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BancFirst Corporation is a corporation which operates under the name BancFirst, a state chartered bank in Oklahoma, United States. It has 100 banking locations serving 53 communities throughout the state of Oklahoma, and is the largest state chartered bank in Oklahoma. The roots of BancFirst date back to 1966 when lead investor and Chairman H.E. "Gene" Rainbolt purchased Federal National Bank in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Federal National had $16 million in assets at the time of purchase. Throughout the '70's Rainbolt acquired interests in many rural Oklahoma banks and formed Thunderbird Financial Corporation to assist each bank with management services. In 1985, Rainbolt's banks in seven communities were brought under the ownership of United Community Corporation.