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 March 31, 2014
[   ]	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: 001-31610

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

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

o 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 April 30, 2014
Common Stock, $250.00 par value	23,661

FIRSTBANKS,INC.

TABLE OFCONTENTS

		Page
PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements:
	Consolidated Balance Sheets	1
	Consolidated Statements of Income	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	31
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	50
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	50
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	50
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	50
Item 5.	Other Information	51
Item 6.	Exhibits	52
SIGNATURES		53

PARTI–FINANCIALINFORMATION

ITEM1–FINANCIALSTATEMENTS

FIRSTBANKS,INC.

CONSOLIDATEDBALANCESHEETS–(UNAUDITED)

(dollars expressed in thousands, except share and per share data)

	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and due from banks	$	112,048		92,369
Short-term investments	229,187			98,066
Total cash and cash equivalents	341,235			190,435
Investment securities:
Available for sale	1,408,172			1,611,745
Held to maturity (fair value of $704,977 and $719,183, respectively)	718,672			740,186
Total investment securities	2,126,844			2,351,931
Loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	632,089			600,704
Real estate construction and development	121,237			121,662
Real estate mortgage	2,099,442			2,091,026
Consumer and installment	17,399			18,681
Loans held for sale	21,402			25,548
Net deferred loan fees	(588		)	(526	)
Total loans	2,890,981			2,857,095
Allowance for loan losses	(79,831		)	(81,033	)
Net loans	2,811,150			2,776,062
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	32,148			27,357
Bank premises and equipment, net	123,246			124,328
Deferred income taxes	330,833			315,881
Other real estate	61,485			66,702
Other assets	63,618			66,287
Total assets	$	5,890,559		5,918,983
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,273,662		1,243,545
Interest-bearing demand	699,158			679,527
Savings and money market	1,841,905			1,844,710
Time deposits of $100 or more	389,675			389,056
Other time deposits	638,031			657,057
Total deposits	4,842,431			4,813,895
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	36,713			43,143
Subordinated debentures	354,229			354,210
Deferred income taxes	49,609			28,397
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	110,271			191,082
Total liabilities	5,393,253			5,430,727
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
First Banks, Inc. stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock:
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	295,400			295,400
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 earnings	48,124			42,719
Accumulated other comprehensive income	11,202			7,502
Total First Banks, Inc. stockholders’ equity	403,527			394,422
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	93,779			93,834
Total stockholders’ equity	497,306			488,256
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	5,890,559		5,918,983

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

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FIRSTBANKS,INC.

CONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTS OF INCOME–(UNAUDITED)

(dollars expressed in thousands, except share and per share data)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	$	29,079		30,173
Investment securities	12,632			13,248
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	358			303
Short-term investments	120			262
Total interest income	42,189			43,986
Interest expense:
Deposits:
Interest-bearing demand	82			76
Savings and money market	744			635
Time deposits of $100 or more	486			656
Other time deposits	722			1,103
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	4			3
Subordinated debentures	3,811			3,676
Total interest expense	5,849			6,149
Net interest income	36,340			37,837
Provision for loan losses	—			—
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	36,340			37,837
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts and customer service fees	8,333			8,314
Gain on loans sold and held for sale	865			1,553
Net gain (loss) on investment securities	1,280			(416	)
Net gain on sale of other real estate	442			366
(Decrease) increase in fair value of servicing rights	(232		)	154
Loan servicing fees	1,711			1,717
Other	2,276			3,707
Total noninterest income	14,675			15,395
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	19,882			19,551
Occupancy, net of rental income	5,784			5,834
Furniture and equipment	2,360			2,583
Postage, printing and supplies	639			628
Information technology fees	5,610			5,285
Legal, examination and professional fees	1,291			1,663
Advertising and business development	622			432
FDIC insurance	1,264			1,882
Write-downs and expenses on other real estate	699			1,511
Other	4,597			4,678
Total noninterest expense	42,748			44,047
Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes	8,267			9,185
Provision for income taxes	2,917			365
Net income from continuing operations, net of tax	5,350			8,820
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(2,064	)
Net income	5,350			6,756
Less: net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	(55		)	46
Net income attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	5,405		6,710
Preferred stock dividends declared	—			4,881
Accretion of discount on preferred stock	—			898
Net income available to common stockholders	$	5,405		931
Basic earnings per common share from continuing operations	$	228.43		126.59
Diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations	$	192.46		126.59
Basic earnings per common share	$	228.43		39.35
Diluted earnings per common share	$	192.46		39.35
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding	23,661			23,661

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

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FIRSTBANKS,INC.

CONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTS OFCOMPREHENSIVEINCOME –(UNAUDITED)

(dollars expressed in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
Net income	$	5,350		6,756
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investment securities, net of tax	4,834			(2,252	)
Reclassification adjustment for available-for-sale investment securities (gains) losses included in net income, net of tax	(753		)	5
Amortization of net unrealized gain associated with reclassification of available-for-sale investment securities to held-to-maturity investment securities, net of tax	(402		)	(429	)
Amortization of net loss related to pension liability, net of tax	21			30
Reclassification adjustment for deferred tax asset valuation allowance on investment securities	—			(2,146	)
Reclassification adjustment for deferred tax asset valuation allowance on pension liability	—			24
Other comprehensive income (loss)	3,700			(4,768	)
Comprehensive income	9,050			1,988
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	(55		)	46
Comprehensive income attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	9,105		1,942

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

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FIRSTBANKS,INC.

CONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTS OFCHANGES INSTOCKHOLDERS’EQUITY–(UNAUDITED)

Three Months EndedMarch 31, 2014 and 2013

(dollars expressed in thousands)

	First Banks, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity
	Preferred Stock		Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Retained Earnings (Deficit)		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Non- controlling Interest		Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance, December 31, 2012	$	322,163	5,915	12,480	(179,513	)	45,259		93,655		299,959
Net income	—		—	—	6,710		—		46		6,756
Other comprehensive loss	—		—	—	—		(4,768	)	—		(4,768	)
Accretion of discount on preferred stock	898		—	—	(898	)	—		—		—
Preferred stock dividends declared	—		—	—	(4,881	)	—		—		(4,881	)
Balance, March 31, 2013	$	323,061	5,915	12,480	(178,582	)	40,491		93,701		297,066
Balance, December 31, 2013	$	325,806	5,915	12,480	42,719		7,502		93,834		488,256
Net income	—		—	—	5,405		—		(55	)	5,350
Other comprehensive income	—		—	—	—		3,700		—		3,700
Balance, March 31, 2014	$	325,806	5,915	12,480	48,124		11,202		93,779		497,306

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

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FIRSTBANKS,INC.

CONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTS OFCASHFLOWS–(UNAUDITED)

(dollars expressed in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	5,405		6,710
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	(55		)	46
Less: net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(2,064	)
Net income from continuing operations, net of tax	5,350			8,820
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of bank premises and equipment	2,921			2,851
Amortization and accretion of investment securities	5,799			6,274
Originations of loans held for sale	(35,414		)	(87,616	)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale	40,278			116,735
Provision for current income taxes	283			72
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	2,634			(866	)
Increase in deferred tax asset valuation allowance	—			1,159
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable	1,711			(1,309	)
(Decrease) increase in accrued interest payable	(62,685		)	3,505
Gain on loans sold and held for sale	(865		)	(1,553	)
Net (gain) loss on investment securities	(1,280		)	416
Decrease (increase) in fair value of servicing rights	232			(154	)
Write-downs on other real estate	97			258
Other operating activities, net	(156		)	5,570
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities – continuing operations	(41,095		)	54,162
Net cash used in operating activities – discontinued operations	—			(1,827	)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(41,095		)	52,335
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net cash paid for sale of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations, net of cash and cash equivalents sold	(15,467		)	—
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale	166,320			66,507
Maturities of investment securities available for sale	44,399			100,629
Maturities of investment securities held to maturity	17,783			52,087
Purchases of investment securities available for sale	(250		)	(197,735	)
Purchases of investment securities held to maturity	(1,429		)	(19,261	)
Net purchases of Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	(4,791		)	(295	)
Proceeds from sales of commercial loans	—			1,343
Net (increase) decrease in loans	(43,645		)	44,340
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off	2,245			3,451
Purchases of bank premises and equipment	(1,923		)	(1,354	)
Net proceeds from sales of other real estate	5,876			5,033
Other investing activities, net	671			303
Net cash provided by investing activities – continuing operations	169,789			55,048
Net cash provided by investing activities – discontinued operations	—			372
Net cash provided by investing activities	169,789			55,420
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase (decrease) in demand, savings and money market deposits	46,943			(50,603	)
Decrease in time deposits	(18,407		)	(66,755	)
(Decrease) increase in securities sold under agreements to repurchase	(6,430		)	10,830
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities – continuing operations	22,106			(106,528	)
Net cash used in financing activities – discontinued operations	—			(10,614	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	22,106			(117,142	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	150,800			(9,387	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	190,435			518,846
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	341,235		509,459
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest on liabilities	$	68,534		2,644
Cash paid for income taxes	257			2
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Reclassification of investment securities from available for sale to held to maturity	$	—		242,540
Loans transferred to other real estate	1,031			2,474

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

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FIRSTBANKS,INC.

NOTES TOCONSOLIDATEDFINANCIALSTATEMENTS

NOTE1–BASIS OFPRESENTATION

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 2013 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 months ended March 31, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2014. Certain reclassifications of 2013 amounts have been made to conform to the 2014 presentation. 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.

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 14 to the consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

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. All of the subsidiaries are wholly owned as of March 31, 2014 except FB Holdings, LLC (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 14 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) income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary” in the consolidated statements of income.

NOTE2–DISCONTINUEDOPERATIONS

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 as part of the Company’s Capital Optimization Plan (Capital Plan). The Company applied discontinued operations accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 205-20, “Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations,” to the operations of First Bank’s Association Bank Services line of business and Northern Florida Region for the three months ended March 31, 2013. 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.

Association Bank Services. On May 13, 2013, First Bank entered into a Purchase and Assumption Agreement that provided for the sale of certain assets and the transfer of certain liabilities, primarily deposits, of First Bank's Association Bank Services (ABS) line of business, to Union Bank, N.A. (Union Bank), headquartered in San Francisco, California. ABS, previously headquartered in Vallejo, California, provided a full range of services to homeowners associations and community management companies. The transaction was completed on November 22, 2013. Under the terms of the agreement, Union Bank assumed $572.1 million of deposits, as well as certain other liabilities, and paid a premium on certain deposit accounts acquired in the transaction. Union Bank also purchased certain assets, including $20.8 million of loans, at par value. The transaction resulted in a gain of $28.6 million, after the write-off of goodwill of $18.0 million allocated to the transaction in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Northern Florida Region. On November 21, 2012, First Bank entered into a Branch Purchase and Assumption Agreement that provided for the sale of certain assets and the transfer of certain liabilities associated with eight of First Bank’s retail branches located in Pinellas County, Florida to HomeBanc National Association (HomeBanc), headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida. The transaction was completed on April 19, 2013. Under the terms of the agreement, HomeBanc assumed $120.3 million of deposits, purchased the premises and equipment, and assumed the leases associated with these eight retail branches. The transaction resulted in a gain of $408,000, after the write-off of goodwill of $700,000 allocated to the Northern Florida Region, during the second quarter of 2013.

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On April 5, 2013, First Bank closed its three remaining retail branches located in Hillsborough County and in Pasco County. The closure of these three remaining retail branches in the Northern Florida Region resulted in expense of $2.3 million during the second quarter of 2013 attributable to continuing obligations under facility leasing arrangements.

The eight branches sold and three branches closed during the second quarter of 2013 are collectively defined as the Northern Florida Region. First Bank presently continues to operate its remaining eight retail branches in Manatee County’s communities of Bradenton, Palmetto and Longboat Key, Florida.

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013
	Association Bank Services			Northern Florida		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	$	365		—		365
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits	88			192		280
Net interest income (loss)	277			(192	)	85
Provision for loan losses	—			—		—
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	277			(192	)	85
Noninterest income:
Service charges and customer service fees	41			104		145
Other	26			3		29
Total noninterest income	67			107		174
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	643			579		1,222
Occupancy, net of rental income	2			455		457
Furniture and equipment	12			39		51
FDIC insurance	204			53		257
Other	224			112		336
Total noninterest expense	1,085			1,238		2,323
Loss from operations of discontinued operations	(741		)	(1,323	)	(2,064	)
Benefit for income taxes	—			—		—
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(741	)	(1,323	)	(2,064	)

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NOTE3–INVESTMENTS INDEBT ANDEQUITYSECURITIES

Securities Available for Sale. The amortized cost, contractual maturity, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of investment securities available for sale at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows:

	Maturity									Total Amortized Cost	Gross				Weighted Average Yield
	1 Year			1-5		5-10		After			Unrealized			Fair
	or Less			Years		Years		10 Years			Gains	Losses		Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Carrying value:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	8,418		30,058		20,136		132,248		190,860	4,281	(47	)	195,094	1.37	%
Residential mortgage-backed	282			28,277		82,445		891,319		1,002,323	13,662	(12,540	)	1,003,445	2.37
Commercial mortgage-backed	—			—		789		—		789	62	—		851	4.95
State and political subdivisions	1,367			1,681		200		28,417		31,665	67	(392	)	31,340	1.23
Corporate notes	5,000			121,153		45,131		—		171,284	5,066	(599	)	175,751	2.82
Equity investments	—			—		—		1,750		1,750	—	(59	)	1,691	2.13
Total	$	15,067		181,169		148,701		1,053,734		1,398,671	23,138	(13,637	)	1,408,172	2.26
Fair value:
Debt securities	$	15,135		186,936		148,797		1,055,613
Equity securities	—			—		—		1,691
Total	$	15,135		186,936		148,797		1,057,304
Weighted average yield	2.21		%	2.39	%	2.10	%	2.26	%
December 31, 2013:
Carrying value:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	8,450		40,243		88,666		135,679		273,038	3,525	(664	)	275,899	1.34	%
Residential mortgage-backed	—			43,943		115,731		951,454		1,111,128	12,873	(18,214	)	1,105,787	2.32
Commercial mortgage-backed	—			—		793		—		793	63	—		856	4.94
State and political subdivisions	1,369			2,035		200		28,432		32,036	81	(560	)	31,557	1.26
Corporate notes	4,980			140,575		45,132		—		190,687	5,777	(261	)	196,203	2.69
Equity investments	—			—		—		1,500		1,500	—	(57	)	1,443	2.17
Total	$	14,799		226,796		250,522		1,117,065		1,609,182	22,319	(19,756	)	1,611,745	2.18
Fair value:
Debt securities	$	14,927		233,338		250,860		1,111,177
Equity securities	—			—		—		1,443
Total	$	14,927		233,338		250,860		1,112,620
Weighted average yield	2.17		%	2.23	%	1.81	%	2.24	%

Securities Held to Maturity. The amortized cost, contractual maturity, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of investment securities held to maturity at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows:

	Maturity									Total Amortized Cost	Gross				Weighted Average Yield
	1 Year			1-5		5-10		After			Unrealized			Fair
	or Less			Years		Years		10 Years			Gains	Losses		Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Carrying value:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—		—		14,373		—		14,373	—	(135	)	14,238	1.16	%
Residential mortgage-backed	—			79,836		115,139		507,272		702,247	622	(14,101	)	688,768	1.91
State and political subdivisions	445			574		—		1,033		2,052	1	(82	)	1,971	1.63
Total	$	445		80,410		129,512		508,305		718,672	623	(14,318	)	704,977	1.89
Fair value:
Debt securities	$	445		80,347		128,038		496,147
Weighted average yield	2.85		%	2.01	%	1.42	%	2.00	%
December 31, 2013:
Carrying value:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—		—		16,119		—		16,119	—	(153	)	15,966	1.14	%
Residential mortgage-backed	—			16,327		182,933		522,504		721,764	441	(21,206	)	700,999	1.88
State and political subdivisions	640			575		55		1,033		2,303	2	(87	)	2,218	1.93
Total	$	640		16,902		199,107		523,537		740,186	443	(21,446	)	719,183	1.86
Fair value:
Debt securities	$	642		16,926		195,647		505,968
Weighted average yield	3.32		%	2.20	%	1.53	%	1.97	%

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Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale investment securities were $166.3 million and $66.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Gross realized gains and gross realized losses on investment securities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities	$	2,010		346
Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities	(730		)	(354	)
Other-than-temporary impairment	—			(408	)
Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities	$	1,280		(416	)

Other-than-temporary impairment for the three months ended March 31, 2013 includes impairment of $407,000 recorded during the first quarter of 2013 on a municipal investment security classified as held-to-maturity. Investment securities with a carrying value of $304.8 million and $283.7 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 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.

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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, were as follows:

	Less Than 12 Months				12 Months or More			Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value	Unrealized Losses		Fair Value	Unrealized Losses
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Available for sale:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—	—		14,670	(47	)	14,670	(47	)
Residential mortgage-backed	355,453		(11,046	)	25,617	(1,494	)	381,070	(12,540	)
State and political subdivisions	28,025		(392	)	—	—		28,025	(392	)
Corporate notes	19,826		(173	)	9,574	(426	)	29,400	(599	)
Equity investments	1,691		(59	)	—	—		1,691	(59	)
Total	$	404,995	(11,670	)	49,861	(1,967	)	454,856	(13,637	)
Held to maturity:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	14,238	(135	)	—	—		14,238	(135	)
Residential mortgage-backed	551,649		(10,990	)	84,920	(3,111	)	636,569	(14,101	)
State and political subdivisions	1,041		(82	)	—	—		1,041	(82	)
Total	$	566,928	(11,207	)	84,920	(3,111	)	651,848	(14,318	)
December 31, 2013:
Available for sale:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	16,005	(664	)	—	—		16,005	(664	)
Residential mortgage-backed	511,617		(18,119	)	5,473	(95	)	517,090	(18,214	)
State and political subdivisions	27,872		(560	)	—	—		27,872	(560	)
Corporate notes	9,959		(41	)	4,780	(220	)	14,739	(261	)
Equity investments	1,443		(57	)	—	—		1,443	(57	)
Total	$	566,896	(19,441	)	10,253	(315	)	577,149	(19,756	)
Held to maturity:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	15,966	(153	)	—	—		15,966	(153	)
Residential mortgage-backed	644,700		(20,759	)	10,527	(447	)	655,227	(21,206	)
State and political subdivisions	946		(87	)	—	—		946	(87	)
Total	$	661,612	(20,999	)	10,527	(447	)	672,139	(21,446	)

The Company does not believe the investment securities that were in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2014 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 investment securities for 12 months or more at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 included 19 and 12 securities, respectively.

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NOTE4–LOANS ANDALLOWANCE FORLOANLOSSES

The following table summarizes the composition of the loan portfolio at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	632,089		600,704
Real estate construction and development	121,237			121,662
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	910,513			921,488
Multi-family residential	125,116			121,304
Commercial real estate	1,063,813			1,048,234
Consumer and installment	17,399			18,681
Loans held for sale	21,402			25,548
Net deferred loan fees	(588		)	(526	)
Total loans	$	2,890,981		2,857,095

Aging of Loans. The following table presents the aging of loans by loan classification at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	30-59 Days		60-89 Days	Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	Nonaccrual	Total Past Due	Current	Total Loans
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	6,879	1,165	—	13,023	21,067	611,022	632,089
Real estate construction and development	—		—	—	4,642	4,642	116,595	121,237
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	5,568		2,928	21	18,566	27,083	535,087	562,170
Home equity	1,540		355	232	7,097	9,224	339,119	348,343
Multi-family residential	—		—	—	1,638	1,638	123,478	125,116
Commercial real estate	975		3	—	8,826	9,804	1,054,009	1,063,813
Consumer and installment and net deferred loan fees	82		96	—	13	191	16,620	16,811
Loans held for sale	—		—	—	—	—	21,402	21,402
Total	$	15,044	4,547	253	53,805	73,649	2,817,332	2,890,981
December 31, 2013:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	447	394	80	10,523	11,444	589,260	600,704
Real estate construction and development	—		—	—	4,914	4,914	116,748	121,662
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	4,262		2,637	162	20,063	27,124	545,040	572,164
Home equity	2,256		963	182	7,361	10,762	338,562	349,324
Multi-family residential	—		—	—	1,793	1,793	119,511	121,304
Commercial real estate	1,423		391	—	8,283	10,097	1,038,137	1,048,234
Consumer and installment and net deferred loan fees	87		39	—	19	145	18,010	18,155
Loans held for sale	—		—	—	—	—	25,548	25,548
Total	$	8,475	4,424	424	52,956	66,279	2,790,816	2,857,095

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.

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

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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 tables present the credit exposure of the loan portfolio by internally assigned credit grade and payment activity as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

Commercial Loan Portfolio Credit Exposure by Internally Assigned Credit Grade	Commercial and Industrial		Real Estate Construction and Development	Multi-family	Commercial Real Estate	Total
			(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Pass	$	593,492	43,306	95,032	1,019,458	1,751,288
Special mention	14,690		238	—	21,775	36,703
Substandard	10,884		73,051	610	9,265	93,810
Performing troubled debt restructuring	—		—	27,836	4,489	32,325
Nonaccrual	13,023		4,642	1,638	8,826	28,129
Total	$	632,089	121,237	125,116	1,063,813	1,942,255
December 31, 2013:
Pass	$	559,243	42,429	91,001	1,001,719	1,694,392
Special mention	16,211		929	—	21,714	38,854
Substandard	14,727		73,390	555	11,999	100,671
Performing troubled debt restructuring	—		—	27,955	4,519	32,474
Nonaccrual	10,523		4,914	1,793	8,283	25,513
Total	$	600,704	121,662	121,304	1,048,234	1,891,904

Consumer Loan Portfolio Credit Exposure by Payment Activity	Residential Mortgage		Home Equity	Consumer and Installment and Net Deferred Loan Fees	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Pass	$	458,330	339,119	16,620	814,069
Substandard	5,688		2,127	178	7,993
Performing troubled debt restructuring	79,586		—	—	79,586
Nonaccrual	18,566		7,097	13	25,676
Total	$	562,170	348,343	16,811	927,324
December 31, 2013:
Pass	$	468,642	338,562	18,010	825,214
Substandard	5,306		3,401	126	8,833
Performing troubled debt restructuring	78,153		—	—	78,153
Nonaccrual	20,063		7,361	19	27,443
Total	$	572,164	349,324	18,155	939,643

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 if the impaired loans are collateral dependent, the estimated value of the collateral, less applicable selling costs. If the current valuation is lower than the current book

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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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance	Related Allowance for Loan Losses	Average Recorded Investment	Interest Income Recognized
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
With No Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	5,833	8,852	—	5,273	—
Real estate construction and development	3,085		12,851	—	3,175	—
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	—		—	—	—	—
Home equity	—		—	—	—	—
Multi-family residential	442		709	—	444	—
Commercial real estate	6,809		9,157	—	6,678	29
Consumer and installment	—		—	—	—	—
	16,169		31,569	—	15,570	29
With A Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	7,190		21,094	678	6,500	—
Real estate construction and development	1,557		3,881	242	1,603	—
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	98,152		116,685	8,860	98,184	521
Home equity	7,097		8,027	1,419	7,229	—
Multi-family residential	29,032		29,177	2,342	29,167	297
Commercial real estate	6,506		10,100	994	6,381	6
Consumer and installment	13		13	—	16	—
	149,547		188,977	14,535	149,080	824
Total:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	13,023		29,946	678	11,773	—
Real estate construction and development	4,642		16,732	242	4,778	—
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	98,152		116,685	8,860	98,184	521
Home equity	7,097		8,027	1,419	7,229	—
Multi-family residential	29,474		29,886	2,342	29,611	297
Commercial real estate	13,315		19,257	994	13,059	35
Consumer and installment	13		13	—	16	—
	$	165,716	220,546	14,535	164,650	853

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	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance	Related Allowance for Loan Losses	Average Recorded Investment	Interest Income Recognized
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
December 31, 2013:
With No Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	3,119	4,342	—	4,270	1
Real estate construction and development	3,172		12,931	—	17,152	418
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	—		—	—	—	—
Home equity	596		632	—	564	—
Multi-family residential	443		709	—	474	—
Commercial real estate	6,884		9,221	—	11,636	273
Consumer and installment	—		—	—	—	—
	14,214		27,835	—	34,096	692
With A Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	7,404		21,565	497	10,136	—
Real estate construction and development	1,742		4,326	294	9,419	—
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	98,216		118,305	9,740	102,775	2,043
Home equity	6,765		7,637	1,472	6,406	—
Multi-family residential	29,305		29,322	2,438	31,377	1,226
Commercial real estate	5,918		9,468	990	10,003	26
Consumer and installment	19		19	—	22	—
	149,369		190,642	15,431	170,138	3,295
Total:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	10,523		25,907	497	14,406	1
Real estate construction and development	4,914		17,257	294	26,571	418
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	98,216		118,305	9,740	102,775	2,043
Home equity	7,361		8,269	1,472	6,970	—
Multi-family residential	29,748		30,031	2,438	31,851	1,226
Commercial real estate	12,802		18,689	990	21,639	299
Consumer and installment	19		19	—	22	—
	$	163,583	218,477	15,431	204,234	3,987

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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had recorded charge-offs of $54.8 million and $54.9 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.

Loan modifications are generally performed at the request of the borrower, whether commercial or consumer, and may include reductions 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 United States Department of the Treasury's (U.S. Treasury) 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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had $75.7 million and $75.3 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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Performing Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	$	79,586	78,153
Multi-family residential	27,836		27,955
Commercial real estate	4,489		4,519
Total performing troubled debt restructurings	$	111,911	110,627

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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Nonperforming Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	484	711
Real estate construction and development	3,531		3,605
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	5,147		6,266
Total nonperforming troubled debt restructurings	$	9,162	10,582

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 $8.1 million and $9.1 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

The following tables present loans classified as TDRs that were modified during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014					Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Loan Modifications Classified as Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	—	$	—	$	—	1	$	90	$	45
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	15	2,580		2,157		10	2,223		1,898

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The following tables present TDRs that defaulted within 12 months of modification during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

	Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2014			March 31, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Recorded Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	1	$	438	—	—

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 months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	81,033		91,602
Loans charged-off	(3,447		)	(6,883	)
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off	2,245			3,451
Net loans charged-off	(1,202		)	(3,432	)
Provision for loan losses	—			—
Balance, end of period	$	79,831		88,170

The following table represents a summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three months ended March 31, 2014:

	Commercial and Industrial			Real Estate Construction and Development		One-to- Four-Family Residential		Multi- Family Residential		Commercial Real Estate		Consumer and Installment		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	13,401		7,407		32,619		5,249		22,052		305		81,033
Charge-offs	(1,622		)	(30	)	(1,426	)	(132	)	(188	)	(49	)	(3,447	)
Recoveries	752			600		791		7		57		38		2,245
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	1,340			(891	)	(764	)	145		122		48		—
Ending balance	$	13,871		7,086		31,220		5,269		22,043		342		79,831

The following table represents a summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Commercial and Industrial			Real Estate Construction and Development		One-to- Four-Family Residential		Multi- Family Residential		Commercial Real Estate		Consumer and Installment		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	13,572		14,434		38,897		4,252		20,048		399		91,602
Charge-offs	(676		)	(282	)	(4,389	)	(3	)	(1,477	)	(56	)	(6,883	)
Recoveries	1,067			395		1,231		—		718		40		3,451
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	205			(1,544	)	921		(47	)	431		34		—
Ending balance	$	14,168		13,003		36,660		4,202		19,720		417		88,170

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The following table represents a summary of the impairment method used by loan category at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	Commercial and Industrial		Real Estate Construction and Development	One-to- Four-Family Residential	Multi- Family Residential	Commercial Real Estate	Consumer and Installment and Net Deferred Loans Fees	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Allowance for loan losses:
Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—	—	1,421	808	301	—	2,530
Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	678		242	8,858	1,534	693	—	12,005
All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	13,193		6,844	20,941	2,927	21,049	342	65,296
Total allowance for loan losses	$	13,871	7,086	31,220	5,269	22,043	342	79,831
Loans:
Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	6,190	2,881	10,515	28,483	9,012	—	57,081
Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	6,833		1,761	94,734	991	4,303	13	108,635
All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	619,066		116,595	805,264	95,642	1,050,498	16,798	2,703,863
Total loans	$	632,089	121,237	910,513	125,116	1,063,813	16,811	2,869,579
December 31, 2013:
Allowance for loan losses:
Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—	62	2,275	1,034	385	—	3,756
Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	497		232	8,937	1,404	605	—	11,675
All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	12,904		7,113	21,407	2,811	21,062	305	65,602
Total allowance for loan losses	$	13,401	7,407	32,619	5,249	22,052	305	81,033
Loans:
Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	3,480	3,440	12,276	28,641	9,168	—	57,005
Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	7,043		1,474	93,301	1,107	3,634	19	106,578
All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	590,181		116,748	815,911	91,556	1,035,432	18,136	2,667,964
Total loans	$	600,704	121,662	921,488	121,304	1,048,234	18,155	2,831,547

NOTE5–SERVICINGRIGHTS

Mortgage Banking Activities. At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company serviced mortgage loans for others totaling $1.31 billion and $1.33 billion, respectively. Changes in mortgage servicing rights for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	14,211		9,152
Originated mortgage servicing rights	455			1,229
Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model (1)	151			854
Other changes in fair value (2)	(422		)	(583	)
Balance, end of period	$	14,395		10,652

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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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Other Servicing Activities. At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company serviced United States Small Business Administration (SBA) loans for others totaling $135.8 million and $139.1 million, respectively. Changes in SBA servicing rights for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	4,643		5,640
Originated SBA servicing rights	—			—
Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model (1)	175			22
Other changes in fair value (2)	(136		)	(139	)
Balance, end of period	$	4,682		5,523

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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.

NOTE6–DERIVATIVEINSTRUMENTS

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. The following table summarizes derivative instruments held by the Company, their notional amount, estimated fair values and their location in the consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

				Derivatives in Other Assets
	Notional Amount			Fair Value Gain (Loss)
	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013	March 31, 2014	December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Interest rate lock commitments	$	20,537	14,237	332	217
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	27,800		29,100	14	296
Total	$	48,337	43,337	346	513

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 interest rate lock commitments and loans held for sale are hedged with forward contracts to sell mortgage-backed securities, which expire in June 2014.

The following table summarizes amounts included in the consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 related to non-hedging derivative instruments:

Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Operations on Derivatives	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Operations on Derivatives
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2014			2013
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
Interest rate lock commitments	Gain on loans sold and held for sale	$	115		(722	)
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	Gain on loans sold and held for sale	(282		)	240

NOTE7–SUBORDINATEDDEBENTURES

As of March 31, 2014, the Company had 13 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’s distributions accrued on the junior subordinated debentures were $3.8 million and $3.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and are included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of income. 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 9 to the consolidated financial statements.

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

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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. The Company had deferred such payments for 18 quarterly periods as of December 31, 2013. The Company had deferred $56.0 million of its regularly scheduled interest payments as of December 31, 2013. In addition, the Company had accrued additional interest expense of $6.7 million as of December 31, 2013 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. During the deferral period, the respective trusts 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. 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 8 to the consolidated financial statements.

Under its agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (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 9 to the consolidated financial statements.

On January 31, 2014, the Company received regulatory approval from the FRB, subject to certain conditions, which granted First Bank the authority to pay a dividend to the Company, and the authority to the Company to utilize such funds, for the sole purpose of paying the accumulated deferred interest payments on the Company's outstanding junior subordinated debentures issued in connection with the Company's trust preferred securities. In February 2014, First Bank paid a dividend of $70.0 million to the Company and the Company notified the trustees of the trust preferred securities of its intention to pay all cumulative interest that had been deferred on the junior subordinated debentures relating to the trust preferred securities, on the regularly scheduled quarterly payment dates in March and April, 2014. The aggregate amount owed on all of the junior subordinated debentures relating to the trust preferred securities at the respective March and April, 2014 payments totaled $66.4 million. On March 14, 2014, the Company paid interest on the junior subordinated debentures of $66.4 million to the respective trustees, which was subsequently distributed to the trust preferred securities holders on the respective interest payment dates in March and April, 2014.

