5-Star First Bank and Trust

Fostering Relationships, Accountability

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Jan 10, 2018, 07:30 ET

CORAL GABLES, Fla., Jan. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- BauerFinancial, Coral Gables, Florida, the Nation's Premier Bank Rating Firm, is proud to announce that First Bank and Trust, Lebanon, Virginia has once again secured a 5-Star rating. What a great way to start 2018! (A five-star rating indicates the bank excels in areas of capital adequacy, profitability, asset quality and much more.) First Bank and Trust has earned and maintained this top 5-Star rating for 12 consecutive quarters, and that deserves recognition.

"Because community banks put their focus on local people and small businesses, they are perfectly positioned to provide the specialized support that is unique to their area," acknowledges Karen L. Dorway, president of BauerFinancial. "Community banks, like First Bank and Trust, promote local growth by investing back into the same neighborhoods that their deposits come from. By fostering these local relationships, they achieve two goals: they are highly capitalized and they are accountable to their customers."

Established in 1979, First Bank and Trust has been reinvesting in its local communities for 38 years. It currently operates through 21 conveniently located full-service offices in Tennessee and Virginia and can also be found online at firstbank.com.

First Bank and Trust: "The Bank That Puts You First"

Member of the FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender.

BauerFinancial, Inc., Coral Gables, Florida, the nation's leading independent bank and credit union rating and research firm, has been reporting on and analyzing the performance of U.S. banks and credit unions since 1983. No institution can pay for or opt out of a BauerFinancial rating. Star-ratings are all available for free at bauerfinancial.com.

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SOURCE First Bank & Trust Company