Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)
NASDAQ: BFST · Real-Time Price · USD
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Company Description

Business First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK that provides various banking products and services in Louisiana and Texas.

It offers various deposit products and services, including checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts; and certificates of deposits, remote deposit capture, and direct deposit services.

The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, such as working capital, term, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, and other loan products, as well as commercial lines of credit, accounts receivable factoring, agricultural financing, and letters of credit; construction and development loans; commercial real estate loans; residential real estate loans comprising first and second lien 1-4 family mortgage loans, and home equity lines of credit; and consumer loans, including secured and unsecured installment, and term loans.

In addition, it offers wealth management products, including mutual funds, annuities, individual retirement accounts, and other financial products, as well as other fiduciary and private banking products and services.

Further, the company provides a range of other financial services comprising debit and credit cards, treasury and cash management, merchant, automated clearing house, lock-box, receivables factoring, correspondent banking, and other treasury services, as well as employee and payroll benefits solutions; and drive-through banking facilities, automated teller machines, night depository, personalized checks, electronic funds transfer, domestic and foreign wire transfer, traveler’s checks, vault, loan and deposit sweep accounts, online and mobile banking, e-statements, and bank-by-mail services.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Business First Bancshares, Inc.
Business First Bancshares logo
Country United States
Founded 2006
IPO Date Apr 9, 2018
Industry Banks - Regional
Sector Financials
Employees 770
CEO David Melville

Contact Details

Address:
500 Laurel Street, Suite 101
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801
United States
Phone 225 248 7600
Website b1bank.com

Stock Details

Ticker Symbol BFST
Exchange NASDAQ
Fiscal Year January - December
Reporting Currency USD
CIK Code 0001624322
CUSIP Number 12326C105
ISIN Number US12326C1053
Employer ID 20-5340628
SIC Code 6022

Key Executives

Name Position
David R. Melville III Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Gregory Robertson Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Keith Mansfield Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Norman Jerome Vascocu Jr. Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Philip Jordan Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer
Saundra Strong Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Dr. Margaret Singer Lee Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Kathryn Manning Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
Jesse Jackson Executive Vice President of Financial Institutions Group
Warren McDonald Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer

Latest SEC Filings

Date Type Title
Dec 12, 2024 8-K Current Report
Nov 12, 2024 144 Filing
Nov 7, 2024 144 Filing
Nov 5, 2024 144 Filing
Nov 4, 2024 144 Filing
Oct 31, 2024 10-Q Quarterly Report
Oct 24, 2024 8-K Current Report
Oct 22, 2024 8-K Current Report
Oct 3, 2024 425 Filing
Oct 3, 2024 8-K Current Report