The Company and First Bank must receive approval from the FRB prior to making any future interest payments on the Company's outstanding junior subordinated debentures. The Company is unable to predict whether or when the FRB will grant approval to the Company to make any such future interest payments. Without the payment of dividends from First Bank, the Company currently lacks the source of income and the liquidity to make future interest payments on the junior subordinated debentures associated with its trust preferred securities. Given restrictions placed upon First Bank, including regulatory restrictions, it may not be able to provide the Company with dividends in an amount sufficient to pay the future interest on the trust preferred securities. In such case, the Company would have to pursue alternative funding sources, but there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to identify and obtain alternative funding due to the uncertainty that such alternative funding sources would be available to the Company on terms and conditions that are acceptable to the Company. Subsequent to the payment made on March 14, 2014, the Company has the ability to enter into future deferral periods of up to 20 consecutive quarterly periods without triggering a payment default or penalty.

NOTE8–STOCKHOLDERS’EQUITY

Common Stock. 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 (including Mr. Michael Dierberg, Vice Chairman of the Company), own all of the voting stock of the Company.

Preferred Stock. The Company has four classes of preferred stock outstanding. On February 15, 2014, the annual dividend rate on the Class C Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (Class C Preferred Stock) increased from 5% to 9%.

The Company 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. The Company has declared and accrued $68.4 million of its regularly scheduled dividend payments on its Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (Class D Preferred Stock) at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and has accrued an additional $9.4 million of cumulative dividends on such deferred dividend payments at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. As such, the aggregate amount of these deferred and accrued dividend payments was $77.8 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company ceased declaring dividends on its Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock. Previously, the Company had declared and accrued dividends on its Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock

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quarterly throughout the deferral period. If the Company had continued to declare and accrued dividends on its Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock during the fourth quarter of 2013 and the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company would have accrued an additional $4.1 million and $5.5 million, respectively, of dividend payments, and the Company's aggregate deferred and accrued dividend payments would have been $87.4 million at March 31, 2014. The Company will continue to evaluate whether declaring dividends on its Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock is appropriate in future periods. The Company's cessation of declaring and accruing dividends on its Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock did not have any effect on the terms of the outstanding Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock, including the Company's obligations thereunder.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). The following table summarizes changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, by component, for the three months ended March 31, 2014:

	Investment Securities			Defined Benefit Pension Plan		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014:
Balance, beginning of period	$	10,151		(2,649	)	7,502
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	4,432			21		4,453
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	(753		)	—		(753	)
Net current period other comprehensive income	3,679			21		3,700
Balance, end of period	$	13,830		(2,628	)	11,202

The following table summarizes changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, by component, for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Investment Securities			Defined Benefit Pension Plan		Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013:
Balance, beginning of period	$	35,186		(3,544	)	13,617		45,259
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(2,681		)	30		(2,122	)	(4,773	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	5			—		—		5
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income	(2,676		)	30		(2,122	)	(4,768	)
Balance, end of period	$	32,510		(3,514	)	11,495		40,491

NOTE9–REGULATORYCAPITAL AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS

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 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, or Tier1 leverage ratio.

The Company was categorized as adequately capitalized under minimum regulatory capital standards established for bank holding companies by the Federal Reserve at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The Company must maintain minimum total capital, Tier 1 capital 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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 under the prompt corrective action provisions of the regulatory capital standards. First Bank must maintain minimum total capital, Tier 1 capital and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table below in order to be categorized as well capitalized.

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At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company's and First Bank’s required and actual capital ratios were as follows:

											To be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
	Actual								For Capital Adequacy Purposes
	March 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
First Banks, Inc.	$	425,829	11.73	%	$	405,856	11.13	%	8.0	%	N/A
First Bank (1)	679,594		18.70		734,535		20.12		8.0		10.0	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
First Banks, Inc.	253,332		6.98		239,868		6.58		4.0		N/A
First Bank (1)	633,700		17.43		688,427		18.86		4.0		6.0
Tier 1 capital (to average assets):
First Banks, Inc.	253,332		4.51		239,868		4.12		4.0		N/A
First Bank (1)	633,700		11.30		688,427		11.77		4.0		5.0

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(1) The reduction in First Bank's regulatory capital ratios during the first quarter of 2014 primarily resulted from the payment of a $70 million dividend to the Company, as further described below.

Regulatory Agreements. On March 24, 2010, the Company, SFC and First Bank entered into a Written Agreement (Agreement) with 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. The FRB has complete discretion to grant any such approval and therefore, it is not known whether the FRB will approve any request. On January 31, 2014, the Company received regulatory approval from the FRB, which granted First Bank the authority to pay a dividend to the Company, and the authority to the Company to utilize such funds, for the sole purpose of paying the accumulated deferred interest payments on the Company's outstanding junior subordinated debentures issued in connection with the Company's trust preferred securities. In February 2014, First Bank paid a dividend of $70.0 million to the Company and the Company notified the trustees of the trust preferred securities of its intention to pay all cumulative interest that had been deferred on the junior subordinated debentures relating to its trust preferred securities, on the regularly scheduled quarterly payment dates in March and April, 2014, as further described in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements.

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 although First Bank was notified, as of October 16, 2013, by the FRB that such restriction is no longer applicable to First Bank. The Agreement is specifically enforceable by the FRB in court.

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 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 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 memorandum of understanding with the FRB was replaced and superseded by the Agreement. The informal agreement with the MDOF, dated September 18, 2008, was terminated effective September 11, 2013.

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, there can be no assurance that the Company and First Bank will be able to comply fully with the

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requirements of the Agreement, that compliance with the Agreement will not be more time consuming or more expensive than anticipated, that compliance with the Agreement will enable the Company and First Bank to maintain profitable operations, or that efforts to comply with the 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, 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 or 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.

Basel III Regulatory Capital Reforms. In July, 2013, the Federal Reserve approved revisions to the capital adequacy guidelines and prompt corrective action rules that implement the revised standards of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, commonly called Basel III, and address relevant provisions of 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 final rule, Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule, incorporates certain revisions to the Basel capital framework, including Basel III and other elements. The final rule increases risk-based capital requirements and makes selected changes to the calculation of risk-weighted assets. The final rule:

• Includes a new minimum common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5% of risk-weighted assets and raises the minimum Tier 1 capital ratio from 4.0% to 6.0% of risk-weighted assets;

• Requires institutions to maintain a capital conservation buffer composed of common equity Tier 1 capital of 2.5% above the minimum risk-based capital requirements. Institutions that do not maintain the capital conservation buffer are precluded from: (1) paying dividends and making certain other capital distributions; (2) making interest payments on trust preferred securities (unless the non-payment of interest would otherwise trigger an event of default); and (3) making certain discretionary bonus payments to executive officers. The capital conservation buffer is measured relative to risk-weighted assets and will be phased in over a four-year period beginning on January 1, 2016 with an initial requirement of 0.625% above the minimum capital requirement. The capital conservation buffer subsequently increases to 1.25%, 1.875% and 2.5% on January 1, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively;

• Implements new constraints on the inclusion of minority interests, mortgage servicing assets, deferred tax assets and certain investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions in Tier 1 capital;

• Increases risk-weightings for past-due loans, certain commercial real estate loans and some equity exposures;

• Requires trust preferred securities and cumulative perpetual preferred stock to be phased out of Tier 1 capital for banks with assets greater than $15.0 billion as of December 31, 2009; and

• Allows non-advanced banking organizations, such as us, a one-time option to filter certain accumulated other comprehensive income components, such as unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale investment securities, out of regulatory capital.

The calculation of common equity Tier 1 capital is different from the calculation of common equity under GAAP. Most significantly for the Company, the Company's net deferred tax assets, which are included in the calculation of common equity under GAAP, will be substantially phased out over time from the required calculation of common equity Tier 1 capital for regulatory purposes. The net deferred tax assets attributable to net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, which comprised over 88.0% of the Company's net deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2014, are scheduled to be phased out entirely from inclusion in the calculation of common equity Tier 1 capital in 2018. The Company is in the process of more fully evaluating the impact the final Basel III capital rules may have on its regulatory capital levels and capital planning strategies.

In light of the Company's current capital and the future changes in the calculation of regulatory capital as a result of Basel III, absent a substantial increase in qualifying common equity, the Company is not likely to meet the common equity Tier 1 requirement as it will be calculated in 2015, or to meet the common equity Tier 1 requirement as it will be calculated in 2016 when the capital conservation buffer goes into effect. The inability to remain adequately capitalized under the new Basel III capital requirements could materially adversely impact the Company's financial condition, results of operations, and ability to grow. In addition, the inability to meet the capital conservation buffer would preclude the Company from making dividend payments on capital stock and interest payments on trust preferred securities absent a waiver of the Basel III rules by the Federal Reserve when the capital conservation rules become applicable to the Company in 2016.

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NOTE10–FAIRVALUEDISCLOSURES

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 the 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. Certain other real estate, upon initial recognition, is 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 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

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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 speed rates 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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are reflected in the following table:

	Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1		Level 2	Level 3	Fair Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Assets:
Available-for-sale investment securities:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—	195,094	—	195,094
Residential mortgage-backed	—		1,003,445	—	1,003,445
Commercial mortgage-backed	—		851	—	851
State and political subdivisions	—		31,340	—	31,340
Corporate notes	—		175,751	—	175,751
Equity investments	1,691		—	—	1,691
Mortgage loans held for sale	—		21,402	—	21,402
Derivative instruments:
Interest rate lock commitments	—		332	—	332
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	—		14	—	14
Servicing rights	—		—	19,077	19,077
Total	$	1,691	1,428,229	19,077	1,448,997
Liabilities:
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan	$	6,294	—	—	6,294
Total	$	6,294	—	—	6,294
December 31, 2013:
Assets:
Available-for-sale investment securities:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—	275,899	—	275,899
Residential mortgage-backed	—		1,105,787	—	1,105,787
Commercial mortgage-backed	—		856	—	856
State and political subdivisions	—		31,557	—	31,557
Corporate notes	—		196,203	—	196,203
Equity investments	1,443		—	—	1,443
Mortgage loans held for sale	—		25,548	—	25,548
Derivative instruments:
Interest rate lock commitments	—		217	—	217
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	—		296	—	296
Servicing rights	—		—	18,854	18,854
Total	$	1,443	1,636,363	18,854	1,656,660
Liabilities:
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan	$	6,641	—	—	6,641
Total	$	6,641	—	—	6,641

There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

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The following table presents the changes in Level 3 assets measured on a recurring basis for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

	Servicing Rights
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	18,854		14,792
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
Included in earnings (1)	(232		)	154
Included in other comprehensive income	—			—
Issuances	455			1,229
Transfers in and/or out of level 3	—			—
Balance, end of period	$	19,077		16,175

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

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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are reflected in the following table:

	Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1		Level 2	Level 3	Fair Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	—	—	12,345	12,345
Real estate construction and development	—		—	4,400	4,400
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	—		—	89,292	89,292
Home equity	—		—	5,678	5,678
Multi-family residential	—		—	27,132	27,132
Commercial real estate	—		—	12,321	12,321
Consumer and installment	—		—	13	13
Other real estate	—		—	61,485	61,485
Total	$	—	—	212,666	212,666
December 31, 2013:
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	—	—	10,026	10,026
Real estate construction and development	—		—	4,620	4,620
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	—		—	88,476	88,476
Home equity	—		—	5,889	5,889
Multi-family residential	—		—	27,310	27,310
Commercial real estate	—		—	11,812	11,812
Consumer and installment	—		—	19	19
Other real estate	—		—	66,702	66,702
Total	$	—	—	214,854	214,854

Non-Financial Assets and Non-Financial Liabilities. Certain non-financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring 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 measured at fair value upon initial recognition totaled $1.0 million and $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. In addition to other real estate measured at fair value upon initial recognition, the Company recorded write-downs to the balance of other real estate of $97,000 and $258,000 to noninterest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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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. 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 includes 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, which are carried at cost, represent redemption value and approximate fair value.

Deposits. The fair value of deposits payable on demand with no stated maturity (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 is estimated utilizing a discounted cash flow calculation that applies 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 agreements 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.

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.

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The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at March 31, 2014 was as follows:

	March 31, 2014
	Carrying Value			Estimated Fair Value
				Level 1	Level 2	Level 3		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	341,235		341,235	—	—		341,235
Investment securities:
Available for sale	1,408,172			1,691	1,406,481	—		1,408,172
Held to maturity	718,672			—	704,977	—		704,977
Loans held for portfolio	2,789,748			—	—	2,683,895		2,683,895
Loans held for sale	21,402			—	21,402	—		21,402
FRB and FHLB stock	32,148			32,148	—	—		32,148
Derivative instruments	346			—	346	—		346
Accrued interest receivable	16,087			16,087	—	—		16,087
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,273,662		1,273,662	—	—		1,273,662
Interest-bearing demand	699,158			699,158	—	—		699,158
Savings and money market	1,841,905			1,841,905	—	—		1,841,905
Time deposits	1,027,706			—	—	1,027,869		1,027,869
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	36,713			36,713	—	—		36,713
Accrued interest payable	656			656	—	—		656
Subordinated debentures	354,229			—	—	287,981		287,981
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees	$	(2,715	)	—	—	(2,715	)	(2,715	)

The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2013 was as follows:

	December 31, 2013
	Carrying Value			Estimated Fair Value
				Level 1	Level 2	Level 3		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	190,435		190,435	—	—		190,435
Investment securities:
Available for sale	1,611,745			1,443	1,610,302	—		1,611,745
Held to maturity	740,186			—	719,183	—		719,183
Loans held for portfolio	2,750,514			—	—	2,562,160		2,562,160
Loans held for sale	25,548			—	25,548	—		25,548
FRB and FHLB stock	27,357			27,357	—	—		27,357
Derivative instruments	513			—	513	—		513
Accrued interest receivable	17,798			17,798	—	—		17,798
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,243,545		1,243,545	—	—		1,243,545
Interest-bearing demand	679,527			679,527	—	—		679,527
Savings and money market	1,844,710			1,844,710	—	—		1,844,710
Time deposits	1,046,113			—	—	1,046,485		1,046,485
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	43,143			43,143	—	—		43,143
Accrued interest payable	63,341			63,341	—	—		63,341
Subordinated debentures	354,210			—	—	242,678		242,678
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees	$	(2,715	)	—	—	(2,715	)	(2,715	)

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NOTE11–INCOMETAXES

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 previously had a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets. 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.

In evaluating the ability to recover deferred tax assets within the jurisdiction from which they arise, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies, and results of recent operations. In projecting future taxable income, the Company begins with historical results adjusted for the results of discontinued operations and changes in accounting policies and incorporates assumptions including the amount of future state and federal pre-tax operating income, the reversal of temporary differences, and the implementation of feasible and prudent tax planning strategies. These assumptions require significant judgment about the forecasts and future taxable income and are consistent with the plans and estimates management uses to manage the underlying business.

After analysis of all available positive and negative evidence, the Company reversed substantially all of its valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets, which was reflected as a benefit for income taxes in the consolidated statements of income and as an adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income during the fourth quarter of 2013. The Company concluded that, as of December 31, 2013, it was more likely than not that substantially all of its net deferred tax assets would be realized in future years. This conclusion was primarily based on projected future taxable income, in addition to cumulative earnings resulting from eight consecutive quarters of profitability (excluding the goodwill impairment charge recognized during the fourth quarter of 2013), significant improvement in asset quality metrics and certain other relevant factors. If the Company’s estimate of realizability of its net deferred tax assets changes in the future, an adjustment to the valuation allowance would be recorded, which would either increase or decrease income tax expense in such period.

The valuation allowance reserves for certain state net operating loss carryovers, federal and state tax credits and capital loss carryovers which are projected to expire prior to their utilization, based upon projected taxable income at December 31, 2013. The Company has reserved for this benefit in its valuation allowance but will continue to evaluate the potential future utilization of these items and will record an adjustment to the valuation allowance in the period a change is warranted.

A summary of the Company’s deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is as follows:

	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Gross deferred tax assets	$	375,092		359,261
Unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions	(879		)	—
Valuation allowance	(43,380		)	(43,380	)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	330,833			315,881
Deferred tax liabilities	49,609			28,397
Net deferred tax assets	$	281,224		287,484

At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, for federal income tax purposes, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $565.9 million and $571.8 million, respectively. For state income tax purposes, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $785.4 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and a related deferred tax asset of $66.7 million and $66.6 million, respectively.

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NOTE12–EARNINGS(LOSS)PERCOMMONSHARE

The following is a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (EPS) for the three months endedMarch 31, 2014 and 2013:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014		2013
	(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Basic:
Net income from continuing operations attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	5,405	8,774
Preferred stock dividends declared	—		(4,881	)
Accretion of discount on preferred stock	—		(898	)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	5,405		2,995
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders	—		(2,064	)
Net income available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	$	5,405	931
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding	23,661		23,661
Basic earnings per common share – continuing operations	$	228.43	126.59
Basic loss per common share – discontinued operations	$	—	(87.24	)
Basic earnings per common share	$	228.43	39.35
Diluted:
Net income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	$	5,405	2,995
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders	—		(2,064	)
Net income available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	5,405		931
Effect of dilutive securities – Class A convertible preferred stock	—		—
Diluted income available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	$	5,405	931
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding	23,661		23,661
Effect of dilutive securities – Class A convertible preferred stock	4,421		—
Weighted average diluted shares of common stock outstanding	28,082		23,661
Diluted earnings per common share – continuing operations	$	192.46	126.59
Diluted loss per common share – discontinued operations	$	—	(87.24	)
Diluted earnings per common share	$	192.46	39.35

NOTE13–BUSINESSSEGMENTRESULTS

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, mobile banking, 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 Bradenton, Palmetto and Longboat Key communities. Certain loan products are available nationwide.

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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:

	First Bank			Corporate, Other and Intercompany Reclassifications				ConsolidatedTotals
	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013		March 31, 2014	December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance sheet information:
Investment securities	$	2,126,844	2,351,931	—		—		2,126,844	2,351,931
Total loans	2,890,981		2,857,095	—		—		2,890,981	2,857,095
FRB and FHLB stock	32,148		27,357	—		—		32,148	27,357
Total assets	5,836,010		5,865,160	54,549		53,823		5,890,559	5,918,983
Deposits	4,849,783		4,815,792	(7,352	)	(1,897	)	4,842,431	4,813,895
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	36,713		43,143	—		—		36,713	43,143
Subordinated debentures	—		—	354,229		354,210		354,229	354,210
Stockholders’ equity	872,845		931,561	(375,539	)	(443,305	)	497,306	488,256

	First Bank					Corporate, Other and Intercompany Reclassifications				Consolidated Totals
	Three Months Ended					Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
	March 31,					March 31,				March 31,
	2014			2013		2014		2013		2014		2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Income statement information:
Interest income	$	42,189		43,986		—		—		42,189		43,986
Interest expense	2,051			2,473		3,798		3,676		5,849		6,149
Net interest income (loss)	40,138			41,513		(3,798	)	(3,676	)	36,340		37,837
Provision for loan losses	—			—		—		—		—		—
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	40,138			41,513		(3,798	)	(3,676	)	36,340		37,837
Noninterest income	14,559			15,284		116		111		14,675		15,395
Noninterest expense	42,993			43,863		(245	)	184		42,748		44,047
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes	11,704			12,934		(3,437	)	(3,749	)	8,267		9,185
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	4,120			148		(1,203	)	217		2,917		365
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	7,584			12,786		(2,234	)	(3,966	)	5,350		8,820
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(2,064	)	—		—		—		(2,064	)
Net income (loss)	7,584			10,722		(2,234	)	(3,966	)	5,350		6,756
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	(55		)	46		—		—		(55	)	46
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	7,639		10,676		(2,234	)	(3,966	)	5,405		6,710

NOTE14–TRANSACTIONSWITHRELATEDPARTIES

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 $5.3 million and $5.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. 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 $390,000 and $244,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. In addition, First Services paid $435,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 in rental payments to First Bank for occupancy of certain First Bank premises from which business is conducted.

First Services has an Affiliate Services Agreement with the Company and First Bank that relates to various services provided to First Services, including certain human resources, payroll, employee benefit and training services, accounting services, insurance services, vendor payment processing services and advisory services. Fees accrued under the Affiliate Services Agreement by First Services were $60,000 and $46,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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 approximately $1.0 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively,

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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 approximately $93,000 and $114,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, 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 $126,000 and $122,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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 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 owned 53.23% and FCA, a corporation owned by the Company’s Chairman and members of his immediate family, owned the remaining 46.77% of FB Holdings as of March 31, 2014. FCA's ownership in FB Holdings is reflected as a component of stockholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheets.

Investors of America Limited Partnership. On March 20, 2013, 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). 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, including Mr. Michael Dierberg, Vice Chairman of the Company. The Credit Agreement provided for a $5.0 million secured revolving line of credit to be utilized for general working capital needs. This borrowing arrangement, which matured on March 31, 2014, had an interest rate of LIBOR plus 300 basis points. There were no balances outstanding under the Credit Agreement from its origination date through its maturity date.

Loans to Directors, Executive Officers 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, executive officers 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 $13.1 million and $12.0 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. First Bank does not extend credit to its officers or 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, Executive Officers and/or their Affiliates. Certain directors, executive officers 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.

NOTE15–CONTINGENTLIABILITIES

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 9 to the consolidated financial statements. The informal agreement with the MDOF, dated as of September 18, 2008, was terminated effective September 11, 2013.

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ITEM2–MANAGEMENT’SDISCUSSION ANDANALYSIS OFFINANCIALCONDITION ANDRESULTS OFOPERATIONS

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:

• Our ability to raise sufficient capital and/or maintain capital at levels necessary or desirable to support our operations;

• The risks associated with implementing our business strategy;

• Regulatory actions that impact First Banks, Inc. and First Bank, including our ability to comply with the terms of the regulatory agreement entered into among First Banks, Inc., First Bank, and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, as further discussed under “Overview and Recent Developments – Regulatory Agreements;”

• The effects of and changes in trade and monetary and fiscal policies and laws;

• The appropriateness of our allowance for loan losses to absorb the amount of actual losses inherent in our existing loan portfolio;

• 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;

• Credit risks and risks from concentrations (by geographic area and by industry) within our loan portfolio including certain large individual loans;

• Possible changes in the creditworthiness of customers and the possible impairment of collectability of loans;

• Liquidity risks;

• Implementation of the Basel III regulatory capital reforms and changes required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will include significant changes to bank capital, leverage and liquidity requirements, as further discussed under “Overview – Basel III Regulatory Capital Reforms;”

• The ability to successfully acquire low cost deposits or alternative funding;

• Changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits;

• The ability of First Bank to pay dividends to its parent holding company;

• Our ability to pay cash dividends on our preferred stock and interest on our junior subordinated debentures;

• Possible changes in interest rates may increase our funding costs and reduce earning asset yields, thus reducing our margins;

• The ability to attract and retain senior management experienced in the banking and financial services industry;

• 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;

• The impact on our financial condition of unknown and/or unforeseen liabilities arising from legal or administrative proceedings;

• 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;

• Possible changes in general economic and business conditions in the United States in general and particularly in the communities and market segments we serve;

• Volatility and disruption in national and international financial markets;

• Government intervention in the U.S. financial system;

• The impact of laws and regulations applicable to us and changes therein;

• 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;

• The impact of litigation generally and specifically arising out of our efforts to collect outstanding customer loans;

• 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;

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• Our ability to control the composition of our loan portfolio without adversely affecting interest income and credit default risk;

• The geographic dispersion of our offices;

• The highly regulated environment in which we operate; and

• 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 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2014. 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 we 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 do not undertake any obligation to 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 AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

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’s subsidiaries are wholly owned at March 31, 2014 except for FB Holdings, LLC, or 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 14 to our consolidated financial statements.

First Bank currently operates 130 branch banking offices in eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, southern and northern California, and Florida's Bradenton, Palmetto and Longboat Key communities. 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.

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 as part of our Capital Optimization Plan, or Capital Plan:

• The sale of certain assets and the transfer of certain liabilities, primarily deposits, of First Bank's Association Bank Services, or ABS, line of business, to Union Bank, N.A., or Union Bank, on November 22, 2013; and

• The sale of certain assets and the transfer of certain liabilities associated with eight of First Bank's retail branches located in Pinellas County, Florida to HomeBanc National Association on April 19, 2013 and the closure of First Bank's remaining three retail branches in the Northern Florida region on April 5, 2013. The eight branches sold and the three branches closed are collectively defined as the Northern Florida Region.

We have applied discontinued operations accounting in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification™, or ASC, Topic 205-20, “Presentation of Financial Statements - Discontinued Operations,” to the operations of our ABS line of business and our Northern Florida Region for the three months ended March 31, 2013. 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 information regarding discontinued operations.

Basel III Regulatory Capital Reforms. In July, 2013, the Federal Reserve approved revisions to the capital adequacy guidelines and prompt corrective action rules that implement the revised standards of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, commonly called Basel III, and address relevant provisions of 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 final rule, Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions,Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule, incorporates certain revisions to the Basel capital framework, including Basel III and other elements. The final rule increases risk-based capital requirements and makes selected changes to the calculation of risk-weighted assets. The final rule:

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• Includes a new minimum common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5% of risk-weighted assets and raises the minimum Tier 1 capital ratio from 4.0% to 6.0% of risk-weighted assets;

• Requires institutions to maintain a capital conservation buffer composed of common equity Tier 1 capital of 2.5% above the minimum risk-based capital requirements. Institutions that do not maintain the capital conservation buffer are precluded from: (1) paying dividends and making certain other capital distributions; (2) making interest payments on trust preferred securities (unless the non-payment of interest would otherwise trigger an event of default); and (3) making certain discretionary bonus payments to executive officers. The capital conservation buffer is measured relative to risk-weighted assets and will be phased in over a four-year period beginning on January 1, 2016 with an initial requirement of 0.625% above the minimum capital requirement. The capital conservation buffer subsequently increases to 1.25%, 1.875% and 2.5% on January 1, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively;

• Implements new constraints on the inclusion of minority interests, mortgage servicing assets, deferred tax assets and certain investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions in Tier 1 capital;

• Increases risk-weightings for past-due loans, certain commercial real estate loans and some equity exposures;

• Requires trust preferred securities and cumulative perpetual preferred stock to be phased out of Tier 1 capital for banks with assets greater than $15.0 billion as of December 31, 2009; and

• Allows non-advanced banking organizations, such as us, a one-time option to filter certain accumulated other comprehensive income components, such as unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale investment securities, out of regulatory capital.

The calculation of common equity Tier 1 capital is different from the calculation of common equity under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Most significantly for the Company, the Company's net deferred tax assets, which are included in the calculation of common equity under GAAP, will be substantially phased out over time from the required calculation of common equity Tier 1 capital for regulatory purposes. To illustrate the difference between common equity under GAAP and common equity Tier 1 capital for regulatory purposes, the Company’s common equity under GAAP as of March 31, 2014 was $66.5 million, which includes net deferred tax assets of $281.2 million. In 2016, the majority of the Company’s net deferred tax assets will be excluded from the regulatory calculation of common equity Tier 1 capital due to the phase in requirements of the Basel III rules. As a direct result of this exclusion and the phase in of other required changes in the regulatory calculation of common equity Tier 1 capital, if, hypothetically, the Company were to apply the regulatory capital rules applicable in 2016 as of March 31, 2014, the Company’s common equity Tier 1 capital as of March 31, 2014 using the rules applicable in 2016 would be negative $107.7 million, or $174.2 million less than the Company’s common equity under GAAP. The net deferred tax assets attributable to net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, which comprised over 88.0% of the Company's net deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2014, are scheduled to be phased out entirely from inclusion in the calculation of common equity Tier 1 capital in 2018. We are in the process of more fully evaluating the impact the final Basel III capital rules may have on our regulatory capital levels and capital planning strategies.

In light of the Company’s current capital and the future changes in the calculation of regulatory capital as a result of Basel III, absent a substantial increase in qualifying common equity, the Company is not likely to meet the common equity Tier 1 requirement as it will be calculated in 2015, or to meet the common equity Tier 1 requirement as it will be calculated in 2016 when the capital conservation buffer goes into effect. The inability to remain adequately capitalized under the new Basel III capital requirements could materially adversely impact our financial condition, results of operations, and ability to grow. In addition, the inability to meet the capital conservation buffer would preclude the Company from making dividend payments on capital stock and interest payments on trust preferred securities absent a waiver of the Basel III rules by the Federal Reserve when the capital conservation rules become applicable to the Company in 2016.

See further information regarding these matters under “Item 1A – Risk Factors.”

Dividend from First Bank and Payment of Interest on Junior Subordinated Debentures.On January 31, 2014, the Company received regulatory approval from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, or FRB, subject to certain conditions, which granted First Bank the authority to pay a dividend to the Company, and the authority to the Company to utilize such funds, for the sole purpose of paying the accumulated deferred interest payments on the Company's outstanding junior subordinated debentures issued in connection with the Company's trust preferred securities. In February 2014, First Bank paid a dividend of $70.0 million to the Company. In March 2014, the Company paid interest on all of the junior subordinated debentures of $66.4 million to the respective trustees, which was subsequently distributed to the trust preferred securities holders on the respective interest payment dates in March and April, 2014, as further described in Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements.

Regulatory Agreements. On March 24, 2010, the Company, SFC and First Bank entered into a Written Agreement, or Agreement, with 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)

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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. The FRB has complete discretion to grant any such approval and therefore, it is not known whether the FRB will approve any request. The FRB has complete discretion to grant any such approval and therefore, it is not known whether the FRB will approve any request. On January 31, 2014, the Company received regulatory approval from the FRB, subject to certain conditions, granting First Bank the authority to pay a dividend to the Company, and authority to the Company to utilize such funds, for the sole purpose of paying the accumulated deferred interest payments on the Company's outstanding junior subordinated debentures issued in connection with the Company's trust preferred securities, as previously described above.

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 although First Bank was notified, as of October 16, 2013, by the FRB that such restrictions are no longer applicable to First Bank. 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, and 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 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, 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 memorandum of understanding with the FRB was replaced and superseded by the Agreement. The informal agreement with the MDOF, dated September 18, 2008, was terminated effective September 11, 2013.

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, there can be no assurance that the Company and First Bank will be able to comply fully with the requirements of the Agreement, that compliance with the Agreement will not be more time consuming or more expensive than anticipated, that compliance with the Agreement will enable the Company and First Bank to maintain profitable operations, or that efforts to comply with the 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, the Company and First Bank could become subject to various requirements limiting our ability to develop new business lines, mandating additional capital, and/or requiring the sale of certain assets and liabilities. Failure of the Company or 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 our business, financial condition or results of operations.

RESULTS OFOPERATIONS

Overview. We recorded net income of $5.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to $6.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Our net income reflects the following:

• Net interest income of $36.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to $37.8 million for the comparable period in 2013, and an increase in our net interest margin to 2.77% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to 2.59% for the comparable period in 2013;

• A provision for loan losses of zero for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013;

• Noninterest income of $14.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to $15.4 million for the comparable period in 2013;

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• Noninterest expense of $42.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to $44.0 million for the comparable period in 2013;

• A provision for income taxes of $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to $365,000 for the comparable period in 2013;

• A net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, of $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013; and

• A net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary of $55,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary of $46,000 for the comparable period in 2013.

