First Republic Bank

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First Republic Bank is a San Francisco, California based bank. The bank, founded in 1985, has approximately 30 branches mostly in California's Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area.

The company offers brokerage services, commercial banking and personal banking, investment management, trust banking, for wealthy clients. The bank's lending focuses on financing the construction, purchase, and renovation of luxury homes. First Republic also owns the equity investment money management firms of Trainer Wortham & Company (acquired 1999) and Starbuck, Tisdale & Associates (acquired 2002). First Republic and its subsidiaries had total bank assets and other managed assets of $34.1 billion.

First Republic Bank is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is listed under ticker symbol FRC. It is a member of the Standard & Poors S&P 600.

In January of 2007 Merrill Lynch announced that it would purchase First Republic Bank for $1.8 Billion Dollars. The companies completed the merger in October 2007.

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First Republic Investment Management (Portland and Seattle)
First Republic Preferred Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: FRCCP)

San Francisco based; Ownership 99.9%; formed 1999; residential mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT).

Froley, Revy Investment Company, Inc.

Los Angeles, California based investment advisory firm specializing in convertible securities, founded in 1975 by chairman George Froley

Starbuck, Tisdale & Associates

Santa Barbara, California based asset management and investment advisory services to endowments, family trusts, foundations, retirement plans, and wealthy individuals.

Trainer Wortham & Company, Inc.

New York City, New York based; founded 1924; investment adviser and asset management for endowments, foundations, high-net-worth individuals, and pension funds.