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How to protect 19 First Financial Bank accounts — manage beneficiaries in-branch, fund a trust in-branch, and file claims through First Financial Bank's First Financial Trust
Customer Care Center
400 Pine Street, P.O. Box 701, Abilene, TX 79601
First Financial Trust
Death Claims / Customer Care Center
400 Pine Street, P.O. Box 701, Abilene, TX 79601
First Financial Bank offers 19 consumer accounts that interact with estate planning in distinct ways. Of those, 12 can name a trust as beneficiary or be retitled into a trust. Understanding the transfer methods available for each account type helps families keep assets out of probate and ensure they pass to the right people.
First Financial Bank handles beneficiary designations in branch. Accounts can also be retitled into a trust to keep them out of probate entirely.
First Financial Bank provides specific procedures for both proactive estate planning and filing claims after a death.
Preparing your estate
How to update beneficiaries in-branch, fund a trust in-branch, and review 19 account types at First Financial Bank.
View details →When someone dies
Contact First Financial Bank's First Financial Trust to file a claim. 9-step process, 6 required documents, and contact information for survivors.
View details →First Financial Bank operates in select states, so estate planning procedures may vary by location. Confirm availability in your state before initiating trust funding or account changes.
First Financial Bank does not currently offer the ability to add or update POD beneficiary designations online. You must visit a local branch in person to set up or change beneficiaries on deposit accounts.
Visit your local First Financial Bank branch with your trust document (full trust agreement or Certification of Trust), government-issued ID for each trustee, and the trust tax identification number. A banker will assist you in retitling the accounts to the trust. Any existing POD designations should be revoked, as trust accounts pass according to the trust terms.
IRAs cannot be titled to a trust. However, you can name your trust as the beneficiary of your Traditional IRA or Roth IRA. Contact your local branch to update the beneficiary designation. Consult a tax advisor before naming a trust as IRA beneficiary, as there are significant tax implications.
Yes. First Financial Trust has been managing trusts and estates since 1927. They have the legal authority to serve as executor or co-executor and offer comprehensive estate administration, trust management, investment management, real estate management, and oil and gas management services. First Financial Trust operates nine offices across Texas.
First Financial Trust operates nine offices across Texas in Abilene, Beaumont, Bryan/College Station, Fort Worth (Southlake area), Houston, San Angelo, Stephenville, and Sweetwater. Contact the nearest trust office for estate planning and trust administration services.
Customer Care Center
400 Pine Street, P.O. Box 701, Abilene, TX 79601
First Financial Trust
Death Claims / Customer Care Center
400 Pine Street, P.O. Box 701, Abilene, TX 79601
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