Net Interest Income and Average Balance Sheets. The primary source of our income is net interest income. The following table sets forth, on a tax-equivalent basis, certain information on a continuing operations 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 months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014					2013
	Average Balance		Interest Income/ Expense	Yield/ Rate		Average Balance		Interest Income/ Expense	Yield/ Rate
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
ASSETS:
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (1)(2)(3)	$	2,877,153	29,091	4.10	%	$	2,845,660	30,186	4.30	%
Investment securities (3)	2,222,831		12,656	2.31		2,667,856		13,283	2.02
FRB and FHLB stock	30,280		358	4.79		27,479		303	4.47
Short-term investments	189,171		120	0.26		400,047		262	0.27
Total interest-earning assets	5,319,435		42,225	3.22		5,941,042		44,034	3.01
Nonearning assets	580,512					416,768
Assets of discontinued operations	—					46,502
Total assets	$	5,899,947				$	6,404,312
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest-bearing demand	$	675,021	82	0.05	%	$	647,158	76	0.05	%
Savings and money market	1,843,543		744	0.16		1,858,523		635	0.14
Time deposits of $100 or more	399,589		486	0.49		418,011		656	0.64
Other time deposits	645,885		722	0.45		763,583		1,103	0.59
Total interest-bearing deposits	3,564,038		2,034	0.23		3,687,275		2,470	0.27
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	39,839		4	0.04		27,695		3	0.04
Subordinated debentures	354,220		3,811	4.36		354,143		3,676	4.21
Total interest-bearing liabilities	3,958,097		5,849	0.60		4,069,113		6,149	0.61
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits	1,244,380					1,155,740
Other liabilities	202,606					184,147
Liabilities of discontinued operations	—					698,279
Total liabilities	5,405,083					6,107,279
Stockholders’ equity	494,864					297,033
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	5,899,947				$	6,404,312
Net interest income			36,376					37,885
Interest rate spread				2.62					2.40
Net interest margin (4)				2.77	%				2.59	%

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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 $36,000 and $48,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(4) Net interest margin is the ratio of net interest income (expressed on a tax-equivalent basis) to average interest-earning assets.

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 high level of short-term investments and investment securities as a percentage of our interest-earning assets has negatively impacted our net interest income and is expected to continue to impact the level of our net interest income in the future. We continue our efforts to re-define our overall strategy and business plans with respect to our loan portfolio in light of ongoing changes in market conditions in our markets, focusing on loan growth initiatives.

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Net interest income, expressed on a tax-equivalent basis, decreased to $36.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to $37.9 million for the comparable period in 2013. Our net interest margin increased18 basis points to 2.77% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, from 2.59% for the comparable period in 2013.

We attribute the increase in our net interest margin for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the comparable period in 2013, to an increase in the average yield on investment securities, a decrease in the cost of interest-bearing deposits and a reduction in our average short-term investments, partially offset by a decrease in the average yield on loans. We attribute the decrease in our net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the comparable period in 2013, to a lower average balance of interest-earning assets, primarily resulting from the sale of our ABS line of business in November, 2013. While improved from the three months ended March 31, 2013, our net interest margin is expected to continue to remain at lower than historical levels until loan balances become a higher percentage of our interest-earning assets.

Interest income on our loan portfolio, expressed on a tax-equivalent basis, decreased $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the comparable period in 2013. Average loans increased $31.5 million to $2.88 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to $2.85 billion for the comparable period in 2013, while the yield on our loan portfolio decreased 20 basis points to 4.10% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, from 4.30% for the comparable period in 2013. The increase in average loans primarily reflects increased production loan volumes, particularly in our commercial, financial and agricultural and commercial real estate portfolios, partially offset by loan payoffs and principal payments and the exit of certain of our problem credit relationships. The yield on our loan portfolio continues to be adversely impacted by the lower levels of prime and declining LIBOR interest rates, as a significant portion of our loan portfolio is priced to these indices.

Interest income on our investment securities, expressed on a tax-equivalent basis, decreased $627,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the comparable period in 2013. Average investment securities decreased $445.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the comparable period in 2013. The yield earned on our investment securities portfolio increased 29 basis points to 2.31% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to 2.02% for the comparable period in 2013. During 2013, we reinvested proceeds from sales and maturities of certain investment securities into cash and cash equivalents to build liquidity in anticipation of the sale of our ABS line of business, which was completed in November 2013. During the first quarter of 2014, we sold certain investment securities to fund loan growth and to pay all of the cumulative deferred interest on our junior subordinated debentures relating to the Company's trust preferred securities in March 2014. We continue to maintain a high level of investment securities in an effort to support future loan growth opportunities.

Interest income on our short-term investments decreased $142,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the comparable period in 2013. Average short-term investments decreased $210.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the comparable period in 2013. During 2013, we utilized funds available from sales and maturities of investment securities and the decrease in our average total deposits to increase our liquidity position for the sales of our ABS line of business during the fourth quarter of 2013 and our Northern Florida Region during the second quarter of 2013. The yield on our short-term investments was 0.26% and 0.27% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, 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%.

Interest expense on our interest-bearing deposits decreased $436,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the comparable period in 2013. Average total deposits decreased $34.6 million to $4.81 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2014, from $4.84 billion for the comparable period in 2013. A decrease in average interest-bearing deposits of $123.2 million was partially offset by an increase in average noninterest-bearing deposits of $88.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the comparable period in 2013. 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 in demand deposits through deposit development programs, including marketing campaigns and enhanced product and service offerings. The mix in our deposit portfolio volumes for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the comparable period in 2013, primarily reflects a shift from time deposits and savings and money market deposits to interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing demand deposits. Decreases in our average time deposits, and savings and money market deposits, of $136.1 million and $15.0 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the comparable period in 2013, were partially offset by increases in average interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing demand deposits of $27.9 million and $88.6 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the comparable period in 2013. The aggregate weighted average rate paid on our interest-bearing deposit portfolio decreased four basis points to 0.23% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, from 0.27% for the comparable period in 2013, reflecting the re-pricing of certificate of deposit accounts to current market interest rates upon maturity. The weighted average rate paid on our time deposit portfolio declined 13 basis points to 0.47% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, from 0.60% for the comparable period in 2013.

Interest expense on our junior subordinated debentures increased $135,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the comparable period in 2013. The aggregate weighted average rate paid on our junior subordinated debentures increased to 4.36% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, from 4.21% for the comparable period in 2013. The aggregate weighted average rates reflect additional interest expense accrued on the regularly scheduled deferred interest payments on our junior subordinated

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debentures until we paid all of the cumulative deferred interest to the trustees in March 2014, as further discussed in Note 7 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 91 and 71 basis points for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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 months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013. 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 March 31, 2014 Compared to 2013
	Volume			Rate		Net Change
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Interest earned on:
Loans (1) (2) (3)	$	329		(1,424	)	(1,095	)
Investment securities (3)	(2,388		)	1,761		(627	)
FRB and FHLB stock	32			23		55
Short-term investments	(133		)	(9	)	(142	)
Total interest income	(2,160		)	351		(1,809	)
Interest paid on:
Interest-bearing demand deposits	6			—		6
Savings and money market deposits	(4		)	113		109
Time deposits	(191		)	(360	)	(551	)
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	1			—		1
Subordinated debentures	1			134		135
Total interest expense	(187		)	(113	)	(300	)
Net interest income	$	(1,973	)	464		(1,509	)

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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%.

Provision for Loan Losses. We did not record a provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, which was attributable to the continued improvement in our overall asset quality levels, as further discussed under “—Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses.”

Our nonaccrual loans were $53.8 million at March 31, 2014, compared to $53.0 million at December 31, 2013 and $102.2 million at March 31, 2013, reflecting a 47.4% decrease in nonaccrual loans year-over-year. The decrease in the overall level of nonaccrual loans at March 31, 2014, as compared to March 31, 2013, was primarily driven by the resolution of certain nonaccrual loans, and reflects our continued progress with respect to the implementation of our asset quality improvement initiatives, designed to reduce the overall balance of nonaccrual and other potential problem loans and assets.

Our net loan charge-offs decreased to $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, from $3.4 million for the comparable period in 2013. Our annualized net loan charge-offs were 0.17% and 0.49% of average loans for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Loan charge-offs were $3.4 million and $6.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and loan recoveries were $2.2 million and $3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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 decreased $720,000 to $14.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, from $15.4 million for the comparable period in 2013. The decrease in our noninterest income was primarily attributable to reduced gains on loans sold and held for sale and a decline in other income, partially offset by increased gains on investment securities. The following table summarizes noninterest income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

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	Three Months Ended
	March 31,					Increase (Decrease)
	2014			2013		Amount		%
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts and customer service fees	$	8,333		8,314		19		0.2	%
Gain on loans sold and held for sale	865			1,553		(688	)	(44.3	)
Net gain (loss) on investment securities	1,280			(416	)	1,696		407.7
Net gain on sale of other real estate	442			366		76		20.8
(Decrease) increase in fair value of servicing rights	(232		)	154		(386	)	(250.6	)
Loan servicing fees	1,711			1,717		(6	)	(0.3	)
Other	2,276			3,707		(1,431	)	(38.6	)
Total noninterest income	$	14,675		15,395		(720	)	(4.7	)

The decrease in gains on residential mortgage loans sold and held for sale was primarily attributable to a decline in loan production volumes in our mortgage banking division as new interest rate lock commitments decreased to $47.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to $98.2 million for the comparable period in 2013. The decline in loan production volume was associated with a decrease in refinancing activity in our mortgage banking division.

The increase in net gains on investment securities was attributable to the sale of certain investment securities during the three months ended March 31, 2014 to fund loan growth and other corporate transactions. The net loss on investment securities for the three months ended March 31, 2013 primarily reflects other-than-temporary impairment of $407,000 recorded on a single municipal investment security classified as held-to-maturity.

The decrease in the fair value of mortgage and SBA servicing rights primarily reflects 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.

The decrease in other income was primarily attributable to income of $1.2 million recognized on the call of an SBA loan securitization in the first quarter of 2013.

Noninterest Expense. Noninterest expense decreased $1.3 million to $42.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, from $44.0 million for the comparable period in 2013. The decrease in our noninterest expense was primarily attributable to a lower level of expenses associated with our nonperforming assets and potential problem loans, in addition to decreased FDIC insurance expense, partially offset by an increase in salaries and employee benefits expenses and information technology fees. The following table summarizes noninterest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			Increase (Decrease)
	2014		2013	Amount		%
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	$	19,882	19,551	331		1.7	%
Occupancy, net of rental income, and furniture and equipment	8,144		8,417	(273	)	(3.2	)
Postage, printing and supplies	639		628	11		1.8
Information technology fees	5,610		5,285	325		6.1
Legal, examination and professional fees	1,291		1,663	(372	)	(22.4	)
Advertising and business development	622		432	190		44.0
FDIC insurance	1,264		1,882	(618	)	(32.8	)
Write-downs and expenses on other real estate	699		1,511	(812	)	(53.7	)
Other	4,597		4,678	(81	)	(1.7	)
Total noninterest expense	$	42,748	44,047	(1,299	)	(2.9	)

The increase in salaries and employee benefits expense reflects normal compensation increases, increases in staffing levels in certain key revenue-generating functions and an increase in incentive compensation, partially offset by a decrease in benefits expenses, including medical claims and prescription expenses. We had 1,150 and 1,147 full-time equivalent employees at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, compared to 1,137 at March 31, 2013, excluding discontinued operations.

The increase in information technology fees was associated with a planned investment in the expansion of certain of our information technology and security programs resulting in an increase in the fees paid to First Services, L.P, a limited partnership indirectly owned by our Chairman and members of his immediate family, as more fully described in Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements.

The decrease in legal, examination and professional fees reflects a decline in legal expenses associated with loan collection activities, divestiture activities and litigation matters in comparison to the level of such expenses during the first three months of 2013.

The decrease in FDIC insurance expense is primarily reflective of a reduction in our assessment rate, effective October 2013.

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The decrease in write-downs and expenses on other real estate reflects a reduction in the overall number and balance of our other real estate, which decreased to $61.5 million at March 31, 2014, from $66.7 million at December 31, 2013 and $89.0 million at March 31, 2013. Other real estate expenses, exclusive of write-downs, such as taxes, insurance, and repairs and maintenance, decreased $651,000 to $602,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, from $1.3 million for the comparable period in 2013. Write-downs related to the re-valuation of certain other real estate properties decreased $161,000 to $97,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, from $258,000 for the comparable period in 2013.

Provision for Income Taxes. We recorded a provision for income taxes of $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to $365,000 for the comparable period in 2013. During the fourth quarter of 2013, we reversed substantially all of the valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets, previously established in 2008. As such, the first quarter of 2014 reflects the initial period in which a provision for income taxes was recorded in the statements of income without a related deferred tax asset valuation allowance.

FINANCIALCONDITION

Total assets decreased$28.4 million to $5.89 billion at March 31, 2014, from $5.92 billion at December 31, 2013. The decrease in our total assets was primarily attributable to a decrease in our investment securities portfolio, partially offset by an increase in cash and cash equivalents and our loan portfolio, as further described below.

Cash and cash equivalents, which are comprised of cash and short-term investments, increased$150.8 million to $341.2 million at March 31, 2014, from $190.4 million at December 31, 2013. The majority of funds in our short-term investments are maintained in our correspondent bank account with the FRB, as further discussed under “—Liquidity Management.” The increase in our cash and cash equivalents was primarily attributable to the following:

• A net decrease in our investment securities portfolio of $225.5 million, excluding the fair value adjustment on available-for-sale investment securities;

• An increase in deposits of $28.5 million;

• Sales of other real estate resulting in the receipt of cash proceeds from these sales of $5.9 million;

• Recoveries of loans previously charged off of $2.2 million; and

• Cash generated by operating earnings; partially offset by

• The payment of $66.4 million of cumulative deferred interest payments on our junior subordinated debentures to the respective trustees in March 2014, which was subsequently distributed to the trust preferred securities holders on the respective interest payment dates in March and April, 2014;

• An increase in loans of $38.3 million, exclusive of loan charge-offs and transfers of loans to other real estate;

• A payment of $15.5 million in January 2014 associated with the final settlement amount paid to Union Bank in conjunction with the sale of our ABS line of business in November, 2013; and

• A net decrease in our daily securities sold under agreements to repurchase of $6.4 million, consisting of changes in our daily repurchase agreements utilized by customers as an alternative deposit product.

Investment securities decreased$225.1 million to $2.13 billion at March 31, 2014, from $2.35 billion at December 31, 2013. The decrease primarily reflects proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities. We sold certain investment securities during the first quarter of 2014 to fund loan growth and other corporate transactions, including the payment of all of the cumulative deferred interest on our junior subordinated debentures relating to the Company's trust preferred securities in March 2014. The decrease is partially offset by an increase in the fair value adjustment on our available-for-sale investment securities of $6.9 million resulting from a decrease in market interest rates during the period. Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale investment securities were $166.3 million and proceeds from maturities and/or calls of investment securities were $62.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

Loans, net of net deferred loan fees, or total loans, increased$33.9 million to $2.89 billion at March 31, 2014, from $2.86 billion at December 31, 2013. The increase primarily reflects new loan production as a result of successful efforts to expand existing loan relationships and develop new loan relationships, specifically in our commercial, financial and agricultural and commercial real estate portfolios.

Deposits increased$28.5 million to $4.84 billion at March 31, 2014, from $4.81 billion at December 31, 2013. The increase reflects growth in demand deposits of $49.7 million attributable to seasonal fluctuations, partially offset by reductions of certificates of deposit and savings and money market deposits of $18.4 million and $2.8 million, respectively.

Daily securities sold under agreements to repurchase (in connection with cash management activities of our commercial deposit customers) decreased$6.4 million to $36.7 million at March 31, 2014, from $43.1 million at December 31, 2013, reflecting changes in customer balances associated with this product segment.

Accrued expenses and other liabilities decreased$80.8 million to $110.3 million at March 31, 2014, from $191.1 million at December 31, 2013. The decrease was attributable to a decrease of $62.7 million in accrued interest payable on our junior

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subordinated debentures associated with the payment of all of the cumulative deferred interest on our junior subordinated debentures relating to the Company's trust preferred securities in March 2014, as further described in Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements. The decrease was also attributable to the final settlement amount of $15.5 million paid to Union Bank in January 2014 in conjunction with the sale of our ABS line of business in November 2013.

Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

Loan Portfolio Composition. Total loans represented 49.1% of our assets as of March 31, 2014, compared to 48.3% of our assets at December 31, 2013. Total loans increased$33.9 million to $2.89 billion at March 31, 2014 from $2.86 billion at December 31, 2013. The following table summarizes the composition of our loan portfolio by category at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	632,089		600,704
Real estate construction and development	121,237			121,662
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	910,513			921,488
Multi-family residential	125,116			121,304
Commercial real estate	1,063,813			1,048,234
Consumer and installment	17,399			18,681
Loans held for sale	21,402			25,548
Net deferred loan fees	(588		)	(526	)
Total loans	$	2,890,981		2,857,095

The following table summarizes the composition of our loan portfolio by geographic region and/or business segment at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Southern California	$	959,853	968,241
Missouri	614,640		565,043
Mortgage Banking Division	505,453		513,225
Northern California	372,022		361,895
Northern and Southern Illinois	226,105		224,664
Chicago	88,087		91,048
Florida	55,949		58,525
Texas	21,467		23,705
Other	47,405		50,749
Total loans	$	2,890,981	2,857,095

The net increase in our loan portfolio during the first three months of2014 primarily reflects the following:

• An increase of $31.4 million, or 5.2%, in our commercial, financial and agricultural portfolio, primarily attributable to new loan production within this portfolio segment;

• A decrease of $11.0 million, or 1.2%, in our one-to-four-family residential real estate loan portfolio primarily attributable to principal payments and payoffs on existing loans exceeding new loan production. The following table summarizes the composition of our one-to-four-family residential real estate loan portfolio as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
One-to-four-family residential real estate:
Residential mortgage	$	562,170	572,164
Home equity	348,343		349,324
Total	$	910,513	921,488

• An increase of $15.6 million, or 1.5%, in our commercial real estate portfolio primarily attributable to new loan production within this portfolio segment. The following table summarizes the composition of our commercial real estate portfolio by loan type as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

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	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied	$	570,024	568,035
Non-owner occupied	473,376		461,573
Farmland	20,413		18,626
Total	$	1,063,813	1,048,234

• A decrease of $4.1 million, or 16.2%, in our loans held for sale portfolio primarily resulting from a decline in loan origination volumes and the timing of subsequent sales into the secondary mortgage market.

Nonperforming Assets. Nonperforming assets include nonaccrual loans and other real estate. The following table presents the categories of nonperforming assets and certain ratios as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Nonperforming Assets:
Nonaccrual loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	13,023		10,523
Real estate construction and development	4,642			4,914
One-to-four-family residential real estate:
Residential mortgage	18,566			20,063
Home equity	7,097			7,361
Multi-family residential	1,638			1,793
Commercial real estate	8,826			8,283
Consumer and installment	13			19
Total nonaccrual loans	53,805			52,956
Other real estate	61,485			66,702
Total nonperforming assets	$	115,290		119,658
Total loans	$	2,890,981		2,857,095
Performing troubled debt restructurings	$	111,911		110,627
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing	$	253		424
Ratio of:
Allowance for loan losses to loans	2.76		%	2.84	%
Nonaccrual loans to loans	1.86			1.85
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans	148.37			153.02
Nonperforming assets to loans and other real estate	3.90			4.09

Our nonperforming assets, consisting of nonaccrual loans and other real estate, decreased$4.4 million, or 3.7%, to $115.3 million at March 31, 2014, from $119.7 million at December 31, 2013, attributable to a decrease in our other real estate, partially offset by an increase in our nonaccrual loans.

The increase in our nonaccrual loans of $849,000, or 1.6%, during the first three months of2014 was primarily driven by additions to nonaccrual loans during the quarter, primarily in our commercial, financial and agricultural loan portfolio. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, loans identified by management as troubled debt restructurings, or TDRs, aggregating $9.2 million and $10.6 million, respectively, were on nonaccrual status and were classified as nonperforming loans.

The decrease in other real estate of $5.2 million, or 7.8%, during the first three months of2014 was primarily driven by sales of other real estate properties, including a single property with a carrying value of $3.0 million. Of the $61.5 million of other real estate at March 31, 2014, $872,000, $58.4 million and $2.1 million consisted of collateral with the most recent appraisal date being in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The remaining other real estate of $82,000 at March 31, 2014 consisted of collateral with the most recent appraisal date being in 2011 and 2010.

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Performing Troubled Debt Restructurings. The following table presents the categories of performing TDRs as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	$	79,586	78,153
Multi-family residential	27,836		27,955
Commercial real estate	4,489		4,519
Total performing troubled debt restructurings	$	111,911	110,627

The increase in performing TDRs of $1.3 million, or 1.2%, during the first three months of2014 was primarily attributable to an increase in our one-to-four-family residential loan portfolio performing TDRs. Our multi-family residential performing TDRs consist of a single $27.8 million loan relationship in our Chicago region that was restructured during the fourth quarter of 2012. We are closely monitoring this loan relationship, and while facts and circumstances are subject to change in the future, the borrower continued to service this obligation in accordance with the existing terms and conditions of the restructured credit agreement as of March 31, 2014.

Potential Problem Loans. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, loans aggregating $101.8 million and $109.5 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 commercial loans having an internally assigned grade of substandard and consumer loans which are greater than 30 days past due. The following table presents the categories of our potential problem loans as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	10,884	14,727
Real estate construction and development	73,051		73,390
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	7,815		8,707
Multi-family residential	610		555
Commercial real estate	9,265		11,999
Consumer and installment	178		126
Total potential problem loans	$	101,803	109,504

Potential problem loans decreased$7.7 million, or 7.0%, during the first three months of2014. The decrease in potential problem loans reflects transfers of certain potential problem loans to special mention status, transfers to nonaccrual status and payment activity. Potential problem loans at March 31, 2014 include a $60.5 million real estate construction and development credit relationship in our Southern California region. Based on recent valuations of the underlying collateral securing this loan relationship, we have determined that it is currently adequately secured. We continue to closely monitor this loan relationship, and while the facts and circumstances are subject to change in the future, the borrower continued to service this obligation in accordance with the existing terms and conditions of the credit agreement as of March 31, 2014.

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 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.

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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. 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 management determines new appraisals are prudent based on many different factors, such as a rapid change in market conditions in a particular region.

Allowance for Loan Losses. Our allowance for loan losses decreased to $79.8 million at March 31, 2014, from $81.0 million at December 31, 2013. The decrease in our allowance for loan losses during the first three months of2014 was attributable to net charge-offs of $1.2 million.

Our allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans was 2.76% and 2.84% at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The decrease in the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans during the first three months of2014 was primarily attributable to the decrease in our potential problem loans, which generally require a higher allowance for loan losses relative to the amount of the loans than the remainder of the loan portfolio, in addition to a decrease in our historical net loan charge-off experience as a result of declining charge-off levels during the first three months of2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to previous periods.

Our allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonaccrual loans was 148.37% and 153.02% at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The decrease in the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonaccrual loans during the first three months of2014 was attributable to the slight increase in nonaccrual loans, coupled with the decline in the allowance for loan losses.

The following table summarizes the changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Allowance for loan losses, beginning of period	$	81,033		91,602
Loans charged-off:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	(1,622		)	(676	)
Real estate construction and development	(30		)	(282	)
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential:
Residential mortgage	(1,091		)	(3,648	)
Home equity	(335		)	(741	)
Multi-family residential	(132		)	(3	)
Commercial real estate	(188		)	(1,477	)
Consumer and installment	(49		)	(56	)
Total	(3,447		)	(6,883	)
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	752			1,067
Real estate construction and development	600			395
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential:
Residential mortgage	582			1,134
Home equity	209			97
Multi-family residential loans	7			—
Commercial real estate loans	57			718
Consumer and installment	38			40
Total	2,245			3,451
Net loans charged-off	(1,202		)	(3,432	)
Provision for loan losses	—			—
Allowance for loan losses, end of period	$	79,831		88,170

Our net loan charge-offs decreased to $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, from $3.4 million for the comparable period in 2013. Our annualized net loan charge-offs as a percentage of average loans were 0.17% and 0.49% for the three months

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ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. During the first three months of2014, as compared to the comparable period in 2013, we experienced a decrease in net loan charge-offs in all of our loan categories except our commercial, financial and agricultural and multi-family residential loan portfolios. Net loan charge-offs associated with our commercial, financial and agricultural portfolio were $870,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to net loan recoveries of $391,000 for the comparable period in 2013, resulting in an increase in net loan charge-offs for that category of $1.3 million.

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 income.

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:

• Changes in the aggregate loan balances by loan category;

• 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;

• Changes in historical loss data as a result of recent charge-off experience by loan type; and

• 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.

The following table is a summary of the ratio of the allocated allowance for loan losses to loans by category as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
Commercial, financial and agricultural	2.19	%	2.23	%
Real estate construction and development	5.84		6.09
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	3.43		3.54
Multi-family residential	4.21		4.33
Commercial real estate	2.07		2.10
Consumer and installment	2.03		1.68
Total	2.76		2.84

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, including loan growth in certain portfolio segments.

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INTERESTRATERISKMANAGEMENT

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, typically 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:

• 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;

• Employing a financial simulation model to determine our exposure to changes in interest rates;

• Coordinating the lending, investing and deposit-generating functions to control the assumption of interest rate risk; and

• 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.

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, Chief Banking Officer, 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 4.9% of net interest income, based on assets and liabilities at March 31, 2014. At March 31, 2014, 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, 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 March 31, 2014, adjusted to account for anticipated prepayments:

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	Three Months or Less			Over Three through Six Months		Over Six through Twelve Months		Over One through Five Years	Over Five Years	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (1)	$	1,345,506		176,242		267,342		908,617	193,274	2,890,981
Investment securities	87,274			77,025		155,414		1,153,089	654,042	2,126,844
FRB and FHLB stock	32,148			—		—		—	—	32,148
Short-term investments	229,187			—		—		—	—	229,187
Total interest-earning assets	$	1,694,115		253,267		422,756		2,061,706	847,316	5,279,160
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand deposits	$	258,689		160,806		104,874		76,907	97,882	699,158
Money market deposits	1,548,021			—		—		—	—	1,548,021
Savings deposits	49,960			41,144		35,266		49,960	117,554	293,884
Time deposits	280,508			198,611		305,620		242,945	22	1,027,706
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	36,713			—		—		—	—	36,713
Subordinated debentures	282,481			—		—		—	71,748	354,229
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	2,456,372		400,561		445,760		369,812	287,206	3,959,711
Interest-sensitivity gap:
Periodic	$	(762,257	)	(147,294	)	(23,004	)	1,691,894	560,110	1,319,449
Cumulative	(762,257		)	(909,551	)	(932,555	)	759,339	1,319,449
Ratio of interest-sensitive assets to interest-sensitive liabilities:
Periodic	0.69			0.63		0.95		5.58	2.95	1.33
Cumulative	0.69			0.68		0.72		1.21	1.33

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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:

• Loans will repay at projected repayment rates;

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

• Interest-bearing demand accounts and savings deposits will behave in a projected manner with regard to their interest rate sensitivity; and

• 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 $1.32 billion, or 22.4% of our total assets at March 31, 2014. We were in an overall liability-sensitive position on a cumulative basis through the twelve-month time horizon of $932.6 million, or 15.8% of our total assets at March 31, 2014.

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.

In the past, we have utilized 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 may also sell interest rate swap agreement contracts to certain customers who wish to modify their interest rate sensitivity. There were no interest rate swap agreement contracts outstanding at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Our derivative instruments are more fully described in Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements.

LIQUIDITYMANAGEMENT

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 ongoing 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 analyze and manage short-term and long-term liquidity through

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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.

Our cash and cash equivalents were $341.2 million and $190.4 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The majority of these funds were maintained in our correspondent bank account with the FRB. The increase in our cash and cash equivalents of $150.8 million is further discussed under “— Financial Condition.”

Our unpledged investment securities decreased$239.2 million to $1.78 billion at March 31, 2014, from $2.02 billion at December 31, 2013, and are mostly comprised of highly liquid and readily marketable available-for-sale investment securities. The combined level of cash and cash equivalents and unpledged investment securities provided us with total available liquidity of $2.12 billion and $2.21 billion at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Our available liquidity of $2.12 billion represents 36.0% of total assets at March 31, 2014, in comparison to $2.21 billion, or 37.3% of total assets, at December 31, 2013. Our loan-to-deposit ratio increased to 59.7% at March 31, 2014 from 59.4% at December 31, 2013.

During the first three months of2014, we reduced our aggregate funds acquired from other sources of funds by $5.8 million to $426.4 million at March 31, 2014, from $432.2 million at December 31, 2013. 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 primarily attributable to a reduction in our daily repurchase agreements. The following table presents the maturity structure of these other sources of funds at March 31, 2014:

	Certificates of Deposit of $100,000 or More		Other Borrowings	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three months or less	$	106,858	36,713	143,571
Over three months through six months	73,901		—	73,901
Over six months through twelve months	114,726		—	114,726
Over twelve months	94,190		—	94,190
Total	$	389,675	36,713	426,388

In addition to these sources of funds, First Bank has established a borrowing relationship with the FRB. First Bank's borrowing capacity through its relationship with the FRB was approximately $300.8 million and $283.9 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. This borrowing relationship, which is secured primarily by commercial loans, provides an additional liquidity facility that may be utilized for contingency liquidity purposes. First Bank did not have any FRB borrowings outstanding at March 31, 2014 or December 31, 2013.

First Bank also has a borrowing relationship with the FHLB. First Bank's borrowing capacity through its relationship with the FHLB was approximately $392.5 million and $379.1 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The borrowing relationship is secured by one-to-four-family residential, multi-family residential and commercial real estate loans. First Bank requests advances and/or repays advances from the FHLB based on its current and future projected liquidity needs. First Bank did not have any FHLB advances outstanding at March 31, 2014 or December 31, 2013.

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. Exclusive of the CDARS program, First Bank does not generally utilize broker dealers to acquire deposits.

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 on trust preferred securities and other debt instruments issued by the Company, dividends paid on common and preferred stock (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 $7.3 million at March 31, 2014, as compared to $1.9 million at December 31, 2013.

We cannot pay any dividends on our common or preferred stock or make any distributions of interest or other sums on our trust preferred securities without the prior approval of the FRB, as previously discussed under “Overview and Recent Developments —Regulatory Agreements.”

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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. The Company had deferred such payments for 18 quarterly periods as of December 31, 2013. These deferred payments aggregated $62.7 million at December 31, 2013.

On January 31, 2014, the Company received regulatory approval from the FRB, subject to certain conditions, which granted First Bank the authority to pay a dividend to the Company, and the authority to the Company to utilize such funds, for the sole purpose of paying the accumulated deferred interest payments on the Company's outstanding junior subordinated debentures issued in connection with the Company's trust preferred securities. In February 2014, First Bank paid a dividend of $70.0 million to the Company and the Company notified the trustees of the trust preferred securities of its intention to pay all cumulative interest that had been deferred on the junior subordinated debentures relating to our trust preferred securities, on the regularly scheduled quarterly payment dates in March and April, 2014. The aggregate amount owed on all of the junior subordinated debentures relating to our trust preferred securities at the respective March and April, 2014 payment dates was $66.4 million. On March 14, 2014, the Company paid interest on the junior subordinated debentures of $66.4 million to the respective trustees, which was subsequently distributed to the trust preferred securities holders on the respective interest payment dates in March and April, 2014, as further described under “Overview and Recent Developments —Dividend from First Bank and Payment of Interest on Junior Subordinated Debentures” and in Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements. Subsequent to this payment, the Company has the ability to enter into future deferral periods of up to 20 consecutive quarterly periods without triggering a payment default or penalty.

The Company and First Bank must receive approval from the FRB prior to making any future interest payments on the Company's outstanding junior subordinated debentures. The Company is unable to predict whether or when the FRB will grant approval to the Company to make any such future interest payments. Without the payment of dividends from First Bank, the Company currently lacks the source of income and the liquidity to make future interest payments on the subordinated debentures associated with its trust preferred securities. Given restrictions placed upon First Bank, including regulatory restrictions, it may not be able to provide the Company with dividends in an amount sufficient to pay the interest on the trust preferred securities. In such case, the Company would have to pursue alternative funding sources, but there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to identify and obtain alternative funding due to the uncertainty 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 our financial performance and conditions in the capital markets, economic conditions and a number of other factors, many of which are outside of our control.

