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[Enterprising Investor]

First Banks Q4 Financial Results (1/27/12)

First Banks, Inc., the holding company of First Bank, today announced a net loss of $15.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2011 as compared to a net loss of $51.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company reported a net loss of $41.2 million as compared to a net loss of $191.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. The net loss for the three months and year ended December 31, 2011 includes a provision for loan losses of $17.0 million and $69.0 million, respectively, as compared to $52.0 million and $214.0 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2010, respectively.

http://www.firstbanks.com/about_us/first_bank_in_the_news/4thQtr11.pdf