First Foundation (FFWM)

Overall impact
D (23)

Commentary

First Foundation is a below-average overall performer. With a 'D' rating of 23.0 for overall impact (bottom 10% of all companies), First Foundation ranks 529th out of 531 industry peers, behind Peoples Bancorp, Texas Capital Bancshares, US Global Investors and 525 others, and ahead of PenFed Credit Union and PenFed Credit Union. On top material causes for First Foundation's industry (Banks), First Foundation performs poorly in Reduced Inequality (18.9 score), Reduced Waste (18.8), Clean Water Access (12.3) and 173 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score. First Foundation did not receive an 'A' rating on any cause.
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Company
Employees
570
Sector
Financials
Industry
Banks
Sub-industry
Regional Banks
SASB industry
Commercial Banks
Headquarters
Tx, United States
Share classes
FFWM
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 certificates of deposit. The loan products consist of multifamily and single-family residential real estate loans, commercial real estate loans, commercial term loans, and lines of credit, as well as consumer loans, such as personal installment loans and lines of credit, and home equity lines of credit. 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.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for First Foundation, based on its industry sub-industry Regional Banks. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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