Private company
First Bank & Trust
Logo: First Bank & Trust, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
American commercial bank
First Bank & Trust (FB&T) was a community and commercial bank founded in Evanston, Illinois, that was legally acquired by Chicago's Byline Bank in 2018 after the company filed for bankruptcy in 2015. FB&T was originally founded in 1995 by Robert Yohanan, Howard Kain and James Lytle.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrycommercial bank1
- HeadquartersEvanston1
- Legal formTRUST3
- Kind of organizationTrust1
- LEIBRMFSB724YSBQNIBI5713
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
- Registered address820 Church Street, 60201 Evanston, United States3
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First Bank & Trust (FB&T) was a community and commercial bank founded in Evanston, Illinois, that was legally acquired by Chicago's Byline Bank in 2018 after the company filed for bankruptcy in 2015. FB&T was originally founded in 1995 by Robert Yohanan, Howard Kain and James Lytle.2
Products and brands
- bank
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1995Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaFirst Bank & Trust
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ28401743
Sources
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- 1WikidataFirst Bank & Trust on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaFirst Bank & Trust on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsFirst Bank & Trust logo by First Bank & Trust, Public domain