During the period of deferral of interest on our regularly scheduled interest payments on our outstanding junior subordinated debentures relating to our $345.0 million of trust preferred securities, we were not allowed to, among other things and with limited exceptions, pay cash dividends on or repurchase our common stock or preferred stock or 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 8 to our consolidated financial statements. We have deferred and accrued $68.4 million of regularly scheduled dividend payments on our Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock, and have accrued an additional $9.4 million of cumulative dividends on such deferred dividend payments at March 31, 2014. As such, the aggregate amount of these deferred and accrued dividend payments was $77.8 million at March 31, 2014.

On March 20, 2013, 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 14 to our consolidated financial statements. The agreement provided for a $5.0 million secured revolving line of credit to be utilized for general working capital needs and replaced a previous credit agreement that matured on December 31, 2012. This borrowing arrangement, which matured on March 31, 2014, had an interest rate of LIBOR plus 300 basis points, and was intended to supplement, on a contingent basis, the parent company's overall level of unrestricted cash to cover the parent company's projected operating expenses should the parent company's existing cash resources become insufficient in the future. There were no balances outstanding under this borrowing arrangement from its origination date through its maturity date.

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

• First Bank is unable or prohibited by its regulators to pay future dividends 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 “Overview and Recent Developments —Regulatory Agreements;”

• 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;

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• 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 March 31, 2014, with the exception of $36.7 million of daily repurchase agreements utilized by customers as an alternative deposit product, and has substantial borrowing capacity through its relationships with the FHLB and the FRB, as previously discussed; or

• The Company has difficulty raising cash through the future issuance of debt or equity instruments or by accessing additional sources of credit, as further described above.

The Company's financial flexibility will 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 be materially adversely affected. A lack of liquidity and/or cost-effective funding alternatives could lead to the Company's inability to meet its financial commitments and related contractual obligations associated with its junior subordinated debentures, which would have a material adverse effect on 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 March 31, 2014 were as follows:

	Less Than 1 Year		1-3 Years	3-5 Years	Over 5 Years	Total (1)
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Operating leases	$	8,439	12,647	6,463	10,968	38,517
Certificates of deposit (2)	784,030		202,760	40,894	22	1,027,706
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	36,713		—	—	—	36,713
Subordinated debentures (3)	—		—	—	354,229	354,229
Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock (3) (4)	—		—	—	312,743	312,743
Other contractual obligations	511		4	—	—	515
Total	$	829,693	215,411	47,357	677,962	1,770,423

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(1) Amounts exclude ASC Topic 740 unrecognized tax liabilities of $879,000 and related accrued interest expense of $156,000 for which the timing of payment of such liabilities cannot be reasonably estimated as of March 31, 2014.

(2) Amounts exclude the related accrued interest expense on certificates of deposit of $347,000 as of March 31, 2014.

(3) Amounts exclude the accrued interest expense on junior subordinated debentures of $199,000 as of March 31, 2014, accrued dividends declared on preferred stock of $77.8 million and undeclared dividends of $9.6 million as of March 31, 2014. As further described under “Overview and Recent Developments –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.

(4) Represents amounts payable upon redemption of the Class C Preferred Stock and the Class D Preferred Stock of $295.4 million and $17.3 million, respectively.

EFFECTS OFNEWACCOUNTINGSTANDARDS

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-11 - Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists. As a result of applying this ASU, an unrecognized tax benefit is presented as a reduction of a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss or other tax credit carry-forward when settlement in this manner is available under the tax law. The assessment of whether settlement is available under the tax law is based on facts and circumstances as of the balance sheet reporting date and does not consider future events (i.e., upcoming expiration of related net operating loss carry-forwards). This classification does not affect an entity’s analysis of the realization of its deferred tax assets. This ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2013. We adopted the requirements of this ASU on January 1, 2014, 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.

In January 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-01 - Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323) - Accounting for Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects. This ASU provides guidance on accounting for investments by a reporting entity in flow-through limited liability entities that manage or invest in affordable housing projects that qualify for low-income housing tax credit. The amendments in this ASU permit reporting entities to make an accounting policy election to account for their investments in qualified affordable housing projects using the proportional amortization method if certain conditions are met. Under the proportional amortization method, an entity amortizes the initial cost of the investment in proportion to the tax credits and other tax benefits received and recognizes the net investment performance in the income statement as a component of income tax expense (benefit). The amendments require new recurring disclosures about all investments in qualified affordable housing projects irrespective of the method used to account for the investments. This ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the requirements of this ASU to determine the impact on our consolidated financial statements or results of operations and the disclosures to be presented in our consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM3–QUANTITATIVE ANDQUALITATIVEDISCLOSURES ABOUTMARKETRISK

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 45 through 46 of this report.

ITEM4–CONTROLS ANDPROCEDURES

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 it 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

ITEM1–LEGALPROCEEDINGS

The information required by this item is set forth in Part I, Item 1 – Financial Statements, under Note 15, 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 is reasonably likely to 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 —Regulatory Agreements” and in Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements. The informal agreement with the MDOF was terminated effective September 11, 2013.

ITEM1A–RISKFACTORS

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, 2013 and the additional risk factors, as described below, for a discussion of these risks.

The Company's common equity calculated under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles is likely to diverge from the Company's common equity Tier 1 Capital as calculated for regulatory purposes. As further described under “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations —Overview and Recent Developments – Basel III Regulatory Capital Reforms,” the Federal Reserve, in July, 2013, promulgated regulations that will impose a new common equity Tier 1 capital requirement that will apply to the Company beginning on January 1, 2015. Absent a substantial increase in qualifying common equity, the Company is not likely to meet the common equity Tier 1 capital requirement as it will be calculated in 2015, or to meet the common equity Tier 1 capital requirement as it will be calculated in 2016 when the capital conservation buffer goes

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into effect. The inability to remain adequately capitalized under the new Basel III capital requirements could materially adversely impact our financial condition, results of operations, ability to grow, and could prohibit the payment of dividends on our capital stock and interest on our junior subordinated debentures (and the related trust preferred securities).

The Company’s ability to increase its common equity Tier 1 capital is constrained by the Company’s private ownership structure. As previously described above, absent a substantial increase in qualifying common equity, the Company is not likely to meet the common equity Tier 1 capital requirement as it will be calculated in 2015, or to meet the common equity Tier 1 capital requirement as it will be calculated in 2016 when the capital conservation buffer goes into effect. All of the Company’s common stock is held by trusts created by and for the benefit of Mr. James F. Dierberg and members of his immediate family. The Company cannot issue a meaningful number of additional shares of common stock without an amendment of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation which would require the approval of the holders of common stock. Such holders have indicated their intention to maintain the Company as a privately held institution. Furthermore, applicable law would require continued control of an amount of the Company's capital stock that, in the aggregate, represents 50% of the Company's value by the current holders of the Company’s common stock, Class A Preferred Stock and Class B Preferred Stock in order to avoid limitations on the use of the Company's deferred tax assets. For these reasons, the Company’s ability to substantially increase its common equity Tier 1 capital in order to meet the new Basel III requirements by the time the new rules first become applicable to the Company in 2015 or by the time the capital conservation buffer goes into effect in 2016 is more limited than it otherwise might be for a publicly traded company with widely dispersed ownership.

The Company’s ability to pay dividends on its capital stock may be limited under the terms of the Company’s debt. As of March 31, 2014, the Company had $345.0 million of junior subordinated debentures issued in connection with its outstanding trust preferred securities, as further described in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements. Payments of principal and interest on the junior subordinated debentures (and the related payments on the trust preferred securities) are conditionally guaranteed by the Company. The rights of the holders of the Company’s junior subordinated debentures are senior in ranking to the rights of the holders of the Company’s common stock and preferred stock. As a result, the Company may only pay dividends on its common stock or preferred stock if the payments on its junior subordinated debentures (and the related trust preferred securities) are current and, in the event of its bankruptcy, dissolution or liquidation, the holders of the Company’s junior subordinated debentures must be satisfied before any distributions can be made to its stockholders.

Holders of the Company’s Common Stock, Class A Preferred Stock and Class B Preferred Stock may have interests that are different from the holders of the Company’s Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock. The holders of the Company’s Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock have limited voting rights. All of the Company’s Common Stock and Class A Preferred Stock and Class B Preferred Stock are held by trusts established by and administered by and for the benefit of Mr. James F. Dierberg and members of his immediate family. The holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class A Preferred Stock and Class B Preferred Stock may have different interests from the holders of the Company’s Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock and could vote, or not vote, to approve transactions that may be considered desirable by the holders of the Company’s Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock.

ITEM5–OTHER INFORMATION

On May 12, 2014, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) approved the First Banks, Inc. Executive Officer Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”). The Incentive Plan is designed to attract, retain and reward highly qualified executives who are important to the Company’s success and to provide incentives relating directly to the financial performance and long-term growth of the Company. Executive officers and other designated employees of the Company are eligible to participate in the Incentive Plan.

Pursuant to the Incentive Plan, participating employees may receive an annual incentive payment, calculated as a percentage of the employee’s annual salary, in cash and/or Partners in Performance Units (“Units”). Any Units so granted are subject to the terms and conditions of the First Banks, Inc. Partners in Performance Plan (the “PiP Plan”), described below. The Compensation Committee shall determine (1) executive officers eligible to participate in the Incentive Plan for the fiscal year; (2) the amount of any potential incentive payment based upon a percentage of each executive officer’s salary; (3) the allocation of the method of payment of any incentive between cash and Units; and (4) the financial performance goals and the weighting of such goals for each executive officer on which an incentive payment may be made. Individual awards will be based on attainment of performance goals comprised of specific components of the following: growth/revenue; earnings/efficiency; asset quality; and risk management/regulatory compliance. The Compensation Committee has the right to exclude significant extraordinary, nonrecurring or unusual items when calculating the Company’s financial performance in determining the achievement of financial goals. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer has the right to determine eligibility and amounts and terms of payments for non-executive officer employees under the Incentive Plan.

Any Units paid under the Incentive Plan are subject to the terms and conditions of the PiP Plan. Under the PiP Plan, Units are subject to forfeiture until they vest upon the last day of the two-year period which begins on January 1 of the year in which the

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Units are granted (unless the Units are granted in the third or fourth quarters of the year in which case the two-year vesting period begins on January 1 of the year following the grant). In addition, if a Unit recipient ceases to be employed by the Company or its affiliates due to death, Disability or Retirement (as such terms are defined in the PiP Plan) prior to the completion of the two-year vesting period, such recipient will become immediately vested as of the date of such death, Disability or Retirement. The value of each Unit will be determined as of the end of the two-year vesting period unless the Units vest as a result of death, Disability or Retirement. Following the determination of the Unit value, the value of the Unit will either be paid to the participant or, if properly elected by the participant, deferred subject to the terms of the Company’s Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan. The Unit value is initially computed by subtracting the Base Pretax Net Income from the Company’s Pretax Net Income (as such terms are defined in the PiP Plan) for the applicable two-year vesting period, dividing the difference by one hundred million ($100,000,000), adding $1.00 and rounding the resulting sum to the nearest cent ($0.01). Notwithstanding the results of the initial calculation of the Unit value, the Unit value shall not be less than $0.80 nor more than $1.40. The value of any Unit that vests as a result of death, Disability or Retirement will be $1.00.

Because the amounts to be received under the Incentive Plan and the PiP Plan can only be determined based on the future performance of the Company, it is not possible to determine the benefits that will be received by any employee under either plan at this time.

The summaries of the Incentive Plan and the PiP Plan are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of each plan, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM6–EXHIBITS

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

Exhibit Number	Description
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.
10.1*	First Banks, Inc. Senior Executive Incentive Plan – filed herewith.
10.2*	First Banks, Inc. Partners in Performance Plan – filed herewith.
101	Financial information from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014, formatted in XBRL interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income; (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.
*	Exhibits designated by an asterisk in the Index to Exhibits relate to management contracts and/or compensatory plans or arrangements.

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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: May 15, 2014

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-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

SENIOR EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE PLAN

I.    Performance Criteria

First Bank (the “Company”) has created this incentive plan (“Plan”) to reward and encourage outstanding performance. Performance Criteria for each executive officer, whose compensation is subject to disclosure under Item 402 of Regulation S-K (“Executive Officer”), or successor regulation, shall be determined by the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors of First Banks, Inc. (“First Banks”). Performance criteria for any other Plan participant shall be determined by the Chief Executive Officer of First Banks or the Company. These criteria, and the methodology for determining incentive payments based on such criteria, are described in Appendix A.

II.    Participants

The Compensation Committee or the Chief Executive Officer of First Banks may from time to time designate employees of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates as participants under the Plan. Each such employee shall be deemed a “Participant” for purposes of this Plan.

III.    Incentive Payments

Based on the criteria set forth in each Participant’s Performance Criteria and Incentive Calculation, a form of which is attached hereto as Appendix A, a Participant may receive annual cash incentive payments and Partners in Performance (PiP) Units in specified amounts. The terms of the PiP Units are set forth in the PiP Plan. Please consult the PiP Plan for further information. The remaining paragraphs of this document solely address annual cash incentive payments (“Payments”).

a) Time of Payments. Payments will be made to eligible Participants on an annual basis. The payment schedule is as follows:

Plan Year	Payment Date
January 1st – December 31st	Not later than April 30th following the end of the Plan Year

If any of the above dates falls on a weekend or legal holiday, Payments may be made on the immediately preceding business day.

Participants must be employees of the Company or one of its subsidiaries or affiliates on the date that Payments are actually to be made in order to receive Payments, unless otherwise required by applicable State laws or regulations. The existence of an employment

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relationship only on the last day of the Plan Year without being employed on the date Payments are to be made does not create a right to Payment.

b) Form of Payment. Any Payment shall be made by direct deposit to the Participant’s checking account if the Participant has authorized the direct deposit of salary and wages paid by the Company. If the Participant has not authorized such direct deposit, the Payment shall be made by check.

c) Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the right to deduct from all amounts paid pursuant to the Plan, or from any other compensation payable by the Company to the Participant, any taxes the Company determines it is required by law to withhold with respect to incentive payments. Any amounts so withheld shall be treated as paid to the Participant (or the Participant’s beneficiary or estate, if applicable) for all purposes of the Plan.

IV.    Deferral Election

Prior to the beginning of each Plan Year and consistent with the terms and conditions of the First Banks, Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the “NQDCP”), a Participant may elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of any Payment that the Participant may receive under this Plan in accordance with the terms of the NQDCP. All deferral elections shall be in such form and shall comply with all terms and conditions of the NQDCP. Eligibility to participate and all amounts deferred are subject to the terms and conditions of the NQDCP.

V.    Amendments

The Company, through the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of First Banks (with respect to any named executive officers) or the Chief Executive Officer of First Banks (with respect to any other individuals subject to this plan) may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan at any time and in any manner by a written instrument.

VI.    Administration of the Plan

a) General Administrative Authority.The Compensation Committee and its delegates shall have full power and authority to administer the Plan including (a) approving designation of those employees who will be eligible to receive Payments under the Plan, (b) determining the amount of Payments, (c) determining when participation in the Plan will be granted, (d) interpreting and administering the Plan, (e) appointing such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan, (f) developing such rules and procedures for Plan operation and interpretation as it determines appropriate, (g) having complete discretion to interpret and construe the Plan, making all eligibility and benefit determinations and decisions under it, (h) delegating any and all functions, authorities and

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powers granted to it, and (i) making any other determination and taking any other action that it deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.

b) Correction of Defects. The Compensation Committee and its delegates may correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Payment or grant in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry the Plan into effect. If a Participant is overpaid or receives amounts which are determined to have been incorrectly paid to the Participant, the Participant shall return such amounts to the Company upon demand.

Further, any Payment under this Plan is subject to recovery by the Company if the Payment was based on materially inaccurate financial statements or any other materially inaccurate performance metric criteria. The Company’s election to (1) recover any Payments under this provision or (2) waive any such recovery shall not affect the Company’s ability to exercise any other right or remedy provided under this Plan, any other plan, agreement or policy of the Company or any applicable law or regulation.

c) Claims and Appeal Procedure and Subsequent Legal Challenges. Claims for benefits and submissions of requests for resolutions of any grievances or issues under this Plan shall be made in writing to the Company’s Director of Human Resources.

d) Determinations Binding. All determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Payment shall be within the sole discretion of the Company and such determinations, interpretations, and other decisions shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon any Participant, any beneficiary or estate of any Participant, and any employee of the Company, its subsidiary or affiliate.

VII.    General Provisions

a) No Rights to Payments. No employee shall have any claim or right to be granted any Payment under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants or their beneficiaries under the Plan.

b) No Right to Employment, Etc. The grant of a Payment shall not be construed as giving a Participant any rights to be retained in the employ of the Company. In addition, nothing in this Plan shall be construed as limiting the rights of the Company to dismiss a Participant from employment at any time in accordance with the at-will nature of each Participant’s employment.

c) Governing Law, Venue and Limitation on Actions. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri. Any legal action, lawsuit or other claim with respect to this Plan or any matter under it must be brought in the United States District Court for

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the Eastern District of Missouri, if it otherwise has jurisdiction over the matter, or otherwise in the Circuit Court for St. Louis County Missouri, Twenty-First Judicial Circuit.

Nothing in this Plan shall be deemed to require the Company to make any Payment or take any other action that the Company reasonably determines to be prohibited by any applicable law or regulation.

d) Severability and Legal Compliance. If any provision of the Plan or any Payment is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or would disqualify the Plan or any Payment under any law deemed applicable by the General Counsel of the Company, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the General Counsel, materially altering the purpose or intent of the Plan or the Payment, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction or Payment, and the remainder of the Plan or any such Payment shall remain in full force and effect. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of First Banks or the Chief Executive Officer of First Banks, as applicable, shall also be authorized to take any action which it determines, in its judgment, to be necessary or appropriate to ensure that the Plan satisfies any and all requirements of law and it is authorized to make any changes in any Plan terms or terms of any Payments to the extent that it determines such actions to be necessary or advantageous from a tax or other legal perspective.

e) Unfunded Plan; No Trust or Fund Created. The Plan shall at all times be entirely unfunded, and no provision shall at any time be made with respect to segregating assets of the Company for the payment of any amounts that may become due hereunder. Neither the Plan nor any Payment shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and a Participant or any other person. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company pursuant to the terms of this Plan, such right shall rank pari passu with the rights of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

f) Character of Payments. Any benefits payable under this Plan shall not be deemed salary or other compensation to a Participant for the purpose of computing benefits to which he may be entitled under any qualified retirement plan or other arrangement of the Company for the benefit of its employees.

g) No Partnership or Fiduciary Duties Created. The Plan should not be in any way construed or interpreted as creating a partnership. Nothing in this Plan and no action taken pursuant to its provisions by either the Company or the Participants shall create, or be construed to create, a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant, Beneficiary or any other person.

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APPENDIX A: _____________’S PERFORMANCE

CRITERIA AND INCENTIVE CALCULATION

This document provides the criteria for determining the amount of any annual cash incentive payment and Partners in Performance (“PiP”) Units to be awarded to the Participant. The rules pertaining to annual incentive payments are specified in the Senior Executive Incentive Plan (“S.E. Plan”). The rules pertaining to PiP are specified in the PiP Plan. In case of conflict, the S.E. Plan and the PiP Plan shall govern over this document.

1. Effective Year. This plan is effective for Plan Year 2014.

2. Mix of Corporate and Individual Criteria. In determining any award of annual cash incentive or PiP Units, the Corporate and Individual Criteria are weighted as follows:

a. Corporate criteria weighting: ____%

b. Individual criteria weighting: ____%

Determination of any annual award for Executive Officers will be based solely on corporate criteria

3. Minimum Individual Rating. Regardless of the weighting described above, to receive any annual cash incentive or PiP Units for the Plan Year, the Participant must receive at least an Individual “3” rating (“Meets Performance Expectations”) for his or her performance during the Plan Year under the Company’s annual performance review process.

4. Incentive and PIP Matrix. The following matrix sets forth the amount of annual cash incentive and PiP Units to be awarded relative to base salary as of December 31^st of the Plan Year, subject to the rules provided in the S.E Plan and the PiP Plan.

Annual Incentive & PIP Matrix
	Below Threshold (1-2)	Threshold (3)	Target (4)	Superior (5)
Annual Incentive	0%	___%	___%	___%
PIP Units	0%	___%	___%	___%

5. Corporate Criteria. The following matrix sets forth the applicable corporate criteria (000s omitted).

Corporate Criteria
	Weighting	2013 Actual	Threshold (3)	Target (4)	Superior (5)
Growth / Revenue
Earnings / Efficiency
Asset Quality
Risk Management / Regulatory

6. Extraordinary Items. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of First Banks shall have full discretion to exclude significant extraordinary, nonrecurring, or unusual items. Purchases of pools of loans from other originators during the Plan Year shall be excluded from calculating Loans Outstanding on December 31 of the Plan Year.

7. Individual Criteria. The individual criteria are evaluated according to the following matrix based on the participant’s performance evaluation.

Individual Criteria
	Below Threshold (1-2)	Threshold (3)	Target (4)	Superior (5)
Performance Evaluation	Unsatisfactory (1) or Some Performance Improvement Needed (2)	Meets Performance Requirements (3)	Exceeds Performance Requirements (4)	Superior (5)

8. Calculating Incentive. The amount of annual cash incentive payment and PiP Unit awards is determined by first calculating the corporate performance level. The corporate performance level is determined by assigning a rating from 1 to 5, with 3 representing Threshold, 4 representing Target, and 5 representing Superior performance. The rating for each criterion is multiplied by its weighting to arrive at the overall corporate performance level. The overall corporate performance level is multiplied by the weighting of corporate performance relative to individual performance. The overall performance is determined by adding the weighted corporate performance to the weighted individual performance. Fractions may be utilized in assigning corporate and individual ratings, and annual cash incentive and PiP Unit awards may be determined by extrapolating between the awards for fractional ratings.

EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

FIRST BANKS, INC.

PARTNERS IN PERFORMANCE PLAN

(Amended and Restated Effective May 1, 2014)

1.    GENERAL DEFINITIONS

“Active Employment” or “Active Employee” or “Actively Employed” means an employee who is actually working according to his or her normal schedule and is actually performing the duties of his or her position or is not scheduled to work due to holidays, vacation, authorized personal time off, paid or unpaid leaves of absence.

“Affiliate” means any company that is controlled by, or is under common control with First Banks, Inc. Entities which are members of a controlled group with First Banks, Inc., as defined in Internal Revenue Code sections 414(b) and (c), shall be considered to be under common control with First Banks, Inc.

“Annual Report” shall mean the Annual Report of First Banks, Inc. prepared pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

“Award” means a grant of Units to a Participant by Management in accordance with Section 2.

“Award Agreement” shall mean a written agreement evidencing any Award granted under the Plan.

“Company” means First Banks, Inc.

“Deferred Compensation Plan” means the Company’s Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan or any successor deferred compensation plan hereafter adopted by the Company.

“Disability” means a Participant leaving Active Employment with the Company because the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months and who qualifies for and is receiving disability benefits under the Company’s long-term disability program as in effect from time to time. The date a Participant shall be considered to have incurred a Disability shall be the last day of such Participant’s Active Employment with the Company or Affiliate notwithstanding that the determination of his or her entitlement to disability benefits shall not occur until such later date as is provided in the Company’s long-term disability programs.

“Employee” means the common law employees of the Company and its Affiliates but excluding in every instance individuals who are considered by the Company or any of its Affiliates to be contractors, consultants or leased employees regardless of whether such individuals may later be determined by judicial or governmental action or determination to be an employee.

“Incentive Payment” means a cash bonus payment made to a Participant in accordance with Section 5.

“Key Employee” means an employee actively employed by the Company or its Affiliates, excluding a leased employee, consultant or contractor who meets the criteria set forth in Section 2(a) herein.

“Management” means, with respect to matters pertaining to executive officers for whom compensation is subject to disclosure under Item 402 of Regulation S-K, or successor regulation, the Compensation Committee of the Company. With respect to matters pertaining to employees other than executive

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officers, “Management” means the Chairman of the Board of the Company and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, or designees of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

“Participant” means each employee of the Company or Affiliate to whom Management grants an Award pursuant to the Plan and who has undistributed Units remaining under the Plan.

“Plan” means this Partners in Performance Plan as amended from time to time.

“Plan Year” means the twelve-month period beginning January 1 and ending December 31.

“Reduction in Force” means an affirmative discharge from Active Employment by the Company or any of its Affiliates for reasons unrelated to any action or inaction of the Participant and that, in the Company's sole judgment and discretion, results in the payment of severance to the Participant under the Company's then current practices or policies regarding payment of severance.

“Retirement” means resignation from employment with the Company and its Affiliates by a Participant who at the time of resignation is age 59½ or older and who has at that time completed five years or more of employment with the Company and its Affiliates while they were Affiliates (based on the Person’s latest date of hire by the Company or Affiliate). For purposes of this Plan, a Participant is not considered to have resigned if the Participant’s employment is terminated involuntarily for any reason.

“Two-Year Cycle” means, with respect to any Award, the two-year period starting January 1 of the fiscal year of the Company in which the Units are awarded. In the event that any Units are awarded in the third or fourth quarters of any given fiscal year, the Two-Year Cycle shall commence January 1 of the fiscal year following the award of those Units.

“Units” are a measure of participation in the Plan and are used to determine the value of Incentive Payments made to Participants as described in Section 5.

“Vested Units” mean any Units that have vested pursuant to Section 3.

2.    ELIGIBILITY; AWARDS

(a) Eligibility. Management will determine eligibility for participation in the Plan in its discretion and based on its judgment of the impact of a Key Employee on the performance of the Company or Affiliate, and considering prevailing market practice regarding eligibility in similar programs for like employees in comparable companies and considering any such other factors it deems appropriate. Further, to become a Participant, an employee must be employed as a Vice-President of the Company or an Affiliate and have a satisfactory performance rating and not be in a formal disciplinary status.

(b) Grant of Awards. Subject to Paragraph (d) of this Section,Management may award Units to Participants at such times and in such amounts as Management determines in its complete discretion. Receipt of an Award during any Plan year is not an assurance of, nor creates a right to receive, Awards in the future. Merely because an employee is a Participant does not create an entitlement to receive an Award.

(c) Award Agreement. Management will give Participants written notice of each Award, and may require the Participant, as a condition of participation in the Plan, to execute and return an Award Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Award Agreement may contain any provisions as Management, in its sole discretion, requires. Each Award Agreement is considered to be incorporated by reference herein and become a part of this Plan. Failure of a Participant or prospective Participant to execute an Award Agreement or to abide by the terms and conditions set forth in the Award Agreement shall void the Award covered by the Agreement.

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(d) No Awards less than 3,000 Units. In order to ease administration of the Plan, there shall be no Awards granted of less than 3,000 Units.

3.    VESTING; FORFEITURE

(a) Standard Vesting of Units. Each Award of Units granted hereunder shall vest and become non-forfeitable separately and without reference to the manner or timing of vesting of Units granted in any other Award made hereunder. Each Award of Units granted under this Plan will vest and become non-forfeitable on the last day of the Two-Year Cycle applicable to that specific Award of Units if the recipient Participant is an Active Employee of the Company or Affiliate on the last day of the Two-Year Cycle applicable to that Award.

(b) Vesting upon Death, Disability, Retirement or Reduction in Force. If a Participant ceases to be an Active Employee of the Company or its Affiliates due to death, Disability, Retirement or Reduction in Force prior to the vesting of any Units in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section, such Participant shall become immediately vested as of the date of such death, Disability, Retirement or Reduction in Force in all unvested and nonforfeited Units awarded prior thereto to the Participant.

(c) Forfeiture. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section, Participants whose employment with the Company and its Affiliates ends (voluntarily or involuntarily) for any reason prior to the completion of the Two-Year Cycle applicable to any specific Award will forfeit all non-vested Units granted by that Award(s) and will lose all rights or interests in any such forfeited Units including the right to receive an Incentive Payment with respect to such forfeited Units. Such Units will not be reallocated to other Participants when forfeited.

(d) Confidentiality and Forfeiture. Participation in this Plan by a Participant shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed except to a Participant’s immediate family, attorney and/or financial advisor. Participant shall further advise such persons that participation in this Plan shall be kept confidential and obtain binding assurances from them that further disclosure of a Participant’s status and participation in this Plan will not be disclosed. If the fact or nature of a Participant’s participation in this Plan is disclosed by a Participant or is disclosed by one to whom such information has been provided, then the Participant shall be (i) liable for forfeiture of all Units previously awarded with respect to which Incentive Payments have not been made and (ii) disqualified from further participation.

4.    PRETAX NET INCOME

(a) Definitions

(1) “Base Pretax Net Income” shall mean the Company’s target net income less any provision or benefit for income taxes for the Two-Year Cycle as determined by Management no later than April 30^th of the first year of the Two-Year Cycle.

(2) “Company Pretax Net Income” shall mean the Company’s total net income less any provision or benefit for income taxes over the Two-Year Cycle as indicated in the Company’s Annual Reports, except that the Board of Directors shall have the authority to adjust Company Pretax Net Income for any fiscal year in accordance with Paragraph (b) of this section. In the event of a restatement to earnings filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Company Pretax Net Income may be as restated.

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(b) Extraordinary Items. Management, in determining Company Pretax Net Income for purposes of the Plan, shall have full discretion to exclude significant extraordinary, nonrecurring, or unusual items.

5.    INCENTIVE PAYMENT

(a) Amount of Incentive Payment Generally. If an Award (and the Units awarded thereunder) vests for any reason, an Incentive Payment will be made with respect to such Award, and the vested Units granted thereunder, which will equal the product of (1) multiplied by (2) where (1) equals the value of each Vested Unit as described in paragraph (b) of this Section (“Unit Value”) and (2) equals the number of Units which have become vested with respect to such Award for which such Incentive Payment is being made.

(b) Unit Value. Unit Value shall be determined based on the manner in which the particular Units vest:

(1) If the particular Units vest according to Section 3(a) (the Participant is an Active Employee of the Company or Affiliate on the last day of the Two-Year Cycle associated with the vested Units), then Unit Value is determined by applying the following provisions:

(A) The Unit Value shall be initially computed by subtracting the Base Pretax Net Income from the Company Pretax Net Income for the Applicable Two-Year Cycle, dividing this result by one hundred million (100,000,000), adding $1, and rounding the result to the nearest penny ($0.01).

(B) Notwithstanding the results of the initial computation of Unit Value in paragraph (b)(1)(A) above, the Unit Value may not be less than eighty cents ($0.80) and may not exceed one dollar forty cents ($1.40).

The following chart illustrates the Unit value calculation described in Section 5(b)(1):

Pretax Net Income	Base minus $20 million or more	Base minus $10 million	Base	Base plus $10 million	Base plus $20 million	Base plus $30 million	Base plus $40 million or more
Value of Unit	$0.80	$0.90	$1.00	$1.10	$1.20	$1.30	$1.40

(2) If the particular Units vest according to Section 3(b) (Vesting upon Death, Disability, Retirement or Reduction in Force) then the Unit Value shall be one dollar ($1.00).

(c) Time of Payment. Unless an Incentive Payment has been deferred pursuant to Section 6 below, the value of Units will be payable at the times specified below:

(1) As to Units which have become vested pursuant to Section 3(a), the Incentive Payment due for such Units will be paid by the Company as soon as practicable following the end of the Two-Year Cycle associated with the vested Units and after determination of the value of the vested Units has been completed pursuant to Section 3(b)(1) above and such other calculations and determinations have been made.

(2) As to Units which have become vested pursuant to Section 3(b), the Incentive Payment due for such Units likewise will be paid by the Company as soon as practicable following the occurrence of the vesting event (or later determination of entitlement to disability benefits with respect

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Participants who vest by reason of Disability) and after such calculations and necessary determinations have been made.

