Operating Hamilton County's sole brick-and-mortar FDIC-insured commercial/savings bank branch at 507 Hatley Street W, Jasper, FL 32052 ((386) 792-2400, featuring full lobby service, drive-thru lanes, and a 7:00 AM–7:00 PM live-video Interactive Teller Machine [ITM]) alongside Hamilton County's only dedicated bank ATM in White Springs at 16523 Spring Street, White Springs, FL 32096, First Federal Bank (FDIC Certificate #31313 / OCC Institution #31313, Florida Sunbiz Trademark Doc# T08000000394, chartered 1962 in neighboring Lake City with $4.49 billion in assets and $3.44 billion in deposits) holds 100% of Hamilton County's in-county FDIC-insured bank deposits. Following the historical closures and consolidations of early local banks—including First National Bank of Jasper (Charter #7757, closed 1930), Commercial Bank of Jasper, and Hamilton County Bank (acquired by Barnett Bank and merged into NationsBank/Bank of America, whose Jasper office later closed)—and with zero (0) physical bank branches in Jennings (32053) or White Springs (32096), First Federal Bank serves as the primary retirement depository for Hamilton County seniors. The Jasper branch provides FDIC-insured Traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Certificates of Deposit (insured up to $250,000 separately from regular deposit accounts), fixed-rate retirement CD ladders, tiered money market accounts, senior checking with direct deposit for Social Security, Florida Retirement System (FRS), Nutrien/PCS Phosphate White Springs pensions, and VA compensation, Florida Chapter 709 Durable Power of Attorney and Payable-on-Death (POD) probate-avoidance account titling, safe deposit boxes for original wills and property deeds, and in-branch notary services, backed by First Federal's nearby Live Oak branch (804 S Ohio Ave, (386) 362-3433) and Lake City headquarters (4705 W US Hwy 90, (386) 755-0600).
Official Verification Sources: First Federal Bank — Jasper Branch (507 Hatley St W) & White Springs ATM Directory; FDIC BankFind Suite — First Federal Bank (FDIC Certificate #31313)
Issuer: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) & Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26 via FDIC BankFind: First Federal Bank (#31313) operates Hamilton County's sole physical FDIC-insured bank branch at 507 Hatley St W, Jasper, FL 32052 ((386) 792-2400), plus the White Springs ATM at 16523 Spring St, White Springs, FL 32096. Historical local banks (First National Bank of Jasper #7757, Commercial Bank of Jasper, and Hamilton County Bank / Barnett Bank / Bank of America) are closed.
Factual details and direct answers about First Federal Bank — Jasper Branch (Sole In-County FDIC Bank) & White Springs ATM (With Lake City HQ & Live Oak South Branch)'s services, licensing, and credentials.
Is First Federal Bank in Jasper the only brick-and-mortar FDIC-insured bank branch inside Hamilton County?
Yes. FDIC Summary of Deposits data confirms that First Federal Bank (FDIC Certificate #31313) at 507 Hatley Street W in Jasper ((386) 792-2400) is the only full-service FDIC-insured commercial or savings bank branch physically located inside Hamilton County (holding 100% of in-county bank deposits), supplemented by First Federal's dedicated ATM at 16523 Spring Street in White Springs (32096) and its nearby full-service branches in Live Oak ((386) 362-3433) and Lake City ((386) 755-0600).
How are retirement IRA CDs and Payable-on-Death (POD) accounts insured at First Federal Bank in Jasper?
At First Federal Bank (FDIC Cert #31313), self-directed retirement accounts such as Traditional and Roth IRA CDs are insured by the FDIC up to $250,000 per depositor, completely separate from up to $250,000 of FDIC coverage on non-retirement checking, savings, and CD accounts, with additional $250,000-per-beneficiary coverage available on properly titled Payable-on-Death (POD) revocable trust accounts.
Connect with complementary legal, financial, and residential providers serving seniors in Jasper and Hamilton County.
The Law Office of Ralph R. Deas, P.A. & Law Office of James E. 'Jay' Willingham, Jr., Esq. (with Rickerson Legal, P.A. — Resident Jasper Probate, Wills, Estate Planning & Real Property Counsel)
Jasper, Hamilton County
(386) 792-2755
Greenhaven Apartments (37 Units), Oaktree Apartments (24 Units) & Greenbriar Apartments (24 Units) — Jasper USDA Section 515/521 & FHFC LIHTC Portfolio
Jasper, Hamilton County
(386) 792-1516
Suwannee Valley Nursing Center (60-Bed Skilled Nursing, Memory Care & Post-Acute Rehabilitation Facility — Jasper)
Jasper, Hamilton County
(386) 792-1868
Expert guidance, benefit eligibility rules, and state protections for older Florida residents and family caregivers.
Gunter Financial Services, Inc. (Herman Gunter III & Herman Gunter IV, CFP® — Kovack Advisors) & GulfCoast Financial Services, Inc. (John G. Kuykendall)
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Edward Jones — US-129 Live Oak, US-41 / I-75 Lake City & SR-6 Madison CFP® Fiduciary Corridor (Travis Henry, CFP®, Seth Wilkins, CFP®, Hunter Abercrombie, CFP® & Robert Woodard, CFP®)
Jasper, Hamilton County
Moses Wealth Advisors of Raymond James (Tammy D. Hall, CPA/PFS, Clarence E. Brown III, CFP® & Charles D. Cowen Jr., CPA/CPFA) & Ameris Bank / Capital City Trust Corridor
Jasper, Hamilton County
Suwannee River Federal Credit Union — Jasper Branch (NCUA #1086 — Sole In-County Credit Union) & I-75 Credit Union Wealth Network (VyStar CFP® & CAMPUS USA LPL Desks)
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