 17–CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

In the ordinary course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries become involved in legal proceedings, including litigation arising out of the Company’s efforts to collect outstanding loans. It is not uncommon for collection efforts to lead to so-called “lender liability” suits in which borrowers may assert various claims against the Company. From time to time, the Company is party to other legal matters arising in the normal course of business. While some matters pending against the Company specify damages claimed by plaintiffs, others do not seek a specified amount of damages or are at very early stages of the legal process. The Company records a loss accrual for all legal matters for which it deems a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. Management, after consultation with legal counsel, believes the ultimate resolution of these existing proceedings is not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and/or its subsidiaries and the range of possible additional loss in excess of amounts accrued is not material.

The Company and First Bank have entered into agreements with the FRB and MDOF, as further described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements.

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SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES ( Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Aug. 10, 2009	Jun. 30, 2012 Regularly Scheduled Deferred Interest Payments Accrued [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Regularly Scheduled Deferred Interest Payments Accrued [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Additional Deferred Interest Payments Accrued [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Additional Deferred Interest Payments Accrued [Member]
Distributions Accrued On Junior Subordinated Debentures	$ 3,700,000	$ 3,300,000	$ 7,300,000	$ 6,600,000
Trust Preferred Securities Value					345,000,000
Interest Payable						$ 37,400,000	$ 31,000,000	$ 2,800,000	$ 1,900,000

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$ 14,406	$ (23,197)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	(445)	(862)
Less: net loss from discontinued operations	(5,004)	(5,911)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	18,965	(18,148)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of bank premises and equipment	5,944	6,818
Amortization of intangible assets	0	1,566
Amortization and accretion of investment securities	6,759	5,216
Originations of loans held for sale	(191,526)	(104,863)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale	179,001	143,589
Payments received on loans held for sale	791	107
Provision for loan losses	2,000	33,000
Provision for current income taxes	216	124
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	883	(8,053)
(Decrease) increase in deferred tax asset valuation allowance	(883)	8,053
Decrease in accrued interest receivable	2,253	2,509
Increase in accrued interest payable	5,770	3,554
Gain on loans sold and held for sale	(5,983)	(1,408)
Net gain on investment securities	(517)	(1,117)
Decrease in fair value of servicing rights	2,191	2,369
Write-downs on other real estate and repossessed assets	6,253	6,806
Other operating activities, net	4,656	7,066
Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations	36,773	87,188
Net cash used in operating activities - discontinued operations	(4,732)	(5,108)
Net cash provided by operating activities	32,041	82,080
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net cash paid for sale of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations, net of cash and cash equivalents sold	0	(51,339)
Cash paid for sale of branches, net of cash and cash equivalents sold	0	(16,256)
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale	207,619	127,469
Maturities of investment securities available for sale	390,460	119,046
Maturities of investment securities held to maturity	228	467
Purchases of investment securities available for sale	(957,724)	(914,967)
Purchases of investment securities held to maturity	0	(3,450)
Net redemptions of Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	963	3,179
Proceeds from sales of commercial loans	18,283	65,537
Net decrease in loans	198,786	527,667
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off	14,917	13,316
Purchases of bank premises and equipment	(3,282)	(2,471)
Net proceeds from sales of other real estate and repossessed assets	26,548	49,394
Other investing activities, net	761	(146)
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations	(102,441)	(82,554)
Net cash provided by investing activities - discontinued operations	209	2,722
Net cash used in investing activities	(102,232)	(79,832)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase (decrease) in demand, savings and money market deposits	61,924	(60,410)
Decrease in time deposits	(122,491)	(294,011)
(Decrease) increase in other borrowings	(13,096)	19,438
Net cash used in financing activities - continuing operations	(73,663)	(334,983)
Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations	(6,450)	(34,267)
Net cash used in financing activities	(80,113)	(369,250)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(150,304)	(367,002)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	472,011	995,758
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	321,707	628,756
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest on liabilities	9,732	20,260
Cash (received) paid for income taxes	(12)	11
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Reclassification of investment securities from available for sale to held to maturity	729,142	0
Loans transferred to other real estate and repossessed assets	$ 12,948	$ 36,525

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) [Parenthetical] (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Held-to-maturity securities, fair value (in dollars)	$ 741,973	$ 13,424
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares authorized	4,689,830	4,689,830
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 250	$ 250
Common stock, shares authorized	25,000	25,000
Common stock, shares issued	23,661	23,661
Common stock, shares outstanding	23,661	23,661
Class A Convertible Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 20	$ 20
Preferred stock, shares authorized	750,000	750,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	641,082	641,082
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	641,082	641,082
Class B Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1.5	$ 1.5
Preferred stock, shares authorized	200,000	200,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	160,505	160,505
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	160,505	160,505
Class C Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares authorized	295,400	295,400
Preferred stock, shares issued	295,400	295,400
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	295,400	295,400
Class D Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares authorized	14,770	14,770
Preferred stock, shares issued	14,770	14,770
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	14,770	14,770

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Stockholders Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 10–STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

There is no established public trading market for the Company’s common stock. Various trusts, which were established by and are administered by and for the benefit of the Company’s Chairman of the Board and members of his immediate family, own all of the voting stock of the Company.

The Company has four classes of preferred stock outstanding. The Class A preferred stock is convertible into shares of common stock at a rate based on the ratio of the par value of the preferred stock to the current market value of the common stock at the date of conversion, to be determined by independent appraisal at the time of conversion. Shares of Class A preferred stock may be redeemed by the Company at any time at 105.0% of par value. The Class B preferred stock may not be redeemed or converted. The holders of the Class A and Class B preferred stock have full voting rights. Dividends on the Class A and Class B preferred stock are adjustable quarterly based on the highest of the Treasury Bill Rate or the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for the two-week period immediately preceding the beginning of the quarter. This rate shall not be less than 6.0% nor more than 12.0% on the Class A preferred stock, or less than 7.0% nor more than 15.0% on the Class B preferred stock. Effective August 10, 2009, the Company suspended the declaration of dividends on its Class A and Class B preferred stock.

On December 31, 2008, the Company issued 295,400 shares of Class C Preferred Stock and 14,770 shares of Class D Preferred Stock to the U.S. Treasury in conjunction with the U.S. Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program’s Capital Purchase Program (CPP). The Class C Preferred Stock has a par value of $1.00 per share and a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. The holders of the Class C Preferred Stock have no voting rights except in certain limited circumstances. The Class C Preferred Stock carries an annual dividend rate equal to 5% for the first five years and the annual dividend rate increases to 9% per annum on and after February 15, 2014, payable quarterly in arrears beginning February 15, 2009. The Class D Preferred Stock has a par value of $1.00 per share and a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. The holders of the Class D Preferred Stock have no voting rights except in certain limited circumstances. The Class D Preferred Stock carries an annual dividend rate equal to 9%, payable quarterly in arrears beginning February 15, 2009. The Class C Preferred Stock and the Class D Preferred Stock qualify as Tier 1 capital. Effective February 17, 2009, the Class C Preferred Stock and the Class D Preferred Stock may be redeemed at any time without penalty and without the need to raise new capital, subject to the U.S. Treasury’s consultation with the Company’s primary regulatory agency. The Class D Preferred Stock may not be redeemed until all of the outstanding shares of the Class C Preferred Stock have been redeemed. In addition, the U.S. Treasury has certain supervisory and oversight duties and responsibilities under the CPP and, pursuant to the terms of the agreement governing the issuance of the Class C Preferred Stock and the Class D Preferred Stock to the U.S. Treasury (Purchase Agreement), the U.S. Treasury is empowered to unilaterally amend any provision of the Purchase Agreement with the Company to the extent required to comply with any changes in applicable federal statutes. As a result of the Company’s deferral of dividends to the U.S. Treasury for an aggregate of six quarters, the U.S. Treasury had the right to elect two directors to the Company’s Board. On July 13, 2011, the U.S. Treasury elected two members to the Company’s Board of Directors.

The Company allocated the total proceeds received under the CPP of $295.4 million to the Class C Preferred Stock and the Class D Preferred Stock based on the relative fair values of the respective classes of preferred stock at the time of issuance. The discount on the Class C Preferred Stock of $17.3 million is being accreted to retained earnings on a level-yield basis over five years. Accretion of the discount on the Class C Preferred Stock was $883,000 and $1.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $864,000 and $1.7 million for the comparable periods in 2011.

The redemption of any issue of preferred stock requires the prior approval of the Federal Reserve. Furthermore, the Purchase Agreement that the Company entered into with the U.S. Treasury contains limitations on certain actions of the Company, including, but not limited to, payment of dividends and redemptions and acquisitions of the Company’s equity securities. In addition, the Company, under its agreement with the FRB, has agreed, among other things, to provide certain information to the FRB including, but not limited to, notice of plans to materially change its fundamental business and notice to raise additional equity capital. Furthermore, the Company agreed not to pay any dividends on its common or preferred stock without the prior approval of the FRB, as further described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements.

On August 10, 2009, the Company began suspending the payment of cash dividends on its outstanding common stock and preferred stock beginning with the regularly scheduled quarterly dividend payments on the preferred stock that would otherwise have been made in August and September 2009. The Company has deferred such payments for 12 quarterly periods as of June 30, 2012. The Company has declared and deferred $48.3 million and $40.2 million of its regularly scheduled dividend payments on its Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock, and has declared and accrued an additional $4.1 million and $2.8 million of cumulative dividends on such deferred dividend payments at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

On June 30, 2012, the Company reclassified certain of its available-for-sale investment securities to held-to-maturity investment securities at their respective fair values, which totaled $729.1 million, in aggregate, as further described in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements. The gross unrealized gain on these available-for-sale investment securities at the time of transfer was $11.7 million. The unrealized gain included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income was $7.6 million at June 30, 2012, net of tax of $4.1 million. The fair value adjustment at the time of transfer of $11.7 million was recorded as additional premium on the investment securities, and will be amortized as an adjustment to interest income on investment securities over the remaining lives of the respective securities. The amortization of the unrealized gain reported in stockholders’ equity will also be amortized as an adjustment to interest income on investment securities over the remaining lives of the respective securities. Consequently, the combined amortization of the additional premium and the unrealized gain will have no net impact on interest income on investment securities.

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DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012
Entity Registrant Name	FIRST BANKS, INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000710507
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	fbspra
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		23,661
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012

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REGULATORY CAPITAL

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Banking and Thrift [Abstract]

Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Text Block]

NOTE 11–REGULATORY CAPITAL

The Company and First Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal and state banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the operations and financial condition of the Company and First Bank. Under these capital requirements, the Company and First Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and First Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of total and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets, and of Tier 1 capital to average assets.