(d) Form of Payment. Any Incentive Payments shall be made by direct deposit to the Participant’s checking account if the Participant has authorized the direct deposit of salary and wages paid by the Company. If the Participant has not authorized such direct deposit, Incentive Payments shall be made by check.

(e) Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the right to deduct from all amounts paid pursuant to the Plan or from any other compensation payable by the Company or Affiliate to the Participant any taxes the Company determines it is required by law to withhold with respect to Incentive Payments. Any amounts so withheld shall be treated as paid to the Participant (or the Participant’s beneficiary or estate, if applicable) for all purposes of the Plan.

6.    DEFERRAL ELECTION

Prior to the grant of any Awards hereunder or within such other time period designated by Management, and consistent with the Terms of the Company’s Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the “NQDCP”), a Participant may elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the Incentive Payment that the Participant may receive under an applicable Award in accordance with the terms of the Company’s NQDCP. All deferral elections shall be in such form and shall comply with all terms and conditions of the NQDCP. All amounts deferred are subject to the terms and conditions of the NQDCP.

7.    TERM; AMENDMENT

(a) Term. This Plan, as amended, shall be effective as of May 1, 2014 (the “Effective Date”). The Plan shall continue in effect until terminated by Management in its sole discretion. Any Award granted during the term of the Plan may extend beyond the end of such term. The authority of Management provided with respect to the Plan and any Awards shall extend beyond the termination of the Plan with respect to outstanding Awards.

(b) Amendments. Management may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan at any time and from time to time by a written instrument. Awards may be amended, altered, suspended, discontinued, or terminated, prospectively or retroactively in any manner.

8.    ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

(a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Management shall have full power and authority to administer the Plan. Management shall (a) determine the employees of the Company or Affiliate to be granted Units under the Plan; (b) determine the number of Units to be granted to each Participant; (c) determine the time or times at which Units will be granted to Participants; (d) interpret and administer the Plan and any Award Agreement; (e) appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan, (f) develop such rules and procedures for Plan operation and interpretation as it determines appropriate, (g) have complete discretion to interpret and construe the Plan, make all eligibility and benefit determinations and decisions under it, (h) delegate any and all functions, authorities and powers granted to it, and (i) make any other determination and take any other action that Management deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.

(b) Correction of Defects. Management may correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry

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the Plan into effect. If a Participant is overpaid or receives amounts which Management determines to have been incorrectly paid to the Participant, the Participant shall return such payments to the Company upon demand.

Any bonus or incentive compensation paid under this Plan is subject to recovery by the Company if the payment(s) was based on materially inaccurate financial statements or any other materially inaccurate performance metric criteria. The Company’s election to (1) recover any payments under this provision or (2) waive any such recovery shall not affect the Company’s ability to exercise any other right or remedy provided under this Plan, any other plan, agreement or policy of the Company or any applicable law or regulation.

(c) Management Determinations Binding. All determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of Management, and such determinations, interpretations, and other decisions and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon any Participant, any beneficiary or estate of any Participant, and any employee of the Company or Affiliate.

9.    GENERAL PROVISIONS

(a) No Rights to Awards. No employee shall have any claim or right to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants or their beneficiaries under the Plan.

(b) No Right to Employment, Etc. The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant any rights to be retained in the employ of the Company or Affiliate. In addition, nothing in this Plan shall be construed as limiting the rights of the Company or Affiliate to dismiss a Participant from employment at any time in accordance with the at-will nature of each Participant’s employment.

(c) Governing Law, Venue and Limitation on Actions. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri. Any legal action, lawsuit or other claim with respect to this Plan or any matter under it must be brought in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, if it otherwise has jurisdiction over the matter, or otherwise in Circuit Court for St. Louis County Missouri, Twenty-First Judicial Circuit.

Nothing in this Plan shall be deemed to require the Company to make any payment or take any other action that the Company reasonably determines to be prohibited by any applicable law or regulation.

(d) Severability and Legal Compliance. If any provision of the Plan or any Award is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by Management, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of Management, materially altering the purpose or intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction or Award, and the remainder of the Plan or any such Award shall remain in full force and effect. Management shall also be authorized to take any action which it determines, in its judgment, to be necessary or appropriate to ensure that the Plan satisfies any and all requirements of law and it is authorized to make any changes in any Plan terms or terms of any Awards to the extent that it determines such actions to be necessary or advantageous from a tax or other legal perspective.

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(e) Unfunded Plan; No Trust or Fund Created. The Plan shall at all times be entirely unfunded, and no provision shall at any time be made with respect to segregating assets of the Company for the payment of any amounts that may become due hereunder. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and a Participant or any other person. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company pursuant to an Award, such right shall rank pari passu with the rights of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

(f) Character of Payments. Any benefits payable under this Plan shall not be deemed salary or other compensation to a Participant for the purpose of computing benefits to which he may be entitled under any qualified retirement plan or other arrangement of the Company for the benefit of its employees.

(g) Beneficiary Designation. The beneficiary of each Participant shall be the person(s) designated by the Participant to be his or her beneficiary(ies) under the Company’s basic group life insurance policy and plan as those beneficiary designations may be made from time to time. If the Participant has designated multiple beneficiaries under the group life insurance plan, those beneficiaries shall receive benefits payable under the Plan in the event of the Participant’s death in the same proportion or ratio that such persons have been designated to receive death benefit payments pursuant to the Company’s basic group life insurance plan or, if no percentage or proportion is specified, equally among them. If no beneficiary survives Participant or none is named, then death benefits payable under this Plan shall be payable in accordance with the terms of the basic group life insurance plan’s provisions for payment of death benefits in instances where a beneficiary is not named.

(h) Nontransferability. No Award, Unit, or right thereunder shall be transferable by a Participant otherwise by will or the laws of decent and distribution. No Award, Unit, or right thereunder may be pledged, alienated, attached, or otherwise encumbered, and any purported pledge, alienation, attachment, or encumbrance thereof shall be void and unenforceable against the Company.

(i) No Partnership or Fiduciary Duties Created. The Plan should not be in any way construed or interpreted as creating a partnership. Nothing in this Plan and no action taken pursuant to its provisions by either the Company, Management or the Participants shall create, or be construed to create, a fiduciary relationship between the Company or Management and any Participant, Beneficiary or any other person.

(j) Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY

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: May 15, 2014

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

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY

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: May 15, 2014

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 March 31, 2014 (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: May 15, 2014

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 March 31, 2014 (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: May 15, 2014

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

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INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES - (Securities Held to Maturity) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Within One Year, Net Carrying Amount	$ 445	$ 640
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After One Through Five Years, Net Carrying Amount	80,410	16,902
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Five Through Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	129,512	199,107
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	508,305	523,537
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost Before Other Than Temporary Impairment	718,672	740,186
Held-to-maturity Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	623	443
Held-to-maturity Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(14,318)	(21,446)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	704,977	719,183
Held-to-maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield	1.89%	1.86%
Held-to-maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield With In One Year	2.85%	3.32%
Held-to-maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield After One Through Five Years	2.01%	2.20%
Held-to-maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield After Five Through Ten Years	1.42%	1.53%
Held-to-maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield After Ten Years	2.00%	1.97%
U.S. Government sponsored agencies [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
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	14,373	16,119
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	14,373	16,119
Held-to-maturity Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(135)	(153)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	14,238	15,966
Held-to-maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield	1.16%	1.14%
Residential mortgage-backed [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
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	79,836	16,327
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Five Through Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	115,139	182,933
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	507,272	522,504
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost Before Other Than Temporary Impairment	702,247	721,764
Held-to-maturity Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	622	441
Held-to-maturity Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(14,101)	(21,206)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	688,768	700,999
Held-to-maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield	1.91%	1.88%
State and political subdivisions [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Within One Year, Net Carrying Amount	445	640
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After One Through Five Years, Net Carrying Amount	574	575
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Five Through Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	0	55
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	1,033	1,033
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost Before Other Than Temporary Impairment	2,052	2,303
Held-to-maturity Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	1	2
Held-to-maturity Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(82)	(87)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	1,971	2,218
Held-to-maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield	1.63%	1.93%
Debt securities [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Within One Year, Fair Value	445	642
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After One Through Five Years, Fair Value	80,347	16,926
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Five Through Ten Years, Fair Value	128,038	195,647
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Fair Value	$ 496,147	$ 505,968

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details Textual) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Impaired financing receivable individually evaluated for impairment	$ 57,081,000	$ 57,005,000
Allowance allocated to troubled debt restructurings	14,535,000	15,431,000
Minimum [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Impaired financing receivable individually evaluated for impairment	500,000
Troubled Debt Restructurings [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance allocated to troubled debt restructurings	8,100,000	9,100,000
Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Financing receivable, allowance for credit losses, accumulated write-downs	54,800,000	54,900,000
Hamp Program [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Troubled debt restructurings under HAMP Program	$ 75,700,000	$ 75,300,000

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Troubled Debt Restructurings on Nonperforming Financing Receivables) (Details) (Nonperforming Troubled Debt Restructurings [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Total nonperforming troubled debt restructurings	$ 9,162	$ 10,582
Commercial, financial and agricultural [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Total nonperforming troubled debt restructurings	484	711
Real estate construction and development [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Total nonperforming troubled debt restructurings	3,531	3,605
One-to-four-family residential [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Total nonperforming troubled debt restructurings	$ 5,147	$ 6,266

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INCOME TAXES (Details Textual) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Federal [Member]
Schedule of Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	$ 565,900,000	$ 571,800,000
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Schedule of Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	785,400,000	785,400,000
Deferred tax asset related to net operating loss carryforwards	$ 66,700,000	$ 66,600,000

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SERVICING RIGHTS (Schedule of Servicing Assets at Fair Value) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013
Mortgage Banking [Member]
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 14,211		$ 9,152
Originated servicing rights	455		1,229
Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model	151	[1]	854	[1]
Other changes in fair value	(422)	[2]	(583)	[2]
Balance, end of period	14,395		10,652
SBA [Member]
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	4,643		5,640
Originated servicing rights	0		0
Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model	175	[1]	22	[1]
Other changes in fair value	(136)	[2]	(139)	[2]
Balance, end of period	$ 4,682		$ 5,523

[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 (Impaired Financing Receivables) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Loan and Lease Receivables, Impaired [Abstract]
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	$ 16,169	$ 14,214
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	31,569	27,835
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	15,570	34,096
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	29	692
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	149,547	149,369
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	188,977	190,642
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	14,535	15,431
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	149,080	170,138
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	824	3,295
Recorded Investment, Total	165,716	163,583
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	220,546	218,477
Related Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	14,535	15,431
Average Recorded Investment, Total	164,650	204,234
Interest Income Recognized, Total	853	3,987
Commercial, financial and agricultural [Member]
Loan and Lease Receivables, Impaired [Abstract]
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	5,833	3,119
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	8,852	4,342
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	5,273	4,270
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	0	1
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	7,190	7,404
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	21,094	21,565
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	678	497
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	6,500	10,136
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Recorded Investment, Total	13,023	10,523
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	29,946	25,907
Related Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	678	497
Average Recorded Investment, Total	11,773	14,406
Interest Income Recognized, Total	0	1
Real Estate Construction and Development [Member]
Loan and Lease Receivables, Impaired [Abstract]
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	3,085	3,172
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	12,851	12,931
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	3,175	17,152
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	0	418
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	1,557	1,742
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	3,881	4,326
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	242	294
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	1,603	9,419
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Recorded Investment, Total	4,642	4,914
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	16,732	17,257
Related Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	242	294
Average Recorded Investment, Total	4,778	26,571
Interest Income Recognized, Total	0	418
Residential mortgage [Member]
Loan and Lease Receivables, Impaired [Abstract]
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	0	0
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	98,152	98,216
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	116,685	118,305
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	8,860	9,740
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	98,184	102,775
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	521	2,043
Recorded Investment, Total	98,152	98,216
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	116,685	118,305
Related Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	8,860	9,740
Average Recorded Investment, Total	98,184	102,775
Interest Income Recognized, Total	521	2,043
Home equity [Member]
Loan and Lease Receivables, Impaired [Abstract]
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	0	596
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	0	632
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	0	564
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	0	0
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	7,097	6,765
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	8,027	7,637
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	1,419	1,472
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	7,229	6,406
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Recorded Investment, Total	7,097	7,361
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	8,027	8,269
Related Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	1,419	1,472
Average Recorded Investment, Total	7,229	6,970
Interest Income Recognized, Total	0	0
Multi-family residential [Member]
Loan and Lease Receivables, Impaired [Abstract]
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	442	443
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	709	709
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	444	474
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	0	0
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	29,032	29,305
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	29,177	29,322
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	2,342	2,438
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	29,167	31,377
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	297	1,226
Recorded Investment, Total	29,474	29,748
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	29,886	30,031
Related Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	2,342	2,438
Average Recorded Investment, Total	29,611	31,851
Interest Income Recognized, Total	297	1,226
Commercial real estate [Member]
Loan and Lease Receivables, Impaired [Abstract]
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	6,809	6,884
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	9,157	9,221
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	6,678	11,636
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	29	273
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	6,506	5,918
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	10,100	9,468
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	994	990
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	6,381	10,003
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	6	26
Recorded Investment, Total	13,315	12,802
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	19,257	18,689
Related Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	994	990
Average Recorded Investment, Total	13,059	21,639
Interest Income Recognized, Total	35	299
Consumer and installment [Member]
Loan and Lease Receivables, Impaired [Abstract]
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	0	0
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	13	19
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	13	19
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	0	0
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	16	22
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Recorded Investment, Total	13	19
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	13	19
Related Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	0	0
Average Recorded Investment, Total	16	22
Interest Income Recognized, Total	$ 0	$ 0

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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

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 months endedMarch 31, 2014 and 2013:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014		2013
	(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Basic:
Net income from continuing operations attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	5,405	8,774
Preferred stock dividends declared	—		(4,881	)
Accretion of discount on preferred stock	—		(898	)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	5,405		2,995
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders	—		(2,064	)
Net income available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	$	5,405	931
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding	23,661		23,661
Basic earnings per common share – continuing operations	$	228.43	126.59
Basic loss per common share – discontinued operations	$	—	(87.24	)
Basic earnings per common share	$	228.43	39.35
Diluted:
Net income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	$	5,405	2,995
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders	—		(2,064	)
Net income available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	5,405		931
Effect of dilutive securities – Class A convertible preferred stock	—		—
Diluted income available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	$	5,405	931
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding	23,661		23,661
Effect of dilutive securities – Class A convertible preferred stock	4,421		—
Weighted average diluted shares of common stock outstanding	28,082		23,661
Diluted earnings per common share – continuing operations	$	192.46	126.59
Diluted loss per common share – discontinued operations	$	—	(87.24	)
Diluted earnings per common share	$	192.46	39.35

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TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended																3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 First Services L P [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 First Services L P [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 First Services L P [Member] Affiliate Services Agreement [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 First Services L P [Member] Affiliate Services Agreement [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 First Services L P [Member] Equipment [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 First Services L P [Member] Equipment [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 First Services L P [Member] Premises [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 First Services L P [Member] Premises [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 First Brokerage America L L C [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 First Brokerage America L L C [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 First Brokerage America L L C [Member] Premises [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 First Brokerage America L L C [Member] Premises [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Dierbergs Markets Inc [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Dierbergs Markets Inc [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 First Capital America Inc [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 First Bank [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Investors Of America Limited Partnership [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Mar. 20, 2013 Investors Of America Limited Partnership [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Investors Of America Limited Partnership [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Directors Affliates and Executive Officers [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Directors Affliates and Executive Officers [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Service Fees Paid	$ 5,300,000	$ 5,000,000
Proceeds from Rental Payments					390,000	244,000	435,000	435,000			93,000	114,000
Fees Receivable			60,000	46,000
Commissions Received From Unaffliated Third Party Companies									1,026,000	1,163,000
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Net													126,000	122,000
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent															46.77%	53.23%
Revolving Credit Note Borrowing Capacity																		5,000,000
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis																	LIBOR plus 300 basis points
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																			3.00%
Loans and Leases Receivable, Related Parties																				$ 13,100,000	$ 12,000,000

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Schedule of Derivative Instruments) (Details) (Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 48,337	$ 43,337
Interest rate lock commitments [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Notional Amount	20,537	14,237
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Notional Amount	27,800	29,100
Other Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	346	513
Other Assets [Member] | Interest rate lock commitments [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	332	217
Other Assets [Member] | Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	$ 14	$ 296

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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income from continuing operations attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$ 5,405	$ 8,774
Preferred stock dividends declared	0	(4,881)
Accretion of discount on preferred stock	0	(898)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	5,405	2,995
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders	0	(2,064)
Net income available to common stockholders	5,405	931
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding (in shares)	23,661	23,661
Basic earnings per common share - continuing operations	$ 228.43	$ 126.59
Basic loss per common share - discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ (87.24)
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 228.43	$ 39.35
Net income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	5,405	2,995
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders	0	(2,064)
Net Income available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	5,405	931
Effect of dilutive Securities - Class A convertible preferred stock	0	0
Diluted income available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	$ 5,405	$ 931
Effect of dilutive securities – Class A convertible preferred stock	4,421	0
Weighted average diluted shares of common stock outstanding (in shares)	28,082	23,661
Diluted earnings per common share - continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 192.46	$ 126.59
Diluted loss per common share - discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ (87.24)
Diluted earnings per common share	$ 192.46	$ 39.35

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INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Available-for-sale Securities [Table Text Block]

The amortized cost, contractual maturity, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of investment securities available for sale at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows:

	Maturity									Total Amortized Cost	Gross				Weighted Average Yield
	1 Year			1-5		5-10		After			Unrealized			Fair
	or Less			Years		Years		10 Years			Gains	Losses		Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Carrying value:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	8,418		30,058		20,136		132,248		190,860	4,281	(47	)	195,094	1.37	%
Residential mortgage-backed	282			28,277		82,445		891,319		1,002,323	13,662	(12,540	)	1,003,445	2.37
Commercial mortgage-backed	—			—		789		—		789	62	—		851	4.95
State and political subdivisions	1,367			1,681		200		28,417		31,665	67	(392	)	31,340	1.23
Corporate notes	5,000			121,153		45,131		—		171,284	5,066	(599	)	175,751	2.82
Equity investments	—			—		—		1,750		1,750	—	(59	)	1,691	2.13
Total	$	15,067		181,169		148,701		1,053,734		1,398,671	23,138	(13,637	)	1,408,172	2.26
Fair value:
Debt securities	$	15,135		186,936		148,797		1,055,613
Equity securities	—			—		—		1,691
Total	$	15,135		186,936		148,797		1,057,304
Weighted average yield	2.21		%	2.39	%	2.10	%	2.26	%
December 31, 2013:
Carrying value:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	8,450		40,243		88,666		135,679		273,038	3,525	(664	)	275,899	1.34	%
Residential mortgage-backed	—			43,943		115,731		951,454		1,111,128	12,873	(18,214	)	1,105,787	2.32
Commercial mortgage-backed	—			—		793		—		793	63	—		856	4.94
State and political subdivisions	1,369			2,035		200		28,432		32,036	81	(560	)	31,557	1.26
Corporate notes	4,980			140,575		45,132		—		190,687	5,777	(261	)	196,203	2.69
Equity investments	—			—		—		1,500		1,500	—	(57	)	1,443	2.17
Total	$	14,799		226,796		250,522		1,117,065		1,609,182	22,319	(19,756	)	1,611,745	2.18
Fair value:
Debt securities	$	14,927		233,338		250,860		1,111,177
Equity securities	—			—		—		1,443
Total	$	14,927		233,338		250,860		1,112,620
Weighted average yield	2.17		%	2.23	%	1.81	%	2.24	%

Held-to-maturity Securities [Table Text Block]

The amortized cost, contractual maturity, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of investment securities held to maturity at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows:

	Maturity									Total Amortized Cost	Gross				Weighted Average Yield
	1 Year			1-5		5-10		After			Unrealized			Fair
	or Less			Years		Years		10 Years			Gains	Losses		Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Carrying value:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—		—		14,373		—		14,373	—	(135	)	14,238	1.16	%
Residential mortgage-backed	—			79,836		115,139		507,272		702,247	622	(14,101	)	688,768	1.91
State and political subdivisions	445			574		—		1,033		2,052	1	(82	)	1,971	1.63
Total	$	445		80,410		129,512		508,305		718,672	623	(14,318	)	704,977	1.89
Fair value:
Debt securities	$	445		80,347		128,038		496,147
Weighted average yield	2.85		%	2.01	%	1.42	%	2.00	%
December 31, 2013:
Carrying value:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—		—		16,119		—		16,119	—	(153	)	15,966	1.14	%
Residential mortgage-backed	—			16,327		182,933		522,504		721,764	441	(21,206	)	700,999	1.88
State and political subdivisions	640			575		55		1,033		2,303	2	(87	)	2,218	1.93
Total	$	640		16,902		199,107		523,537		740,186	443	(21,446	)	719,183	1.86
Fair value:
Debt securities	$	642		16,926		195,647		505,968
Weighted average yield	3.32		%	2.20	%	1.53	%	1.97	%

Schedule of Realized Gain (Loss) [Table Text Block]

Gross realized gains and gross realized losses on investment securities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities	$	2,010		346
Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities	(730		)	(354	)
Other-than-temporary impairment	—			(408	)
Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities	$	1,280		(416	)

Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments [Table Text Block]

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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, were as follows:

	Less Than 12 Months				12 Months or More			Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value	Unrealized Losses		Fair Value	Unrealized Losses
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Available for sale:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—	—		14,670	(47	)	14,670	(47	)
Residential mortgage-backed	355,453		(11,046	)	25,617	(1,494	)	381,070	(12,540	)
State and political subdivisions	28,025		(392	)	—	—		28,025	(392	)
Corporate notes	19,826		(173	)	9,574	(426	)	29,400	(599	)
Equity investments	1,691		(59	)	—	—		1,691	(59	)
Total	$	404,995	(11,670	)	49,861	(1,967	)	454,856	(13,637	)
Held to maturity:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	14,238	(135	)	—	—		14,238	(135	)
Residential mortgage-backed	551,649		(10,990	)	84,920	(3,111	)	636,569	(14,101	)
State and political subdivisions	1,041		(82	)	—	—		1,041	(82	)
Total	$	566,928	(11,207	)	84,920	(3,111	)	651,848	(14,318	)
December 31, 2013:
Available for sale:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	16,005	(664	)	—	—		16,005	(664	)
Residential mortgage-backed	511,617		(18,119	)	5,473	(95	)	517,090	(18,214	)
State and political subdivisions	27,872		(560	)	—	—		27,872	(560	)
Corporate notes	9,959		(41	)	4,780	(220	)	14,739	(261	)
Equity investments	1,443		(57	)	—	—		1,443	(57	)
Total	$	566,896	(19,441	)	10,253	(315	)	577,149	(19,756	)
Held to maturity:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	15,966	(153	)	—	—		15,966	(153	)
Residential mortgage-backed	644,700		(20,759	)	10,527	(447	)	655,227	(21,206	)
State and political subdivisions	946		(87	)	—	—		946	(87	)
Total	$	661,612	(20,999	)	10,527	(447	)	672,139	(21,446	)

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Modified Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted) (Details) (One-to-four-family residential [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 contracts	Mar. 31, 2013 contracts
One-to-four-family residential [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts	1	0
Recorded Investment, Subsequently Defaulted	$ 438	$ 0

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INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 security	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 security
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale	$ 166,320,000	$ 66,507,000
Securities pledged as collateral	304,800,000		283,700,000
Number of securities in unrealized loss positions greater than or equal to one year	19		12
State and political subdivisions [Member]
Other-than-temporary impairment loss on a single municipal security classified as held-to-maturity		$ 407,000

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 Association Bank Services [Member]	Nov. 22, 2013 Association Bank Services [Member] Union Bank, N.A. [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Northern Florida Region [Member]	Apr. 05, 2013 Northern Florida Region [Member] offices	Apr. 19, 2013 Northern Florida Region [Member] HomeBanc National Association [Member] offices	Dec. 31, 2012 Bradenton, Palmetto, Longboat Key Florida [Member] offices
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of branch offices sold pursuant to sales agreement					8
Deposits assumed by third party in sale transaction		$ 572,100,000			$ 120,300,000
Loans purchased by third party in sale transaction		20,800,000
Net gain on sale of discontinued operations	28,600,000		408,000
Goodwill allocated to sale transaction	18,000,000		700,000
Number of branch offices closed				3
Other expense from branch closures associated with discontinued operations			$ 2,300,000
Number of branches reclassified from discontinued to continuing operations						8

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables By Portfolio Segments) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Allowance for loan losses:
Balance, beginning of period	$ 81,033	$ 91,602
Charge-offs	(3,447)	(6,883)
Recoveries	2,245	3,451
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	0	0
Balance, end of period	79,831	88,170
Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Balance, beginning of period	13,401	13,572
Charge-offs	(1,622)	(676)
Recoveries	752	1,067
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	1,340	205
Balance, end of period	13,871	14,168
Real Estate Construction and Development [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Balance, beginning of period	7,407	14,434
Charge-offs	(30)	(282)
Recoveries	600	395
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	(891)	(1,544)
Balance, end of period	7,086	13,003
One-to-Four-Family Residential [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Balance, beginning of period	32,619	38,897
Charge-offs	(1,426)	(4,389)
Recoveries	791	1,231
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	(764)	921
Balance, end of period	31,220	36,660
Multi-family residential [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Balance, beginning of period	5,249	4,252
Charge-offs	(132)	(3)
Recoveries	7	0
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	145	(47)
Balance, end of period	5,269	4,202
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Balance, beginning of period	22,052	20,048
Charge-offs	(188)	(1,477)
Recoveries	57	718
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	122	431
Balance, end of period	22,043	19,720
Consumer and installment [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Balance, beginning of period	305	399
Charge-offs	(49)	(56)
Recoveries	38	40
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	48	34
Balance, end of period	$ 342	$ 417

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Investment securities [Abstract]
Available for sale	$ 1,408,172	$ 1,611,745
Held to maturity	704,977	719,183
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	341,235	190,435
Investment securities [Abstract]
Available for sale	1,408,172	1,611,745
Held to maturity	704,977	719,183
Loans held for portfolio	2,683,895	2,562,160
Loans held for sale	21,402	25,548
FRB and FHLB stock	32,148	27,357
Derivative instruments	346	513
Accrued interest receivable	16,087	17,798
Financial Liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing demand	1,273,662	1,243,545
Interest-bearing demand	699,158	679,527
Savings and money market	1,841,905	1,844,710
Time deposits	1,027,869	1,046,485
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	36,713	43,143
Accrued interest payable	656	63,341
Subordinated debentures	287,981	242,678
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees	(2,715)	(2,715)
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	341,235	190,435
Investment securities [Abstract]
Available for sale	1,691	1,443
Held to maturity	0	0
Loans held for portfolio	0	0
Loans held for sale	0	0
FRB and FHLB stock	32,148	27,357
Derivative instruments	0	0
Accrued interest receivable	16,087	17,798
Financial Liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing demand	1,273,662	1,243,545
Interest-bearing demand	699,158	679,527
Savings and money market	1,841,905	1,844,710
Time deposits	0	0
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	36,713	43,143
Accrued interest payable	656	63,341
Subordinated debentures	0	0
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Investment securities [Abstract]
Available for sale	1,406,481	1,610,302
Held to maturity	704,977	719,183
Loans held for portfolio	0	0
Loans held for sale	21,402	25,548
FRB and FHLB stock	0	0
Derivative instruments	346	513
Accrued interest receivable	0	0
Financial Liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing demand	0	0
Interest-bearing demand	0	0
Savings and money market	0	0
Time deposits	0	0
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	0	0
Accrued interest payable	0	0
Subordinated debentures	0	0
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Investment securities [Abstract]
Available for sale	0	0
Held to maturity	0	0
Loans held for portfolio	2,683,895	2,562,160
Loans held for sale	0	0
FRB and FHLB stock	0	0
Derivative instruments	0	0
Accrued interest receivable	0	0
Financial Liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing demand	0	0
Interest-bearing demand	0	0
Savings and money market	0	0
Time deposits	1,027,869	1,046,485
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	0	0
Accrued interest payable	0	0
Subordinated debentures	287,981	242,678
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees	(2,715)	(2,715)
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	341,235	190,435
Investment securities [Abstract]
Available for sale	1,408,172	1,611,745
Held to maturity	718,672	740,186
Loans held for portfolio	2,789,748	2,750,514
Loans held for sale	21,402	25,548
FRB and FHLB stock	32,148	27,357
Derivative instruments	346	513
Accrued interest receivable	16,087	17,798
Financial Liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing demand	1,273,662	1,243,545
Interest-bearing demand	699,158	679,527
Savings and money market	1,841,905	1,844,710
Time deposits	1,027,706	1,046,113
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	36,713	43,143
Accrued interest payable	656	63,341
Subordinated debentures	354,229	354,210
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees	$ (2,715)	$ (2,715)

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 class	Mar. 31, 2014 Preferred Class C [Member]	Dec. 31, 2008 Preferred Class C [Member] Dividend Rate First Five Years [Member]	Dec. 31, 2008 Preferred Class C [Member] Dividend Rate After First Five Years [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Preferred Class C D [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Preferred Class C D [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Preferred Class C D [Member] Regularly Scheduled Dividend Payments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Preferred Class C D [Member] Regularly Scheduled Dividend Payments [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Preferred Class C D [Member] Cumulative Dividends On Unpaid Regular Dividends [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Preferred Class C D [Member] Cumulative Dividends On Unpaid Regular Dividends [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of classes of preferred stock outstanding	4
Preferred stock, Class C dividend rate percentage, after first five years (increased effective February 15, 2014)				9.00%
Preferred stock, Class C dividend rate percentage, initial rate for first five years			5.00%
Class C Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate Increase February 15, 2014		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.
Dividends deferred and accrued on preferred stock					$ 77.8	$ 77.8	$ 68.4	$ 68.4	$ 9.4	$ 9.4
Dividends on preferred stock if the Company had continued to declare and accrue dividends					5.5	4.1
Dividends that would have been accrued and deferred as of the balance sheet date if the Company had continued to declare and accrue dividends					$ 87.4

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Troubled Debt Restructurings on Performing Financing Receivables) (Details) (Performing Troubled Debt Restructurings [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Total performing troubled debt restructuring	$ 111,911	$ 110,627
One-to-four-family residential [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Total performing troubled debt restructuring	79,586	78,153
Multi-family residential [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Total performing troubled debt restructuring	27,836	27,955
Commercial real estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Total performing troubled debt restructuring	$ 4,489	$ 4,519

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

DISCONTINUEDOPERATIONS

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 as part of the Company’s Capital Optimization Plan (Capital Plan). The Company applied discontinued operations accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 205-20, “Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations,” to the operations of First Bank’s Association Bank Services line of business and Northern Florida Region for the three months ended March 31, 2013. 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.

Association Bank Services. On May 13, 2013, First Bank entered into a Purchase and Assumption Agreement that provided for the sale of certain assets and the transfer of certain liabilities, primarily deposits, of First Bank's Association Bank Services (ABS) line of business, to Union Bank, N.A. (Union Bank), headquartered in San Francisco, California. ABS, previously headquartered in Vallejo, California, provided a full range of services to homeowners associations and community management companies. The transaction was completed on November 22, 2013. Under the terms of the agreement, Union Bank assumed $572.1 million of deposits, as well as certain other liabilities, and paid a premium on certain deposit accounts acquired in the transaction. Union Bank also purchased certain assets, including $20.8 million of loans, at par value. The transaction resulted in a gain of $28.6 million, after the write-off of goodwill of $18.0 million allocated to the transaction in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Northern Florida Region. On November 21, 2012, First Bank entered into a Branch Purchase and Assumption Agreement that provided for the sale of certain assets and the transfer of certain liabilities associated with eight of First Bank’s retail branches located in Pinellas County, Florida to HomeBanc National Association (HomeBanc), headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida. The transaction was completed on April 19, 2013. Under the terms of the agreement, HomeBanc assumed $120.3 million of deposits, purchased the premises and equipment, and assumed the leases associated with these eight retail branches. The transaction resulted in a gain of $408,000, after the write-off of goodwill of $700,000 allocated to the Northern Florida Region, during the second quarter of 2013.

