$FFWM
First Foundation Inc. Stock $ffwm

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2017 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000156459019005831 Filed on March 01, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2017 Q4	2016 Q4	2016 Q3
Revenue	$37.91M	$28.37M	$26.00M
YoY Change	33.64%	47.65%	52.0%
Cost Of Revenue
YoY Change
Gross Profit
YoY Change
Gross Profit Margin
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.560M	$520.0K	$490.0K
YoY Change	200.0%	48.57%	40.0%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
YoY Change
Operating Profit
YoY Change
Interest Expense	$6.686M	$3.363M	$2.841M
YoY Change	98.81%	89.15%	72.5%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$13.04M	$10.60M	$15.48M
YoY Change	23.03%	27.01%	222.19%
Income Tax	$10.77M	$4.082M	$5.800M
% Of Pretax Income	82.57%	38.51%	37.48%
Net Earnings	$2.273M	$6.517M	$9.675M
YoY Change	-65.12%	29.1%	250.29%
Net Earnings / Revenue	6.0%	22.97%	37.21%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.06	$0.20	$0.30
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.06	$0.19	$0.29
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		16.33M	16.26M
Diluted Shares Outstanding			16.79M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2017 Q4	2016 Q4	2016 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$120.4M	$597.9M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$6.581M	$6.730M	$5.000M
YoY Change	-2.21%	153.68%	150.0%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$12.00M	$17.00M	$10.00M
YoY Change	-29.41%	13.33%	-16.67%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$4.541B	$3.975B	$3.594B
YoY Change	14.23%	53.34%	59.82%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$25.00M	$14.00M	$17.00M
YoY Change	78.57%	-6.67%	70.0%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$25.00M	$14.00M	$17.00M
YoY Change	78.57%	-6.67%	70.0%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$678.0M	$0.00	$951.0M
YoY Change			44.09%
Other Long-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$678.0M	$0.00	$951.0M
YoY Change			44.09%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$25.00M	$14.00M	$17.00M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$678.0M	$0.00	$951.0M
Total Liabilities	$4.146B	$3.691B	$3.306B
YoY Change	12.33%	58.22%	66.01%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$85.50M	$57.07M
YoY Change	49.83%	69.02%
Common Stock	$314.5M	$232.4M
YoY Change	35.32%	2.27%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$395.0M	$284.3M	$287.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$4.541B	$3.975B	$3.594B
YoY Change	14.23%	53.34%	59.82%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2017 Q4	2016 Q4	2016 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$2.273M	$6.517M	$9.675M
YoY Change	-65.12%	29.1%	250.29%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.560M	$520.0K	$490.0K
YoY Change	200.0%	48.57%	40.0%
Cash From Operating Activities	$10.24M	$6.050M	$8.290M
YoY Change	69.26%	-7.91%	91.01%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$470.0K	-$1.910M	-$1.050M
YoY Change	-75.39%	213.11%	169.23%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$25.92M	-$290.7M	-$42.17M
YoY Change	-91.08%	-12.82%	-87.75%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$26.38M	-$292.6M	-$43.23M
YoY Change	-90.98%	-12.4%	-87.46%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	13.32M	387.7M	87.24M
YoY Change	-96.56%	15.09%	-76.66%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	10.24M	6.050M	8.290M
Cash From Investing Activities	-26.38M	-292.6M	-43.23M
Cash From Financing Activities	13.32M	387.7M	87.24M
Net Change In Cash	-2.820M	101.1M	52.30M
YoY Change	-102.79%	975.85%	56.12%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$10.24M	$6.050M	$8.290M
Capital Expenditures	-$470.0K	-$1.910M	-$1.050M
Free Cash Flow	$10.71M	$7.960M	$9.340M
YoY Change	34.55%	10.86%	97.46%

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CY2016	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Deposit On Loan PaymentsForProceedsFromDepositOnLoan	-904619000
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Loans To Federal Home Loan Banks IncreaseDecreaseInLoansToFederalHomeLoanBanks	4570000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Loans To Federal Home Loan Banks IncreaseDecreaseInLoansToFederalHomeLoanBanks	622000000
CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Loans To Federal Home Loan Banks IncreaseDecreaseInLoansToFederalHomeLoanBanks	-454000000
CY2017	us-gaap	Repayments Of Bank Debt RepaymentsOfBankDebt	8000000
CY2016	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Or Sale Of Equity ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity	4267000
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	497000
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	53557000
CY2016	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	1362886000
CY2018	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-53082000
CY2017	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-477552000
CY2016	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	382198000
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	597946000
CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	215748000
CY2018	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	46043000
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	16646000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	14655000
CY2016	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	17156000
CY2018	us-gaap	Transfer Of Portfolio Loans And Leases To Held For Sale1 TransferOfPortfolioLoansAndLeasesToHeldForSale1	1027478000
CY2017	us-gaap	Transfer Of Portfolio Loans And Leases To Held For Sale1 TransferOfPortfolioLoansAndLeasesToHeldForSale1	357462000
CY2016	us-gaap	Transfer Of Portfolio Loans And Leases To Held For Sale1 TransferOfPortfolioLoansAndLeasesToHeldForSale1	519721000
CY2018	ffwm	Mortgage Servicing Rights From Sales Of Loans MortgageServicingRightsFromSalesOfLoans	2646000
CY2017	ffwm	Mortgage Servicing Rights From Sales Of Loans MortgageServicingRightsFromSalesOfLoans	3232000
CY2016	ffwm	Mortgage Servicing Rights From Sales Of Loans MortgageServicingRightsFromSalesOfLoans	2190000
CY2018	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Writeoffs Net AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteoffsNet	4189000
CY2017	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Writeoffs Net AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteoffsNet	-238000
CY2016	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Writeoffs Net AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteoffsNet	-119000
