1st Banctrust Co (OTC:FIRT)

First BancTrust Corporation operates as the holding company for First Bank & Trust, S.B. that provides a range of banking and financial services to individuals and corporate customers in the east central Illinois. It accepts various deposit products, including demand, savings, NOW, time, brokered time, and money market deposits, as well as checking accounts. The company also offers loan products, which include consumer loans comprising personal loans, vehicle loans, home equity lines of credit, and share loans; mortgage loans, such as first time homebuyer, rural development, construction, and home equity loans, as well as fixed rate and adjustable rate loans; commercial loans consisting of revolving lines of credit, equipment loans, business term loans, and commercial and investment real estate loans; and agriculture loans, such as equipment, farm real estate, and operating loans, as well as real estate construction and residential real estate loans. In addition, it provides financial planning and various personal and business services. Further, First BancTrust Corporation, through its other subsidiaries, offers land title insurance and closing agency services, as well as crop insurance products to its agricultural customers. The company operates through its main office located in Paris, Illinois; and through its branch banks in Marshall, Savoy, Rantoul, Champaign, and Martinsville, Illinois. First BancTrust Corporation was founded in 1887 and is based in Paris, Illinois