On April 5, 2013, First Bank closed its three remaining retail branches located in Hillsborough County and in Pasco County. The closure of these three remaining retail branches in the Northern Florida Region resulted in expense of $2.3 million during the second quarter of 2013 attributable to continuing obligations under facility leasing arrangements.

The eight branches sold and three branches closed during the second quarter of 2013 are collectively defined as the Northern Florida Region. First Bank presently continues to operate its remaining eight retail branches in Manatee County’s communities of Bradenton, Palmetto and Longboat Key, Florida.

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013
	Association Bank Services			Northern Florida		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	$	365		—		365
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits	88			192		280
Net interest income (loss)	277			(192	)	85
Provision for loan losses	—			—		—
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	277			(192	)	85
Noninterest income:
Service charges and customer service fees	41			104		145
Other	26			3		29
Total noninterest income	67			107		174
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	643			579		1,222
Occupancy, net of rental income	2			455		457
Furniture and equipment	12			39		51
FDIC insurance	204			53		257
Other	224			112		336
Total noninterest expense	1,085			1,238		2,323
Loss from operations of discontinued operations	(741		)	(1,323	)	(2,064	)
Benefit for income taxes	—			—		—
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(741	)	(1,323	)	(2,064	)

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REGULATORY CAPITAL AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS (Schedule of Regulatory Capital ) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
First Banks, Inc. [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Total Capital	$ 425,829		$ 405,856
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets	11.73%		11.13%
Total Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	8.00%
Tier One Capital	253,332		239,868
Tier One Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets	6.98%		6.58%
Tier One Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	4.00%
Tier One Leverage Capital	253,332		239,868
Tier One Leverage Capital to Average Assets	4.51%		4.12%
Tier One Leverage Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	4.00%
First Bank [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Total Capital	679,594	[1]	734,535
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets	18.70%	[1]	20.12%
Total Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	8.00%
Total Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	10.00%
Tier One Capital	633,700	[1]	688,427
Tier One Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets	17.43%	[1]	18.86%
Tier One Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	4.00%
Tier One Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	6.00%
Tier One Leverage Capital	$ 633,700	[1]	$ 688,427
Tier One Leverage Capital to Average Assets	11.30%	[1]	11.77%
Tier One Leverage Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	4.00%
Tier One Leverage Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	5.00%

[1] The reduction in First Bank's regulatory capital ratios during the first quarter of 2014 primarily resulted from the payment of a $70 million dividend to the Company, as further described below.

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Loan Portfolio Composition) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$ 632,089	$ 600,704
Real estate construction and development	121,237	121,662
Real estate mortgage:
Real estate mortgage	2,099,442	2,091,026
Consumer and installment	17,399	18,681
Loans held for sale	21,402	25,548
Net deferred loan fees	(588)	(526)
Total loans	2,890,981	2,857,095
One-to-four-family residential [Member]
Real estate mortgage:
Real estate mortgage	910,513	921,488
Multi-family residential [Member]
Real estate mortgage:
Real estate mortgage	125,116	121,304
Total loans	125,116	121,304
Commercial real estate [Member]
Real estate mortgage:
Real estate mortgage	1,063,813	1,048,234
Total loans	$ 1,063,813	$ 1,048,234

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). The following table summarizes changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, by component, for the three months ended March 31, 2014:

	Investment Securities			Defined Benefit Pension Plan		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014:
Balance, beginning of period	$	10,151		(2,649	)	7,502
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	4,432			21		4,453
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	(753		)	—		(753	)
Net current period other comprehensive income	3,679			21		3,700
Balance, end of period	$	13,830		(2,628	)	11,202

The following table summarizes changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, by component, for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Investment Securities			Defined Benefit Pension Plan		Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013:
Balance, beginning of period	$	35,186		(3,544	)	13,617		45,259
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(2,681		)	30		(2,122	)	(4,773	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	5			—		—		5
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income	(2,676		)	30		(2,122	)	(4,768	)
Balance, end of period	$	32,510		(3,514	)	11,495		40,491

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes derivative instruments held by the Company, their notional amount, estimated fair values and their location in the consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

				Derivatives in Other Assets
	Notional Amount			Fair Value Gain (Loss)
	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013	March 31, 2014	December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Interest rate lock commitments	$	20,537	14,237	332	217
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	27,800		29,100	14	296
Total	$	48,337	43,337	346	513

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 income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 related to non-hedging derivative instruments:

Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Operations on Derivatives	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Operations on Derivatives
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2014			2013
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
Interest rate lock commitments	Gain on loans sold and held for sale	$	115		(722	)
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	Gain on loans sold and held for sale	(282		)	240

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SERVICING RIGHTS (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Mortgage Banking [Member]
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Servicing Portfolio	$ 1,310.0	$ 1,330.0
SBA [Member]
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Servicing Portfolio	$ 135.8	$ 139.1

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Aging of Loans by Loan Classification) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30-59 Days	$ 15,044	$ 8,475
60-89 Days	4,547	4,424
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	253	424
Nonaccrual	53,805	52,956
Total Past Due	73,649	66,279
Current	2,817,332	2,790,816
Total loans	2,890,981	2,857,095
Commercial, financial and agricultural [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30-59 Days	6,879	447
60-89 Days	1,165	394
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	0	80
Nonaccrual	13,023	10,523
Total Past Due	21,067	11,444
Current	611,022	589,260
Total loans	632,089	600,704
Real estate construction and development [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30-59 Days	0	0
60-89 Days	0	0
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual	4,642	4,914
Total Past Due	4,642	4,914
Current	116,595	116,748
Total loans	121,237	121,662
Residential mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30-59 Days	5,568	4,262
60-89 Days	2,928	2,637
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	21	162
Nonaccrual	18,566	20,063
Total Past Due	27,083	27,124
Current	535,087	545,040
Total loans	562,170	572,164
Home equity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30-59 Days	1,540	2,256
60-89 Days	355	963
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	232	182
Nonaccrual	7,097	7,361
Total Past Due	9,224	10,762
Current	339,119	338,562
Total loans	348,343	349,324
Multi-family residential [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30-59 Days	0	0
60-89 Days	0	0
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual	1,638	1,793
Total Past Due	1,638	1,793
Current	123,478	119,511
Total loans	125,116	121,304
Commercial real estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30-59 Days	975	1,423
60-89 Days	3	391
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual	8,826	8,283
Total Past Due	9,804	10,097
Current	1,054,009	1,038,137
Total loans	1,063,813	1,048,234
Consumer and installment and net deferred loan fees [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30-59 Days	82	87
60-89 Days	96	39
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual	13	19
Total Past Due	191	145
Current	16,620	18,010
Total loans	16,811	18,155
Loans held for sale [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
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	21,402	25,548
Total loans	$ 21,402	$ 25,548

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REGULATORY CAPITAL AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Banking and Thrift [Abstract]

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

At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company's and First Bank’s required and actual capital ratios were as follows:

											To be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
	Actual								For Capital Adequacy Purposes
	March 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
First Banks, Inc.	$	425,829	11.73	%	$	405,856	11.13	%	8.0	%	N/A
First Bank (1)	679,594		18.70		734,535		20.12		8.0		10.0	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
First Banks, Inc.	253,332		6.98		239,868		6.58		4.0		N/A
First Bank (1)	633,700		17.43		688,427		18.86		4.0		6.0
Tier 1 capital (to average assets):
First Banks, Inc.	253,332		4.51		239,868		4.12		4.0		N/A
First Bank (1)	633,700		11.30		688,427		11.77		4.0		5.0

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(1) The reduction in First Bank's regulatory capital ratios during the first quarter of 2014 primarily resulted from the payment of a $70 million dividend to the Company, as further described below.

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

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

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are reflected in the following table:

	Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1		Level 2	Level 3	Fair Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Assets:
Available-for-sale investment securities:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—	195,094	—	195,094
Residential mortgage-backed	—		1,003,445	—	1,003,445
Commercial mortgage-backed	—		851	—	851
State and political subdivisions	—		31,340	—	31,340
Corporate notes	—		175,751	—	175,751
Equity investments	1,691		—	—	1,691
Mortgage loans held for sale	—		21,402	—	21,402
Derivative instruments:
Interest rate lock commitments	—		332	—	332
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	—		14	—	14
Servicing rights	—		—	19,077	19,077
Total	$	1,691	1,428,229	19,077	1,448,997
Liabilities:
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan	$	6,294	—	—	6,294
Total	$	6,294	—	—	6,294
December 31, 2013:
Assets:
Available-for-sale investment securities:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—	275,899	—	275,899
Residential mortgage-backed	—		1,105,787	—	1,105,787
Commercial mortgage-backed	—		856	—	856
State and political subdivisions	—		31,557	—	31,557
Corporate notes	—		196,203	—	196,203
Equity investments	1,443		—	—	1,443
Mortgage loans held for sale	—		25,548	—	25,548
Derivative instruments:
Interest rate lock commitments	—		217	—	217
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	—		296	—	296
Servicing rights	—		—	18,854	18,854
Total	$	1,443	1,636,363	18,854	1,656,660
Liabilities:
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan	$	6,641	—	—	6,641
Total	$	6,641	—	—	6,641

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 months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

	Servicing Rights
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	18,854		14,792
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
Included in earnings (1)	(232		)	154
Included in other comprehensive income	—			—
Issuances	455			1,229
Transfers in and/or out of level 3	—			—
Balance, end of period	$	19,077		16,175

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

Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]

Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are reflected in the following table:

	Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1		Level 2	Level 3	Fair Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	—	—	12,345	12,345
Real estate construction and development	—		—	4,400	4,400
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	—		—	89,292	89,292
Home equity	—		—	5,678	5,678
Multi-family residential	—		—	27,132	27,132
Commercial real estate	—		—	12,321	12,321
Consumer and installment	—		—	13	13
Other real estate	—		—	61,485	61,485
Total	$	—	—	212,666	212,666
December 31, 2013:
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	—	—	10,026	10,026
Real estate construction and development	—		—	4,620	4,620
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	—		—	88,476	88,476
Home equity	—		—	5,889	5,889
Multi-family residential	—		—	27,310	27,310
Commercial real estate	—		—	11,812	11,812
Consumer and installment	—		—	19	19
Other real estate	—		—	66,702	66,702
Total	$	—	—	214,854	214,854

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

The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at March 31, 2014 was as follows:

	March 31, 2014
	Carrying Value			Estimated Fair Value
				Level 1	Level 2	Level 3		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	341,235		341,235	—	—		341,235
Investment securities:
Available for sale	1,408,172			1,691	1,406,481	—		1,408,172
Held to maturity	718,672			—	704,977	—		704,977
Loans held for portfolio	2,789,748			—	—	2,683,895		2,683,895
Loans held for sale	21,402			—	21,402	—		21,402
FRB and FHLB stock	32,148			32,148	—	—		32,148
Derivative instruments	346			—	346	—		346
Accrued interest receivable	16,087			16,087	—	—		16,087
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,273,662		1,273,662	—	—		1,273,662
Interest-bearing demand	699,158			699,158	—	—		699,158
Savings and money market	1,841,905			1,841,905	—	—		1,841,905
Time deposits	1,027,706			—	—	1,027,869		1,027,869
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	36,713			36,713	—	—		36,713
Accrued interest payable	656			656	—	—		656
Subordinated debentures	354,229			—	—	287,981		287,981
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees	$	(2,715	)	—	—	(2,715	)	(2,715	)

The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2013 was as follows:

	December 31, 2013
	Carrying Value			Estimated Fair Value
				Level 1	Level 2	Level 3		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	190,435		190,435	—	—		190,435
Investment securities:
Available for sale	1,611,745			1,443	1,610,302	—		1,611,745
Held to maturity	740,186			—	719,183	—		719,183
Loans held for portfolio	2,750,514			—	—	2,562,160		2,562,160
Loans held for sale	25,548			—	25,548	—		25,548
FRB and FHLB stock	27,357			27,357	—	—		27,357
Derivative instruments	513			—	513	—		513
Accrued interest receivable	17,798			17,798	—	—		17,798
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,243,545		1,243,545	—	—		1,243,545
Interest-bearing demand	679,527			679,527	—	—		679,527
Savings and money market	1,844,710			1,844,710	—	—		1,844,710
Time deposits	1,046,113			—	—	1,046,485		1,046,485
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	43,143			43,143	—	—		43,143
Accrued interest payable	63,341			63,341	—	—		63,341
Subordinated debentures	354,210			—	—	242,678		242,678
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees	$	(2,715	)	—	—	(2,715	)	(2,715	)

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

BASIS OFPRESENTATION

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 2013 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 months ended March 31, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2014. Certain reclassifications of 2013 amounts have been made to conform to the 2014 presentation. 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.

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 14 to the consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

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. All of the subsidiaries are wholly owned as of March 31, 2014 except FB Holdings, LLC (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 14 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) income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary” in the consolidated statements of income.

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

A summary of the Company’s deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is as follows:

	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Gross deferred tax assets	$	375,092		359,261
Unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions	(879		)	—
Valuation allowance	(43,380		)	(43,380	)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	330,833			315,881
Deferred tax liabilities	49,609			28,397
Net deferred tax assets	$	281,224		287,484

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INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES (Gross Realized Gains and Losses) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities	$ 2,010	$ 346
Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities	(730)	(354)
Other-than-temporary impairment	0	(408)
Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities	$ 1,280	$ (416)

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Impairment Method by Loan Category) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$ 2,530	$ 3,756
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	12,005	11,675
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	65,296	65,602
Balance, end of period	79,831	81,033	88,170	91,602
Total loans:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	57,081	57,005
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	108,635	106,578
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	2,703,863	2,667,964
Ending balance	2,869,579	2,831,547
Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	678	497
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	13,193	12,904
Balance, end of period	13,871	13,401	14,168	13,572
Total loans:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	6,190	3,480
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	6,833	7,043
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	619,066	590,181
Ending balance	632,089	600,704
Real estate construction and development [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	62
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	242	232
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	6,844	7,113
Balance, end of period	7,086	7,407	13,003	14,434
Total loans:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	2,881	3,440
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,761	1,474
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	116,595	116,748
Ending balance	121,237	121,662
One-to-Four-Family Residential [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	1,421	2,275
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	8,858	8,937
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	20,941	21,407
Balance, end of period	31,220	32,619	36,660	38,897
Total loans:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	10,515	12,276
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	94,734	93,301
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	805,264	815,911
Ending balance	910,513	921,488
Multi-family residential [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	808	1,034
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,534	1,404
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	2,927	2,811
Balance, end of period	5,269	5,249	4,202	4,252
Total loans:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	28,483	28,641
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	991	1,107
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	95,642	91,556
Ending balance	125,116	121,304
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	301	385
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	693	605
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	21,049	21,062
Balance, end of period	22,043	22,052	19,720	20,048
Total loans:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	9,012	9,168
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	4,303	3,634
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,050,498	1,035,432
Ending balance	1,063,813	1,048,234
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	0	0
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	342	305
Balance, end of period	342	305	417	399
Total loans:
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	13	19
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	16,798	18,136
Ending balance	$ 16,811	$ 18,155

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BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS (Schedule of Business Segment Results) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Investment securities	$ 2,126,844		$ 2,351,931
Total loans	2,890,981		2,857,095
FRB and FHLB stock	32,148		27,357
Total assets	5,890,559		5,918,983
Deposits	4,842,431		4,813,895
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	36,713		43,143
Subordinated debentures	354,229		354,210
Stockholders' equity	497,306	297,066	488,256	299,959
Interest income	42,189	43,986
Interest expense	5,849	6,149
Net interest income (loss)	36,340	37,837
Provision for loan losses	0	0
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	36,340	37,837
Noninterest income	14,675	15,395
Noninterest expense	42,748	44,047
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes	8,267	9,185
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	2,917	365
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	5,350	8,820
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(2,064)
Net income (loss)	5,350	6,756
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	(55)	46
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	5,405	6,710
First Bank [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Investment securities	2,126,844		2,351,931
Total loans	2,890,981		2,857,095
FRB and FHLB stock	32,148		27,357
Total assets	5,836,010		5,865,160
Deposits	4,849,783		4,815,792
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	36,713		43,143
Subordinated debentures	0		0
Stockholders' equity	872,845		931,561
Interest income	42,189	43,986
Interest expense	2,051	2,473
Net interest income (loss)	40,138	41,513
Provision for loan losses	0	0
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	40,138	41,513
Noninterest income	14,559	15,284
Noninterest expense	42,993	43,863
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes	11,704	12,934
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	4,120	148
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	7,584	12,786
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(2,064)
Net income (loss)	7,584	10,722
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	(55)	46
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	7,639	10,676
Corporate, Other and Intercompany Reclassifications [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Investment securities	0		0
Total loans	0		0
FRB and FHLB stock	0		0
Total assets	54,549		53,823
Deposits	(7,352)		(1,897)
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	0		0
Subordinated debentures	354,229		354,210
Stockholders' equity	(375,539)		(443,305)
Interest income	0	0
Interest expense	3,798	3,676
Net interest income (loss)	(3,798)	(3,676)
Provision for loan losses	0	0
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	(3,798)	(3,676)
Noninterest income	116	111
Noninterest expense	(245)	184
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes	(3,437)	(3,749)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(1,203)	217
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	(2,234)	(3,966)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0
Net income (loss)	(2,234)	(3,966)
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$ (2,234)	$ (3,966)

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$ 112,048	$ 92,369
Short-term investments	229,187	98,066
Total cash and cash equivalents	341,235	190,435
Investment securities:
Available for sale	1,408,172	1,611,745
Held to maturity (fair value of $704,977 and $719,183, respectively)	718,672	740,186
Total investment securities	2,126,844	2,351,931
Loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	632,089	600,704
Real estate construction and development	121,237	121,662
Real estate mortgage	2,099,442	2,091,026
Consumer and installment	17,399	18,681
Loans held for sale	21,402	25,548
Net deferred loan fees	(588)	(526)
Total loans	2,890,981	2,857,095
Allowance for loan losses	(79,831)	(81,033)
Net loans	2,811,150	2,776,062
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	32,148	27,357
Bank premises and equipment, net	123,246	124,328
Deferred income taxes	330,833	315,881
Other real estate	61,485	66,702
Other assets	63,618	66,287
Total assets	5,890,559	5,918,983
LIABILITIES
Noninterest-bearing demand	1,273,662	1,243,545
Interest-bearing demand	699,158	679,527
Savings and money market	1,841,905	1,844,710
Time deposits of $100 or more	389,675	389,056
Other time deposits	638,031	657,057
Total deposits	4,842,431	4,813,895
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	36,713	43,143
Subordinated debentures	354,229	354,210
Deferred income taxes	49,609	28,397
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	110,271	191,082
Total liabilities	5,393,253	5,430,727
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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 earnings	48,124	42,719
Accumulated other comprehensive income	11,202	7,502
Total First Banks, Inc. stockholders’ equity	403,527	394,422
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	93,779	93,834
Total stockholders’ equity	497,306	488,256
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	5,890,559	5,918,983
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	295,400	295,400
Class D Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock	$ 17,343	$ 17,343

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	$ 2,890,981	$ 2,857,095
Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	1,942,255	1,891,904
Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	927,324	939,643
Commercial and Industrial [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	632,089	600,704
Real Estate Construction and Development [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	121,237	121,662
Real Estate Construction and Development [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	121,237	121,662
Multi-family [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	125,116	121,304
Multi-family [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	125,116	121,304
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	1,063,813	1,048,234
Commercial Real Estate [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	1,063,813	1,048,234
Residential Mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	562,170	572,164
Residential Mortgage [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	562,170	572,164
Home Equity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	348,343	349,324
Home Equity [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	348,343	349,324
Consumer and Installment and Net Deferred Loan Fees [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	16,811	18,155
Pass [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	1,751,288	1,694,392
Pass [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	814,069	825,214
Pass [Member] | Commercial and Industrial [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	593,492	559,243
Pass [Member] | Real Estate Construction and Development [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	43,306	42,429
Pass [Member] | Multi-family [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	95,032	91,001
Pass [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	1,019,458	1,001,719
Pass [Member] | Residential Mortgage [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	458,330	468,642
Pass [Member] | Home Equity [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	339,119	338,562
Pass [Member] | Consumer and Installment and Net Deferred Loan Fees [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	16,620	18,010
Special Mention [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	36,703	38,854
Special Mention [Member] | Commercial and Industrial [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	14,690	16,211
Special Mention [Member] | Real Estate Construction and Development [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	238	929
Special Mention [Member] | Multi-family [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	0	0
Special Mention [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	21,775	21,714
Substandard [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	93,810	100,671
Substandard [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	7,993	8,833
Substandard [Member] | Commercial and Industrial [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	10,884	14,727
Substandard [Member] | Real Estate Construction and Development [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	73,051	73,390
Substandard [Member] | Multi-family [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	610	555
Substandard [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	9,265	11,999
Substandard [Member] | Residential Mortgage [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	5,688	5,306
Substandard [Member] | Home Equity [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	2,127	3,401
Substandard [Member] | Consumer and Installment and Net Deferred Loan Fees [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	178	126
Performing trouble debt restructuring [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	32,325	32,474
Performing trouble debt restructuring [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	79,586	78,153
Performing trouble debt restructuring [Member] | Commercial and Industrial [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	0	0
Performing trouble debt restructuring [Member] | Real Estate Construction and Development [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	0	0
Performing trouble debt restructuring [Member] | Multi-family [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	27,836	27,955
Performing trouble debt restructuring [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	4,489	4,519
Performing trouble debt restructuring [Member] | Residential Mortgage [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	79,586	78,153
Performing trouble debt restructuring [Member] | Home Equity [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	0	0
Performing trouble debt restructuring [Member] | Consumer and Installment and Net Deferred Loan Fees [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	0	0
Non Accrual [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	28,129	25,513
Non Accrual [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	25,676	27,443
Non Accrual [Member] | Commercial and Industrial [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	13,023	10,523
Non Accrual [Member] | Real Estate Construction and Development [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	4,642	4,914
Non Accrual [Member] | Multi-family [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	1,638	1,793
Non Accrual [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	8,826	8,283
Non Accrual [Member] | Residential Mortgage [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	18,566	20,063
Non Accrual [Member] | Home Equity [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	7,097	7,361
Non Accrual [Member] | Consumer and Installment and Net Deferred Loan Fees [Member] | Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans	$ 13	$ 19

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Total	First Banks, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity, Preferred Stock [Member]	First Banks, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity, Common Stock [Member]	First Banks, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity, Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	First Banks, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity, Retained Earnings (Deficit) [Member]	First Banks, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 299,959	$ 322,163	$ 5,915	$ 12,480	$ (179,513)	$ 45,259	$ 93,655
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	6,756				6,710		46
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(4,768)					(4,768)
Accretion of discount on preferred stock	0	898			(898)
Preferred stock dividends declared	(4,881)				(4,881)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2013	297,066	323,061	5,915	12,480	(178,582)	40,491	93,701
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	488,256	325,806	5,915	12,480	42,719	7,502	93,834
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	5,350				5,405		(55)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	3,700					3,700
Balance at Mar. 31, 2014	$ 497,306	$ 325,806	$ 5,915	$ 12,480	$ 48,124	$ 11,202	$ 93,779

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SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 trust installment	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 installment	Aug. 10, 2009
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number Of Trusts Created For Issuing Trust Preferred Securities	13
Distributions Accrued On Junior Subordinated Debentures	$ 3,800,000	$ 3,700,000
Trust Preferred Securities				345,000,000
Number Of Quarterly Periods For Deferral Of Cash Interest Payments On Junior Subordinated Debt			18
Interest Paid	68,534,000	2,644,000
Regularly Scheduled Deferred Interest Payments Accrued [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Payable			56,000,000
Additional Deferred Interest Payments Accrued [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Payable			6,700,000
Parent Company [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash dividends paid by First Bank to First Banks, Inc.	70,000,000
Subordinated Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Paid	$ 66,400,000

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details Textual)	Mar. 31, 2014
First Bank [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	53.23%
First Capital America Inc [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	46.77%

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Schedule of Changes in Fair Value of Level 3 Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
Included in earnings	$ (232)		$ 154
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Amount [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	18,854		14,792
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
Included in earnings	(232)	[1]	154	[1]
Included in other comprehensive income	0		0
Issuances	455		1,229
Transfers in and/or out of level 3	0		0
Balance, end of period	$ 19,077		$ 16,175

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

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CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

CONTINGENTLIABILITIES

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 9 to the consolidated financial statements. The informal agreement with the MDOF, dated as of September 18, 2008, was terminated effective September 11, 2013.

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Discontinued Operations Income Statement) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans		$ 365
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		280
Net interest income (loss)		85
Provision for loan losses		0
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses		85
Noninterest income:
Service charges and customer service fees		145
Other		29
Total noninterest income		174
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		1,222
Occupancy, net of rental income		457
Furniture and equipment		51
FDIC insurance		257
Other		336
Total noninterest expense		2,323
Loss from operations of discontinued operations		(2,064)
Benefit for income taxes		0
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(2,064)
Association Bank Services [Member]
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans		365
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		88
Net interest income (loss)		277
Provision for loan losses		0
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses		277
Noninterest income:
Service charges and customer service fees		41
Other		26
Total noninterest income		67
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		643
Occupancy, net of rental income		2
Furniture and equipment		12
FDIC insurance		204
Other		224
Total noninterest expense		1,085
Loss from operations of discontinued operations		(741)
Benefit for income taxes		0
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(741)
Northern Florida Region [Member]
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans		0
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		192
Net interest income (loss)		(192)
Provision for loan losses		0
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses		(192)
Noninterest income:
Service charges and customer service fees		104
Other		3
Total noninterest income		107
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		579
Occupancy, net of rental income		455
Furniture and equipment		39
FDIC insurance		53
Other		112
Total noninterest expense		1,238
Loss from operations of discontinued operations		(1,323)
Benefit for income taxes		0
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		$ (1,323)

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule Of Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations Income Statements [Table Text Block]

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013
	Association Bank Services			Northern Florida		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	$	365		—		365
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits	88			192		280
Net interest income (loss)	277			(192	)	85
Provision for loan losses	—			—		—
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	277			(192	)	85
Noninterest income:
Service charges and customer service fees	41			104		145
Other	26			3		29
Total noninterest income	67			107		174
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	643			579		1,222
Occupancy, net of rental income	2			455		457
Furniture and equipment	12			39		51
FDIC insurance	204			53		257
Other	224			112		336
Total noninterest expense	1,085			1,238		2,323
Loss from operations of discontinued operations	(741		)	(1,323	)	(2,064	)
Benefit for income taxes	—			—		—
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(741	)	(1,323	)	(2,064	)

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Loans transferred to other real estate	$ 1,031	$ 2,474
Write-downs on other real estate	$ 97	$ 258

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$ 5,405	$ 6,710
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	(55)	46
Less: net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(2,064)
Net income from continuing operations, net of tax	5,350	8,820
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of bank premises and equipment	2,921	2,851
Amortization and accretion of investment securities	5,799	6,274
Originations of loans held for sale	(35,414)	(87,616)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale	40,278	116,735
Provision for current income taxes	283	72
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	2,634	(866)
Increase in deferred tax asset valuation allowance	0	1,159
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable	1,711	(1,309)
(Decrease) increase in accrued interest payable	(62,685)	3,505
Gain on loans sold and held for sale	(865)	(1,553)
Net (gain) loss on investment securities	(1,280)	416
Decrease (increase) in fair value of servicing rights	232	(154)
Write-downs on other real estate	97	258
Other operating activities, net	(156)	5,570
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities – continuing operations	(41,095)	54,162
Net cash used in operating activities – discontinued operations	0	(1,827)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(41,095)	52,335
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net cash paid for sale of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations, net of cash and cash equivalents sold	(15,467)	0
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale	166,320	66,507
Maturities of investment securities available for sale	44,399	100,629
Maturities of investment securities held to maturity	17,783	52,087
Purchases of investment securities available for sale	(250)	(197,735)
Purchases of investment securities held to maturity	(1,429)	(19,261)
Net purchases of Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	(4,791)	(295)
Proceeds from sales of commercial loans	0	1,343
Net (increase) decrease in loans	(43,645)	44,340
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off	2,245	3,451
Purchases of bank premises and equipment	(1,923)	(1,354)
Net proceeds from sales of other real estate	5,876	5,033
Other investing activities, net	671	303
Net cash provided by investing activities – continuing operations	169,789	55,048
Net cash provided by investing activities – discontinued operations	0	372
Net cash provided by investing activities	169,789	55,420
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase (decrease) in demand, savings and money market deposits	46,943	(50,603)
Decrease in time deposits	(18,407)	(66,755)
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Short-term Debt	(6,430)	10,830
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities – continuing operations	22,106	(106,528)
Net cash used in financing activities – discontinued operations	0	(10,614)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	22,106	(117,142)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	150,800	(9,387)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	190,435	518,846
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	341,235	509,459
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest on liabilities	68,534	2,644
Cash paid for income taxes	257	2
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Reclassification of investment securities from available for sale to held to maturity	0	242,540
Loans transferred to other real estate	$ 1,031	$ 2,474

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) [Parenthetical] (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Held-to-maturity securities, fair value (in dollars)	$ 704,977	$ 719,183
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)	$ 1.50	$ 1.50
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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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

FAIRVALUEDISCLOSURES

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 the 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. Certain other real estate, upon initial recognition, is 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 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 speed rates 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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are reflected in the following table:

	Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1		Level 2	Level 3	Fair Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Assets:
Available-for-sale investment securities:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—	195,094	—	195,094
Residential mortgage-backed	—		1,003,445	—	1,003,445
Commercial mortgage-backed	—		851	—	851
State and political subdivisions	—		31,340	—	31,340
Corporate notes	—		175,751	—	175,751
Equity investments	1,691		—	—	1,691
Mortgage loans held for sale	—		21,402	—	21,402
Derivative instruments:
Interest rate lock commitments	—		332	—	332
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	—		14	—	14
Servicing rights	—		—	19,077	19,077
Total	$	1,691	1,428,229	19,077	1,448,997
Liabilities:
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan	$	6,294	—	—	6,294
Total	$	6,294	—	—	6,294
December 31, 2013:
Assets:
Available-for-sale investment securities:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—	275,899	—	275,899
Residential mortgage-backed	—		1,105,787	—	1,105,787
Commercial mortgage-backed	—		856	—	856
State and political subdivisions	—		31,557	—	31,557
Corporate notes	—		196,203	—	196,203
Equity investments	1,443		—	—	1,443
Mortgage loans held for sale	—		25,548	—	25,548
Derivative instruments:
Interest rate lock commitments	—		217	—	217
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	—		296	—	296
Servicing rights	—		—	18,854	18,854
Total	$	1,443	1,636,363	18,854	1,656,660
Liabilities:
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan	$	6,641	—	—	6,641
Total	$	6,641	—	—	6,641

There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

The following table presents the changes in Level 3 assets measured on a recurring basis for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

	Servicing Rights
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	18,854		14,792
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
Included in earnings (1)	(232		)	154
Included in other comprehensive income	—			—
Issuances	455			1,229
Transfers in and/or out of level 3	—			—
Balance, end of period	$	19,077		16,175

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

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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are reflected in the following table:

	Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1		Level 2	Level 3	Fair Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	—	—	12,345	12,345
Real estate construction and development	—		—	4,400	4,400
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	—		—	89,292	89,292
Home equity	—		—	5,678	5,678
Multi-family residential	—		—	27,132	27,132
Commercial real estate	—		—	12,321	12,321
Consumer and installment	—		—	13	13
Other real estate	—		—	61,485	61,485
Total	$	—	—	212,666	212,666
December 31, 2013:
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	—	—	10,026	10,026
Real estate construction and development	—		—	4,620	4,620
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	—		—	88,476	88,476
Home equity	—		—	5,889	5,889
Multi-family residential	—		—	27,310	27,310
Commercial real estate	—		—	11,812	11,812
Consumer and installment	—		—	19	19
Other real estate	—		—	66,702	66,702
Total	$	—	—	214,854	214,854

Non-Financial Assets and Non-Financial Liabilities. Certain non-financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring 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 measured at fair value upon initial recognition totaled $1.0 million and $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. In addition to other real estate measured at fair value upon initial recognition, the Company recorded write-downs to the balance of other real estate of $97,000 and $258,000 to noninterest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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. 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 includes 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, which are carried at cost, represent redemption value and approximate fair value.