CY2017	us-gaap	Transfer To Other Real Estate TransferToOtherRealEstate	1520000
CY2016	us-gaap	Transfer To Other Real Estate TransferToOtherRealEstate	2350000
CY2018	us-gaap	Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment Description PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustmentDescription	<p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Reclassifications </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Certain amounts in the 2017 consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2018 presentation. </p>
CY2018	ffwm	Number Of Inactive Wholly Owned Subsidiaries NumberOfInactiveWhollyOwnedSubsidiaries	2
CY2018Q4	dei	Entity Number Of Employees EntityNumberOfEmployees	482
CY2018Q4	ffwm	Deposit To Federal Reserve Bank DepositToFederalReserveBank	32800000
CY2018	us-gaap	Impairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse	0
CY2017	us-gaap	Impairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse	0
CY2018	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	0
CY2017	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	0
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Note Stock Split Conversion Ratio1 StockholdersEquityNoteStockSplitConversionRatio1	2.00
CY2017Q1	ffwm	Additional Share Of Common Stock Following Stock Split AdditionalShareOfCommonStockFollowingStockSplit	1
CY2018	us-gaap	Loans And Leases Receivable Impaired Description LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedDescription	When the fair value of the collateral is based on an observable market price or a current appraised value, we measure the impaired loan at nonrecurring Level 2. When an appraised value is not available, or management determines the fair value of the collateral is further impaired below the appraised value and there is no observable market price or a discounted cash flow has been used to determine the fair value, we measure the impaired loan at nonrecurring Level 3.
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Investment In Federal Home Loan Bank Stock Fair Value Disclosure InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockFairValueDisclosure	20307000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni EquitySecuritiesFvNi	352000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Investment In Federal Home Loan Bank Stock Fair Value Disclosure InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockFairValueDisclosure	19060000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Deposits Fair Value Disclosure DepositsFairValueDisclosure	3444607000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Loans Receivable Fair Value Disclosure LoansReceivableFairValueDisclosure	3617060000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni EquitySecuritiesFvNi	158000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Fair Value Disclosure CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure	67312000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Loans Held For Sale Fair Value Disclosure LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure	517273000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Loans Receivable Fair Value Disclosure LoansReceivableFairValueDisclosure	4408788000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deposits Fair Value Disclosure DepositsFairValueDisclosure	4526393000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings Fair Value Disclosure FederalHomeLoanBankBorrowingsFairValueDisclosure	708000000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Fair Value Disclosure CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure	120394000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Loans Held For Sale Fair Value Disclosure LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure	154345000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings Fair Value Disclosure FederalHomeLoanBankBorrowingsFairValueDisclosure	678000000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	811198000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	526560000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain Before Tax AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax	14292000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain Before Tax AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax	2098000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss Before Tax AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax	15921000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss Before Tax AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax	9294000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12Months	39135000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss	305000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLonger	394686000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss	15616000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPosition	433821000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss	15921000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12Months	159181000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss	1396000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLonger	268247000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss	7898000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPosition	427428000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss	9294000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Remainder Of Fiscal Year Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRemainderOfFiscalYearAmortizedCostBasis	500000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost	54958000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Single Maturity Date Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesSingleMaturityDateAmortizedCostBasis	55458000
CY2018Q4	ffwm	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Within One Year Average Yield AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAverageYield	0.0103
CY2018Q4	ffwm	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Average Yield AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAverageYield	0.0529
CY2018Q4	ffwm	Available For Sale Securities Weighted Average Yield AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWeightedAverageYield	0.0525
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Remainder Of Fiscal Year Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRemainderOfFiscalYearFairValue	497000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue	55317000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Single Maturity Date AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesSingleMaturityDate	55814000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost	499000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost	19000000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Single Maturity Date Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesSingleMaturityDateAmortizedCostBasis	19499000
