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 Dallas, Texas.
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 1990 |
| IPO Date | Nov 3, 2014 |
| Industry | Banks - Regional |
| Sector | Financials |
| Employees | 551 |
| CEO | Thomas Shafer |
Contact Details
Address: 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1400 Dallas, Texas 75201 United States | |
| Phone | 469 638 9636 |
| Website | firstfoundationinc.com |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | FFWM |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| 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 Director |
| Simone F. Lagomarsino | President, Chief Risk Officer and Director |
| James Michael Britton | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| John Avak Hakopian | President and Co-Chief Investment Officer of First Foundation Advisors |
| Adriano S. Darmawan | Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President |
| Erica Dorsett | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
| Jody Valdivia | Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer |
| Kristoffer Lynds | Senior Vice President of Commercial Real Estate |
| Shelly O'Byrne CFP, CTFA | Executive Vice President and Director of Trust Services |
| Allan Gomez | Senior Vice President and Relationship Banker |
Latest SEC Filings
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2025 | SCHEDULE 13G/A | Filing |
| Aug 11, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Aug 11, 2025 | 10-Q | Quarterly Report |
| Aug 6, 2025 | SCHEDULE 13G/A | Filing |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Jul 29, 2025 | SCHEDULE 13G/A | Filing |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Jul 8, 2025 | S-8 | Securities to be offered to employees in employee benefit plans |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |