St. Pete bank holding company changes its name
May 3, 2021 - Shareholders of First Home Bancorp in St. Petersburg approved changing the company’s name to BayFirst Financial Corp. The name change is effective immediately, a news release said. BayFirst Financial Corp. trades on the OTCQX Best Market under the symbol “FHBI.” First Home Bank, the company's subsidiary, will keep its name. As of March 31, BayFirst Financial Corp. $1.7 billion in total assets, of which $967 million consisted of loans made under the Payroll Protection Program. The company reported record earnings for the first quarter of 2021.