First Bank of Alabama Completes Acquisition of First Fidelity Bank

TALLADEGA, Ala., March 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Talladega-based FirstBanc of Alabama, Inc. ("FBAI"), parent company of First Bank of Alabama, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of FBDC Financial Corporation ("FBDC"), parent company of First Fidelity Bank. FBAI and FBDC previously announced an agreement to merge on December 10, 2025.

Under terms of the agreement, FBAI paid $20.5 million in the aggregate, or $52.56 per FBDC share, with 60% of the purchase price paid in FBAI common stock and 40% paid in cash. FBDC's President and CEO Steve Eberhart has joined the boards of FBAI and First Bank of Alabama and will be a consultant to First Bank of Alabama.

After adding First Fidelity Bank's locations in Fort Payne, Ider and Rainsville, Alabama, First Bank of Alabama now has total assets of approximately $1.3 billion and operates 18 full-service locations across the state of Alabama.

Chad Jones, President and CEO of First Bank of Alabama, commented, "We could not be more excited to partner with First Fidelity Bank. We are especially gratified by the overwhelming engagement from their shareholders, with 97.92% voting on the transaction. This combination furthers our goal of being a strong, vibrant community bank in the state of Alabama and expands our footprint in east Alabama. We look forward to serving First Fidelity's markets in northeast Alabama and to welcoming its shareholders, employees and customers into the First Bank of Alabama family."

Olsen Palmer LLC served as First Bank of Alabama's financial advisor while Compton Jones Dresher LLP served as legal advisor. First Fidelity Bank was advised by Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC as financial advisor and by Jones Walker LLP as legal advisor.

About First Bank of Alabama

First Bank of Alabama, based in Talladega, Alabama, is the banking subsidiary of FirstBanc of Alabama, Inc. and a full-service community bank. Formed in 1848, First Bank of Alabama is the oldest continuously operated bank in the state of Alabama and before the merger operated offices in Talladega, Wedowee, Sylacauga, Oxford, Ranburne, Lincoln, Roanoke, Munford, Heflin, Clanton, Woodland, Ashland, Anniston, Childersburg and Jacksonville, Alabama. For more information, please visit www.fbal.bank.

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SOURCE First Bank of Alabama