Third Federal S&L

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TFS Financial Corporation
Company type Public
Industry Financial services
Founded1938;86 years ago (1938)
Founders
  • Ben S. Stefanski
  • Gerome Stefanski
Headquarters Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Key people
Marc A. Stefanski (president & CEO)
Products Banking
Revenueover US$420 million (2017)
Total assets US$14.5 billion (2019)
Number of employees
1,005 (2021)
Parent TFS Financial Corporation
Website thirdfederal.com
Footnotes /references
Bauer Financial Rating ***** [1]

Third Federal S&L (also known as TFSL, Third Federal Savings and Loan, Third Federal of Cleveland, Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland, or simply Third Federal) is a major savings and loan association in Cleveland, Ohio, founded in 1938 amid the Great Depression as Cleveland was the 5th largest city at the time with many young homeowners, before the United States entry into World War II. It does business in Ohio, Florida, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin [2]

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It is considered a mid-sized bank overall and is a member of the Mid-Sized Bank Coalition of America. [3] It has significant operations in Ohio and Florida. In addition, it owns properties in several states, including Ohio, Illinois, New York, and Florida, though most of it is centered in Ohio. It lends funds to people to buy homes in 25 states as of 2019. [4] It is headquartered in the Cleveland neighborhood of Broadway-Slavic Village. Its current CEO is Marc A. Stefanski, the son of Ben S. Stefanski, the association's founder and long-time president. It holds over 11 billion in assets as of 2019. It has over 40 branches and is traded on the NASDAQ as TFSL. It has held the highest rating possible from Bauer Financial, which is a banking industry rating service in Coral Gables. TFSL has held this rating since 1994. Forbes also named it Best In-State Bank at No. 90 in 2019, ahead of major player KeyCorp at No. 97. [5]

In recent years, TFSL has been instrumental in trying to revitalize the once desolate Cleveland neighborhood of Slavic Village. It has pumped millions into properties and lending there. As an anchor in the Slavic Village neighborhood since its founding in 1938, devoted more time and energy to supporting programs in education and housing to stop the slide of the neighborhood and support redevelopment efforts. Trailside Slavic Village, a housing complex of new homes in the inner city, saw the company as a developer. Phase I of the complex broke ground in 2013 and is fully sold. Phase II was developed and sold out in 2018. Plans for Phase III are currently underway. Through The Third Federal Foundation, the MyCom Broadway P-16 program was developed, bringing together non-profits, government agencies, and businesses to support education in the Slavic Village neighborhood. The program supports children and families through wraparound services essential to school success. In the last several years, schools in the neighborhood have gone from failing to passing grades in state testing [6] They have been criticized for being slow to utilize mobile technology to reach their wide customer base, thereby lagging behind bigger competitors in the markets it serves. [7] Still an important asset to Cleveland, it has consistently been named one of the best banks in the city and state [8]

Founding

On May 7, 1938, Ben S. Stefanski and his wife Gerome began operations with $50,000 in capital and its first president was Wladyslaw J. Nowak. [9] At the time, the association was provided with the 50,000 to start the savings and loan with help from the Slavic Village community which is just west of the Bank's HQ. Initially, the organization focused on immigrant families, mostly Polish but soon expanded their clientele. [10] The company has remained in its 1938 neighborhood since its founding but has expanded to operating offices in southern Ohio and Florida. Stefanski once said that he believed he was "Helping the working man attain a home of his own." [11] Mr. Stefanski retired in 1987, at which time his son Marc was appointed CEO, a position he holds as of January 2019. [12]

Headquarters

The headquarters sits at the prominent intersection at 7007 Broadway Avenue. The "building" is in reality a 250,000SF complex of interconnected structures that grew over the years as the company continued to expand operations. The headquarters still sits on the ground where the company was founded in 1938, at the corner of Broadway and Forman avenues. The complex can be reached by taking the I-77 Fleet Avenue exit.

Housing Market Crisis

In 2008, Cleveland's Slavic Village was Ground Zero for the mortgage crisis. A once immigrant neighborhood had fallen victim to sub-prime lenders and mortgage brokers who sold, then resold houses for mortgages never to be repaid, by landlords who would never see the homes prior to purchase, or even after. During that time, when other large banks and lenders accepted government-backed TARP funding to stay afloat, Third Federal relied on the company's strong capital position, and customers who continued to pay their mortgages during that time. [13]

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  2. ↑ https://www.thirdfederal.com/our-advantage/history-value [ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Members". March 8, 2019.
  4. ↑ "News & Company Info". www.thirdfederal.com.
  5. ↑ "Third Federal Savings & Loan". Forbes.
  6. ↑ Murray, Teresa Dixon; Dealer, The Plain (March 6, 2015). "Third Federal Savings doesn't just want to make money; it's on a mission to help Slavic Village rebound". cleveland.
  7. ↑ "Third Federal Savings tiptoes into technology by launching mobile deposit". AP NEWS. July 22, 2018.
  8. ↑ Murray, Teresa Dixon; Dealer, The Plain (December 4, 2017). "Here's a look at which Cleveland-area banks are the strongest". cleveland.
  9. 1 2 "THIRD FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSN. OF CLEVELAND". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. February 20, 2020.
  10. ↑ "BANKS AND SAVINGS & LOANS". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. May 31, 2019.
  11. ↑ "STEFANSKI, BEN S." Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. May 11, 2018.
  12. ↑ Murray, Teresa Dixon (July 23, 2017). "Q&A: After 30 years as CEO of Third Federal, Marc Stefanski talks about mistakes, love and having fun". The Plain Dealer (interview).
  13. ↑ "Third Federal sticks with its 80-year plan". Crain's Cleveland Business. May 6, 2018.
  14. ↑ library/third-federal-75th-anniversary-timeline-web.pdf
  15. ↑ "Third Federal Savings & Loan Association of Cleveland, plaintiff-appellee, v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Defendant-appellant Andcross-appellee, andj & V Mogilnicki, Inc., Third-party Defendant, andjames F. Rogers, Third-party Defendant-appellee and Cross-appellant, 548 F.2d 166 (6th Cir. 1977)". Justia Law.
  16. 1 2 Rose, Danielle. "Third Federal Savings and Loan". Cleveland Historical.
  17. ↑ Schoenberger, Robert (August 20, 2010). "Third Federal reaches understanding with federal regulators on home equity concerns". cleveland.
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