UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): APRIL 28, 2005

                              THE BANC CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    DELAWARE
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


             0-25033                                   63-1201350
     (Commission File Number)               (IRS Employer Identification No.)


  17 NORTH 20TH STREET, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA              35203
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)             (Zip Code)

                                 (205) 327-3600
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 NOT APPLICABLE
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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SECTION 2 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         On April 28, 2005, The Banc Corporation issued a press release
announcing its operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. A copy of
the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99. The information in this
Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99, shall not be deemed "filed"
for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be
deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as we may
specifically state in any such filing.


SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (c) Exhibits

             Exhibit 99     Press Release of The Banc Corporation dated 
                            April 28, 2005.





                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                  THE BANC CORPORATION


Date: April 29, 2005              By: /s/ F. HAMPTON MCFADDEN, JR.
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                                                 F. Hampton McFadden, Jr.
                                                 Executive Vice President,
                                               General Counsel and Secretary