ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (September 5, 2024) – St. Petersburg-based community bank BayFirst is proud to announce that it has been named one of America’s Best-In-State Banks for 2024 by Forbes, coming in No. 1 in the state of Florida. This prestigious Best-In-State Bank award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider, and was given to only 185 banks in the entire country.