First Federal and Home Savings Bank rebrand with name change

DEFIANCE — First Federal Bank of the Midwest and Home Savings Bank have changed their name to Premier Bank and have adopted a new logo. The combined 78 branches will begin adopting the Premier Bank name and branding in June and plan to complete the transition into full system integration in mid-July, a release from Premier Bank states. In June, First Federal Bank and Home Savings Bank customers will begin to see the launch of the Premier Bank name and brand in traditional media, digital and social media platforms, according to the release. The rebranded bank website will be introduced at www.YourPremierBank.com along with an updated mobile app for First Federal Bank customers on June 19, it states. Home Savings Bank customers will begin utilizing these digital channels after system integrations slated for mid-July, it states. Premier Bank will be found on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram as YourPremierBank, it states. The Company's investor relations website will be accessible at www.PremierFinCorp.com and the Company's stock will continue to be traded on NASDAQ under the new ticker symbol "PFC" to coincide with the name change, it states. Outstanding certificates for shares of the company's stock will continue to be valid and need not be exchanged, the release states.