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FIRST BANCORP/NC (NASDAQ:FBNC), Down By 5.42% ($0.55) From $10.150 After BUYINS.NET Report Predicted Weakness After Earnings

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May 2, 2012 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net , a provider of unique trading technologies, released a report on Monday, April 30th 2012 stating that FIRST BANCORP/NC (NASDAQ:FBNC) was expected to be Down After its earnings release. Click here to view the BUYINS.NET report: http://www.buyins.net/releases/?sym=fbnc&id=269398

At the time this story was written, FIRST BANCORP/NC (NASDAQ:FBNC) is Down By 5.42% ($0.55) From $10.150 since the BUYINS.NET report was released.

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FIRST BANCORP/NC (NASDAQ:FBNC) - First Bancorp operates as the holding company for First Bank that provides a range of banking services to individuals and small to medium-sized businesses. The company offers deposit products, such as checking, savings, NOW, and money market accounts, as well as time deposits, including certificates of deposits and individual retirement accounts. It also provides loans for a range of consumer and commercial purposes, including loans for business, agriculture, real estate, personal uses, home improvement, and automobiles. In addition, First Bancorp offers credit cards, debit cards, letters of credit, safe deposit box rentals, bank money orders, and electronic funds transfer services comprising wire transfers. Additionally, it provides Internet banking, cash management, and bank-by-phone capabilities, as well as offers access to ATMs. Further, the company engages in the placement of property and casualty insurance products. First Bancorp, through its subsidiary, Montgomery Data Services, Inc., also provides electronic data processing services. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 91 branches. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Troy, North Carolina.

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