The Company did not meet the minimum regulatory capital standards established for bank holding companies by the Federal Reserve at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The Company must maintain minimum total regulatory, Tier 1 regulatory and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table below in order to meet the minimum capital adequacy standards.

First Bank was categorized as well capitalized at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 under the prompt corrective action provisions of the regulatory capital standards. First Bank must maintain minimum total regulatory, Tier 1 regulatory and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table below in order to be categorized as well capitalized. In addition, First Bank is currently required to maintain its Tier 1 capital to total assets ratio at no less than 7.00% in accordance with the provisions of its informal agreement entered into with the MDOF, as further described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. First Bank’s Tier 1 capital to total assets ratio of 8.79% and 8.37% at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, exceeded the 7.00% minimum level required under the terms of the informal agreement with the MDOF.

As further described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, on August 10, 2009, the Company announced the adoption of its Capital Plan, in order to, among other things, preserve the Company’s regulatory capital levels. The successful completion of all or any portion of the Capital Plan is not assured, and no assurance can be made that the Capital Plan will not be materially modified in the future. If the Company is not able to complete substantially all of the Capital Plan, its regulatory capital ratios may be materially and adversely affected and its ability to withstand continued adverse economic conditions could be threatened.

At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company and First Bank’s required and actual capital ratios were as follows:

											To be Well
											Capitalized
											Under
											Prompt
	Actual								For Capital		Corrective
	June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011				Adequacy		Action
	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio		Purposes		Provisions
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
First Banks, Inc.	$	87,400	2.33	%	$	73,830	1.88	%	8.0	%	N/A
First Bank		608,776	16.20			588,860	14.98		8.0		10.0	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
First Banks, Inc.		43,700	1.16			36,915	0.94		4.0		N/A
First Bank		560,859	14.92			538,592	13.70		4.0		6.0
Tier 1 capital (to average assets):
First Banks, Inc.		43,700	0.68			36,915	0.56		4.0		N/A
First Bank		560,859	8.71			538,592	8.19		4.0		5.0

As noted above, the Company’s capital ratios are below the minimum regulatory capital standards established for bank holding companies, and therefore, the Company could be subject to additional actions by regulators that could have a direct material effect on the operations and financial condition of the Company and First Bank.

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BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Investment securities	$ 2,841,624		$ 2,841,624		$ 2,470,704
Loans, net of net deferred loan fees	3,031,445		3,031,445		3,283,951
FRB and FHLB stock	26,115		26,115		27,078
Goodwill and other intangible assets	121,967		121,967		121,967
Assets of discontinued operations	20,501		20,501		21,009
Total assets	6,566,164		6,566,164		6,608,913
Deposits	5,391,263		5,391,263		5,451,830
Other borrowings	37,814		37,814		50,910
Subordinated debentures	354,095		354,095		354,057
Liabilities of discontinued operations	339,924		339,924		346,282
Stockholders' equity	286,133		286,133		263,671	307,295
Interest income	51,608	58,993	103,945	121,158
Interest expense	7,485	11,307	15,502	23,814
Net interest income (loss)	44,123	47,686	88,443	97,344
Provision for loan losses	0	23,000	2,000	33,000
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	44,123	24,686	86,443	64,344
Noninterest income	15,688	14,968	32,579	28,877
Amortization of intangible assets	0	783	0	1,566
Other noninterest expense	50,101	54,069	99,841	109,679
Income (loss) from continuing operations before (benefit) provision for income taxes	9,710	(15,198)	19,181	(18,024)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	121	72	216	124
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	9,589	(15,270)	18,965	(18,148)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(2,466)	(2,706)	(5,004)	(5,911)
Net income (loss)	7,123	(17,976)	13,961	(24,059)	(44,100)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	(385)	(927)	(445)	(862)
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	7,508	(17,049)	14,406	(23,197)
Corporate Other and Intercompany Reclassifications [Member]
Investment securities	0		0		0
Loans, net of net deferred loan fees	0		0		0
FRB and FHLB stock	0		0		0
Goodwill and other intangible assets	0		0		0
Assets of discontinued operations	0		0		0
Total assets	13,542		13,542		15,398
Deposits	(3,611)		(3,611)		(2,834)
Other borrowings	0		0		0
Subordinated debentures	354,095		354,095		354,057
Liabilities of discontinued operations	0		0		0
Stockholders' equity	(434,577)		(434,577)		(416,954)
Interest income	0	3	21	54
Interest expense	3,681	3,364	7,364	6,663
Net interest income (loss)	(3,681)	(3,361)	(7,343)	(6,609)
Provision for loan losses	0	0	0	0
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	(3,681)	(3,361)	(7,343)	(6,609)
Noninterest income	109	(65)	181	(19)
Amortization of intangible assets	0	0	0	0
Other noninterest expense	368	(416)	709	(422)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before (benefit) provision for income taxes	(3,940)	(3,010)	(7,871)	(6,206)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	472	55	435	(36)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	(4,412)	(3,065)	(8,306)	(6,170)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)	(4,412)	(3,065)	(8,306)	(6,170)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	(4,412)	(3,065)	(8,306)	(6,170)
First Bank [Member]
Investment securities	2,841,624		2,841,624		2,470,704
Loans, net of net deferred loan fees	3,031,445		3,031,445		3,283,951
FRB and FHLB stock	26,115		26,115		27,078
Goodwill and other intangible assets	121,967		121,967		121,967
Assets of discontinued operations	20,501		20,501		21,009
Total assets	6,552,622		6,552,622		6,593,515
Deposits	5,394,874		5,394,874		5,454,664
Other borrowings	37,814		37,814		50,910
Subordinated debentures	0		0		0
Liabilities of discontinued operations	339,924		339,924		346,282
Stockholders' equity	720,710		720,710		680,625
Interest income	51,608	58,990	103,924	121,104
Interest expense	3,804	7,943	8,138	17,151
Net interest income (loss)	47,804	51,047	95,786	103,953
Provision for loan losses	0	23,000	2,000	33,000
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	47,804	28,047	93,786	70,953
Noninterest income	15,579	15,033	32,398	28,896
Amortization of intangible assets	0	783	0	1,566
Other noninterest expense	49,733	54,485	99,132	110,101
Income (loss) from continuing operations before (benefit) provision for income taxes	13,650	(12,188)	27,052	(11,818)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	(351)	17	(219)	160
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	14,001	(12,205)	27,271	(11,978)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(2,466)	(2,706)	(5,004)	(5,911)
Net income (loss)	11,535	(14,911)	22,267	(17,889)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	(385)	(927)	(445)	(862)
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$ 11,920	$ (13,984)	$ 22,712	$ (17,027)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	$ 36,576	$ 47,336	$ 74,767	$ 99,912
Investment securities	14,603	10,838	28,159	19,499
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	223	339	560	735
Short-term investments	206	480	459	1,012
Total interest income	51,608	58,993	103,945	121,158
Interest expense:
Interest-bearing demand	136	263	280	563
Savings and money market	875	2,265	1,862	4,730
Time deposits of $100 or more	1,034	2,045	2,198	4,531
Other time deposits	1,737	3,328	3,752	7,256
Other borrowings	20	40	41	66
Subordinated debentures	3,683	3,366	7,369	6,668
Total interest expense	7,485	11,307	15,502	23,814
Net interest income	44,123	47,686	88,443	97,344
Provision for loan losses	0	23,000	2,000	33,000
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	44,123	24,686	86,443	64,344
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts and customer service fees	9,007	9,706	17,634	19,099
Gain on loans sold and held for sale	3,595	1,022	5,983	1,408
Net (loss) gain on investment securities	(5)	590	517	1,117
Net loss on derivative instruments	(2)	(165)	(38)	(221)
Decrease in fair value of servicing rights	(1,981)	(1,880)	(2,191)	(2,369)
Loan servicing fees	1,910	2,100	3,918	4,369
Other	3,164	3,595	6,756	5,474
Total noninterest income	15,688	14,968	32,579	28,877
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	18,632	19,176	37,807	38,850
Occupancy, net of rental income	5,296	5,652	10,045	11,954
Furniture and equipment	2,622	3,044	5,172	6,057
Postage, printing and supplies	669	715	1,414	1,516
Information technology fees	5,865	6,612	11,911	13,108
Legal, examination and professional fees	2,937	3,213	5,460	6,267
Amortization of intangible assets	0	783	0	1,566
Advertising and business development	464	429	1,047	927
FDIC insurance	3,285	3,608	6,715	8,662
Write-downs and expenses on other real estate and repossessed assets	4,732	5,493	8,282	10,419
Other	5,599	6,127	11,988	11,919
Total noninterest expense	50,101	54,852	99,841	111,245
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes	9,710	(15,198)	19,181	(18,024)
Provision for income taxes	121	72	216	124
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	9,589	(15,270)	18,965	(18,148)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(2,466)	(2,706)	(5,004)	(5,911)
Net income (loss)	7,123	(17,976)	13,961	(24,059)
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	(385)	(927)	(445)	(862)
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	7,508	(17,049)	14,406	(23,197)
Preferred stock dividends declared and undeclared	4,690	4,447	9,317	8,835
Accretion of discount on preferred stock	883	864	1,767	1,719
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$ 1,935	$ (22,360)	$ 3,322	$ (33,751)
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 186.00	$ (830.64)	$ 351.90	$ (1,176.59)
Basic and diluted loss per common share from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ (104.22)	$ (114.36)	$ (211.49)	$ (249.82)
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 81.78	$ (945.00)	$ 140.41	$ (1,426.41)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding (in shares)	23,661	23,661	23,661	23,661

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 5–GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net of amortization, were comprised of goodwill of $122.0 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. First Bank did not record goodwill impairment for the three or six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. Amortization of intangible assets was zero for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. Amortization of intangible assets was $783,000 and $1.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively. Core deposit intangibles became fully amortized in 2011.

The Company’s annual measurement date for its goodwill impairment test is December 31. The Company operates as a single reporting unit. The Company engaged an independent valuation firm to assist management in computing the fair value estimate for the impairment assessment by utilizing two separate valuation methodologies and applying a weighted average to each methodology in order to determine the fair value of the reporting unit. The two separate valuation methodologies utilized in the valuation of the Company’s implied goodwill were the “Income Approach” and the “Market Approach.”

