First Bank and Trust

First Bank & Trust
Industry	Finance and Insurance
Founded	May 18, 1991; 34 years ago
Defunct	March 1, 2022; 3 years ago
Fate	Acquired by BankPlus
Headquarters	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Products	Credit cards, Loans, deposit products, insurance, investments, financial planning, trust, asset management, and cash management services.
Revenue	US$24.37 million (2021)
Net income	US$25.32 million (2021)
Total assets	US$1.27 billion (2021)
Total equity	US$0.12 billion (2021)
Website	http://www.fbtonline.com/

First Bank and Trust, bank of First Trust Corporation, was a New Orleans–based independent bank, founded in 1991, with branch locations across the Gulf Coast.^[1]

The main office was located in Downtown New Orleans inside the First Bank and Trust Tower

First Bank and Trust has branches located in Louisiana in New Orleans, Metairie, Algiers, Kenner, Harahan, Covington, Harvey, Baton Rouge, Amite, Greensburg, Hammond, and Lafayette. Additionally, First Bank and Trust serves Mississippi with branches in Biloxi and Gulftport.^[2] Home mortgage offices (FBT Mortgage, LLC), covering southeast Louisiana, are also located in branch offices.

First Bank and Trust's parent company, First Trust Corporation, also holds affiliated subsidiaries FBT Investments,^[3] FBT Advisors and First Insurance Agency.

First Bank and Trust was a state chartered and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-insured with approximately $1 billion in assets as of March 30, 2020.

First Trust Corporation was acquired by BancPlus Corporation, parent company of BankPlus, on March 1, 2022.^[4]^[5]

Company logo

The company's logo is based on the Delta symbol that represented "change" and "strength" during ancient times. In New Orleans, the shape symbolizes the Mississippi River delta region that the bank serves.^[6]