Headquartered in Alma, Michigan, Firstbank Corporation is a six bank holding company with 51 banking offices located in central, southwest and northeast Michigan. Bank subsidiaries include: Firstbank - Alma; Firstbank (Mt. Pleasant); Firstbank - West Branch; Firstbank - St. Johns, Keystone Community Bank and Firstbank-West Michigan, Other corporate affiliates include 1st Armored, Inc. Investment Services are available through First Investment Center located at Firstbank-West Michigan and through affiliations with Citizens Bank Wealth Management and Raymond James Financial Services.
Firstbank Corporation was originally established in 1985 as a holding company
for Firstbank - Alma (formerly Bank of Alma). In 1987, Firstbank (Mt. Pleasant)
and Firstbank - West Branch were added to the group. From 1990-96, nine branch
acquisitions were completed. Expansion continued in 1997 when Firstbank - Lakeview
was acquired. The fifth affiliate, Firstbank - St. Johns, was chartered as a "de
novo" bank in 2000. The acquisition of Keystone Financial Corporation, a Michigan
bank holding company, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Keystone Community Bank,
was completed in October 2006. The newest edition to our family, Firstbank-West
Michigan, fka ICNB was added July 2, 2007.