Income Approach– The Income Approach indicates the fair market value of the common stock of a business based on the present value of the cash flows that the business can be expected to generate in the future. This approach is generally considered to be the most theoretically correct method of valuation since it explicitly considers the future benefits associated with owning the business. The Income Approach is typically applied using the Discounted Cash Flow Method. The Discounted Cash Flow Method is comprised of four steps:

1)	Project future cash flows for a certain discrete projection period;
2)	Discount these cash flows to present value at a rate of return that considers the relative risk of achieving the cash flows and the time value of money;
3)	Estimate the residual value of cash flows subsequent to the discrete projection period; and
4)	Combine the present value of the residual cash flows with the discrete projection period cash flows to indicate the fair market value of invested capital on a marketable basis.

Any interest-bearing debt (or non-operating assets) is then subtracted (or added) to arrive at the fair market value of equity of the business.

Market Approach– The Market Approach uses the price at which shares of similar companies are traded or exchanged to estimate the fair market value of the company’s equity. The advantage of the Market Approach is that it is believed to reflect the effect of most of the principal valuation factors identified in the Discounted Cash Flow Method discussed above. Market prices of publicly traded companies and actual merger and acquisition transactions are believed to incorporate the effects on value of earnings, cash generation, and stockholders’ equity while also recognizing general economic conditions, the position of the industry in the economy, and the position of the company in its industry. Within the Market Approach, two valuation methods are commonly used: the Publicly Traded Guideline Company Method and the Recent Transactions Method. The Publicly Traded Guideline Company Method consists of identifying similar public companies and developing multiples of the total capitalization of each similar public company to certain income statement and/or balance sheet items. These multiples are then weighted and applied to similar income statement and balance sheet items of the Company. The Recent Transactions Method is based on actual prices paid in mergers and acquisitions for similar public and private companies. Ratios of the total purchase price paid to certain income statement and/or balance sheet items are generally developed for each comparable transaction if the data is available. These ratios are then applied to similar income statement and balance sheet items of the Company.

For purposes of completing the Company’s annual goodwill impairment test, the specific valuation methodologies utilized were the following:

Ø

The Income Approach utilizing the Discounted Cash Flow Method; and

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The Market Approach utilizing (i) the Publicly Traded Guideline Company Method, focusing on a comparison of publicly-traded financial institutions as guideline companies based on size, geography and performance metrics, including the average price to tangible book value of comparable businesses, and (ii) the Recent Transactions Method, focusing on recent transactions and key transaction metrics, including price to the last-twelve-months earnings multiples.

As of December 31, 2011, the Income Approach utilizing the Discounted Cash Flow Method and applying a discount rate of 23.0% to the projected cash flows was weighted at 60.0% and each of the two Market Approaches was weighted at 20.0%. The Market Approach was given a relatively lower weighting primarily as a result of the Company’s previous lack of profitability, which required price to the last-twelve-months earnings multiples to be applied to longer-term projected future earnings.

Taking into account this independent third party valuation, the Company concluded that the carrying value of its reporting unit exceeded its estimated fair value by approximately $35.5 million at December 31, 2011. Because the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeded the estimated fair value at December 31, 2011, the Company engaged the same independent valuation firm to assist management in computing the fair value of the reporting unit’s assets and liabilities in order to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill at December 31, 2011, as required by Step 2 of the two-step goodwill impairment test.

Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test compared the implied fair value of goodwill with the carrying value of goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as the determination of the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination. The fair value of a reporting unit is allocated to all of the assets and liabilities of that unit (including any unrecognized intangible assets) as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination and the fair value of the reporting unit was the price paid to acquire the reporting unit. The fair value allocated to all of the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit requires significant judgment, especially for those assets and liabilities that are not measured on a recurring basis such as certain types of loans. The excess of the estimated fair value of the reporting unit over the amounts assigned to its assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of goodwill.

The material assumptions utilized in the annual goodwill impairment testing for purposes of calculating the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill at December 31, 2011 were as follows:

Ø

Determination of the estimated fair value of loans– The estimated fair value assigned to loans significantly affected the determination of the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill at December 31, 2011. The implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill will generally increase if the estimated fair value of the reporting unit’s loans is less than the carrying value of the reporting unit’s loans. The estimated fair value of the reporting unit’s loans was derived from discounted cash flow analyses. Loans were grouped into loan pools based on similar characteristics such as maturity, payment type and payment frequency, and rate type and underlying index. These cash flow calculations include assumptions for prepayment estimates over the loan’s remaining life, considerations for the current interest rate environment compared to the weighted average rate of the loan portfolio, a credit risk component based on the historical and expected performance of each loan portfolio stratum and a liquidity adjustment related to the current market environment. The estimated fair value of loans held for portfolio was $303.6 million and $263.0 million less than the carrying value at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The increase in the estimated discount on loans held for portfolio was primarily attributable to a decrease in the estimated fair value of home equity loans as a result of the home equity portfolio’s weighted average rate compared to market and economic conditions. To the extent any of these assumptions change in the future, the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill could change materially. A decrease in the discount rate utilized in deriving the estimated fair value of the reporting unit’s loans would decrease the implied fair value of goodwill.

Ø

Determination of the estimated fair value of deposits, including the core deposit intangible– The estimated fair value assigned to the core deposit intangible, or the reporting unit’s deposit base, also significantly affected the determination of the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill at December 31, 2011. The implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill will generally decrease by the estimated fair value assigned to the reporting unit’s core deposit intangible. The estimated fair value of the core deposit intangible was derived from discounted cash flow analyses with considerations for estimated deposit runoff, cost of the deposit base, interest costs, net maintenance costs and the cost of alternative funds. The resulting estimate of the fair value of the core deposit intangible represents the present value of the difference in cash flows between maintaining the existing deposits and obtaining alternative funds over the life of the deposit base. There were no significant changes in the estimate of fair value of the core deposit intangible at December 31, 2011 as compared to December 31, 2010. To the extent any of these assumptions used to determine the estimated fair value of the core deposit intangible change in the future, the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill could change materially.

Management then compared the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill, taking into account the analyses of the independent valuation firm, of $231.2 million as of December 31, 2011 with its carrying value of $122.0 million as of December 31, 2011. Taking into account the results of the goodwill impairment analyses performed for the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company did not record goodwill impairment, primarily reflecting the estimated discount on loans held for portfolio (i.e. excess of carrying value over estimated fair value) exceeding the amount by which the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeded its fair value.

The Company believes the estimates and assumptions utilized in the goodwill impairment test are reasonable. However, further deterioration in the outlook for credit quality or other factors could impact the estimated fair value of the reporting unit as determined under Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test. A decrease in the estimated fair value of the reporting unit would decrease the implied fair value of goodwill as further determined under Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test.

Due to the current economic environment and the uncertainties regarding the impact on the Company, there can be no assurance that the Company’s estimates and assumptions made for the purposes of the goodwill impairment testing will prove to be accurate predictions in the future. Adverse changes in the economic environment, the Company’s operations, or other factors could result in a decline in the implied fair value of the reporting unit, which could result in the recognition of future goodwill impairment that may materially affect the carrying value of the reporting unit’s assets and its related operating results.

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Receivables [Abstract]

Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 4–LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

The following table summarizes the composition of the loan portfolio at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2012			2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	636,163		725,130
Real estate construction and development		216,894		249,987
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential		886,650		902,438
Multi-family residential		121,879		127,356
Commercial real estate		1,105,420		1,225,538
Consumer and installment		18,785		23,333
Loans held for sale		46,289		31,111
Net deferred loan fees		(635	)	(942	)
Loans, net of net deferred loan fees	$	3,031,445		3,283,951

Aging of Loans. The following table presents the aging of loans by loan classification at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

				Recorded
				Investment
	30-59		60-89	> 90 Days		Total Past
	Days		Days	Accruing	Nonaccrual	Due	Current	Total Loans
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Commercial, financial and
agricultural	$	1,567	1,343	—	29,277	32,187	603,976	636,163
Real estate construction and
development		65	366	—	48,412	48,843	168,051	216,894
One-to-four-family residential:
Bank portfolio		2,495	1,193	332	10,256	14,276	125,478	139,754
Mortgage Division portfolio		5,422	3,979	—	17,604	27,005	357,500	384,505
Home equity		3,770	2,390	445	6,917	13,522	348,869	362,391
Multi-family residential		451	—	—	5,134	5,585	116,294	121,879
Commercial real estate		1,955	406	—	32,753	35,114	1,070,306	1,105,420
Consumer and installment		201	59	—	19	279	17,871	18,150
Loans held for sale		—	—	—	—	—	46,289	46,289
Total	$	15,926	9,736	777	150,372	176,811	2,854,634	3,031,445
December 31, 2011:
Commercial, financial and
agricultural	$	1,602	2,085	1,095	55,340	60,122	665,008	725,130
Real estate construction and
development		170	3,033	—	71,244	74,447	175,540	249,987
One-to-four-family residential:
Bank portfolio		4,506	2,577	362	14,690	22,135	143,443	165,578
Mortgage Division portfolio		5,994	1,571	—	16,778	24,343	342,572	366,915
Home equity		3,990	2,151	856	6,940	13,937	356,008	369,945
Multi-family residential		—	118	—	7,975	8,093	119,263	127,356
Commercial real estate		3,888	7,092	427	47,262	58,669	1,166,869	1,225,538
Consumer and installment		396	192	4	22	614	21,777	22,391
Loans held for sale		—	—	—	—	—	31,111	31,111
Total	$	20,546	18,819	2,744	220,251	262,360	3,021,591	3,283,951

Under the Company’s loan policy, loans are placed on nonaccrual status once principal or interest payments become 90 days past due. However, individual loan officers may submit written requests for approval to continue the accrual of interest on loans that become 90 days past due. These requests may be submitted for approval consistent with the authority levels provided in the Company’s credit approval policies, and they are only granted if an expected near term future event, such as a pending renewal or expected payoff, exists at the time the loan becomes 90 days past due. If the expected near term future event does not occur as anticipated, the loan is then placed on nonaccrual status. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had $777,000 and $2.7 million, respectively, of loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest.

Credit Quality Indicators. The Company’s credit management policies and procedures focus on identifying, measuring and controlling credit exposure. These procedures employ a lender-initiated system of rating credits, which is ratified in the loan approval process and subsequently tested in internal credit reviews, external audits and regulatory bank examinations. The system requires the rating of all loans at the time they are originated or acquired, except for homogeneous categories of loans, such as residential real estate mortgage loans and consumer loans. These homogeneous loans are assigned an initial rating based on the Company’s experience with each type of loan. The Company adjusts the ratings of the homogeneous loans based on payment experience subsequent to their origination.

