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First Financial Holdings Inc. (FFCH)On Nov 6: 12.26  Down 0.55 (4.29%)  
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First Financial Holdings Inc.
34 Broad Street
Charleston, SC 29401
United States - Map
Phone: 843-529-5933
Fax: 843-529-5929
Web Site: http://www.firstfinancialholdings.com

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Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Financial
Industry:Savings & Loans
Full Time Employees:N/A

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
First Financial Holdings, Inc. operates as the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston (First Federal) that provides various banking and other related financial services. First Federal accepts deposits and originates loans. Its deposit products include demand transaction accounts, time deposit accounts, non-interest-bearing checking accounts, interest-bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, individual retirement accounts, certificate accounts, and certificates of deposit. First Federal’s loan portfolio consists of construction, consumer, non-residential mortgage, and commercial business loans; credit card receivables; and home equity, mobile home, and other consumer loans. As of September 30, 2008, it operated 38 full service retail branch sales offices, 16 in-store retail branch sales offices, and 4 limited service branches that are located in Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Hilton Head area of Beaufort County, Georgetown, Horry, and Florence counties in South Carolina; and the Sunset Beach area of Brunswick County in North Carolina. First Financial Holdings, through its other subsidiaries, also engages in brokerage activities; property, casualty, life, and health insurance sales; third party administrative services; trust and fiduciary services; reinsurance of private mortgage insurance; and premium finance activities. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    First Financial Holdings Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 87% of Russell 3000 companies and 92.2% of Banks companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. A. Thomas Hood , 63
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Director, Member of Exec. Committee, Chief Exec. Officer of First Federal Savings & Loan Association, Pres of First Federal Savings & Loan Association, Director of First Federal Savings & Loan Association of First Southeast Insurance
    $ 348.00K $ 0
    Mr. R. Wayne Hall , 58
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, Exec. VP, Chief Financial of Officer of First Federal and Exec. VP of First Federal
    $ 283.00K $ 0
    Mr. James L. Rowe , 66
    Director, Pres of First Southeast Insurance and Pres of Kinghorn Insurance Services Inc
    $ 0N/A
    Mrs. Susan E. Baham , 59
    Exec. VP, Chief Operating Officer of First Federal Savings & Loan Association and Exec. VP of First Federal Savings & Loan Association
    $ 247.00K $ 0
    Mr. John L. Ott Jr., 61
    Exec. VP and Exec. VP of Retail Banking Division of First Federal
    $ 276.00K $ 0
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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