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First Defiance Financial Corp. (FDEF) is in the Financial Services Industry
- Revenue
- Dec 31 2007
- $120.8M
- Profit
- Dec 31 2007
- $13.9M
- Market Cap
- Oct 09 2008
- $92.2M
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First Defiance Financial Corp Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. Operator Instructions Our first question does come from Christopher Marinac from Fig Partners. Please go ahead. Christopher Marinac – Fig Partners, LLC Thanks, good morning, Bill and Jack. William J. Small Good morning, Chris. John C. Wahl Good morning. Christopher Marinac...
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First Defiance to Present at KBW Community Bank Investor Conference
DEFIANCE, Ohio, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Defiance Financial Corp. announced today that John C. Wahl, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. KBW Ninth Annual Community Bank Investor Conference in New York on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at...
First Defiance receives regulatory approval
According to First Defiance Financial Corp., the holding company for First Federal Bank of the Midwest, First Federal has received regulatory approval from the Office of Thrift Supervision OTS to acquire the Bank of Lenawee, the wholly owned subsidiary of Pavilion Bancorp, Inc., headquartered in Adrian, Michigan. Shareholders of Pavilion...
First Defiance Completes the Acquisition of Pavilion Bancorp and Bank of Lenawee
DEFIANCE, Ohio, March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Defiance Financial Corp. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Pavilion Bancorp Inc. and its subsidiary, the Bank of Lenawee, through the merger of Pavilion into First Defiance. The Bank of Lenawee had nine banking offices and...
Pavilion Shareholders Approve Acquisition by First Defiance Financial Corp
DEFIANCE, Ohio, March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Defiance Financial Corp. and Pavilion Bancorp, Inc. today announced Pavilion shareholder approval of the merger of Pavilion, and its subsidiary, the Bank of Lenawee, into First Defiance. The transaction is anticipated to close on Friday March 14, 2008. Shareholders...
First Defiance Financial Corp. Receives Regulatory Approval for Pavilion Bancorp Acquisition
DEFIANCE, Ohio, Feb. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Defiance Financial Corp. , the holding company for First Federal Bank of the Midwest, announced that First Federal has received regulatory approval from the Office of Thrift Supervision OTS to acquire the Bank of Lenawee, the wholly owned subsidiary of Pavilion Bancorp,...
Has added First Defiance Financial Corp. to their watch list.
M2 PRESSWIRE-15 January 2008-MG Strategies: Has added First Defiance Financial Corp. to their watch listC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:15012008 Maybach Financial Group is a syndicate of financial analysts, with a core group representing over 250 years of total investing...
Fresh Ink
1. First Defiance Financial Corp. will acquire Pavilion Bancorp in a cash-and-stock deal worth for $55.7 million. Pavilion's unit, Bank of Lenawee, has eight banks in southeastern Michigan with a total of $290 million in assets and $230 million in deposits. Buffalo, NY-based M&T Bank said it would acquire First...
First Defiance to acquire Bowling Green agency
First Defiance Financial Corp. has signed an agreement to acquire Huber, Harger, Welt & Smith Insurance Agency, Inc., an independent property and casualty insurance agency based in Bowling Green. As Toledo Business Journal went to press, the acquisition was expected to go into effect February 28. The agency will be...
First Defiance receives approval for acquisition
First Defiance Financial Corp. has received regulatory approval from the Office of Thrift Supervision OTS to acquire the banking offices of Commercial Bank of Delphos, a subsidiary of ComBanc, Inc. ComBanc shareholders also approved the deal. As we go to press, the transaction is expected to close in late January...
ComBanc shareholders approve acquisition by First Defiance Financial
First Defiance Financial Corp. and ComBanc, Inc. officials have announced ComBane shareholder approval of the company's pending acquisition by First Defiance Financial Corp. through the merger of ComBanc into First Defiance. Shareholders approved the transaction, announced last August, at a special meeting held in late December in Delphos, Ohio....
First Defiance Financial to acquire Genoa Savings and Loan
First Defiance Financial Corp. and Genoa Savings and Loan Company have announced the execution of-a definitive agreement for First Defiance to acquire Genoa Savings. With $94 million in assets, Genoa Savings has a total of four locations in the greater Toledo market area including banking offices in Genoa, Oregon, Maumee,...
Defiance, Ohio-based bank to buy struggling Toledo-area savings and loan.
By Homer Brickey, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 15--With First Defiance Financial Corp. set to expand its presence and visibility in the Toledo area, bankers in the region can look for competition from a well-regarded company with...
Defiance, Ohio-based First Federal Bank makes move on Toledo market share.
The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 14--The Defiance company that operates First Federal Bank of the Midwest has made a major step toward increasing its market share in metro Toledo. First Defiance Financial Corp., which...
First Defiance to acquire ComBanc
First Defiance Financial Corp. and ComBanc, Inc. have announced the execution of a definitive agreement for First Defiance to acquire ComBanc and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Commercial Bank, both headquartered in Delphos, Ohio. With $209 million in assets, The Commercial Bank has four banking offices in Allen...
Fresh Ink
1. Fifth Third Bancorp expanded its Florida presence with the $1.6 billion acquisition of First National Bankshares, the largest bank headquartered in the state. Its branches are located in fast-growing markets like Orlando, Tampa Bay, Sarasota, Naples and Fort Myers. 2. First Defiance Financial will buy ComBanc in...
Financial corporation acquires Delphos, Ohio-based bank.
By Tim Rausch, The Lima News, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 6--DELPHOS, Ohio -- If shareholders and banking regulators approve the acquisition, Delphos-based Commercial Bank will end 127 years of independence and become part of a Defiance financial corporation....
First Federal Bank office opens in Maumee
First Defiance Financial Corp., the holding company for First Federal Bank of the Midwest, recently opened its community banking office in Maumee. First Federal Bank of the Midwest has operated a commercial loan production office in Maumee since 2002 and broke ground on this new branch in mid 2003. ...
Ohio Banker Now President of Thrift Institutions Advisory Council.
By Mary-Beth McLaughlin, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 7--It's well-known that when Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan talks, most everyone listens. Not so well known is that when Defiance banker William J. Small talks,...
First Federal expands in Arrowhead Park
Ground was broken this summer for First Federal Bank's newest branch location. The bank is investing approximately $1.5 million in the construction of its new facility. This does not include the lease value of the property at this location. The new 6,000 square foot office will be located on Dussel...
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- Incorporated: 1935
- CEO: Mr. William J. Small
First Defiance Financial is a unitary thrift holding company that, through its subsidiaries, First Federal Bank of the Midwest and First Insurance & Investments, focuses on traditional banking and property and casualty, life and group health insurance products. Co.'s traditional banking activities include originating and servicing residential, commercial, and consumer loans and providing a range of depository services. Co.'s insurance activities consist primarily of commissions relating to the sale of property and casualty, life and group health insurance and investment products. As of Dec 31 2007, Co. had consolidated assets of $1.61 billion and consolidated deposits of $1.22 billion.
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First Defiance Financial Corp. Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. William J. Small
Chairman
Mr. John L. Bookmyer
Mr. Peter A. Diehl
Mr. Stephen L. Boomer
Vice-Chairman
Miss Barbara A. Mitzel
Mr. James L. Rohrs
Mr. Thomas A. Voigt
Dr. Douglas A Burgei D.V.M.
Mr. Dwain I. Metzger
Mr. Gerald W. Monnin
Mr. Samuel S. Strausbaugh
Contact Information
601 Clinton Street
Defiance, OH
419 782-5015
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