First Pacific Bank Named 2025 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics Finalist
First Pacific Bank (FPBC) has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious 2025 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics by the Better Business Bureau Pacific Southwest, Central & Inland California. The recognition highlights the bank's commitment to ethical business practices and integrity in marketplace operations.
The selection process evaluated companies across four key categories: Character, Culture, Customers, and Community. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on September 9, 2025. First Pacific Bank's President and CEO Nathan Rogge emphasized the company's dedication to ethical decision-making and strong client relationships as fundamental principles of their business operations.
First Pacific Bank (FPBC) è stata selezionata tra i finalisti per il prestigioso BBB Torch Awards for Ethics 2025 dal Better Business Bureau Pacific Southwest, Central & Inland California. Il riconoscimento sottolinea l'impegno della banca per pratiche commerciali etiche e per l'integrità nelle operazioni di mercato.
Il processo di selezione ha valutato le aziende su quattro categorie chiave: Carattere, Cultura, Clienti e Comunità. I vincitori saranno annunciati durante la cerimonia di premiazione del 9 settembre 2025. Nathan Rogge, Presidente e CEO di First Pacific Bank, ha ribadito che decisioni etiche e solide relazioni con i clienti sono principi fondamentali dell'attività della banca.
First Pacific Bank (FPBC) ha sido seleccionada como finalista para los prestigiosos BBB Torch Awards for Ethics 2025 por el Better Business Bureau Pacific Southwest, Central & Inland California. Este reconocimiento destaca el compromiso del banco con prácticas comerciales éticas y la integridad en sus operaciones en el mercado.
El proceso de selección evaluó a las empresas en cuatro categorías clave: Carácter, Cultura, Clientes y Comunidad. Los ganadores se darán a conocer en la ceremonia de entrega de premios el 9 de septiembre de 2025. Nathan Rogge, presidente y CEO de First Pacific Bank, subrayó la dedicación de la entidad a la toma de decisiones éticas y a mantener sólidas relaciones con los clientes como principios fundamentales de su gestión.
First Pacific Bank (FPBC)는 Better Business Bureau Pacific Southwest, Central & Inland California가 주관하는 권위 있는 2025 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics 최종 후보로 선정되었습니다. 이 상은 은행의 윤리적 경영 관행과 시장 운영에서의 성실성을 인정한 것입니다.
선정 과정에서는 성격(Character), 문화(Culture), 고객(Customers), 지역사회(Community) 등 네 가지 핵심 항목을 평가했습니다. 수상자는 2025년 9월 9일 개최되는 시상식에서 발표됩니다. First Pacific Bank의 사장 겸 CEO인 네이선 로게(Nathan Rogge)는 윤리적 의사결정과 고객과의 탄탄한 관계를 회사 운영의 핵심 원칙으로 강조했습니다.
First Pacific Bank (FPBC) a été retenue parmi les finalistes des prestigieux BBB Torch Awards for Ethics 2025 décernés par le Better Business Bureau Pacific Southwest, Central & Inland California. Cette distinction met en lumière l'engagement de la banque en faveur de pratiques commerciales éthiques et de l'intégrité dans ses activités.
Le processus de sélection a évalué les entreprises selon quatre axes clés : Caractère, Culture, Clients et Communauté. Les lauréats seront annoncés lors de la cérémonie de remise des prix le 9 septembre 2025. Nathan Rogge, président et directeur général de First Pacific Bank, a souligné que la prise de décisions éthiques et des relations solides avec la clientèle constituent des principes fondamentaux de la banque.
First Pacific Bank (FPBC) wurde vom Better Business Bureau Pacific Southwest, Central & Inland California als Finalist für die renommierten 2025 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics ausgewählt. Die Auszeichnung würdigt das Engagement der Bank für ethische Geschäftspraktiken und Integrität im Marktgeschehen.
Im Auswahlverfahren wurden Unternehmen in vier zentralen Kategorien bewertet: Charakter, Kultur, Kunden und Gemeinschaft. Die Gewinner werden bei der Preisverleihung am 9. September 2025 bekanntgegeben. Nathan Rogge, Präsident und CEO von First Pacific Bank, betonte, dass ethische Entscheidungsfindung und starke Kundenbeziehungen zu den grundlegenden Prinzipien des Hauses gehören.
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Recognition Highlights First Pacific Bank’s Commitment to Integrity
WHITTIER, Calif., Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Better Business Bureau Pacific Southwest, Central & Inland California (BBB) has named First Pacific Bank as a finalist for the 2025 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics. The program raises awareness in marketplace ethics and recognizes businesses that operate with the highest levels of integrity.
“We are honored to be named a finalist for the 2025 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics,” said Nathan Rogge, President and CEO of First Pacific Bank. “At the heart of great banking are strong relationships and ethical decision-making—principles that have guided our work from the beginning. This recognition from the BBB reflects our team’s commitment to doing what’s right for our clients, our communities, and each other. Integrity isn’t just a value for us, it’s a guiding principle for how we do business every day. I want to thank our employees—their dedication to doing the right thing is what truly earned this honor.”
BBB Torch Awards for Ethics is one of the highest honors BBB bestows upon a company, and is designed to highlight outstanding ethical businesses. Finalists are selected by an independent panel of volunteer community leaders based on criteria established by the International Association of Better Business Bureaus.
All finalists completed an evaluation where they demonstrated their commitment to ethics and trust in four categories: Character, Culture, Customers, and Community. Finalists have illustrated the character of their organization’s leadership, how an authentic culture is being fostered, how the company prioritizes its relationship with customers, and the impact the organization is making in its community.
“In a world where shortcuts are easy and ethics aren’t always front and center, these finalists prove that integrity is not only possible - it’s powerful. We’re proud to shine a light on companies that show us how business can be both successful and impactful,” Kindra Maples, Senior Director of Strategic Engagement.
One winner from each category will be announced at an awards show on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. For a complete list of this year’s BBB Torch Awards for Ethics Finalists, visit torch awards.bbb community.org.
About First Pacific Bank
First Pacific Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of First Pacific Bancorp (OTCID: FPBC) and is a growing community bank catering to individuals, professionals, and small-to-medium sized businesses throughout Southern California. Since opening in 2006, the Bank has offered a personalized approach, access to decision makers, a broad range of solutions, and a commitment to delivering an exceptional customer experience. First Pacific Bank operates locations in Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Diego County, and the Inland Empire. For more information, visit firstpacbank.com or call 888.BNK.AT.FPB.
About Better Business Bureau Pacific Southwest, Central & Inland California
Better Business Bureau (BBB) has empowered people to find businesses, brands, and charities they can trust for more than 110 years. In 2024, people turned to BBB.org more than 220 million times for BBB Business Profiles on 5.5 million businesses, and 725,000 times for BBB charity reports on 12,000 local and national charities. The International Association of Better Business Bureaus is the umbrella organization for the local, independent BBBs in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Incorporated locally in 1938, BBB Pacific Southwest, Central & Inland California serves Greater Arizona and Southern, Central and Inland California, providing critical tools to ignite success including mentorship, online products, event and meeting spaces. Our objective expertise educates the community on ethical behavior in the marketplace and how businesses can build trust.
| Contacts Investor Relations Contact Jim Burgess 858.461.7302 jburgess@firstpacbank.com | Media Relations Contact Amanda Conover 858.461.7308 aconover@firstpacbank.com |
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