Regulators close Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank, first US bank failure this year ABC NewsRegulators Seize Troubled Philadelphia Bank, Republic First The Wall Street JournalFulton Bank, N.A. of Lancaster, Pennsylvania Assumes Substantially All Deposits of Republic First Bank, Philadelphia FDICPhiladelphia-based Republic First Bank closed by regulators; will reopen as branches of Fulton Bank WPVI-TVFDIC says Republic First Bank is closed by Pennsylvania regulators CNN