Big regional bank targets Florida for loan growth

First Commonwealth Bank, a western Pennsylvania-based bank with $7.4 billion in assets, is targeting the west coast of Florida for SBA loans.

The bank recently named Mary Ann Homic vice president/senior SBA business development officer, according to a statement. Homic's region, to start with, covers Tampa to Naples, add bank officials. Homic was previously with Huntington National Bank in Ohio.

“Mary Ann comes to First Commonwealth with a wealth of experience and a familiarity of the market, both of which will be beneficial as we introduce our SBA division to the Florida market,” First Commonwealth SBA Lending Executive Keith Bufano says in a statement. “She brings 15 years of experience in relationship management, SBA lending and accounting and has built her career on providing effective solutions and recommendations for all functions of lending and deposits.”

First Commonwealth Bank is the banking subsidiary of Indiana, Pa.-based First Commonwealth Financial Corp. The bank has 135 branches throughout western and central Pennsylvania and northern and central Ohio, as well as a corporate banking Center in Cleveland and mortgage offices in Stow and Dublin, Ohio.