First Foundation Bank's Dane Pavlik Ranked as One of the Nation's Top Originators

    IRVINE, CA, May 10, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ -- First Foundation Bank congratulates Dane Pavlik for ranking as a Scotsman Guide 2018 Top Originator. Dane Pavlik was ranked #69 in Top Originators - Top Dollar Volume.

Scotsman Guide, the leading resource for mortgage originators, released its ninth annual Top Originators rankings on April 1. The list, which ranks the nation's top mortgage producers, appears in Scotsman Guide's April 2018 residential edition, and the rankings are available online at ScotsmanGuide.com/Top2018.

Dane Pavlik was ranked among entries from more than 3,000 mortgage professionals across the country. To be eligible for initial consideration in Scotsman Guide's Top Originators rankings, originators must have had at least $40 million in loan volume or 100 closed home loans for the 2018 calendar year. After receiving submissions, Scotsman Guide required written verification of top entrants' volume data from a certified public accountant, the chief financial officer at the originator's company or a similar source.

About First Foundation Bank: a short profile by and about the honoree:
First Foundation, (NASDAQ: FFWM), a financial institution founded in 1990, provides personal banking, business banking and private wealth management. The Company has offices in California, Nevada and Hawaii with headquarters in Irvine, California. For more information, please visit www.firstfoundationinc.com.

Scotsman Guide Media Inc. has been the leading provider of digital tools and resources for the mortgage industry for nearly three decades. Scotsman Guide Media publishes a residential edition and a commercial edition of Scotsman Guide, in addition to Scotsman Guide News, Loan Post and other offerings at ScotsmanGuide.com. Each month, the magazines reach tens of thousands of subscribers nationwide. Scotsman Guide connects mortgage originators with wholesale and commercial lenders.

For more information, call 949-202-4100, or visit www.firstfoundationinc.com.

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