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, interest-rate swaps, small business administration products, 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.
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2006 |
| IPO Date | Apr 9, 2018 |
| Industry | Banks - Regional |
| Sector | Financials |
| Employees | 872 |
| 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 |
| Stock Type | Common Stock |
| 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 Melville | Chief Executive Officer |
| Gregory Robertson | Chief Financial Officer |
| Keith Mansfield | Chief Operating Officer |
Latest SEC Filings
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2025 | 10-Q | Quarterly Report |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Sep 16, 2025 | EFFECT | Notice of Effectiveness |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 424B3 | Prospectus |
| Sep 16, 2025 | S-4/A | Filing |
| Sep 12, 2025 | S-4/A | Filing |
| Aug 26, 2025 | S-4 | Filing |
| Aug 22, 2025 | 144 | Filing |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 10-Q | Quarterly Report |