Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank was closed by state regulators Friday night and its assets were given to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.‚ FDIC announced in a news release. Republic Bank's assets are now being taken over by Lancaster‚ Pennsylvania-based Fulton Bank effective immediately. Fulton is also assuming all deposits. Republic First Bank is a regional lender operating in Pennsylvania‚ New Jersey and New York. The company did business as Republic Bank and had roughly...