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First Financial Holdings Inc. (FFCH)On Dec 23: 13.51  Up 0.18 (1.35%)  
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First Financial Holdings Inc.
2440 Mall Drive
Charleston, SC 29406
United States - Map
Phone: 843-529-5933
Fax: 843-529-5883
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 that provides various banking and other related financial services. Its deposit products include demand deposit transaction accounts, time deposit accounts, non-interest-bearing checking accounts, interest-bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposits. The company’s loan portfolio comprises residential real estate mortgage and construction loans, commercial and multifamily real estate mortgage loans, home equity, manufactured housing, and other consumer loans; credit card receivables; and commercial business loans. As of September 30, 2009, it operated 44 full service retail branch sales offices, 18 in-store retail branch sales offices, and 3 limited services branches in Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Hilton Head area of Beaufort, Georgetown, Horry, and Florence Counties, South Carolina; and Brunswick, New Hanover, and Pender Counties, North Carolina. First Financial Holdings, Inc., through its other subsidiaries, engages in full-service brokerage activities; property, casualty, life, and health insurance sales; third party administrative services, including services to retirement plans; 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 1-Dec-09 is better than 87.2% 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
    $ 336.00K $ 0
    Mr. R. Wayne Hall , 58
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, Exec. VP, Chief Operating Officer of First Federal, Chief Financial Officer of First Federal and Exec. VP of First Federal
    $ 250.00K $ 0
    Mr. James L. Rowe , 66
    Director, Pres of First Southeast Insurance and Pres of Kinghorn Insurance Services Inc
    $ 0N/A
    Mr. John L. Ott Jr., 61
    Exec. VP and Exec. VP of Small Bus. Banking - First Federal
    $ 250.00K $ 0
    Mr. Charles F. Baarcke Jr., 62
    Exec. VP, Sr. Bus. Devel. Officer, Exec. VP of First Federal and Sr. Bus. Devel. Officer of First Federal
    $ 250.00K $ 0
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-09 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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