SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  WikiWax |  About Us News and Articles on First Financial Holdings (FFCH)   CBS Marketwatch Quote Chart Yahoo! Finance: Profile Key Statistics SEC Filings MSN Money Earnings Estimates Financial Results Insider Trading   First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston Acquires All Deposits and Loans of Wilmington-based Cape Fear Bank  Apr 11, 2009 CHARLESTON, S.C. and WILMINGTON, N.C., April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston ("First Federal"), a subsidiary of First Financial Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ), announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") to assume all of the deposits (excluding most brokered deposits) and certain assets of Cape Fear Bank, a full service community bank headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina ... SOURCE... (PR Newswire) Making a bigger cushion  Feb 22, 2009 It was not a bailout to Tim Simmons; it was a chance to bolster the financial foundation of his Aiken-based bank in order to keep lending. Mr. Simmons is the chairman of Security Federal Bank, which received $18 million from the U.S. Treasury last month. (The Augusta Chronicle) 4 Stocks That Took a Hike  Feb 10, 2009 Banking casualties Union Bankshares (Nasdaq: UBSH) and First Financial Holdings (Nasdaq: FFCH) are also whacking away at their once-generous payouts. . (MSNBC -- Business) Back to Company News News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2006 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2006