The Company includes adversely rated credits, including loans requiring close monitoring that would not normally be considered classified credits by the Company’s regulators, on its monthly loan watch list. Loans may be added to the Company’s watch list for reasons that are temporary and correctable, such as the absence of current financial statements of the borrower or a deficiency in loan documentation. Loans may also be added to the Company’s watch list whenever any adverse circumstance is detected which might affect the borrower’s ability to comply with the contractual terms of the loan. The delinquency of a scheduled loan payment, deterioration in the borrower’s financial condition identified in a review of periodic financial statements, a decrease in the value of the collateral securing the loan, or a change in the economic environment within which the borrower operates could initiate the addition of a loan to the Company’s watch list. Loans on the Company’s watch list require periodic detailed loan status reports prepared by the responsible officer which are discussed in formal meetings with credit review and credit administration staff members. Upgrades and downgrades of loan risk ratings may be initiated by the responsible loan officer. However, upgrades of risk ratings associated with significant credit relationships and/or problem credit relationships may only be made with the concurrence of appropriate regional credit officers.

Under the Company’s risk rating system, special mention loans are those loans that do not currently expose the Company to sufficient risk to warrant classification as substandard, troubled debt restructuring (TDR) or nonaccrual, but possess weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. Substandard loans include those loans characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. A loan is classified as a TDR when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulties that lead to the restructuring of a loan, and the Company grants concessions to the borrower in the restructuring that it would not otherwise consider. Loans classified as TDRs which are accruing interest are classified as performing TDRs. Loans classified as TDRs which are not accruing interest are classified as nonperforming TDRs and are included with all other nonaccrual loans for presentation purposes. Loans classified as nonaccrual have all the weaknesses inherent in those loans classified as substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of the currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable. Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be pass-rated loans.

The following table presents the credit exposure of the commercial loan portfolio by internally assigned credit grade as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

			Real Estate
			Construction
	Commercial		and		Commercial
	and Industrial		Development	Multi-family	Real Estate	Total
			(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Pass	$	570,149	49,284	66,138	913,804	1,599,375
Special mention		15,576	17,436	18,472	115,318	166,802
Substandard		17,758	89,844	29,006	31,379	167,987
Performing troubled debt restructuring		3,403	11,918	3,129	12,166	30,616
Nonaccrual		29,277	48,412	5,134	32,753	115,576
	$	636,163	216,894	121,879	1,105,420	2,080,356
December 31, 2011:
Pass	$	606,933	57,594	68,748	973,553	1,706,828
Special mention		25,742	11,977	18,678	119,478	175,875
Substandard		32,851	97,158	28,789	60,876	219,674
Performing troubled debt restructuring		4,264	12,014	3,166	24,369	43,813
Nonaccrual		55,340	71,244	7,975	47,262	181,821
	$	725,130	249,987	127,356	1,225,538	2,328,011

The following table presents the credit exposure of the one-to-four-family residential mortgage Bank portfolio and home equity portfolio by internally assigned credit grade as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	Bank		Home
	Portfolio		Equity	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Pass	$	110,269	351,778	462,047
Special mention		11,784	446	12,230
Substandard		5,833	3,250	9,083
Performing troubled debt restructuring		1,612	—	1,612
Nonaccrual		10,256	6,917	17,173
	$	139,754	362,391	502,145
December 31, 2011:
Pass	$	131,973	358,801	490,774
Special mention		12,797	954	13,751
Substandard		6,118	3,250	9,368
Nonaccrual		14,690	6,940	21,630
	$	165,578	369,945	535,523

The following table presents the credit exposure of the one-to-four-family residential Mortgage Division portfolio and consumer and installment portfolio by payment activity as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	Mortgage		Consumer
	Division		and
	Portfolio		Installment	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Pass	$	277,365	18,131	295,496
Substandard		7,496	—	7,496
Performing troubled debt restructuring		82,040	—	82,040
Nonaccrual		17,604	19	17,623
	$	384,505	18,150	402,655
December 31, 2011:
Pass	$	263,079	22,369	285,448
Substandard		4,429	—	4,429
Performing troubled debt restructuring		82,629	—	82,629
Nonaccrual		16,778	22	16,800
	$	366,915	22,391	389,306

Impaired Loans. Loans deemed to be impaired include performing TDRs and nonaccrual loans. Impaired loans with outstanding balances equal to or greater than $500,000 are evaluated individually for impairment. For these loans, the Company measures the level of impairment based on the present value of the estimated projected cash flows or the estimated value of the collateral. If the current valuation is lower than the current book balance of the loan, the amount of the difference is evaluated for possible charge-off. In instances where management determines that a charge-off is not appropriate, a specific reserve is established for the individual loan in question. This specific reserve is included as a part of the overall allowance for loan losses.

The following tables present the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance, related allowance for loan losses, average recorded investment and interest income recognized while on impaired status for impaired loans without a related allowance for loan losses and for impaired loans with a related allowance for loan losses by loan classification at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

			Unpaid	Related	Average	Interest
	Recorded		Principal	Allowance for	Recorded	Income
	Investment		Balance	Loan Losses	Investment	Recognized
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
With No Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	16,175	39,131	—	22,713	112
Real estate construction and development		47,320	102,441	—	55,578	279
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		3,640	5,232	—	4,034	4
Mortgage Division portfolio		8,879	18,969	—	8,844	—
Home equity portfolio		—	—	—	—	—
Multi-family residential		7,465	9,747	—	8,475	88
Commercial real estate		28,249	40,962	—	39,890	773
Consumer and installment		—	—	—	—	—
		111,728	216,482	—	139,534	1,256
With A Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural		16,505	21,922	1,553	23,177	—
Real estate construction and development		13,010	25,241	3,364	15,280	60
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		8,228	10,316	545	9,118	—
Mortgage Division portfolio		90,765	99,828	11,702	90,412	1,044
Home equity portfolio		6,917	7,873	1,383	7,296	—
Multi-family residential		798	1,190	356	906	—
Commercial real estate		16,670	21,660	3,432	23,540	—
Consumer and installment		19	19	1	65	—
		152,912	188,049	22,336	169,794	1,104
Total:
Commercial, financial and agricultural		32,680	61,053	1,553	45,890	112
Real estate construction and development		60,330	127,682	3,364	70,858	339
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		11,868	15,548	545	13,152	4
Mortgage Division portfolio		99,644	118,797	11,702	99,256	1,044
Home equity portfolio		6,917	7,873	1,383	7,296	—
Multi-family residential		8,263	10,937	356	9,381	88
Commercial real estate		44,919	62,622	3,432	63,430	773
Consumer and installment		19	19	1	65	—
	$	264,640	404,531	22,336	309,328	2,360

			Unpaid	Related	Average	Interest
	Recorded		Principal	Allowance for	Recorded	Income
	Investment		Balance	Loan Losses	Investment	Recognized
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
December 31, 2011:
With No Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	20,494	53,140	—	25,294	336
Real estate construction and development		62,524	113,412	—	80,230	72
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		3,274	5,030	—	3,291	—
Mortgage Division portfolio		10,250	22,541	—	11,352	—
Home equity portfolio		196	198	—	210	—
Multi-family residential		7,961	8,378	—	8,358	92
Commercial real estate		45,452	61,766	—	59,613	435
Consumer and installment		1	1	—	2	—
		150,152	264,466	—	188,350	935
With A Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural		39,110	64,867	5,475	48,270	—
Real estate construction and development		20,734	39,832	3,432	26,605	183
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		11,416	12,926	796	11,473	—
Mortgage Division portfolio		89,157	98,118	15,324	98,739	2,306
Home equity portfolio		6,744	7,657	1,388	7,212	—
Multi-family residential		3,180	5,281	335	3,339	—
Commercial real estate		26,179	34,073	3,875	34,335	168
Consumer and installment		21	21	4	60	—
		196,541	262,775	30,629	230,033	2,657
Total:
Commercial, financial and agricultural		59,604	118,007	5,475	73,564	336
Real estate construction and development		83,258	153,244	3,432	106,835	255
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		14,690	17,956	796	14,764	—
Mortgage Division portfolio		99,407	120,659	15,324	110,091	2,306
Home equity portfolio		6,940	7,855	1,388	7,422	—
Multi-family residential		11,141	13,659	335	11,697	92
Commercial real estate		71,631	95,839	3,875	93,948	603
Consumer and installment		22	22	4	62	—
	$	346,693	527,241	30,629	418,383	3,592

Recorded investment represents the Company’s investment in its impaired loans reduced by cumulative charge-offs recorded against the allowance for loan losses on these same loans. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had recorded charge-offs of $139.9 million and $180.5 million, respectively, on its impaired loans, representing the difference between the unpaid principal balance and the recorded investment reflected in the tables above. The unpaid principal balance represents the principal amount contractually owed to the Company by the borrowers on the impaired loans.

Troubled Debt Restructurings. In the ordinary course of business, the Company modifies loan terms across loan types, including both consumer and commercial loans, for a variety of reasons. Modifications to consumer loans may include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rate, maturity, amortization and financial covenants. In the original underwriting, loan terms are established that represent the then current and projected financial condition of the borrower. Over any period of time, modifications to these loan terms may be required due to changes in the original underwriting assumptions. These changes may include the financial covenants of the borrower as well as underwriting standards. If the modified terms are consistent with competitive market conditions and representative of terms the borrower could otherwise obtain in the open market, the modified loan is not categorized as a TDR.

Loan modifications are generally performed at the request of the individual borrower and may include reduction in interest rates, changes in payments and maturity date extensions. Although the Company does not have formal, standardized loan modification programs for its commercial or consumer loan portfolios, it addresses loan modifications on a case-by-case basis and also participates in the U.S. Treasury’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). HAMP gives qualifying homeowners an opportunity to refinance into more affordable monthly payments, with the U.S. Treasury compensating the Company for a portion of the reduction in monthly amounts due from borrowers participating in this program. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had $76.7 million and $75.9 million, respectively, of modified loans in the HAMP program.

For a loan modification to be classified as a TDR, all of the following conditions must be present: (1) the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, (2) the Company makes a concession to the original contractual loan terms and (3) the Company would not consider the concessions but for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulty. Modifications of loan terms to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty are made in an attempt to protect as much of the investment in the loan as possible. These modifications are generally made to either prevent a loan from becoming nonaccrual or to return a nonaccrual loan to performing status based on the expectations that the borrower can adequately perform in accordance with the modified terms.

