[1] In 2016, Republic Bank operated 20 locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
[2] On April 26, 2024, U.S. regulators seized Republic First Bancorp after business hours and agreed to sell it to Fulton Bank.
The bank was seized by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities after failed funding talks with a group of investors.
The FDIC, appointed as a receiver, said Fulton Bank, a unit of Fulton Financial Corp., will assume substantially all deposits and purchase all the assets of Republic Bank to "protect depositors".
[3] On September 5, 2024, Republic First Bancorp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.