CY2017Q4	ffwm	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After One Through Five Years Average Yield AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAverageYield	0.0103
CY2017Q4	ffwm	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Average Yield AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAverageYield	0.0524
CY2017Q4	ffwm	Available For Sale Securities Weighted Average Yield AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWeightedAverageYield	0.0513
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After One Through Five Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue	493000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue	19000000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Single Maturity Date AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesSingleMaturityDate	19493000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Loans And Leases Receivable Gross Carrying Amount LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount	4283623000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Loans And Leases Receivable Gross Carrying Amount LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount	3655262000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Unamortized Loan Commitment And Origination Fees And Unamortized Discounts Or Premiums UnamortizedLoanCommitmentAndOriginationFeesAndUnamortizedDiscountsOrPremiums	10046000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Unamortized Loan Commitment And Origination Fees And Unamortized Discounts Or Premiums UnamortizedLoanCommitmentAndOriginationFeesAndUnamortizedDiscountsOrPremiums	8465000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Accounted For As Available For Sale Debt Securities Carrying Amount Net CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferAccountedForAsAvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesCarryingAmountNet	13300000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Accounted For As Available For Sale Debt Securities Carrying Amount Net CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferAccountedForAsAvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesCarryingAmountNet	4000000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment	13571000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment	5395000
CY2018Q4	ffwm	Un Accreted Discount On Purchased Credit Impaired Loans UnAccretedDiscountOnPurchasedCreditImpairedLoans	6490000
CY2017Q4	ffwm	Un Accreted Discount On Purchased Credit Impaired Loans UnAccretedDiscountOnPurchasedCreditImpairedLoans	1638000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield	850000
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield	289000
CY2018	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Accretion CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion	1509000
CY2017	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Accretion CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion	108000
CY2017	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Reclassifications To From Nonaccretable Difference CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldReclassificationsToFromNonaccretableDifference	66000
CY2018	ffwm	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Acquisition CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAcquisition	1887000
CY2017	ffwm	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Acquisition CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAcquisition	603000
CY2018	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Disposals Of Loans CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldDisposalsOfLoans	461000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield	767000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment90 Days Past Due And Still Accruing FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment90DaysPastDueAndStillAccruing	1035000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonaccrualStatus	11516000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentPastDue	28030000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Current FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentCurrent	4255593000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment90 Days Past Due And Still Accruing FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment90DaysPastDueAndStillAccruing	2109000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonaccrualStatus	11359000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentPastDue	13546000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Current FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentCurrent	3641716000
CY2018Q4	ffwm	Percentage Of Loans Due30 To59 Days PercentageOfLoansDue30To59Days	0.0035
CY2017Q4	ffwm	Percentage Of Loans Due30 To59 Days PercentageOfLoansDue30To59Days	0.0000
CY2018Q4	ffwm	Percentage Of Loans Due60 To89 Days PercentageOfLoansDue60To89Days	0.0001
CY2018Q4	ffwm	Percentage Of Loans Due90 Days Or More PercentageOfLoansDue90DaysOrMore	0.0002
CY2017Q4	ffwm	Percentage Of Loans Due90 Days Or More PercentageOfLoansDue90DaysOrMore	0.0006
CY2018Q4	ffwm	Percentage Of Loans Nonaccrual PercentageOfLoansNonaccrual	0.0027
CY2017Q4	ffwm	Percentage Of Loans Nonaccrual PercentageOfLoansNonaccrual	0.0031
CY2018Q4	ffwm	Percentage Of Loans PercentageOfLoans	0.0065
CY2017Q4	ffwm	Percentage Of Loans PercentageOfLoans	0.0037
CY2018	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Subsequent Default Number Of Contracts1 FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1	4
CY2017	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Subsequent Default Number Of Contracts1 FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1	2
CY2018	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Pre Modification Recorded Investment2 FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2	3360000
CY2017	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Pre Modification Recorded Investment2 FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2	1816000
CY2018	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Post Modification Recorded Investment2 FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2	3360000
CY2017	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Post Modification Recorded Investment2 FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2	1816000
