First Community Bank, as the parent to GreenPoint Insurance Group has a long history of service to its customers and as a result of their humble beginnings. FCB has become a substantial regional financial institution with a forward looking vision that has grown across the states.
From our humble beginnings, First Community Bank has become a substantial financial institution with a forward-looking vision that has grown across four states. Visit First Community Bank's Website
The seed for First Community Bank was first sown when The Bank of Princeton opened its doors in Princeton, West Virginia in 1874. This opening was a historic event, since it was one of the first four banks to be chartered in West Virginia, and the first to be chartered in Southern West Virginia. Nearly robbed by a member of the nortorious James Gang in the late 1800s - but passed over because the bank's small size and poor appearance gave him the impression the bank wasn't worth the effort - this small community bank had an eye on the future.
In 1889, the Princeton Banking Company was chartered to take over the Bank of Princeton and on December 20, 1930, The Bank of Princeton and the Virginian Bank and Trust Company consolidated to form the Princeton Bank and Trust Company. In 1983, Princeton Banc Holding Company was formed and soon changed its name to First Community Bancshares, Inc.
With financial centers now located in West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, and operating in Tennessee as People's Community Bank, the First Community family has grown into a financial force throughout the Southeastern United States. In 2006, the company announced its acquisition of Investment Planning Consultants, Inc. (IPC), a weatlh management advisory firm, and acquired North Carolina-based GreenPoint Insurance Group, Inc. in 2007. Today, the company is publlicly traded on the NASDAQ® Global Select Market under the symbol "FCBC" and is headquartered in Bluefield, Va., with a new regional headquarters recently opened in Winston-Salem, NC.
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