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First Guaranty Bank

American bank based in Louisiana

First Guaranty Bank (FGB) is a bank based in Hammond, Louisiana. It is the primary subsidiary of First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc., a bank holding company. The bank operates 21 branches.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • Industrybank1
  • HeadquartersHammond1
  • Websitewww.fgb.net
  • Legal formpublic company1
  • LEI549300G8SAGXEDF5FK393
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address400 East Thomas Street, 70401 Hammond, United States3
  • Registered withFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 140283

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FGB HQ from west
Photo: Richard David Ramsey, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

First Guaranty Bank (FGB) is a bank based in Hammond, Louisiana. It is the primary subsidiary of First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc., a bank holding company. The bank operates 21 branches.2

Corporate structure

First Guaranty Bank is part of a group headed by First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The bank was founded in Hammond, Louisiana in 1934 as Guaranty Bank & Trust Company.

In 1971, the bank was renamed First Guaranty Bank.

In 1999, the bank acquired 13 branches from Bank One.

In 2007, the company acquired Homestead Bancorp, Inc. for $13 million in cash. It also acquired Douglass National Bank of Kansas City.

On September 22, 2011, the bank exited its participation in the Troubled Asset Relief Program by repurchasing securities from the United States Treasury for $21.1 million.

In 2017, the company acquired Premier Bancshares for $21 million in cash and stock.

In August 2019, the bank's holding company entered into a deal to purchase the holding company of The Union Bank of Marksville, Louisiana for $43 million. When completed late in 2019, the acquisition will increase the bank's number of branches by about 50% to around 30.

From Wikipedia’s article on First Guaranty Bank, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Oct 14, 2017Parent Directly consolidated by First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.3

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