History

FirstState Bank was founded in 1971 as a result of the efforts of many local people who saw a need – a need for a financial institution that could relate to the plans, goals and dreams they had for themselves as well as those of their families and friends. By combining their efforts and investing their money, these farsighted citizens were able to obtain a charter and establish the bank. In the decades which have followed, the bank has grown steadily and is now one of the largest independent financial institutions in the area. Despite this growth and the turbulent changes in the banking industry, we have succeeded in our mission to be the bank for all people in the area.

The growth of FirstState Bank has been evident as it has expanded over the years. In 1986 the bank purchased our current Operations Center, located adjacent to our Lineville office. This move allowed us to improve our customer service by performing in-house many functions that had formerly been outsourced to other companies. In response to numerous requests from the Ashland community, our thriving Ashland office was opened in 1987. In 1996, remodeling was completed on Lineville’s historic Farmer’s Hardware building, and it was reopened to the public as the FirstState Bank Conference Center. Six years later, in the spring of 2002, the FirstState Bank Mortgage Center was established to better serve the needs of our customers seeking residential lending services. And in 2003, the bank demonstrated our commitment to the people of Randolph County by opening our Lake Wedowee office.

FirstState Bank remains committed to the vision and dreams of those founding community members whose bright hope for the future conceived this organization. Our success has come because we strive to never forget why we're here – to make dreams come true for people just like you!