Deposits. The fair value of deposits payable on demand with no stated maturity (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 is estimated utilizing a discounted cash flow calculation that applies 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 agreements 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.

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 March 31, 2014 was as follows:

	March 31, 2014
	Carrying Value			Estimated Fair Value
				Level 1	Level 2	Level 3		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	341,235		341,235	—	—		341,235
Investment securities:
Available for sale	1,408,172			1,691	1,406,481	—		1,408,172
Held to maturity	718,672			—	704,977	—		704,977
Loans held for portfolio	2,789,748			—	—	2,683,895		2,683,895
Loans held for sale	21,402			—	21,402	—		21,402
FRB and FHLB stock	32,148			32,148	—	—		32,148
Derivative instruments	346			—	346	—		346
Accrued interest receivable	16,087			16,087	—	—		16,087
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,273,662		1,273,662	—	—		1,273,662
Interest-bearing demand	699,158			699,158	—	—		699,158
Savings and money market	1,841,905			1,841,905	—	—		1,841,905
Time deposits	1,027,706			—	—	1,027,869		1,027,869
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	36,713			36,713	—	—		36,713
Accrued interest payable	656			656	—	—		656
Subordinated debentures	354,229			—	—	287,981		287,981
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees	$	(2,715	)	—	—	(2,715	)	(2,715	)

The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2013 was as follows:

	December 31, 2013
	Carrying Value			Estimated Fair Value
				Level 1	Level 2	Level 3		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	190,435		190,435	—	—		190,435
Investment securities:
Available for sale	1,611,745			1,443	1,610,302	—		1,611,745
Held to maturity	740,186			—	719,183	—		719,183
Loans held for portfolio	2,750,514			—	—	2,562,160		2,562,160
Loans held for sale	25,548			—	25,548	—		25,548
FRB and FHLB stock	27,357			27,357	—	—		27,357
Derivative instruments	513			—	513	—		513
Accrued interest receivable	17,798			17,798	—	—		17,798
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,243,545		1,243,545	—	—		1,243,545
Interest-bearing demand	679,527			679,527	—	—		679,527
Savings and money market	1,844,710			1,844,710	—	—		1,844,710
Time deposits	1,046,113			—	—	1,046,485		1,046,485
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	43,143			43,143	—	—		43,143
Accrued interest payable	63,341			63,341	—	—		63,341
Subordinated debentures	354,210			—	—	242,678		242,678
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees	$	(2,715	)	—	—	(2,715	)	(2,715	)

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DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014
Entity Registrant Name	FIRST BANKS, INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000710507
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
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	Mar. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014

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INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

INCOMETAXES

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 previously had a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets. 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.

In evaluating the ability to recover deferred tax assets within the jurisdiction from which they arise, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies, and results of recent operations. In projecting future taxable income, the Company begins with historical results adjusted for the results of discontinued operations and changes in accounting policies and incorporates assumptions including the amount of future state and federal pre-tax operating income, the reversal of temporary differences, and the implementation of feasible and prudent tax planning strategies. These assumptions require significant judgment about the forecasts and future taxable income and are consistent with the plans and estimates management uses to manage the underlying business.

After analysis of all available positive and negative evidence, the Company reversed substantially all of its valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets, which was reflected as a benefit for income taxes in the consolidated statements of income and as an adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income during the fourth quarter of 2013. The Company concluded that, as of December 31, 2013, it was more likely than not that substantially all of its net deferred tax assets would be realized in future years. This conclusion was primarily based on projected future taxable income, in addition to cumulative earnings resulting from eight consecutive quarters of profitability (excluding the goodwill impairment charge recognized during the fourth quarter of 2013), significant improvement in asset quality metrics and certain other relevant factors. If the Company’s estimate of realizability of its net deferred tax assets changes in the future, an adjustment to the valuation allowance would be recorded, which would either increase or decrease income tax expense in such period.

The valuation allowance reserves for certain state net operating loss carryovers, federal and state tax credits and capital loss carryovers which are projected to expire prior to their utilization, based upon projected taxable income at December 31, 2013. The Company has reserved for this benefit in its valuation allowance but will continue to evaluate the potential future utilization of these items and will record an adjustment to the valuation allowance in the period a change is warranted.

A summary of the Company’s deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is as follows:

	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Gross deferred tax assets	$	375,092		359,261
Unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions	(879		)	—
Valuation allowance	(43,380		)	(43,380	)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	330,833			315,881
Deferred tax liabilities	49,609			28,397
Net deferred tax assets	$	281,224		287,484

At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, for federal income tax purposes, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $565.9 million and $571.8 million, respectively. For state income tax purposes, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $785.4 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and a related deferred tax asset of $66.7 million and $66.6 million, respectively.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	$ 29,079	$ 30,173
Investment securities	12,632	13,248
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	358	303
Short-term investments	120	262
Total interest income	42,189	43,986
Interest expense:
Interest-bearing demand	82	76
Savings and money market	744	635
Time deposits of $100 or more	486	656
Other time deposits	722	1,103
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	4	3
Subordinated debentures	3,811	3,676
Total interest expense	5,849	6,149
Net interest income	36,340	37,837
Provision for loan losses	0	0
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	36,340	37,837
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts and customer service fees	8,333	8,314
Gain on loans sold and held for sale	865	1,553
Net gain (loss) on investment securities	1,280	(416)
Net gain on sale of other real estate	442	366
(Decrease) increase in fair value of servicing rights	(232)	154
Loan servicing fees	1,711	1,717
Other	2,276	3,707
Total noninterest income	14,675	15,395
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	19,882	19,551
Occupancy, net of rental income	5,784	5,834
Furniture and equipment	2,360	2,583
Postage, printing and supplies	639	628
Information technology fees	5,610	5,285
Legal, examination and professional fees	1,291	1,663
Advertising and business development	622	432
FDIC insurance	1,264	1,882
Write-downs and expenses on other real estate	699	1,511
Other	4,597	4,678
Total noninterest expense	42,748	44,047
Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes	8,267	9,185
Provision for income taxes	2,917	365
Net income from continuing operations, net of tax	5,350	8,820
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(2,064)
Net income	5,350	6,756
Less: net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	55	(46)
Net income attributable to First Banks, Inc.	5,405	6,710
Preferred stock dividends declared	0	4,881
Accretion of discount on preferred stock	0	898
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 5,405	$ 931
Basic earnings per common share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 228.43	$ 126.59
Diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 192.46	$ 126.59
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 228.43	$ 39.35
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 192.46	$ 39.35
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding (in shares)	23,661	23,661

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SERVICING RIGHTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Servicing Asset [Abstract]

SERVICING RIGHTS

SERVICINGRIGHTS

Mortgage Banking Activities. At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company serviced mortgage loans for others totaling $1.31 billion and $1.33 billion, respectively. Changes in mortgage servicing rights for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	14,211		9,152
Originated mortgage servicing rights	455			1,229
Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model (1)	151			854
Other changes in fair value (2)	(422		)	(583	)
Balance, end of period	$	14,395		10,652

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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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company serviced United States Small Business Administration (SBA) loans for others totaling $135.8 million and $139.1 million, respectively. Changes in SBA servicing rights for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	4,643		5,640
Originated SBA servicing rights	—			—
Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model (1)	175			22
Other changes in fair value (2)	(136		)	(139	)
Balance, end of period	$	4,682		5,523

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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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Receivables [Abstract]

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

LOANS ANDALLOWANCE FORLOANLOSSES

The following table summarizes the composition of the loan portfolio at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	632,089		600,704
Real estate construction and development	121,237			121,662
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	910,513			921,488
Multi-family residential	125,116			121,304
Commercial real estate	1,063,813			1,048,234
Consumer and installment	17,399			18,681
Loans held for sale	21,402			25,548
Net deferred loan fees	(588		)	(526	)
Total loans	$	2,890,981		2,857,095

Aging of Loans. The following table presents the aging of loans by loan classification at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	30-59 Days		60-89 Days	Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	Nonaccrual	Total Past Due	Current	Total Loans
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	6,879	1,165	—	13,023	21,067	611,022	632,089
Real estate construction and development	—		—	—	4,642	4,642	116,595	121,237
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	5,568		2,928	21	18,566	27,083	535,087	562,170
Home equity	1,540		355	232	7,097	9,224	339,119	348,343
Multi-family residential	—		—	—	1,638	1,638	123,478	125,116
Commercial real estate	975		3	—	8,826	9,804	1,054,009	1,063,813
Consumer and installment and net deferred loan fees	82		96	—	13	191	16,620	16,811
Loans held for sale	—		—	—	—	—	21,402	21,402
Total	$	15,044	4,547	253	53,805	73,649	2,817,332	2,890,981
December 31, 2013:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	447	394	80	10,523	11,444	589,260	600,704
Real estate construction and development	—		—	—	4,914	4,914	116,748	121,662
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	4,262		2,637	162	20,063	27,124	545,040	572,164
Home equity	2,256		963	182	7,361	10,762	338,562	349,324
Multi-family residential	—		—	—	1,793	1,793	119,511	121,304
Commercial real estate	1,423		391	—	8,283	10,097	1,038,137	1,048,234
Consumer and installment and net deferred loan fees	87		39	—	19	145	18,010	18,155
Loans held for sale	—		—	—	—	—	25,548	25,548
Total	$	8,475	4,424	424	52,956	66,279	2,790,816	2,857,095

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.

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 tables present the credit exposure of the loan portfolio by internally assigned credit grade and payment activity as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

Commercial Loan Portfolio Credit Exposure by Internally Assigned Credit Grade	Commercial and Industrial		Real Estate Construction and Development	Multi-family	Commercial Real Estate	Total
			(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Pass	$	593,492	43,306	95,032	1,019,458	1,751,288
Special mention	14,690		238	—	21,775	36,703
Substandard	10,884		73,051	610	9,265	93,810
Performing troubled debt restructuring	—		—	27,836	4,489	32,325
Nonaccrual	13,023		4,642	1,638	8,826	28,129
Total	$	632,089	121,237	125,116	1,063,813	1,942,255
December 31, 2013:
Pass	$	559,243	42,429	91,001	1,001,719	1,694,392
Special mention	16,211		929	—	21,714	38,854
Substandard	14,727		73,390	555	11,999	100,671
Performing troubled debt restructuring	—		—	27,955	4,519	32,474
Nonaccrual	10,523		4,914	1,793	8,283	25,513
Total	$	600,704	121,662	121,304	1,048,234	1,891,904

Consumer Loan Portfolio Credit Exposure by Payment Activity	Residential Mortgage		Home Equity	Consumer and Installment and Net Deferred Loan Fees	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Pass	$	458,330	339,119	16,620	814,069
Substandard	5,688		2,127	178	7,993
Performing troubled debt restructuring	79,586		—	—	79,586
Nonaccrual	18,566		7,097	13	25,676
Total	$	562,170	348,343	16,811	927,324
December 31, 2013:
Pass	$	468,642	338,562	18,010	825,214
Substandard	5,306		3,401	126	8,833
Performing troubled debt restructuring	78,153		—	—	78,153
Nonaccrual	20,063		7,361	19	27,443
Total	$	572,164	349,324	18,155	939,643

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 if the impaired loans are collateral dependent, the estimated value of the collateral, less applicable selling costs. 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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance	Related Allowance for Loan Losses	Average Recorded Investment	Interest Income Recognized
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
With No Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	5,833	8,852	—	5,273	—
Real estate construction and development	3,085		12,851	—	3,175	—
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	—		—	—	—	—
Home equity	—		—	—	—	—
Multi-family residential	442		709	—	444	—
Commercial real estate	6,809		9,157	—	6,678	29
Consumer and installment	—		—	—	—	—
	16,169		31,569	—	15,570	29
With A Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	7,190		21,094	678	6,500	—
Real estate construction and development	1,557		3,881	242	1,603	—
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	98,152		116,685	8,860	98,184	521
Home equity	7,097		8,027	1,419	7,229	—
Multi-family residential	29,032		29,177	2,342	29,167	297
Commercial real estate	6,506		10,100	994	6,381	6
Consumer and installment	13		13	—	16	—
	149,547		188,977	14,535	149,080	824
Total:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	13,023		29,946	678	11,773	—
Real estate construction and development	4,642		16,732	242	4,778	—
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	98,152		116,685	8,860	98,184	521
Home equity	7,097		8,027	1,419	7,229	—
Multi-family residential	29,474		29,886	2,342	29,611	297
Commercial real estate	13,315		19,257	994	13,059	35
Consumer and installment	13		13	—	16	—
	$	165,716	220,546	14,535	164,650	853

	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance	Related Allowance for Loan Losses	Average Recorded Investment	Interest Income Recognized
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
December 31, 2013:
With No Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	3,119	4,342	—	4,270	1
Real estate construction and development	3,172		12,931	—	17,152	418
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	—		—	—	—	—
Home equity	596		632	—	564	—
Multi-family residential	443		709	—	474	—
Commercial real estate	6,884		9,221	—	11,636	273
Consumer and installment	—		—	—	—	—
	14,214		27,835	—	34,096	692
With A Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	7,404		21,565	497	10,136	—
Real estate construction and development	1,742		4,326	294	9,419	—
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	98,216		118,305	9,740	102,775	2,043
Home equity	6,765		7,637	1,472	6,406	—
Multi-family residential	29,305		29,322	2,438	31,377	1,226
Commercial real estate	5,918		9,468	990	10,003	26
Consumer and installment	19		19	—	22	—
	149,369		190,642	15,431	170,138	3,295
Total:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	10,523		25,907	497	14,406	1
Real estate construction and development	4,914		17,257	294	26,571	418
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	98,216		118,305	9,740	102,775	2,043
Home equity	7,361		8,269	1,472	6,970	—
Multi-family residential	29,748		30,031	2,438	31,851	1,226
Commercial real estate	12,802		18,689	990	21,639	299
Consumer and installment	19		19	—	22	—
	$	163,583	218,477	15,431	204,234	3,987

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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had recorded charge-offs of $54.8 million and $54.9 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.

Loan modifications are generally performed at the request of the borrower, whether commercial or consumer, and may include reductions 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 United States Department of the Treasury's (U.S. Treasury) 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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had $75.7 million and $75.3 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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Performing Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	$	79,586	78,153
Multi-family residential	27,836		27,955
Commercial real estate	4,489		4,519
Total performing troubled debt restructurings	$	111,911	110,627

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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Nonperforming Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	484	711
Real estate construction and development	3,531		3,605
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	5,147		6,266
Total nonperforming troubled debt restructurings	$	9,162	10,582

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 $8.1 million and $9.1 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

The following tables present loans classified as TDRs that were modified during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014					Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Loan Modifications Classified as Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	—	$	—	$	—	1	$	90	$	45
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	15	2,580		2,157		10	2,223		1,898

The following tables present TDRs that defaulted within 12 months of modification during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

	Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2014			March 31, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Recorded Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	1	$	438	—	—

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 months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	81,033		91,602
Loans charged-off	(3,447		)	(6,883	)
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off	2,245			3,451
Net loans charged-off	(1,202		)	(3,432	)
Provision for loan losses	—			—
Balance, end of period	$	79,831		88,170

The following table represents a summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three months ended March 31, 2014:

	Commercial and Industrial			Real Estate Construction and Development		One-to- Four-Family Residential		Multi- Family Residential		Commercial Real Estate		Consumer and Installment		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	13,401		7,407		32,619		5,249		22,052		305		81,033
Charge-offs	(1,622		)	(30	)	(1,426	)	(132	)	(188	)	(49	)	(3,447	)
Recoveries	752			600		791		7		57		38		2,245
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	1,340			(891	)	(764	)	145		122		48		—
Ending balance	$	13,871		7,086		31,220		5,269		22,043		342		79,831

The following table represents a summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Commercial and Industrial			Real Estate Construction and Development		One-to- Four-Family Residential		Multi- Family Residential		Commercial Real Estate		Consumer and Installment		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	13,572		14,434		38,897		4,252		20,048		399		91,602
Charge-offs	(676		)	(282	)	(4,389	)	(3	)	(1,477	)	(56	)	(6,883	)
Recoveries	1,067			395		1,231		—		718		40		3,451
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	205			(1,544	)	921		(47	)	431		34		—
Ending balance	$	14,168		13,003		36,660		4,202		19,720		417		88,170

The following table represents a summary of the impairment method used by loan category at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	Commercial and Industrial		Real Estate Construction and Development	One-to- Four-Family Residential	Multi- Family Residential	Commercial Real Estate	Consumer and Installment and Net Deferred Loans Fees	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Allowance for loan losses:
Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—	—	1,421	808	301	—	2,530
Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	678		242	8,858	1,534	693	—	12,005
All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	13,193		6,844	20,941	2,927	21,049	342	65,296
Total allowance for loan losses	$	13,871	7,086	31,220	5,269	22,043	342	79,831
Loans:
Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	6,190	2,881	10,515	28,483	9,012	—	57,081
Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	6,833		1,761	94,734	991	4,303	13	108,635
All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	619,066		116,595	805,264	95,642	1,050,498	16,798	2,703,863
Total loans	$	632,089	121,237	910,513	125,116	1,063,813	16,811	2,869,579
December 31, 2013:
Allowance for loan losses:
Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—	62	2,275	1,034	385	—	3,756
Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	497		232	8,937	1,404	605	—	11,675
All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	12,904		7,113	21,407	2,811	21,062	305	65,602
Total allowance for loan losses	$	13,401	7,407	32,619	5,249	22,052	305	81,033
Loans:
Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	3,480	3,440	12,276	28,641	9,168	—	57,005
Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	7,043		1,474	93,301	1,107	3,634	19	106,578
All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	590,181		116,748	815,911	91,556	1,035,432	18,136	2,667,964
Total loans	$	600,704	121,662	921,488	121,304	1,048,234	18,155	2,831,547

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting

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.

Principals of Consolidation

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 14 to the consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

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. All of the subsidiaries are wholly owned as of March 31, 2014 except FB Holdings, LLC (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 14 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) income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary” in the consolidated statements of income.

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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

EARNINGS(LOSS)PERCOMMONSHARE

The following is a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (EPS) for the three months endedMarch 31, 2014 and 2013:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014		2013
	(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Basic:
Net income from continuing operations attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	5,405	8,774
Preferred stock dividends declared	—		(4,881	)
Accretion of discount on preferred stock	—		(898	)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	5,405		2,995
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders	—		(2,064	)
Net income available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	$	5,405	931
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding	23,661		23,661
Basic earnings per common share – continuing operations	$	228.43	126.59
Basic loss per common share – discontinued operations	$	—	(87.24	)
Basic earnings per common share	$	228.43	39.35
Diluted:
Net income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	$	5,405	2,995
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders	—		(2,064	)
Net income available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	5,405		931
Effect of dilutive securities – Class A convertible preferred stock	—		—
Diluted income available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	$	5,405	931
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding	23,661		23,661
Effect of dilutive securities – Class A convertible preferred stock	4,421		—
Weighted average diluted shares of common stock outstanding	28,082		23,661
Diluted earnings per common share – continuing operations	$	192.46	126.59
Diluted loss per common share – discontinued operations	$	—	(87.24	)
Diluted earnings per common share	$	192.46	39.35

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

STOCKHOLDERS’EQUITY

Common Stock. 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 (including Mr. Michael Dierberg, Vice Chairman of the Company), own all of the voting stock of the Company.

Preferred Stock. The Company has four classes of preferred stock outstanding. On February 15, 2014, the annual dividend rate on the Class C Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (Class C Preferred Stock) increased from 5% to 9%.

The Company 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. The Company has declared and accrued $68.4 million of its regularly scheduled dividend payments on its Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (Class D Preferred Stock) at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and has accrued an additional $9.4 million of cumulative dividends on such deferred dividend payments at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. As such, the aggregate amount of these deferred and accrued dividend payments was $77.8 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company ceased declaring dividends on its Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock. Previously, the Company had declared and accrued dividends on its Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock quarterly throughout the deferral period. If the Company had continued to declare and accrued dividends on its Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock during the fourth quarter of 2013 and the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company would have accrued an additional $4.1 million and $5.5 million, respectively, of dividend payments, and the Company's aggregate deferred and accrued dividend payments would have been $87.4 million at March 31, 2014. The Company will continue to evaluate whether declaring dividends on its Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock is appropriate in future periods. The Company's cessation of declaring and accruing dividends on its Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock did not have any effect on the terms of the outstanding Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock, including the Company's obligations thereunder.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). The following table summarizes changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, by component, for the three months ended March 31, 2014:

	Investment Securities			Defined Benefit Pension Plan		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014:
Balance, beginning of period	$	10,151		(2,649	)	7,502
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	4,432			21		4,453
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	(753		)	—		(753	)
Net current period other comprehensive income	3,679			21		3,700
Balance, end of period	$	13,830		(2,628	)	11,202

The following table summarizes changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, by component, for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Investment Securities			Defined Benefit Pension Plan		Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013:
Balance, beginning of period	$	35,186		(3,544	)	13,617		45,259
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(2,681		)	30		(2,122	)	(4,773	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	5			—		—		5
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income	(2,676		)	30		(2,122	)	(4,768	)
Balance, end of period	$	32,510		(3,514	)	11,495		40,491

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 7,502	$ 45,259
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	4,453	(4,773)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(753)	5
Other comprehensive income (loss)	3,700	(4,768)
Balance, end of period	11,202	40,491
Investment Securities [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	10,151	35,186
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	4,432	(2,681)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(753)	5
Other comprehensive income (loss)	3,679	(2,676)
Balance, end of period	13,830	32,510
Defined Benefit Pension Plan [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	(2,649)	(3,544)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	21	30
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	21	30
Balance, end of period	(2,628)	(3,514)
Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period		13,617
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications		(2,122)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		0
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(2,122)
Balance, end of period		$ 11,495

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

DERIVATIVEINSTRUMENTS

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. The following table summarizes derivative instruments held by the Company, their notional amount, estimated fair values and their location in the consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

				Derivatives in Other Assets
	Notional Amount			Fair Value Gain (Loss)
	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013	March 31, 2014	December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Interest rate lock commitments	$	20,537	14,237	332	217
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	27,800		29,100	14	296
Total	$	48,337	43,337	346	513

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 interest rate lock commitments and loans held for sale are hedged with forward contracts to sell mortgage-backed securities, which expire in June 2014.

The following table summarizes amounts included in the consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 related to non-hedging derivative instruments:

Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Operations on Derivatives	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Operations on Derivatives
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2014			2013
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
Interest rate lock commitments	Gain on loans sold and held for sale	$	115		(722	)
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	Gain on loans sold and held for sale	(282		)	240

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SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Subordinated Borrowings [Abstract]

SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES

SUBORDINATEDDEBENTURES

As of March 31, 2014, the Company had 13 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’s distributions accrued on the junior subordinated debentures were $3.8 million and $3.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and are included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of income. 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 9 to the consolidated financial statements.

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. The Company had deferred such payments for 18 quarterly periods as of December 31, 2013. The Company had deferred $56.0 million of its regularly scheduled interest payments as of December 31, 2013. In addition, the Company had accrued additional interest expense of $6.7 million as of December 31, 2013 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. During the deferral period, the respective trusts 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. 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 8 to the consolidated financial statements.

Under its agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (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 9 to the consolidated financial statements.

On January 31, 2014, the Company received regulatory approval from the FRB, subject to certain conditions, which granted First Bank the authority to pay a dividend to the Company, and the authority to the Company to utilize such funds, for the sole purpose of paying the accumulated deferred interest payments on the Company's outstanding junior subordinated debentures issued in connection with the Company's trust preferred securities. In February 2014, First Bank paid a dividend of $70.0 million to the Company and the Company notified the trustees of the trust preferred securities of its intention to pay all cumulative interest that had been deferred on the junior subordinated debentures relating to the trust preferred securities, on the regularly scheduled quarterly payment dates in March and April, 2014. The aggregate amount owed on all of the junior subordinated debentures relating to the trust preferred securities at the respective March and April, 2014 payments totaled $66.4 million. On March 14, 2014, the Company paid interest on the junior subordinated debentures of $66.4 million to the respective trustees, which was subsequently distributed to the trust preferred securities holders on the respective interest payment dates in March and April, 2014.

The Company and First Bank must receive approval from the FRB prior to making any future interest payments on the Company's outstanding junior subordinated debentures. The Company is unable to predict whether or when the FRB will grant approval to the Company to make any such future interest payments. Without the payment of dividends from First Bank, the Company currently lacks the source of income and the liquidity to make future interest payments on the junior subordinated debentures associated with its trust preferred securities. Given restrictions placed upon First Bank, including regulatory restrictions, it may not be able to provide the Company with dividends in an amount sufficient to pay the future interest on the trust preferred securities. In such case, the Company would have to pursue alternative funding sources, but there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to identify and obtain alternative funding due to the uncertainty that such alternative funding sources would be available to the Company on terms and conditions that are acceptable to the Company. Subsequent to the payment made on March 14, 2014, the Company has the ability to enter into future deferral periods of up to 20 consecutive quarterly periods without triggering a payment default or penalty.

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REGULATORY CAPITAL AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Banking and Thrift [Abstract]

REGULATORY CAPITAL AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS

REGULATORYCAPITAL AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS

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 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, or Tier1 leverage ratio.

The Company was categorized as adequately capitalized under minimum regulatory capital standards established for bank holding companies by the Federal Reserve at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The Company must maintain minimum total capital, Tier 1 capital 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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 under the prompt corrective action provisions of the regulatory capital standards. First Bank must maintain minimum total capital, Tier 1 capital and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table below in order to be categorized as well capitalized.

At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company's and First Bank’s required and actual capital ratios were as follows:

											To be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
	Actual								For Capital Adequacy Purposes
	March 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
First Banks, Inc.	$	425,829	11.73	%	$	405,856	11.13	%	8.0	%	N/A
First Bank (1)	679,594		18.70		734,535		20.12		8.0		10.0	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
First Banks, Inc.	253,332		6.98		239,868		6.58		4.0		N/A
First Bank (1)	633,700		17.43		688,427		18.86		4.0		6.0
Tier 1 capital (to average assets):
First Banks, Inc.	253,332		4.51		239,868		4.12		4.0		N/A
First Bank (1)	633,700		11.30		688,427		11.77		4.0		5.0

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(1) The reduction in First Bank's regulatory capital ratios during the first quarter of 2014 primarily resulted from the payment of a $70 million dividend to the Company, as further described below.

Regulatory Agreements. On March 24, 2010, the Company, SFC and First Bank entered into a Written Agreement (Agreement) with 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. The FRB has complete discretion to grant any such approval and therefore, it is not known whether the FRB will approve any request. On January 31, 2014, the Company received regulatory approval from the FRB, which granted First Bank the authority to pay a dividend to the Company, and the authority to the Company to utilize such funds, for the sole purpose of paying the accumulated deferred interest payments on the Company's outstanding junior subordinated debentures issued in connection with the Company's trust preferred securities. In February 2014, First Bank paid a dividend of $70.0 million to the Company and the Company notified the trustees of the trust preferred securities of its intention to pay all cumulative interest that had been deferred on the junior subordinated debentures relating to its trust preferred securities, on the regularly scheduled quarterly payment dates in March and April, 2014, as further described in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements.

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 although First Bank was notified, as of October 16, 2013, by the FRB that such restriction is no longer applicable to First Bank. The Agreement is specifically enforceable by the FRB in court.

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 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 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 memorandum of understanding with the FRB was replaced and superseded by the Agreement. The informal agreement with the MDOF, dated September 18, 2008, was terminated effective September 11, 2013.

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, there can be no assurance that the Company and First Bank will be able to comply fully with the requirements of the Agreement, that compliance with the Agreement will not be more time consuming or more expensive than anticipated, that compliance with the Agreement will enable the Company and First Bank to maintain profitable operations, or that efforts to comply with the 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, 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 or 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.

Basel III Regulatory Capital Reforms. In July, 2013, the Federal Reserve approved revisions to the capital adequacy guidelines and prompt corrective action rules that implement the revised standards of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, commonly called Basel III, and address relevant provisions of 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 final rule, Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule, incorporates certain revisions to the Basel capital framework, including Basel III and other elements. The final rule increases risk-based capital requirements and makes selected changes to the calculation of risk-weighted assets. The final rule:

• Includes a new minimum common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5% of risk-weighted assets and raises the minimum Tier 1 capital ratio from 4.0% to 6.0% of risk-weighted assets;

• Requires institutions to maintain a capital conservation buffer composed of common equity Tier 1 capital of 2.5% above the minimum risk-based capital requirements. Institutions that do not maintain the capital conservation buffer are precluded from: (1) paying dividends and making certain other capital distributions; (2) making interest payments on trust preferred securities (unless the non-payment of interest would otherwise trigger an event of default); and (3) making certain discretionary bonus payments to executive officers. The capital conservation buffer is measured relative to risk-weighted assets and will be phased in over a four-year period beginning on January 1, 2016 with an initial requirement of 0.625% above the minimum capital requirement. The capital conservation buffer subsequently increases to 1.25%, 1.875% and 2.5% on January 1, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively;

• Implements new constraints on the inclusion of minority interests, mortgage servicing assets, deferred tax assets and certain investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions in Tier 1 capital;

• Increases risk-weightings for past-due loans, certain commercial real estate loans and some equity exposures;

• Requires trust preferred securities and cumulative perpetual preferred stock to be phased out of Tier 1 capital for banks with assets greater than $15.0 billion as of December 31, 2009; and

• Allows non-advanced banking organizations, such as us, a one-time option to filter certain accumulated other comprehensive income components, such as unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale investment securities, out of regulatory capital.

The calculation of common equity Tier 1 capital is different from the calculation of common equity under GAAP. Most significantly for the Company, the Company's net deferred tax assets, which are included in the calculation of common equity under GAAP, will be substantially phased out over time from the required calculation of common equity Tier 1 capital for regulatory purposes. The net deferred tax assets attributable to net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, which comprised over 88.0% of the Company's net deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2014, are scheduled to be phased out entirely from inclusion in the calculation of common equity Tier 1 capital in 2018. The Company is in the process of more fully evaluating the impact the final Basel III capital rules may have on its regulatory capital levels and capital planning strategies.

In light of the Company's current capital and the future changes in the calculation of regulatory capital as a result of Basel III, absent a substantial increase in qualifying common equity, the Company is not likely to meet the common equity Tier 1 requirement as it will be calculated in 2015, or to meet the common equity Tier 1 requirement as it will be calculated in 2016 when the capital conservation buffer goes into effect. The inability to remain adequately capitalized under the new Basel III capital requirements could materially adversely impact the Company's financial condition, results of operations, and ability to grow. In addition, the inability to meet the capital conservation buffer would preclude the Company from making dividend payments on capital stock and interest payments on trust preferred securities absent a waiver of the Basel III rules by the Federal Reserve when the capital conservation rules become applicable to the Company in 2016.