CY2018	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Write Offs AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs	4189000
CY2018	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Recovery FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery	569000
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Loans And Leases Receivable Allowance LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance	15400000
CY2017	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Recovery FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery	238000
CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Loans And Leases Receivable Allowance LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance	10600000
CY2016	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Write Offs AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs	50000
CY2016	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Recovery FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery	169000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Individually Evaluated For Impairment1 FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment1	416000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Collectively Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment	18584000
CY2018Q4	ffwm	Loans And Leases Receivable Allowance Impaired LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowanceImpaired	19000000
CY2018Q4	ffwm	Allowance For Loan Losses In Unaccreted Credit Component Other Loans AllowanceForLoanLossesInUnaccretedCreditComponentOtherLoans	4223000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Individually Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment	12778000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Collectively Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment	4263764000
CY2018Q4	ffwm	Loans And Lease Receivable In Unaccreted Credit Component Other Loan LoansAndLeaseReceivableInUnaccretedCreditComponentOtherLoan	619895000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Individually Evaluated For Impairment1 FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment1	909000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Collectively Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment	17491000
CY2017Q4	ffwm	Loans And Leases Receivable Allowance Impaired LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowanceImpaired	18400000
CY2017Q4	ffwm	Allowance For Loan Losses In Unaccreted Credit Component Other Loans AllowanceForLoanLossesInUnaccretedCreditComponentOtherLoans	3005000
CY2017Q4	ffwm	Loans And Lease Receivable In Unaccreted Credit Component Other Loan LoansAndLeaseReceivableInUnaccretedCreditComponentOtherLoan	260577000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Individually Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment	13436000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Collectively Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment	3600909000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Prepayable Financial Asset Closed Portfolio Last Of Layer Amortized Cost PrepayableFinancialAssetClosedPortfolioLastOfLayerAmortizedCost	752000000
CY2017Q4	invest	Derivative Notional Amount DerivativeNotionalAmount	0
CY2018	ffwm	Percentage Of Allowance On Purchase Impaired Loans PercentageOfAllowanceOnPurchaseImpairedLoans	0.0068
CY2017	ffwm	Percentage Of Allowance On Purchase Impaired Loans PercentageOfAllowanceOnPurchaseImpairedLoans	0.0115
CY2018Q4	ffwm	Additional Allowance On Credit Impaired Loans AdditionalAllowanceOnCreditImpairedLoans	400000
CY2017Q4	ffwm	Additional Allowance On Credit Impaired Loans AdditionalAllowanceOnCreditImpairedLoans	200000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Unpaid Principal Balance ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance	9498000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Unpaid Principal Balance ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance	4287000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment	9498000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment	4287000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Unpaid Principal Balance ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance	3280000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Unpaid Principal Balance ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance	9149000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment	3280000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment	9149000
CY2017	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	75000
CY2016	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment	5899000
CY2016	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	51000
CY2018	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Cash Basis Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod	0
CY2017	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Cash Basis Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod	0
CY2016	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Cash Basis Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod	0
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Leasehold Improvements Gross LeaseholdImprovementsGross	7268000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Leasehold Improvements Gross LeaseholdImprovementsGross	5107000
CY2018Q4	ffwm	Information Technology Equipment Gross InformationTechnologyEquipmentGross	7031000
CY2017Q4	ffwm	Information Technology Equipment Gross InformationTechnologyEquipmentGross	7180000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Furniture And Fixtures Gross FurnitureAndFixturesGross	3286000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Furniture And Fixtures Gross FurnitureAndFixturesGross	3181000
CY2018Q4	ffwm	Land And Auto Gross LandAndAutoGross	805000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	18390000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	15468000
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	9245000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	8887000
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Investments RealEstateInvestments	1734000
CY2018	ffwm	Transfer To From Other Real Estate TransferToFromOtherRealEstate	-93000
CY2017	ffwm	Transfer To From Other Real Estate TransferToFromOtherRealEstate	1520000
CY2018	ffwm	Real Estate Owned Acquired In Merger RealEstateOwnedAcquiredInMerger	565000
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Real Estate Disposals OtherRealEstateDisposals	2577000
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