The determination of whether a modification should be classified as a TDR requires significant judgment after taking into consideration all facts and circumstances surrounding the transaction. No single characteristic or factor, taken alone, is determinative of whether a modification should be classified as a TDR. The fact that a single characteristic is present is not considered sufficient to overcome the preponderance of contrary evidence. Assuming all of the TDR criteria are met, the Company considers one or more of the following concessions to the loan terms to represent a TDR: (1) a reduction of the stated interest rate, (2) an extension of the maturity date or dates at a stated interest rate lower than the current market rate for a new loan with similar terms or (3) forgiveness of principal or accrued interest.

Loans renegotiated at a rate equal to or greater than that of a new loan with comparable risk at the time the contract is modified are excluded from TDR classification in the calendar years subsequent to the renegotiation if the loan is in compliance with the modified terms for at least six months.

The Company does not accrue interest on any TDRs unless it believes collection of all principal and interest under the modified terms is reasonably assured. Generally, six months of consecutive payment performance by the borrower under the restructured terms is required before a TDR is returned to accrual status. However, the period could vary depending upon the individual facts and circumstances of the loan. TDRs accruing interest are classified as performing TDRs. The following table presents the categories of performing TDRs as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Performing Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	3,403	4,264
Real estate construction and development		11,918	12,014
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential		83,652	82,629
Multi-family residential		3,129	3,166
Commercial real estate		12,166	24,369
Total performing troubled debt restructurings	$	114,268	126,442

The Company does not accrue interest on TDRs which have been modified for a period less than six months or are not in compliance with the modified terms. These loans are considered nonperforming TDRs and are included with other nonaccrual loans for classification purposes. The following table presents the categories of loans considered nonperforming TDRs as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Nonperforming Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	235	1,344
Real estate construction and development		24,054	25,603
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential		5,190	6,205
Commercial real estate		4,346	7,605
Total nonperforming troubled debt restructurings	$	33,825	40,757

Both performing and nonperforming TDRs are considered to be impaired loans. When an individual loan is determined to be a TDR, the amount of impairment is based upon the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or the fair value of the underlying collateral less applicable selling costs. The impairment amount is either charged off as a reduction to the allowance for loan losses or provided for as a specific reserve within the allowance for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses allocated to TDRs was $10.4 million and $12.8 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

The following table presents loans classified as TDRs that were modified during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2012					Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
		Pre-		Post-				Pre-	Post-
		Modification		Modification				Modification	Modification
	Number	Outstanding		Outstanding		Number		Outstanding	Outstanding
	of	Recorded		Recorded		of		Recorded	Recorded
	Contracts	Investment		Investment		Contracts		Investment	Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Loan Modifications as Troubled Debt
Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	—	$	—	$	—	2	$	640	$	640
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	15		2,823		2,817	27		5,795		5,670
Commercial real estate	—		—		—	2		8,987		5,772

The following table presents loans classified as TDRs that were modified during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2012					Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
		Pre-			Post-		Pre-		Post-
		Modification		Modification			Modification		Modification
	Number	Outstanding		Outstanding		Number	Outstanding		Outstanding
	of	Recorded		Recorded		of	Recorded		Recorded
	Contracts	Investment		Investment		Contracts	Investment		Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Loan Modifications as Troubled Debt
Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	—	$	—	$	—	3	$	1,945	$	1,945
Real estate construction and development	2		803		390	—		—		—
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	29		5,427		5,378	72		12,814		12,164
Commercial real estate	1		5,018		5,018	2		8,987		5,772

The following table presents TDRs that defaulted within 12 months of modification during the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
	Number of	Recorded		Number of	Recorded
	Contracts	Investment		Contracts	Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:
Real estate construction and development	3	$	1,364	—	$	—
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	16		3,587	12		2,868

The following table presents TDRs that defaulted within 12 months of modification during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Six Months Ended			Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
	Number of	Recorded		Number of	Recorded
	Contracts	Investment		Contracts	Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:
Real estate construction and development	3	$	1,364	—	$	—
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	28		5,894	22		5,605

Upon default of a TDR, which is considered to be 90 days or more past due under the modified terms, impairment is measured based on the fair value of the underlying collateral less applicable selling costs. The impairment amount is either charged off as a reduction to the allowance for loan losses or provided for as a specific reserve within the allowance for loan losses.

Allowance for Loan Losses. Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	130,348		183,973		137,710		201,033
Loans charged-off		(17,947	)	(49,258	)	(34,400	)	(86,163	)
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off		7,826		3,471		14,917		13,316
Net loans charged-off		(10,121	)	(45,787	)	(19,483	)	(72,847	)
Provision for loan losses		—		23,000		2,000		33,000
Balance, end of period	$	120,227		161,186		120,227		161,186

The following table represents a summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012:

				Real Estate
	Commercial			Construction		One-to-		Multi-				Consumer
	and			and		Four-Family		Family		Commercial		and
	Industrial			Development		Residential		Residential		Real Estate		Installment		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	24,782		24,518		46,670		4,679		29,273		426		130,348
Charge-offs		(5,152	)	(3,339	)	(4,988	)	(237	)	(4,037	)	(194	)	(17,947	)
Recoveries		2,686		2,986		1,223		32		858		41		7,826
Provision (benefit) for loan losses		(301	)	(2,336	)	797		342		1,377		121		—
Ending balance	$	22,015		21,829		43,702		4,816		27,471		394		120,227
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	27,243		24,868		50,864		4,851		29,448		436		137,710
Charge-offs		(10,233	)	(6,423	)	(8,916	)	(1,169	)	(7,390	)	(269	)	(34,400	)
Recoveries		5,744		3,719		2,475		43		2,846		90		14,917
Provision (benefit) for loan losses		(739	)	(335	)	(721	)	1,091		2,567		137		2,000
Ending balance	$	22,015		21,829		43,702		4,816		27,471		394		120,227

The following table represents a summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011:

				Real Estate
	Commercial			Construction		One-to-		Multi-				Consumer
	and			and		Four-Family		Family		Commercial		and
	Industrial			Development		Residential		Residential		Real Estate		Installment		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2011:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	26,571		52,334		55,729		8,520		40,123		696		183,973
Charge-offs		(17,190	)	(9,372	)	(6,762	)	(2,930	)	(12,927	)	(77	)	(49,258	)
Recoveries		1,076		513		1,339		43		385		115		3,471
Provision (benefit) for loan losses		18,481		(7,707	)	2,303		(346	)	10,480		(211	)	23,000
Ending balance	$	28,938		35,768		52,609		5,287		38,061		523		161,186
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	28,000		58,439		60,762		5,158		47,880		794		201,033
Charge-offs		(22,744	)	(19,686	)	(16,487	)	(2,930	)	(24,021	)	(295	)	(86,163	)
Recoveries		3,966		4,383		2,621		43		2,104		199		13,316
Provision (benefit) for loan losses		19,716		(7,368	)	5,713		3,016		12,098		(175	)	33,000
Ending balance	$	28,938		35,768		52,609		5,287		38,061		523		161,186

The following table represents a summary of the impairment method used by loan category at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

			Real Estate
	Commercial		Construction	One-to-	Multi-		Consumer
	and		and	Four-Family	Family	Commercial	and
	Industrial		Development	Residential	Residential	Real Estate	Installment	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance: impaired loans
individually evaluated for impairment	$	143	762	3,767	—	1,495	—	6,167
Ending balance: impaired loans
collectively evaluated for impairment	$	1,410	2,602	9,863	356	1,937	1	16,169
Ending balance: all other loans collectively
evaluated for impairment	$	20,462	18,465	30,072	4,460	24,039	393	97,891
Financing receivables:
Ending balance	$	636,163	216,894	886,650	121,879	1,105,420	18,150	2,985,156
Ending balance: impaired loans
individually evaluated for
impairment	$	17,958	56,357	16,921	7,938	36,544	—	135,718
Ending balance: impaired loans
collectively evaluated for
impairment	$	14,722	3,973	101,508	325	8,375	19	128,922
Ending balance: all other loans
collectively evaluated for
impairment	$	603,483	156,564	768,221	113,616	1,060,501	18,131	2,720,516
December 31, 2011:
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance: impaired loans
individually evaluated for impairment	$	4,276	1,752	3,170	110	2,430	—	11,738
Ending balance: impaired loans
collectively evaluated for impairment	$	1,199	1,680	14,338	225	1,445	4	18,891
Ending balance: all other loans collectively
evaluated for impairment	$	21,768	21,436	33,356	4,516	25,573	432	107,081
Financing receivables:
Ending balance	$	725,130	249,987	902,438	127,356	1,225,538	22,391	3,252,840
Ending balance: impaired loans
individually evaluated for
impairment	$	40,527	76,475	16,836	11,141	64,190	—	209,169
Ending balance: impaired loans
collectively evaluated for
impairment	$	19,077	6,783	104,201	—	7,441	22	137,524
Ending balance: all other loans
collectively evaluated for
impairment	$	665,526	166,729	781,401	116,215	1,153,907	22,369	2,906,147

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TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 16–TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

First Services, L.P. First Services, L.P. (First Services), a limited partnership indirectly owned by the Company’s Chairman and members of his immediate family, including Mr. Michael Dierberg, Vice Chairman of the Company, provides information technology, item processing and various related services to the Company and First Bank. Fees paid under agreements with First Services were $5.5 million and $11.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $6.2 million and $12.4 million for the comparable periods in 2011. First Services leases information technology and other equipment from First Bank. First Services paid First Bank rental fees for the use of such equipment of $351,000 and $701,000 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $520,000 and $1.0 million for the comparable periods in 2011. In addition, First Services paid $462,000 and $924,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, in rental payments to First Bank for occupancy of certain First Bank premises from which business is conducted.

First Services entered into an Affiliate Services Agreement with the Company and First Bank effective January 2009. The Affiliate Services Agreement relates to various services provided to First Services, including certain human resources, payroll, employee benefit and training services, insurance services and vendor payment processing services. Fees accrued under the Affiliate Services Agreement by First Services were $44,000 and $89,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $39,000 and $78,000 for the comparable periods in 2011.

