First Bank, the largest community bank in North Carolina with branches in South Carolina, has selected S&A Communications as its strategic communications agency of record. S&A Communications will provide First Bank with marketing communications services including community involvement, PR and media relations.

Founded in 1935, First Bank provides award-winning financial solutions and support from local teams that offer the resources needed to reach financial goals. Their services include complete banking services, financial planning, asset management and wealth management for individuals and businesses.

First Bank has 102 branches in North Carolina and South Carolina and ranks as the fourth largest bank headquarters in North Carolina. Their mission is to be the best community bank in every community they serve and through every delivery channel they offer.

“We look forward to working with a community-focused company committed to providing an accurate and unique service to each individual,” said Chuck Norman, APR, owner and principal of S&A Communications. “We are excited to leverage our wide experience in the financial industry to help First Bank reach new heights of success.”

For additional information on First Bank, visit www.localfirstbank.com. To learn more about S&A Communications, visit www.sacommunications.com, call 919-674-6020, visit www.facebook.com/SACommunicate or follow @sacommunicate on Twitter.

About First Bank

First Bank is a community bank located in North Carolina and South Carolina that provides banking services, financial planning, asset management, wealth management for individuals and businesses, credit card and debit card products, full line of loans including mortgage lending and home equity lines and complete insurance services. Founded in 1935, First Bank has over 102 branches and has 1,034 full-time employees and 63 part-time employees. They are ranked as the fourth largest bank headquartered in North Carolina and serve over 300,000 customers. For more information, visit www.localfirstbank.com.

About S&A Communications

S&A Communications is an integrated marketing brand that grew from deep-seated PR roots and evolved into a team of strategic marketing professionals whose driving goal is to outthink, outwork and outperform for our clients to help them beat their competition. Our nationwide base of clients looks to us for public relations, marketing, design, digital, advertising, photography, event-planning and custom-publishing services. S&A Communications is also a member of the Public Relations Global Network. For more information, visit www.sacommunications.com or call 919-674-6020.