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Schedule of Items Measured on a Recurring Basis) (Details) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	$ 1,448,997	$ 1,656,660
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	6,294	6,641
U.S. Government sponsored agencies [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	195,094	275,899
Residential mortgage-backed [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	1,003,445	1,105,787
Commercial mortgage-backed [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	851	856
State and political subdivisions [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	31,340	31,557
Corporate notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	175,751	196,203
Equity investments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	1,691	1,443
Mortgage loans held for sale [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	21,402	25,548
Interest rate lock commitments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	332	217
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	14	296
Servicing rights [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	19,077	18,854
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	6,294	6,641
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	1,691	1,443
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	6,294	6,641
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | U.S. Government sponsored agencies [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Residential mortgage-backed [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Commercial mortgage-backed [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | State and political subdivisions [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Corporate notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Equity investments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	1,691	1,443
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Mortgage loans held for sale [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Interest rate lock commitments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Servicing rights [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Nonqualified deferred compensation plan [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	6,294	6,641
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	1,428,229	1,636,363
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | U.S. Government sponsored agencies [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	195,094	275,899
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Residential mortgage-backed [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	1,003,445	1,105,787
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Commercial mortgage-backed [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	851	856
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | State and political subdivisions [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	31,340	31,557
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Corporate notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	175,751	196,203
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Equity investments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Mortgage loans held for sale [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	21,402	25,548
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Interest rate lock commitments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	332	217
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	14	296
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Servicing rights [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Nonqualified deferred compensation plan [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	19,077	18,854
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | U.S. Government sponsored agencies [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Residential mortgage-backed [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Commercial mortgage-backed [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | State and political subdivisions [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Corporate notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Equity investments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Mortgage loans held for sale [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Interest rate lock commitments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Servicing rights [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	19,077	18,854
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Nonqualified deferred compensation plan [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	$ 0	$ 0

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Schedule of Items Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis) (Details) (Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	$ 212,666	$ 214,854
Commercial, financial and agricultural [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	12,345	10,026
Real estate construction and development [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	4,400	4,620
Residential mortgage [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	89,292	88,476
Home equity [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	5,678	5,889
Multi-family residential [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	27,132	27,310
Commercial real estate [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	12,321	11,812
Consumer and installment [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	13	19
Other real estate [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	61,485	66,702
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Commercial, financial and agricultural [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Real estate construction and development [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Residential mortgage [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Home equity [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Multi-family residential [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Commercial real estate [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Consumer and installment [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other real estate [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Commercial, financial and agricultural [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Real estate construction and development [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Residential mortgage [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Home equity [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Multi-family residential [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Commercial real estate [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Consumer and installment [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Other real estate [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	212,666	214,854
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Commercial, financial and agricultural [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	12,345	10,026
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Real estate construction and development [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	4,400	4,620
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Residential mortgage [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	89,292	88,476
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Home equity [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	5,678	5,889
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Multi-family residential [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	27,132	27,310
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Commercial real estate [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	12,321	11,812
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Consumer and installment [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	13	19
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other real estate [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	$ 61,485	$ 66,702

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REGULATORY CAPITAL AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Net deferred tax assets attributable to net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards as a percentage of total net deferred tax assets	88.00%
Parent Company [Member]
Cash dividends paid by First Bank to First Banks, Inc.	$ 70.0

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BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

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:

	First Bank			Corporate, Other and Intercompany Reclassifications				ConsolidatedTotals
	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013		March 31, 2014	December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance sheet information:
Investment securities	$	2,126,844	2,351,931	—		—		2,126,844	2,351,931
Total loans	2,890,981		2,857,095	—		—		2,890,981	2,857,095
FRB and FHLB stock	32,148		27,357	—		—		32,148	27,357
Total assets	5,836,010		5,865,160	54,549		53,823		5,890,559	5,918,983
Deposits	4,849,783		4,815,792	(7,352	)	(1,897	)	4,842,431	4,813,895
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	36,713		43,143	—		—		36,713	43,143
Subordinated debentures	—		—	354,229		354,210		354,229	354,210
Stockholders’ equity	872,845		931,561	(375,539	)	(443,305	)	497,306	488,256

	First Bank					Corporate, Other and Intercompany Reclassifications				Consolidated Totals
	Three Months Ended					Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
	March 31,					March 31,				March 31,
	2014			2013		2014		2013		2014		2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Income statement information:
Interest income	$	42,189		43,986		—		—		42,189		43,986
Interest expense	2,051			2,473		3,798		3,676		5,849		6,149
Net interest income (loss)	40,138			41,513		(3,798	)	(3,676	)	36,340		37,837
Provision for loan losses	—			—		—		—		—		—
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	40,138			41,513		(3,798	)	(3,676	)	36,340		37,837
Noninterest income	14,559			15,284		116		111		14,675		15,395
Noninterest expense	42,993			43,863		(245	)	184		42,748		44,047
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes	11,704			12,934		(3,437	)	(3,749	)	8,267		9,185
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	4,120			148		(1,203	)	217		2,917		365
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	7,584			12,786		(2,234	)	(3,966	)	5,350		8,820
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(2,064	)	—		—		—		(2,064	)
Net income (loss)	7,584			10,722		(2,234	)	(3,966	)	5,350		6,756
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	(55		)	46		—		—		(55	)	46
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	7,639		10,676		(2,234	)	(3,966	)	5,405		6,710

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 81,033	$ 91,602
Loans charged-off	(3,447)	(6,883)
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off	2,245	3,451
Net loans charged-off	(1,202)	(3,432)
Provision for loan losses	0	0
Balance, end of period	$ 79,831	$ 88,170

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TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

TRANSACTIONSWITHRELATEDPARTIES

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 $5.3 million and $5.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. 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 $390,000 and $244,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. In addition, First Services paid $435,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 in rental payments to First Bank for occupancy of certain First Bank premises from which business is conducted.

First Services has an Affiliate Services Agreement with the Company and First Bank that relates to various services provided to First Services, including certain human resources, payroll, employee benefit and training services, accounting services, insurance services, vendor payment processing services and advisory services. Fees accrued under the Affiliate Services Agreement by First Services were $60,000 and $46,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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 approximately $1.0 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, 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 approximately $93,000 and $114,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, 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 $126,000 and $122,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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 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 owned 53.23% and FCA, a corporation owned by the Company’s Chairman and members of his immediate family, owned the remaining 46.77% of FB Holdings as of March 31, 2014. FCA's ownership in FB Holdings is reflected as a component of stockholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheets.

Investors of America Limited Partnership. On March 20, 2013, 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). 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, including Mr. Michael Dierberg, Vice Chairman of the Company. The Credit Agreement provided for a $5.0 million secured revolving line of credit to be utilized for general working capital needs. This borrowing arrangement, which matured on March 31, 2014, had an interest rate of LIBOR plus 300 basis points. There were no balances outstanding under the Credit Agreement from its origination date through its maturity date.

Loans to Directors, Executive Officers 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, executive officers 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 $13.1 million and $12.0 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. First Bank does not extend credit to its officers or 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, Executive Officers and/or their Affiliates. Certain directors, executive officers 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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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Receivables [Abstract]

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

The following table summarizes the composition of the loan portfolio at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	632,089		600,704
Real estate construction and development	121,237			121,662
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	910,513			921,488
Multi-family residential	125,116			121,304
Commercial real estate	1,063,813			1,048,234
Consumer and installment	17,399			18,681
Loans held for sale	21,402			25,548
Net deferred loan fees	(588		)	(526	)
Total loans	$	2,890,981		2,857,095

Past Due Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the aging of loans by loan classification at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	30-59 Days		60-89 Days	Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	Nonaccrual	Total Past Due	Current	Total Loans
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	6,879	1,165	—	13,023	21,067	611,022	632,089
Real estate construction and development	—		—	—	4,642	4,642	116,595	121,237
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	5,568		2,928	21	18,566	27,083	535,087	562,170
Home equity	1,540		355	232	7,097	9,224	339,119	348,343
Multi-family residential	—		—	—	1,638	1,638	123,478	125,116
Commercial real estate	975		3	—	8,826	9,804	1,054,009	1,063,813
Consumer and installment and net deferred loan fees	82		96	—	13	191	16,620	16,811
Loans held for sale	—		—	—	—	—	21,402	21,402
Total	$	15,044	4,547	253	53,805	73,649	2,817,332	2,890,981
December 31, 2013:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	447	394	80	10,523	11,444	589,260	600,704
Real estate construction and development	—		—	—	4,914	4,914	116,748	121,662
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	4,262		2,637	162	20,063	27,124	545,040	572,164
Home equity	2,256		963	182	7,361	10,762	338,562	349,324
Multi-family residential	—		—	—	1,793	1,793	119,511	121,304
Commercial real estate	1,423		391	—	8,283	10,097	1,038,137	1,048,234
Consumer and installment and net deferred loan fees	87		39	—	19	145	18,010	18,155
Loans held for sale	—		—	—	—	—	25,548	25,548
Total	$	8,475	4,424	424	52,956	66,279	2,790,816	2,857,095

Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators [Table Text Block]

The following tables present the credit exposure of the loan portfolio by internally assigned credit grade and payment activity as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

Commercial Loan Portfolio Credit Exposure by Internally Assigned Credit Grade	Commercial and Industrial		Real Estate Construction and Development	Multi-family	Commercial Real Estate	Total
			(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Pass	$	593,492	43,306	95,032	1,019,458	1,751,288
Special mention	14,690		238	—	21,775	36,703
Substandard	10,884		73,051	610	9,265	93,810
Performing troubled debt restructuring	—		—	27,836	4,489	32,325
Nonaccrual	13,023		4,642	1,638	8,826	28,129
Total	$	632,089	121,237	125,116	1,063,813	1,942,255
December 31, 2013:
Pass	$	559,243	42,429	91,001	1,001,719	1,694,392
Special mention	16,211		929	—	21,714	38,854
Substandard	14,727		73,390	555	11,999	100,671
Performing troubled debt restructuring	—		—	27,955	4,519	32,474
Nonaccrual	10,523		4,914	1,793	8,283	25,513
Total	$	600,704	121,662	121,304	1,048,234	1,891,904

Consumer Loan Portfolio Credit Exposure by Payment Activity	Residential Mortgage		Home Equity	Consumer and Installment and Net Deferred Loan Fees	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Pass	$	458,330	339,119	16,620	814,069
Substandard	5,688		2,127	178	7,993
Performing troubled debt restructuring	79,586		—	—	79,586
Nonaccrual	18,566		7,097	13	25,676
Total	$	562,170	348,343	16,811	927,324
December 31, 2013:
Pass	$	468,642	338,562	18,010	825,214
Substandard	5,306		3,401	126	8,833
Performing troubled debt restructuring	78,153		—	—	78,153
Nonaccrual	20,063		7,361	19	27,443
Total	$	572,164	349,324	18,155	939,643

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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance	Related Allowance for Loan Losses	Average Recorded Investment	Interest Income Recognized
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
With No Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	5,833	8,852	—	5,273	—
Real estate construction and development	3,085		12,851	—	3,175	—
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	—		—	—	—	—
Home equity	—		—	—	—	—
Multi-family residential	442		709	—	444	—
Commercial real estate	6,809		9,157	—	6,678	29
Consumer and installment	—		—	—	—	—
	16,169		31,569	—	15,570	29
With A Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	7,190		21,094	678	6,500	—
Real estate construction and development	1,557		3,881	242	1,603	—
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	98,152		116,685	8,860	98,184	521
Home equity	7,097		8,027	1,419	7,229	—
Multi-family residential	29,032		29,177	2,342	29,167	297
Commercial real estate	6,506		10,100	994	6,381	6
Consumer and installment	13		13	—	16	—
	149,547		188,977	14,535	149,080	824
Total:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	13,023		29,946	678	11,773	—
Real estate construction and development	4,642		16,732	242	4,778	—
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	98,152		116,685	8,860	98,184	521
Home equity	7,097		8,027	1,419	7,229	—
Multi-family residential	29,474		29,886	2,342	29,611	297
Commercial real estate	13,315		19,257	994	13,059	35
Consumer and installment	13		13	—	16	—
	$	165,716	220,546	14,535	164,650	853

	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance	Related Allowance for Loan Losses	Average Recorded Investment	Interest Income Recognized
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
December 31, 2013:
With No Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	3,119	4,342	—	4,270	1
Real estate construction and development	3,172		12,931	—	17,152	418
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	—		—	—	—	—
Home equity	596		632	—	564	—
Multi-family residential	443		709	—	474	—
Commercial real estate	6,884		9,221	—	11,636	273
Consumer and installment	—		—	—	—	—
	14,214		27,835	—	34,096	692
With A Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	7,404		21,565	497	10,136	—
Real estate construction and development	1,742		4,326	294	9,419	—
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	98,216		118,305	9,740	102,775	2,043
Home equity	6,765		7,637	1,472	6,406	—
Multi-family residential	29,305		29,322	2,438	31,377	1,226
Commercial real estate	5,918		9,468	990	10,003	26
Consumer and installment	19		19	—	22	—
	149,369		190,642	15,431	170,138	3,295
Total:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	10,523		25,907	497	14,406	1
Real estate construction and development	4,914		17,257	294	26,571	418
Real estate mortgage:
Residential mortgage	98,216		118,305	9,740	102,775	2,043
Home equity	7,361		8,269	1,472	6,970	—
Multi-family residential	29,748		30,031	2,438	31,851	1,226
Commercial real estate	12,802		18,689	990	21,639	299
Consumer and installment	19		19	—	22	—
	$	163,583	218,477	15,431	204,234	3,987

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

The following table presents the categories of performing TDRs as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Performing Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	$	79,586	78,153
Multi-family residential	27,836		27,955
Commercial real estate	4,489		4,519
Total performing troubled debt restructurings	$	111,911	110,627

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

The following table presents the categories of loans considered nonperforming TDRs as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Nonperforming Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	484	711
Real estate construction and development	3,531		3,605
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	5,147		6,266
Total nonperforming troubled debt restructurings	$	9,162	10,582

Troubled Debt Restructurings on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

The following tables present loans classified as TDRs that were modified during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014					Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Loan Modifications Classified as Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	—	$	—	$	—	1	$	90	$	45
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	15	2,580		2,157		10	2,223		1,898

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

The following tables present TDRs that defaulted within 12 months of modification during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

	Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2014			March 31, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Recorded Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	1	$	438	—	—

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

Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	81,033		91,602
Loans charged-off	(3,447		)	(6,883	)
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off	2,245			3,451
Net loans charged-off	(1,202		)	(3,432	)
Provision for loan losses	—			—
Balance, end of period	$	79,831		88,170

The following table represents a summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three months ended March 31, 2014:

	Commercial and Industrial			Real Estate Construction and Development		One-to- Four-Family Residential		Multi- Family Residential		Commercial Real Estate		Consumer and Installment		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	13,401		7,407		32,619		5,249		22,052		305		81,033
Charge-offs	(1,622		)	(30	)	(1,426	)	(132	)	(188	)	(49	)	(3,447	)
Recoveries	752			600		791		7		57		38		2,245
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	1,340			(891	)	(764	)	145		122		48		—
Ending balance	$	13,871		7,086		31,220		5,269		22,043		342		79,831

The following table represents a summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Commercial and Industrial			Real Estate Construction and Development		One-to- Four-Family Residential		Multi- Family Residential		Commercial Real Estate		Consumer and Installment		Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	13,572		14,434		38,897		4,252		20,048		399		91,602
Charge-offs	(676		)	(282	)	(4,389	)	(3	)	(1,477	)	(56	)	(6,883	)
Recoveries	1,067			395		1,231		—		718		40		3,451
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	205			(1,544	)	921		(47	)	431		34		—
Ending balance	$	14,168		13,003		36,660		4,202		19,720		417		88,170

Impairment Method by Loan Category [Table Text Block]

The following table represents a summary of the impairment method used by loan category at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	Commercial and Industrial		Real Estate Construction and Development	One-to- Four-Family Residential	Multi- Family Residential	Commercial Real Estate	Consumer and Installment and Net Deferred Loans Fees	Total
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Allowance for loan losses:
Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—	—	1,421	808	301	—	2,530
Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	678		242	8,858	1,534	693	—	12,005
All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	13,193		6,844	20,941	2,927	21,049	342	65,296
Total allowance for loan losses	$	13,871	7,086	31,220	5,269	22,043	342	79,831
Loans:
Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	6,190	2,881	10,515	28,483	9,012	—	57,081
Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	6,833		1,761	94,734	991	4,303	13	108,635
All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	619,066		116,595	805,264	95,642	1,050,498	16,798	2,703,863
Total loans	$	632,089	121,237	910,513	125,116	1,063,813	16,811	2,869,579
December 31, 2013:
Allowance for loan losses:
Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—	62	2,275	1,034	385	—	3,756
Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	497		232	8,937	1,404	605	—	11,675
All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	12,904		7,113	21,407	2,811	21,062	305	65,602
Total allowance for loan losses	$	13,401	7,407	32,619	5,249	22,052	305	81,033
Loans:
Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	3,480	3,440	12,276	28,641	9,168	—	57,005
Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	7,043		1,474	93,301	1,107	3,634	19	106,578
All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	590,181		116,748	815,911	91,556	1,035,432	18,136	2,667,964
Total loans	$	600,704	121,662	921,488	121,304	1,048,234	18,155	2,831,547

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Modified Troubled Debt Restructurings) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 contracts	Mar. 31, 2013 contracts
Commercial, financial and agricultural [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts	0	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 90
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	45
One-to-four-family residential [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts	15	10
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	2,580	2,223
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 2,157	$ 1,898

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INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES (Schedule of Continuous Unrealized Losses) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value	$ 404,995	$ 566,896
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Aggregate Losses	(11,670)	(19,441)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value	49,861	10,253
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer Aggregate Losses	(1,967)	(315)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	454,856	577,149
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses	(13,637)	(19,756)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value	566,928	661,612
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(11,207)	(20,999)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value	84,920	10,527
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(3,111)	(447)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	651,848	672,139
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(14,318)	(21,446)
U.S. Government sponsored agencies [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value	0	16,005
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Aggregate Losses	0	(664)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value	14,670	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer Aggregate Losses	(47)	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	14,670	16,005
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses	(47)	(664)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value	14,238	15,966
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(135)	(153)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value	0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	14,238	15,966
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(135)	(153)
Residential mortgage-backed [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value	355,453	511,617
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Aggregate Losses	(11,046)	(18,119)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value	25,617	5,473
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer Aggregate Losses	(1,494)	(95)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	381,070	517,090
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses	(12,540)	(18,214)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value	551,649	644,700
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(10,990)	(20,759)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value	84,920	10,527
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(3,111)	(447)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	636,569	655,227
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(14,101)	(21,206)
State and political subdivisions [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value	28,025	27,872
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Aggregate Losses	(392)	(560)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer Aggregate Losses	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	28,025	27,872
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses	(392)	(560)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value	1,041	946
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(82)	(87)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value	0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	1,041	946
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(82)	(87)
Corporate notes [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value	19,826	9,959
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Aggregate Losses	(173)	(41)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value	9,574	4,780
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer Aggregate Losses	(426)	(220)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	29,400	14,739
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses	(599)	(261)
Equity investments [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value	1,691	1,443
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Aggregate Losses	(59)	(57)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer Aggregate Losses	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	1,691	1,443
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses	$ (59)	$ (57)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Net income	$ 5,350	$ 6,756
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investment securities, net of tax	4,834	(2,252)
Reclassification adjustment for available-for-sale investment securities (gains) losses included in net income, net of tax	(753)	5
Amortization of net unrealized gain associated with reclassification of available-for-sale investment securities to held-to-maturity investment securities, net of tax	(402)	(429)
Amortization of net loss related to pension liability, net of tax	21	30
Reclassification adjustment for deferred tax asset valuation allowance on investment securities	0	(2,146)
Reclassification adjustment for deferred tax asset valuation allowance on pension liability	0	24
Other comprehensive income (loss)	3,700	(4,768)
Comprehensive income	9,050	1,988
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	(55)	46
Comprehensive income attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$ 9,105	$ 1,942

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INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES

INVESTMENTS INDEBT ANDEQUITYSECURITIES

Securities Available for Sale. The amortized cost, contractual maturity, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of investment securities available for sale at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows:

	Maturity									Total Amortized Cost	Gross				Weighted Average Yield
	1 Year			1-5		5-10		After			Unrealized			Fair
	or Less			Years		Years		10 Years			Gains	Losses		Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Carrying value:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	8,418		30,058		20,136		132,248		190,860	4,281	(47	)	195,094	1.37	%
Residential mortgage-backed	282			28,277		82,445		891,319		1,002,323	13,662	(12,540	)	1,003,445	2.37
Commercial mortgage-backed	—			—		789		—		789	62	—		851	4.95
State and political subdivisions	1,367			1,681		200		28,417		31,665	67	(392	)	31,340	1.23
Corporate notes	5,000			121,153		45,131		—		171,284	5,066	(599	)	175,751	2.82
Equity investments	—			—		—		1,750		1,750	—	(59	)	1,691	2.13
Total	$	15,067		181,169		148,701		1,053,734		1,398,671	23,138	(13,637	)	1,408,172	2.26
Fair value:
Debt securities	$	15,135		186,936		148,797		1,055,613
Equity securities	—			—		—		1,691
Total	$	15,135		186,936		148,797		1,057,304
Weighted average yield	2.21		%	2.39	%	2.10	%	2.26	%
December 31, 2013:
Carrying value:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	8,450		40,243		88,666		135,679		273,038	3,525	(664	)	275,899	1.34	%
Residential mortgage-backed	—			43,943		115,731		951,454		1,111,128	12,873	(18,214	)	1,105,787	2.32
Commercial mortgage-backed	—			—		793		—		793	63	—		856	4.94
State and political subdivisions	1,369			2,035		200		28,432		32,036	81	(560	)	31,557	1.26
Corporate notes	4,980			140,575		45,132		—		190,687	5,777	(261	)	196,203	2.69
Equity investments	—			—		—		1,500		1,500	—	(57	)	1,443	2.17
Total	$	14,799		226,796		250,522		1,117,065		1,609,182	22,319	(19,756	)	1,611,745	2.18
Fair value:
Debt securities	$	14,927		233,338		250,860		1,111,177
Equity securities	—			—		—		1,443
Total	$	14,927		233,338		250,860		1,112,620
Weighted average yield	2.17		%	2.23	%	1.81	%	2.24	%

Securities Held to Maturity. The amortized cost, contractual maturity, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of investment securities held to maturity at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows:

	Maturity									Total Amortized Cost	Gross				Weighted Average Yield
	1 Year			1-5		5-10		After			Unrealized			Fair
	or Less			Years		Years		10 Years			Gains	Losses		Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Carrying value:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—		—		14,373		—		14,373	—	(135	)	14,238	1.16	%
Residential mortgage-backed	—			79,836		115,139		507,272		702,247	622	(14,101	)	688,768	1.91
State and political subdivisions	445			574		—		1,033		2,052	1	(82	)	1,971	1.63
Total	$	445		80,410		129,512		508,305		718,672	623	(14,318	)	704,977	1.89
Fair value:
Debt securities	$	445		80,347		128,038		496,147
Weighted average yield	2.85		%	2.01	%	1.42	%	2.00	%
December 31, 2013:
Carrying value:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—		—		16,119		—		16,119	—	(153	)	15,966	1.14	%
Residential mortgage-backed	—			16,327		182,933		522,504		721,764	441	(21,206	)	700,999	1.88
State and political subdivisions	640			575		55		1,033		2,303	2	(87	)	2,218	1.93
Total	$	640		16,902		199,107		523,537		740,186	443	(21,446	)	719,183	1.86
Fair value:
Debt securities	$	642		16,926		195,647		505,968
Weighted average yield	3.32		%	2.20	%	1.53	%	1.97	%

Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale investment securities were $166.3 million and $66.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Gross realized gains and gross realized losses on investment securities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities	$	2,010		346
Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities	(730		)	(354	)
Other-than-temporary impairment	—			(408	)
Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities	$	1,280		(416	)

Other-than-temporary impairment for the three months ended March 31, 2013 includes impairment of $407,000 recorded during the first quarter of 2013 on a municipal investment security classified as held-to-maturity. Investment securities with a carrying value of $304.8 million and $283.7 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 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.

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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, were as follows:

	Less Than 12 Months				12 Months or More			Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value	Unrealized Losses		Fair Value	Unrealized Losses
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
March 31, 2014:
Available for sale:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—	—		14,670	(47	)	14,670	(47	)
Residential mortgage-backed	355,453		(11,046	)	25,617	(1,494	)	381,070	(12,540	)
State and political subdivisions	28,025		(392	)	—	—		28,025	(392	)
Corporate notes	19,826		(173	)	9,574	(426	)	29,400	(599	)
Equity investments	1,691		(59	)	—	—		1,691	(59	)
Total	$	404,995	(11,670	)	49,861	(1,967	)	454,856	(13,637	)
Held to maturity:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	14,238	(135	)	—	—		14,238	(135	)
Residential mortgage-backed	551,649		(10,990	)	84,920	(3,111	)	636,569	(14,101	)
State and political subdivisions	1,041		(82	)	—	—		1,041	(82	)
Total	$	566,928	(11,207	)	84,920	(3,111	)	651,848	(14,318	)
December 31, 2013:
Available for sale:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	16,005	(664	)	—	—		16,005	(664	)
Residential mortgage-backed	511,617		(18,119	)	5,473	(95	)	517,090	(18,214	)
State and political subdivisions	27,872		(560	)	—	—		27,872	(560	)
Corporate notes	9,959		(41	)	4,780	(220	)	14,739	(261	)
Equity investments	1,443		(57	)	—	—		1,443	(57	)
Total	$	566,896	(19,441	)	10,253	(315	)	577,149	(19,756	)
Held to maturity:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	15,966	(153	)	—	—		15,966	(153	)
Residential mortgage-backed	644,700		(20,759	)	10,527	(447	)	655,227	(21,206	)
State and political subdivisions	946		(87	)	—	—		946	(87	)
Total	$	661,612	(20,999	)	10,527	(447	)	672,139	(21,446	)

The Company does not believe the investment securities that were in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2014 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 investment securities for 12 months or more at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 included 19 and 12 securities, respectively.

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Schedule of Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Location in Statements of Income) (Details) (Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Interest rate lock commitments [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain on loans sold and held for sale	$ 115	$ (722)
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain on loans sold and held for sale	$ (282)	$ 240

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INCOME TAXES (Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Gross deferred tax assets	$ 375,092	$ 359,261
Unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions	(879)	0
Valuation allowance	(43,380)	(43,380)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	330,833	315,881
Deferred tax liabilities	49,609	28,397
Net deferred tax assets	$ 281,224	$ 287,484

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SERVICING RIGHTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Mortgage Banking [Member]

Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]

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

Changes in mortgage servicing rights for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	14,211		9,152
Originated mortgage servicing rights	455			1,229
Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model (1)	151			854
Other changes in fair value (2)	(422		)	(583	)
Balance, end of period	$	14,395		10,652

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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.

SBA [Member]

Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]

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

Changes in SBA servicing rights for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	4,643		5,640
Originated SBA servicing rights	—			—
Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model (1)	175			22
Other changes in fair value (2)	(136		)	(139	)
Balance, end of period	$	4,682		5,523

____________________

(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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INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES (Securities Available for Sale) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities With In One Year Amortized Cost	$ 15,067	$ 14,799
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost	181,169	226,796
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost	148,701	250,522
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Ten Years Amortized Cost	1,053,734	1,117,065
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	1,398,671	1,609,182
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	23,138	22,319
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(13,637)	(19,756)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	1,408,172	1,611,745
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield	2.26%	2.18%
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Next Twelve Months, Fair Value	15,135	14,927
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Year One Through Five, Fair Value	186,936	233,338
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Year Five Through Ten, Fair Value	148,797	250,860
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Fair Value	1,057,304	1,112,620
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield With In One Year	2.21%	2.17%
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield After One Through Five Years	2.39%	2.23%
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield After Five Through Ten Years	2.10%	1.81%
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield After Ten Years	2.26%	2.24%
U.S. Government sponsored agencies [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities With In One Year Amortized Cost	8,418	8,450
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost	30,058	40,243
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost	20,136	88,666
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Ten Years Amortized Cost	132,248	135,679
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	190,860	273,038
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	4,281	3,525
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(47)	(664)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	195,094	275,899
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield	1.37%	1.34%
Residential mortgage-backed [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities With In One Year Amortized Cost	282	0
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost	28,277	43,943
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost	82,445	115,731
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Ten Years Amortized Cost	891,319	951,454
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	1,002,323	1,111,128
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	13,662	12,873
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(12,540)	(18,214)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	1,003,445	1,105,787
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield	2.37%	2.32%
Commercial mortgage-backed [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities With In One Year Amortized Cost	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost	789	793
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Ten Years Amortized Cost	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	789	793
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	62	63
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	851	856
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield	4.95%	4.94%
State and political subdivisions [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities With In One Year Amortized Cost	1,367	1,369
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost	1,681	2,035
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost	200	200
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Ten Years Amortized Cost	28,417	28,432
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	31,665	32,036
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	67	81
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(392)	(560)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	31,340	31,557
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield	1.23%	1.26%
Corporate notes [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities With In One Year Amortized Cost	5,000	4,980
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost	121,153	140,575
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost	45,131	45,132
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Ten Years Amortized Cost	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	171,284	190,687
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	5,066	5,777
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(599)	(261)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	175,751	196,203
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield	2.82%	2.69%
Equity investments [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities With In One Year Amortized Cost	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Ten Years Amortized Cost	1,750	1,500
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	1,750	1,500
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(59)	(57)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	1,691	1,443
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield	2.13%	2.17%
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Next Twelve Months, Fair Value	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Year One Through Five, Fair Value	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Year Five Through Ten, Fair Value	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Fair Value	1,691	1,443
Debt securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Next Twelve Months, Fair Value	15,135	14,927
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Year One Through Five, Fair Value	186,936	233,338
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Year Five Through Ten, Fair Value	148,797	250,860
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Fair Value	$ 1,055,613	$ 1,111,177

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BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS

BUSINESSSEGMENTRESULTS

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, mobile banking, 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 Bradenton, Palmetto and Longboat Key communities. Certain loan products are available nationwide.

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:

	First Bank			Corporate, Other and Intercompany Reclassifications				ConsolidatedTotals
	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013		March 31, 2014	December 31, 2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance sheet information:
Investment securities	$	2,126,844	2,351,931	—		—		2,126,844	2,351,931
Total loans	2,890,981		2,857,095	—		—		2,890,981	2,857,095
FRB and FHLB stock	32,148		27,357	—		—		32,148	27,357
Total assets	5,836,010		5,865,160	54,549		53,823		5,890,559	5,918,983
Deposits	4,849,783		4,815,792	(7,352	)	(1,897	)	4,842,431	4,813,895
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	36,713		43,143	—		—		36,713	43,143
Subordinated debentures	—		—	354,229		354,210		354,229	354,210
Stockholders’ equity	872,845		931,561	(375,539	)	(443,305	)	497,306	488,256

	First Bank					Corporate, Other and Intercompany Reclassifications				Consolidated Totals
	Three Months Ended					Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
	March 31,					March 31,				March 31,
	2014			2013		2014		2013		2014		2013
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Income statement information:
Interest income	$	42,189		43,986		—		—		42,189		43,986
Interest expense	2,051			2,473		3,798		3,676		5,849		6,149
Net interest income (loss)	40,138			41,513		(3,798	)	(3,676	)	36,340		37,837
Provision for loan losses	—			—		—		—		—		—
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	40,138			41,513		(3,798	)	(3,676	)	36,340		37,837
Noninterest income	14,559			15,284		116		111		14,675		15,395
Noninterest expense	42,993			43,863		(245	)	184		42,748		44,047
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes	11,704			12,934		(3,437	)	(3,749	)	8,267		9,185
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	4,120			148		(1,203	)	217		2,917		365
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	7,584			12,786		(2,234	)	(3,966	)	5,350		8,820
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(2,064	)	—		—		—		(2,064	)
Net income (loss)	7,584			10,722		(2,234	)	(3,966	)	5,350		6,756
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	(55		)	46		—		—		(55	)	46
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	7,639		10,676		(2,234	)	(3,966	)	5,405		6,710