CLEVELAND, Sept. 27, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- The CFA Society of Cleveland (CFASC) will host a luncheon featuring First Place Financial Corp. on Wednesday, October 4 at 12:00 p.m. at Sammy's Metropolitan Ballroom (21st floor of The Huntington Building, East Ninth Street and Euclid Avenue). Chief Financial Officer, Paul S. Musgrove, will make an investor presentation.
Reservations are required and may be made by contacting the CFASC at 216-696-8066 or via e-mail at cfasc@mjmservices.org. The luncheon is free of charge to CFASC members. Non-members may attend for a fee of $20.
About First Place Financial Corp.
First Place Financial Corp., a $3.1 billion financial services holding company based in Warren, Ohio, is the largest publicly-traded thrift headquartered in Ohio. First Place Financial Corp. operates 33 retail locations, 2 business financial service centers and 16 loan production offices through First Place Bank, Northern Savings & Loan Company and the Franklin Bank division of First Place Bank. Additional affiliates of First Place Financial Corp. include First Place Insurance Agency, Ltd.; Coldwell Banker First Place Real Estate, Ltd.; TitleWorks Agency, LLC and APB Financial Group, Ltd., an employee benefit consulting firm and specialists in wealth management services for businesses and consumers.
On June 27, 2006, First Place completed its acquisition of The Northern Savings & Loan Company of Elyria, Ohio. As of the date of the acquisition, Northern Savings had approximately $360 million in assets and operated seven retail branches and one loan production office in Lorain County, Ohio.
Information about First Place Financial Corp. may be found on the Company's web site: www.firstplacebank.com.
About CFA Society of Cleveland
The CFA Society of Cleveland (CFASC), formerly The Cleveland Society of Security Analysts, was founded in 1950 and provides investment-related programs and services to its Northeast Ohio-based membership. The CFASC has approximately 460 members -- primarily portfolio managers and analysts working throughout the professional investment community. The mission of the CFASC is to promote excellence, education and integrity in the investment management profession. For more information, visit www.cfasc-cfai.org.
The CFASC is a member society of CFA Institute, the global, non-profit professional association that administers the Chartered Financial Analyst(r) (CFA(r)) curriculum and examination program worldwide publishes research, conducts professional-development programs, and sets voluntary, ethics-based professional and performance-reporting standards for the investment industry. CFA Institute has more than 84,000 members in 128 countries and territories, including the world's 69,600 CFA charterholders, as well as 134 affiliated professional societies in 55 countries and territories. CFA Institute is headquartered in Charlottesville, Va., USA, with regional headquarters in London, Hong Kong, and New York. More information may be found at www.cfainstitute.org.