Company Description
First Foundation Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides banking services, investment advisory, wealth management, and trust services to individuals, businesses, and other organizations in the United States.
The company operates in two segments, Banking and Wealth Management. It offers a range of deposit products, including personal and business checking accounts, savings accounts, interest-bearing demand deposit accounts, money market accounts, and time certificate of deposits; and loan products consisting of multifamily and single family residential real estate loans, commercial real estate loans, commercial term loans, and line of credits, as well as consumer loans, such as personal installment loans and line of credits, and home equity line of credits.
The company provides various specialized services comprising trust services, online and mobile banking, remote deposit capture services, merchant credit card services, ATM cards, Visa debit cards, and business sweep accounts, as well as insurance brokerage services and equipment financing solutions.
In addition, it offers investment management and financial planning services; financial, investment, and economic advisory and related services; and treasury management services, such as bill pay, check/payee/ACH positive pay, wire origination, internal and external transfers, account reconciliation reporting, mobile deposit, lockbox, cash vault services and merchant processing.
Further, the company provides support services, including the processing and transmission of financial and economic data for charitable organizations.
It operates through a network of branch offices and loan production offices. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 1990 |
| IPO Date | Nov 3, 2014 |
| Industry | Banks - Regional |
| Sector | Financials |
| Employees | 551 |
| CEO | Thomas Shafer |
Contact Details
Address: 5221 N. O’Connor Blvd, Suite 1375 Irving, Texas 75039 United States | |
| Phone | 469-638-9636 |
| Website | firstfoundationinc.com |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | FFWM |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Stock Type | Common Stock |
| Fiscal Year | January - December |
| Reporting Currency | USD |
| CIK Code | 0001413837 |
| CUSIP Number | 32026V104 |
| ISIN Number | US32026V1044 |
| SIC Code | 6022 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Thomas C. Shafer | Chief Executive Officer and Board Member |
| Simone F. Lagomarsino | President, Chief Risk Officer and Director |
| James Michael Britton C.F.A. | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| John Avak Hakopian | President and Co-Chief Investment Officer of First Foundation Advisors |
| Parham Medhat | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
| Adriano S. Darmawan | Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President |
| Erica Dorsett J.D. | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
| Colin Kapp | Director of Marketing |
| Jody Valdivia | Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer |
| Kristoffer Lynds | Senior Vice President of Commercial Real Estate |
Latest SEC Filings
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2026 | DEFM14A | Filing |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 425 | Filing |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 10-Q | Quarterly Report |
| Nov 5, 2025 | SCHEDULE 13G/A | Filing |
| Nov 3, 2025 | SCHEDULE 13D | Filing |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 425 | Filing |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 425 | Filing |