Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2012
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	FMFC
Entity Registrant Name	FIRST M&F CORP/MS
Entity Central Index Key	0000320387
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		9,162,721
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes