FRBK Republic First Bancorp Inc

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Republic First Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRBK), today announced that Donald (D.J.) Adams has joined Republic First Bank, as Vice President and Regional Lender for its Philadelphia market. Adams comes to Republic First Bank from Sovereign Bank, where he was a top lender in its Philadelphia Market. Prior to Sovereign, Adams worked ten years at Commerce Bank, most recently as Vice President, Commercial Lending for the South Jersey and Delaware markets. In 2006, Adams was one of Commerce Bank's five most successful lenders for that market. "D.J. Adams is an outstanding addition to our growing Commercial Lending team. As a local banker for over ten years, his experience in this market will definitely be a tremendous plus for our business clients," said Republic First Bank's Chief Executive Officer Harry Madonna. "I'm pleased that another long-time Commerce Bank employee, who played a role in the prior success of that bank, has joined us as we build our new 'killer brand' here at Republic First Bank." "I am excited to be part of a Philadelphia based bank truly committed to the success of their business customers," said Adams. "In particular, I look forward to understanding and helping our Commercial and Small Business customers with their borrowing needs." Republic First Bank is a full-service, state-chartered commercial bank with assets of $1 billion and whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The Bank provides diversified financial products through its twelve offices located in Abington, Ardmore, Bala Cynwyd, Plymouth Meeting, Media and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Voorhees, New Jersey. Media seeking additional information may contact Kevin Barry, Senior Vice President, Director of Marketing at or by phone at (215) 430-5416. DATASOURCE: Republic First Bancorp, Inc. CONTACT: Kevin Barry, SVP of Republic First Bank, +1-215-430-5416

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