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First Foundation Bank

“Can a community bank deliver differentiated wealth management and commercial banking to high-net-worth individuals and mid-market businesses across Sun Belt markets?”

HQDallas, TX (corporate); operations across CA, NV, TX, FL, HI)
IndustryBank / Community

The story

First Foundation Bank is the banking subsidiary of First Foundation Inc., a publicly traded financial holding company. The bank operates as a community/regional bank offering personal banking, business banking, commercial real estate lending, and wealth management. Evidence on recent pivots or embedded finance evolution is limited in the supplied evidence.

Last 12 months

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Regulated entities

regulatory licence held by First Foundation Bank

Licence types, jurisdictions and registered entities are in the Embedded Finance Index report.

The stack

2 layers disclosed in First Foundation Bank’s embedded-finance stack

Lending

Small business lines of creditSmall business term loansRevolving lines of creditAsset-based lines of credit (ABL)Business term loans

Open banking

in the full report

Accounting gap: none

1 more provider across 1 layer, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.

First Foundation Bank — frequently asked

Which open banking provider does First Foundation Bank use?

First Foundation Bank connects to bank accounts through MX.

What is First Foundation Bank's embedded finance stack?

The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in First Foundation Bank's stack: Lending (Small business lines of credit, Small business term loans, Revolving lines of credit, Asset-based lines of credit (ABL) and 1 other); Open banking (MX).

Where is First Foundation Bank headquartered?

First Foundation Bank is headquartered in Dallas, TX (corporate); operations across CA, NV, TX, FL, HI).

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