First Brokerage America, L.L.C. First Brokerage America, L.L.C. (First Brokerage), a limited liability company indirectly owned by the Company’s Chairman and members of his immediate family, including Mr. Michael Dierberg, Vice Chairman of the Company, received $1.2 million and $2.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $1.3 million and $2.9 million for the comparable periods in 2011, in gross commissions paid by unaffiliated third-party companies. The commissions received primarily resulted from sales of annuities, securities and other insurance products to customers of First Bank. First Brokerage paid $130,000 and $225,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $147,000 and $295,000 for the comparable periods in 2011, to First Bank in rental payments for occupancy of certain First Bank premises from which brokerage business is conducted.

Dierbergs Markets, Inc. First Bank leases certain of its in-store branch offices and automated teller machine (ATM) sites from Dierbergs Markets, Inc., a grocery store chain headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri that is owned and operated by the brother of the Company’s Chairman and members of his immediate family. Total rent expense incurred by First Bank under the lease obligation contracts was $120,000 and $244,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $119,000 and $237,000 for the comparable periods in 2011.

First Capital America, Inc. / FB Holdings, LLC. The Company formed FB Holdings, a limited liability company organized in the state of Missouri, in May 2008. FB Holdings operates as a majority-owned subsidiary of First Bank and was formed for the primary purpose of holding and managing certain nonperforming loans and assets to allow the liquidation of such assets at a time that is more economically advantageous to First Bank and to permit an efficient vehicle for the investment of additional capital by the Company’s sole owner of its Class A and Class B preferred stock. First Bank contributed cash of $9.0 million and nonperforming loans and assets with a fair value of approximately $133.3 million and FCA contributed cash of $125.0 million to FB Holdings during 2008. As a result, First Bank owned 53.23% and FCA owned the remaining 46.77% of FB Holdings as of June 30, 2012. The contribution of cash by FCA is reflected as a component of stockholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheets and, consequently, increased the Company’s and First Bank’s regulatory capital ratios under then-existing regulatory guidelines, subject to certain limitations.

FB Holdings receives various services provided by First Bank, including loan servicing and special assets services as well as various other financial, legal, human resources and property management services. Fees paid under the agreement by FB Holdings to First Bank were $36,000 and $78,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $54,000 and $108,000 for the comparable periods in 2011.

Investors of America Limited Partnership. On March 24, 2011, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement with Investors of America, LP, as further described in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements. Investors of America, LP is a Nevada limited partnership that was created by and for the benefit of the Company’s Chairman and members of his immediate family. The agreement provides for a $5.0 million secured revolving line of credit to be utilized for general working capital needs. This borrowing arrangement, which has a maturity date of December 31, 2012 and an interest rate of LIBOR plus 300 basis points, is intended to supplement, if necessary, the parent company’s overall level of unrestricted cash to cover the parent company’s projected operating expenses. There were no balances outstanding with respect to the Credit Agreement as of and for the three months ended June 30, 2012 or since its inception.

Loans to Directors and/or their Affiliates. First Bank has had in the past, and may have in the future, loan transactions in the ordinary course of business with its directors and/or their affiliates. These loan transactions have been made on the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unaffiliated persons and did not involve more than the normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features. Loans to directors, their affiliates and executive officers of the Company were $20.8 million and $20.7 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. First Bank does not extend credit to its officersor to officers of the Company, except extensions of credit secured by mortgages on personal residences, loans to purchase automobiles, personal credit card accounts and deposit account overdraft protection under a plan whereby a credit limit has been established in accordance with First Bank’s standard credit criteria.

Depositary Accounts of Directors and/or their Affiliates. Certain directors and/or their affiliates maintain funds on deposit with First Bank in the ordinary course of business. These deposit transactions include demand, savings and time accounts, and have been established on the same terms, including interest rates, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unaffiliated persons.

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

NOTE 12–FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

In accordance with ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured at fair value subsequent to initial recognition are grouped into three levels of inputs or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the reliability of assumptions used to determine fair value. The three input levels of the valuation hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1 Inputs	–	Valuation is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments in active markets.
Level 2 Inputs	–	Valuation is based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.
Level 3 Inputs	–	Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use at least one significant assumption not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.

The following describes valuation methodologies used to measure financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value, as well as the general classification of such financial instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy:

Available-for-sale investment securities. Available-for-sale investment securities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Available-for-sale investment securities included in Level 1 are valued using quoted market prices. Where quoted market prices are unavailable, the fair value included in Level 2 is based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments obtained from independent pricing vendors based on recent trading activity and other relevant information.

Loans held for sale. Mortgage loans held for sale are carried at fair value on a recurring basis. The determination of fair value is based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments obtained from independent pricing vendors based on recent trading activity and other relevant information. Other loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or market value, which is determined on an individual loan basis. The fair value is based on the prices secondary markets are offering for portfolios with similar characteristics. The Company classifies mortgage loans held for sale subjected to recurring fair value adjustments as recurring Level 2. The Company classifies other loans held for sale subjected to nonrecurring fair value adjustments as nonrecurring Level 2.

Impaired loans. The Company does not record loans at fair value on a recurring basis. However, from time to time, a loan is considered impaired and an allowance for loan losses is established. Loans are considered impaired when, in the judgment of management based on current information and events, it is probable that payment of all amounts due under the contractual terms of the loan agreement will not be collected. Acquired impaired loans are classified as nonaccrual loans and are initially measured at fair value with no allocated allowance for loan losses. An allowance for loan losses is recorded to the extent there is further credit deterioration subsequent to acquisition date. In accordance with ASC Topic 820, impaired loans where an allowance is established based on the fair value of collateral require classification in the fair value hierarchy. Once a loan is identified as impaired, management measures the impairment in accordance with ASC Topic 310-10-35, “Receivables.” Impairment is measured by reference to an observable market price, if one exists, the expected future cash flows of an impaired loan discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, or the fair value of the collateral for a collateral-dependent loan. In most cases, the Company measures fair value based on the value of the collateral securing the loan. Collateral may be in the form of real estate or personal property, including equipment and inventory. The vast majority of the collateral is real estate. The value of the collateral is determined based on third party appraisals as well as internal estimates. These measurements are classified as nonrecurring Level 3.

Other real estate and repossessed assets. Certain other real estate and repossessed assets, upon initial recognition, are re-measured and reported at fair value through a charge-off to the allowance for loan losses based upon the estimated fair value of the other real estate. The fair value of other real estate, upon initial recognition, is estimated using Level 3 inputs based on third-party appraisals, and where applicable, discounted based on management’s judgment taking into account current market conditions, distressed or forced sale price comparisons and other factors in effect at the time of valuation. The Company classifies other real estate and repossessed assets subjected to nonrecurring fair value adjustments as Level 3.

Derivative instruments. Substantially all derivative instruments utilized by the Company are traded in over-the-counter markets where quoted market prices are not readily available. Derivative instruments utilized by the Company include interest rate swap agreements, interest rate lock commitments and forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities. For these derivative instruments, fair value is based on market observable inputs utilizing pricing systems and valuation models, and where applicable, the values are compared to the market values calculated independently by the respective counterparties. The Company classifies its derivative instruments as Level 2.

Servicing rights. The valuation of Mortgage and SBA servicing rights is performed by an independent third party. The valuation models estimate the present value of estimated future net servicing income, using market-based discount rate assumptions, and utilize assumptions based on the predominant risk characteristics of the underlying loans, including principal balance, interest rate, weighted average life, and certain unobservable inputs, including cost to service, estimated prepayment speeds rate and default rates. Changes in the fair value of servicing rights occur primarily due to the realization of expected cash flows, as well as changes in valuation inputs and assumptions. Significant increases (decreases) in any of the unobservable inputs would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value of the servicing rights. The Company classifies its servicing rights as Level 3.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. The Company’s nonqualified deferred compensation plan is recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. The unfunded plan allows participants to hypothetically invest in various specified investment options such as equity funds, international stock funds, capital appreciation funds, money market funds, bond funds, mid-cap value funds and growth funds. The nonqualified deferred compensation plan liability is valued based on quoted market prices of the underlying investments. The Company classifies its nonqualified deferred compensation plan liability as Level 1.

Items Measured on a Recurring Basis. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are reflected in the following table:

	Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3	Fair Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Assets:
Available-for-sale investment securities:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—	395,669		—	395,669
Residential mortgage-backed		—	1,512,958		—	1,512,958
Commercial mortgage-backed		—	920		—	920
State and political subdivisions		—	4,973		—	4,973
Corporate notes		—	184,348		—	184,348
Equity investments		1,029	—		—	1,029
Mortgage loans held for sale		—	46,289		—	46,289
Derivative instruments:
Customer interest rate swap agreements		—	142		—	142
Interest rate lock commitments		—	3,090		—	3,090
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities		—	(1,157	)	—	(1,157	)
Servicing rights		—	—		15,182	15,182
Total	$	1,029	2,147,232		15,182	2,163,443
Liabilities:
Derivative instruments:
Interest rate swap agreements	$	—	337		—	337
Customer interest rate swap agreements		—	142		—	142
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan		6,024	—		—	6,024
Total	$	6,024	479		—	6,503
December 31, 2011:
Assets:
Available-for-sale investment securities:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—	341,817		—	341,817
Residential mortgage-backed		—	1,924,920		—	1,924,920
Commercial mortgage-backed		—	910		—	910
State and political subdivisions		—	5,410		—	5,410
Corporate notes		—	183,813		—	183,813
Equity investments		1,017	—		—	1,017
Mortgage loans held for sale		—	31,111		—	31,111
Derivative instruments:
Customer interest rate swap agreements		—	370		—	370
Interest rate lock commitments		—	1,381		—	1,381
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities		—	(729	)	—	(729	)
Servicing rights		—	—		15,380	15,380
Total	$	1,017	2,489,003		15,380	2,505,400
Liabilities:
Derivative instruments:
Interest rate swap agreements	$	—	807		—	807
Customer interest rate swap agreements		—	307		—	307
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan		6,531	—		—	6,531
Total	$	6,531	1,114		—	7,645

There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

The following table presents the changes in Level 3 assets measured on a recurring basis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Servicing Rights
	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	15,969		20,211		15,380		19,582
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
Included in earnings (1)		(1,981	)	(1,880	)	(2,191	)	(2,369	)
Included in other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—
Issuances		1,194		495		1,993		1,613
Transfers in and/or out of level 3		—		—		—		—
Balance, end of period	$	15,182		18,826		15,182		18,826

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(1) Gains or losses (realized/unrealized) are included in noninterest income in the consolidated statements of operations.

