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 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 |
| Philip Jordan | Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer |
| Saundra Strong | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
| Senna Bayasgalan | Chief Marketing 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 |
| Donald Chad Carter | Executive Vice President and Correspondent Banking |
Latest SEC Filings
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2025 | 10-Q | Quarterly Report |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 144 | Filing |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 425 | Filing |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 425 | Filing |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Jun 20, 2025 | 11-K | Annual report of employee stock purchase, savings and similar plans |
| May 27, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| May 2, 2025 | 10-Q | Quarterly Report |
| Apr 24, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |