As a mid-sized, full service financial institution in Birmingham, Alabama, our immediate strength lies in both our asset size and our bank rating. Currently, First Commercial Bank boasts assets in excess of one billion dollars.First Commercial Bank opened in 1985 with an $11.5 million capital base. Since then, we have grown to over $2 billion in assets. In the history of de novo banks, few have experienced First Commercial's growth in asset size. At the foundation of this growth are First Commercial Bank's founders, Richard E. Anthony and John T. Oliver, Jr. They saw an opportunity to capitalize on an increasingly impersonal and frustrating Birmingham banking industry. more... See more text