Items Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis. From time to time, the Company measures certain assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These include assets that are measured at the lower of cost or market value that were recognized at fair value below cost at the end of the period. Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are reflected in the following table:

	Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1		Level 2	Level 3	Fair Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	—	—	31,127	31,127
Real estate construction and development		—	—	56,966	56,966
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		—	—	11,323	11,323
Mortgage Division portfolio		—	—	87,942	87,942
Home equity portfolio		—	—	5,534	5,534
Multi-family residential		—	—	7,907	7,907
Commercial real estate		—	—	41,487	41,487
Consumer and installment		—	—	18	18
Other real estate and repossessed assets		—	—	109,026	109,026
Total	$	—	—	351,330	351,330
December 31, 2011:
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	—	—	54,129	54,129
Real estate construction and development		—	—	79,826	79,826
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio		—	—	13,894	13,894
Mortgage Division portfolio		—	—	84,083	84,083
Home equity portfolio		—	—	5,552	5,552
Multi-family residential		—	—	10,806	10,806
Commercial real estate		—	—	67,756	67,756
Consumer and installment		—	—	18	18
Other real estate and repossessed assets		—	—	129,896	129,896
Total	$	—	—	445,960	445,960

Non-Financial Assets and Non-Financial Liabilities. Certain non-financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis include other real estate (upon initial recognition or subsequent impairment), non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities measured at fair value in the second step of a goodwill impairment test, and intangible assets and other non-financial long-lived assets measured at fair value for impairment assessment.

Other real estate and repossessed assets measured at fair value upon initial recognition totaled $12.9 million and $36.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. In addition to other real estate and repossessed assets measured at fair value upon initial recognition, the Company recorded write-downs to the balance of other real estate and repossessed assets of $4.1 million and $6.3 million to noninterest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $4.2 million and $6.8 million for the comparable periods in 2011. Other real estate and repossessed assets were $109.0 million at June 30, 2012, compared to $129.9 million at December 31, 2011.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments. The fair value of financial instruments is management’s estimate of the values at which the instruments could be exchanged in a transaction between willing parties. These estimates are subjective and may vary significantly from amounts that would be realized in actual transactions. In addition, other significant assets are not considered financial assets including deferred income tax assets, bank premises and equipment and goodwill and other intangible assets. Furthermore, the income taxes that would be incurred if the Company were to realize any of the unrealized gains or unrealized losses indicated between the estimated fair values and corresponding carrying values could have a significant effect on the fair value estimates and have not been considered in any of the estimates.

The following summarizes the methods and assumptions used in estimating the fair value of all other financial instruments:

Cash and cash equivalents and accrued interest receivable.The carrying values reported in the consolidated balance sheets approximate fair value.

Held-to-maturity investment securities. The fair value of held-to-maturity investment securities is based on quoted market prices where available. If quoted market prices are not available, the fair value is based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments. The Company classifies its held-to-maturity investment securities as Level 2.

Loans. The fair value of loans held for portfolio uses an exit price concept and reflects discounts the Company believes are consistent with liquidity discounts in the market place. Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type such as commercial and industrial, real estate construction and development, commercial real estate, one-to-four-family residential real estate, home equity and consumer and installment. The fair value of loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows, utilizing assumptions for prepayment estimates over the loans’ remaining life and considerations for the current interest rate environment compared to the weighted average rate of the loan portfolio. The fair value analysis also included other assumptions to estimate fair value, intended to approximate those factors a market participant would use in an orderly transaction, with adjustments for discount rates, interest rates, liquidity, and credit spreads, as appropriate. The Company classifies its loans held for portfolio as Level 3.

FRB and FHLB stock.The carrying values reported in the consolidated balance sheets for FRB and FHLB stock represent redemption value and approximate fair value.

Assets of discontinued operations. The carrying values reported in the consolidated balance sheets for assets of discontinued operations approximate fair value. The Company classifies its assets of discontinued operations as Level 2.

Deposits. The fair value of deposits generally payable on demand (i.e., noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing demand, and savings and money market accounts) is considered equal to their respective carrying amounts as reported in the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of demand deposits does not include the benefit that results from the low-cost funding provided by deposit liabilities compared to the cost of borrowing funds in the market. The fair value disclosed for time deposits was estimated utilizing a discounted cash flow calculation that applied interest rates currently being offered on similar deposits to a schedule of aggregated monthly maturities of time deposits. If the estimated fair value is lower than the carrying value, the carrying value is reported as the fair value of time deposits. The Company classifies its time deposits as Level 3.

Other borrowings and accrued interest payable. The carrying values reported in the consolidated balance sheets for variable rate borrowings approximate fair value. The fair value of fixed rate borrowings is based on quoted market prices where available. If quoted market prices are not available, the fair value is based on discounting contractual maturities using an estimate of current market rates for similar instruments. The Company classifies its other borrowings, comprised of securities sold under agreement to repurchase, as Level 1. The carrying values reported in the consolidated balance sheets for accrued interest payable approximate fair value.

Subordinated debentures. The fair value of subordinated debentures is based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments. The Company classifies its subordinated debentures as Level 3.

Liabilities of discontinued operations. The fair value of liabilities of discontinued operations reflects the negotiated purchase price at which the liabilities could be exchanged in a transaction between willing parties, as further described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. The Company classifies its liabilities of discontinued operations as Level 2.

Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments. The fair value of commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees is based on estimated probable credit losses. The Company classifies its off-balance sheet financial instruments as Level 3.

The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

	June 30, 2012									December 31, 2011
				Estimated Fair Value
	Carrying									Carrying		Estimated
	Value			Level 1	Level 2	Level 3		Total		Value		Fair Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	321,707		321,707	—	—		321,707		472,011		472,011
Investment securities:
Available for sale		2,099,897		1,029	2,098,868	—		2,099,897		2,457,887		2,457,887
Held to maturity		741,727		—	741,973	—		741,973		12,817		13,424
Loans held for portfolio		2,864,929		—	—	2,564,786		2,564,786		3,115,130		2,811,538
Loans held for sale		46,289		—	46,289	—		46,289		31,111		31,111
FRB and FHLB stock		26,115		26,115	—	—		26,115		27,078		27,078
Derivative instruments		2,075		—	2,075	—		2,075		1,022		1,022
Accrued interest receivable		19,512		19,512	—	—		19,512		21,050		21,050
Assets of discontinued operations		20,501		—	20,501	—		20,501		21,009		21,009
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,287,222		1,287,222	—	—		1,287,222		1,209,759		1,209,759
Interest-bearing demand		907,381		907,381	—	—		907,381		884,168		884,168
Savings and money market		1,854,808		1,854,808	—	—		1,854,808		1,893,560		1,893,560
Time deposits		1,341,852		—	—	1,343,387		1,343,387		1,464,343		1,467,548
Other borrowings		37,814		37,814	—	—		37,814		50,910		50,910
Derivative instruments		479		—	479	—		479		1,114		1,114
Accrued interest payable		41,289		41,289	—	—		41,289		34,285		34,285
Subordinated debentures		354,095		—	—	231,425		231,425		354,057		204,502
Liabilities of discontinued operations		339,924		—	333,314	—		333,314		346,282		339,527
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby
letters of credit and financial
guarantees	$	(2,779	)	—	—	(2,779	)	(2,779	)	(2,785	)	(2,785	)

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NOTES PAYABLE AND OTHER BORROWINGS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 8–NOTES PAYABLE AND OTHER BORROWINGS

Notes Payable. On March 24, 2011, the Company entered into a Revolving Credit Note and a Stock Pledge Agreement (the Credit Agreement) with Investors of America Limited Partnership (Investors of America, LP), as further described in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements. The agreement provides for a $5.0 million secured revolving line of credit to be utilized for general working capital needs. This borrowing arrangement, which has a maturity date of December 31, 2012 and an interest rate of LIBOR plus 300 basis points, is intended to supplement, if necessary, the parent company’s overall level of unrestricted cash to cover the parent company’s projected operating expenses. There were no balances outstanding with respect to the Credit Agreement as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2012 or since its inception.

Other Borrowings. Other borrowings were comprised solely of daily securities sold under agreement to repurchase of $37.8 million and $50.9 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

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SERVICING RIGHTS (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Mortgage Banking [Member]
Servicing Portfolio	$ 1,230.0	$ 1,250.0
SBA [Member]
Servicing Portfolio	$ 171.2	$ 178.5

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SERVICING RIGHTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Servicing Rights [Abstract]

Servicing Rights [Text Block]

NOTE 6–SERVICING RIGHTS

Mortgage Banking Activities. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, First Bank serviced mortgage loans for others totaling $1.23 billion and $1.25 billion, respectively. Changes in mortgage servicing rights for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	9,713		12,890		9,077		12,150
Originated mortgage servicing rights		1,194		495		1,993		1,613
Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or
assumptions used in valuation model (1)		(1,316	)	(1,274	)	(799	)	(1,075	)
Other changes in fair value (2)		(632	)	(372	)	(1,312	)	(949	)
Balance, end of period	$	8,959		11,739		8,959		11,739

(1)	The change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model primarily reflects the change in discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, primarily due to changes in interest rates.
(2)	Other changes in fair value reflect changes due to the collection/realization of expected cash flows over time.

Other Servicing Activities. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, First Bank serviced United States Small Business Administration (SBA) loans for others totaling $171.2 million and $178.5 million, respectively. Changes in SBA servicing rights for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	6,256		7,321		6,303		7,432
Originated SBA servicing rights		—		—		—		—
Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or
assumptions used in valuation model (1)		142		(1	)	289		226
Other changes in fair value (2)		(175	)	(233	)	(369	)	(571	)
Balance, end of period	$	6,223		7,087		6,223		7,087

(1)	The change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model primarily reflects the change in discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, primarily due to changes in interest rates.
(2)	Other changes in fair value reflect changes due to the collection/realization of expected cash flows over time.

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 7–DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

The Company utilizes derivative instruments to assist in the management of interest rate sensitivity by modifying the repricing, maturity and option characteristics of certain assets and liabilities. Derivative instruments held by the Company at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are summarized as follows:

	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	Notional		Credit	Notional	Credit
	Amount		Exposure	Amount	Exposure
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Interest rate swap agreements	$	25,000	—	50,000	—
Customer interest rate swap agreements		14,428	172	47,240	441
Interest rate lock commitments		85,648	3,090	38,985	1,381
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities		110,500	—	58,800	—

The notional amounts of derivative instruments do not represent amounts exchanged by the parties and, therefore, are not a measure of the Company’s credit exposure through its use of these instruments. The credit exposure represents the loss the Company would incur in the event the counterparties failed completely to perform according to the terms of the derivative instruments and the collateral held to support the credit exposure was of no value. The Company’s credit exposure on interest rate swaps is limited to the net fair value and related accrued interest receivable reduced by the amount of collateral pledged by the counterparty. The Company had not pledged any assets as collateral in connection with its interest rate swap agreements at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Collateral requirements are monitored on a daily basis and adjusted as necessary.

