Republic First Bancorp
Republic First Bancorp is a Philadelphia‑based regional banking holding company founded in 1988. It is the parent of Republic Bank, which served customers across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York until it was seized in 2024 and largely sold to Fulton Bank.
Address: Two Liberty Place, 50 South 16th Street, Suite 2400, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102-2516
Phone: (888) 875-2265
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South Philadelphia Real Estate Developer Acquires 11 Fulton Financial Branches
South Philadelphia real estate firm Hightop Development has acquired 11 Fulton Financial Corp. branches, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This is the…
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Fulton Bank Sees Positive Returns After Philadelphia-based Republic First Acquisition
Fulton Bank’s acquisition of Republic First is already paying off, as shown by its first returns, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Wall…
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WSJ: Regulators Seize Philadelphia Bank, Republic First, and Sell It to Fulton Bank
In the latest development in what has been a tumultuous several months for Republic First, regulators have seized the bank and sold it to fellow…
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WSJ: Republic First’s $35 Million Deal With Norcross-Braca Group Falls Apart
Concerns surrounding the stability of Republic First Bancorp are popping up again as a $35 million deal to help shore it has collapsed, writes Gina…
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Republic First Bancorp Expected to Have $35 Million Investment Deal Closed by End of February 2024
In October, an investment group led by South Jersey power broker George Norcross, his brother and Parker McKay CEO Philip Norcross, and former TD Bank…
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WSJ: Philadelphia’s Republic First Set to Receive $35M Infusion After Agreeing Rescue Deal with Investor Group
Republic First Bancorp will receive a $35 million infusion after agreeing to a deal with a group of existing investors aimed at bolstering its finances,…
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Despite Battered Balance Sheet, Center City-based Republic First’s Customers Continue to Stay Loyal
Center City-based Republic First, a lender with $6 billion in assets, has found itself in financial purgatory recently, but unlike First Republic Bank, which was…
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Former Activist Investor Believes Deal Between Republic First and George Norcross Makes Sense
Republic First Bancorp, parent of Republic Bank, and an activist investor group led by George Norcross, a South Jersey power broker, and Greg Braca, former…


























