First Federal Bank Announces Agreement to Acquire NOLA Lending Group, a Division of Fidelity Bank

First Federal Bank (Florida) and Fidelity Bank, (Louisiana), jointly announced today that they have signed a definitive ...
National Mortgage News

First Federal purchases Fidelity's mortgage division

First Federal Bank stretched its retail mortgage operations into Louisiana and Mississippi, following its expansion into the ...
American Banker

FDIC order against First Fed Bank latest example of third-party scrutiny

First Fed Bank, based in Port Angeles, Washington, said in a public filing that it had invested "significant resources" to enhance compliance controls related to fintech partnerships. First Fed Bank ...
Morningstar

FIRST FEDERAL LAKEWOOD AND FIRST FEDERAL OF CENTERBURG ANNOUNCE MERGER AGREEMENT

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Federal Lakewood, the largest mutual bank headquartered in Ohio, today announces a definitive merger agreement to acquire First Federal Savings & ...
HousingWire

First Federal Bank to acquire BNC National Bank’s mortgage business

First Federal Bank will acquire the mortgage division of BNC National Bank, which will give the Florida-headquartered community-based bank a nationwide consumer direct mortgage platform. The two banks ...
BizTimes

First Federal Bank of Wisconsin Names Steve Wierschem as President, Board Member

in serving the financial needs of individuals and small businesses, today announced the promotion of Steve Wierschem to President and the appointment of Mr. Wierschem to the Board of Directors.
American Banker

First Federal reorganizes, Regions wins presidential award

In this week's banking news roundup: First Federal Bank of Kansas City finalized a plan to reorganize its corporate structure; Regions Bank in Birmingham, Alabama, was one of 10 to win the ...
The Business Journals

First Federal Bank expands commercial banking to Tampa Bay with key appointment

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min She will lead the bank's ...
Crain's Cleveland Business

Ohio's mutual banking trailblazer is poised to shape the industry in 2025

Tom Fraser may have settled into his identity as a trailblazer in the mutual banking space, but what he’s not so used to is being grouped together with the likes of Donald Trump, Jamie Dimon, Jerome ...
The Business Journals

First Federal Bank of Wisconsin names new president

First Federal Bank of Wisconsin has expanded the leadership responsibilities for one of its top executives to include the duties of president. First Federal Bank of Wisconsin named Chief Financial ...
Forbes

Crypto-First Banks Are Coming To Shake Up The Banking World

The Federal Reserve is the latest U.S. regulator to clear the path for crypto banking to enter the mainstream, so let’s take a look at where the market stands and how it might evolve. One of the ...

Evolution of U.S. Banking Regulation: From Hamilton to Dodd-Frank

Discover how U.S. banking regulations evolved from the First Bank to Dodd-Frank, balancing stability with economic freedom in the world's largest economy.