The Company recorded net losses on derivative instruments, which are included in noninterest income in the consolidated statements of operations, of $2,000 and $38,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $165,000 and $221,000 for the comparable periods in 2011.

Interest Rate Swap Agreements. The Company entered into four interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $125.0 million, which were designated as cash flow hedges prior to August 2009, with the objective of stabilizing the long-term cost of capital and cash flow and, accordingly, net interest expense on junior subordinated debentures to the respective call dates of certain junior subordinated debentures. These swap agreements provide for the Company to receive an adjustable rate of interest equivalent to the three-month London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR) plus a range of 1.65% to 2.25%, and pay a fixed rate of interest. The terms of the swap agreements provide for the Company to pay and receive interest on a quarterly basis.

The amount receivable by the Company under these swap agreements was $30,000 and $36,000 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, and the amount payable by the Company under these swap agreements was $62,000 and $72,000 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

In August 2009, the Company reclassified a cumulative fair value adjustment of $4.6 million on its interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges on its junior subordinated debentures from accumulated other comprehensive income to loss on derivative instruments as a result of the discontinuation of hedge accounting following the announcement of the deferral of interest payments on the underlying trust preferred securities. In conjunction with the discontinuation of hedge accounting, the net interest differential on these interest rate swap agreements was recorded as a reduction of noninterest income effective August 2009.

The maturity dates, notional amounts, interest rates paid and received and fair value of the Company’s remaining interest rate swap agreements, previously designated as cash flow hedges on certain junior subordinated debentures, as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

		Notional	Interest Rate		Interest Rate
Maturity Date		Amount	Paid		Received		Fair Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
June 30, 2012:
December 15, 2012	$	25,000	5.57	%	2.72	%	$	(337	)
December 31, 2011:
March 30, 2012	$	25,000	4.71	%	2.19	%	$	(159	)
December 15, 2012		25,000	5.57		2.80			(648	)
	$	50,000	5.14		2.50		$	(807	)

Customer Interest Rate Swap Agreements. First Bank offers interest rate swap agreements to certain customers to assist in hedging their risks of adverse changes in interest rates. First Bank serves as an intermediary between its customers and the financial markets. Each interest rate swap agreement between First Bank and its customers is offset by an interest rate swap agreement between First Bank and various counterparties. These interest rate swap agreements do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. Changes in the fair value are recognized in noninterest income on a monthly basis. Each customer contract is paired with an offsetting contract, and as such, there is no significant impact to net income (loss). The notional amount of these interest rate swap agreement contracts at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was $14.4 million and $47.2 million, respectively.

Interest Rate Lock Commitments / Forward Commitments to Sell Mortgage-Backed Securities. Derivative instruments issued by the Company consist of interest rate lock commitments to originate fixed-rate loans to be sold. Commitments to originate fixed-rate loans consist primarily of residential real estate loans. These net loan commitments and loans held for sale are hedged with forward contracts to sell mortgage-backed securities, which expire in September 2012. The fair value of the interest rate lock commitments, which is included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets, was an unrealized gain of $3.1 million and $1.4 million at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The fair value of the forward contracts to sell mortgage-backed securities, which is included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets, was an unrealized loss of $1.2 million and $729,000 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Changes in the fair value of interest rate lock commitments and forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities are recognized in noninterest income on a monthly basis.

The following table summarizes derivative instruments held by the Company, their estimated fair values and their location in the consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Balance Sheet	Fair Value			Balance Sheet	Fair Value
	Location	Gain (Loss)			Location	Gain (Loss)
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging
Instruments Under ASC Topic 815:
Customer interest rate swap agreements	Other assets	$	142		Other assets	$	370
Interest rate lock commitments	Other assets		3,090		Other assets		1,381
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	Other assets		(1,157	)	Other assets		(729	)
Total derivatives in other assets		$	2,075			$	1,022
Interest rate swap agreements	Other liabilities	$	(337	)	Other liabilities	$	(807	)
Customer interest rate swap agreements	Other liabilities		(142	)	Other liabilities		(307	)
Total derivatives in other liabilities		$	(479	)		$	(1,114	)

The following table summarizes amounts included in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 related to non-hedging derivative instruments:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Under ASC Topic 815:
Interest rate swap agreements – subordinated debentures:
Net loss on derivative instruments	$	(2	)	(165	)	(41	)	(221	)
Customer interest rate swap agreements:
Net loss on derivative instruments		—		—		3		—
Interest rate lock commitments:
Gain on loans sold and held for sale		1,582		106		1,709		410
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities:
Gain on loans sold and held for sale		(1,200	)	8		(428	)	(1,634	)

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SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Subordinated Borrowings [Abstract]

Subordinated Borrowings Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 9–SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES

The Company has formed or assumed various affiliated Delaware or Connecticut statutory and business trusts (collectively, the Trusts) that were created for the sole purpose of issuing trust preferred securities. The trust preferred securities were issued in private placements, with the exception of First Preferred Capital Trust IV, which was issued in a publicly underwritten offering. The Company owns all of the common securities of the Trusts. The gross proceeds of the offerings were used by the Trusts to purchase variable rate or fixed rate junior subordinated debentures from the Company. The junior subordinated debentures are the sole asset of the Trusts. In connection with the issuance of the trust preferred securities, the Company made certain guarantees and commitments that, in the aggregate, constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by the Company of the obligations of the Trusts under the trust preferred securities. The Company’s distributions accrued on the junior subordinated debentures were $3.7 million and $7.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $3.3 million and $6.6 million for the comparable periods in 2011, and are included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations. Deferred issuance costs associated with the Company’s junior subordinated debentures are included as a reduction of junior subordinated debentures in the consolidated balance sheets and are amortized on a straight-line basis to the maturity date of the respective junior subordinated debentures. The structure of the trust preferred securities currently satisfies the regulatory requirements for inclusion, subject to certain limitations, in the Company’s capital base, as further discussed in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements.

A summary of the junior subordinated debentures issued to the Trusts in conjunction with the trust preferred securities offerings at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

						Trust
				Interest		Preferred		Subordinated
Name of Trust	Issuance Date	Maturity Date	Call Date (1)	Rate (2)		Securities		Debentures
						(dollars expressed in thousands)
Variable Rate
First Bank Statutory Trust II	September 2004	September 20, 2034	September 20, 2009	+205.0	bp	$	20,000	$	20,619
Royal Oaks Capital Trust I	October 2004	January 7, 2035	January 7, 2010	+240.0	bp		4,000		4,124
First Bank Statutory Trust III	November 2004	December 15, 2034	December 15, 2009	+218.0	bp		40,000		41,238
First Bank Statutory Trust IV	March 2006	March 15, 2036	March 15, 2011	+142.0	bp		40,000		41,238
First Bank Statutory Trust V	April 2006	June 15, 2036	June 15, 2011	+145.0	bp		20,000		20,619
First Bank Statutory Trust VI	June 2006	July 7, 2036	July 7, 2011	+165.0	bp		25,000		25,774
First Bank Statutory Trust VII	December 2006	December 15, 2036	December 15, 2011	+185.0	bp		50,000		51,547
First Bank Statutory Trust VIII	February 2007	March 30, 2037	March 30, 2012	+161.0	bp		25,000		25,774
First Bank Statutory Trust X	August 2007	September 15, 2037	September 15, 2012	+230.0	bp		15,000		15,464
First Bank Statutory Trust IX	September 2007	December 15, 2037	December 15, 2012	+225.0	bp		25,000		25,774
First Bank Statutory Trust XI	September 2007	December 15, 2037	December 15, 2012	+285.0	bp		10,000		10,310
Fixed Rate
First Bank Statutory Trust	March 2003	March 20, 2033	March 20, 2008	8.10	%		25,000		25,774
First Preferred Capital Trust IV	April 2003	June 30, 2033	June 30, 2008	8.15	%		46,000		47,423

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(1)	The junior subordinated debentures are callable at the option of the Company on the call date shown at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.
(2)	The interest rates paid on the trust preferred securities are based on either a variable rate or a fixed rate. The variable rate is based on the three-month LIBOR plus the basis point spread shown.

In August 2009, the Company announced the deferral of its regularly scheduled interest payments on its outstanding junior subordinated debentures relating to its $345.0 million of trust preferred securities beginning with the regularly scheduled quarterly interest payments that would otherwise have been made in September and October 2009. The terms of the junior subordinated debentures and the related trust indentures allow the Company to defer such payments of interest for up to 20 consecutive quarterly periods without triggering a payment default or penalty. Such payment default or penalty would likely have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations. The Company has deferred such payments for 12 quarterly periods as of June 30, 2012. During the deferral period, the respective trusts will suspend the declaration and payment of dividends on the trust preferred securities. During the deferral period, the Company may not, among other things and with limited exceptions, pay cash dividends on or repurchase its common stock or preferred stock nor make any payment on outstanding debt obligations that rank equally with or junior to the junior subordinated debentures. The Company has deferred $37.4 million and $31.0 million of its regularly scheduled interest payments as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. In addition, the Company has accrued additional interest expense of $2.8 million and $1.9 million as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, on the regularly scheduled deferred interest payments based on the interest rate in effect for each junior subordinated note issuance in accordance with the respective terms of the underlying agreements.

Under its agreement with the FRB, the Company agreed, among other things, to provide certain information to the FRB, including, but not limited to, prior notice regarding the issuance of additional trust preferred securities. The Company also agreed not to make any distributions of interest or other sums on its outstanding trust preferred securities without the prior approval of the FRB, as further described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements.

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Loss on derivative instruments	$ 2	$ 165	$ 38	$ 221
Interest Rate Swap Agreements Subordinated Debentures [Member] | Not Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member]
Loss on derivative instruments	(2)	(165)	(41)	(221)
Customer Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member] | Not Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member]
Loss on derivative instruments	0	0	3	0
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member] | Not Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member]
Gain on loans sold and held for sale	1,582	106	1,709	410
Forward Commitments To Sell Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Not Designated As Hedging Instrument [Member]
Gain on loans sold and held for sale	$ (1,200)	$ 8	$ (428)	$ (1,634)