INDIANA, Pa., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, October 17, 2007, First Commonwealth Bank officially opened a loan production office in State College, Pennsylvania. The loan production office is located at 1375 Martin Street, Suite 200.

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"We are excited about the commercial lending capacity we are bringing to the State College community and surrounding areas. Centre County is one of the largest growth counties in population in Pennsylvania. This new loan production office enables First Commonwealth Bank to provide commercial lending services to this expanding market," said John J. Dolan, First Commonwealth Financial Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer.

State College area resident, Brian S. Bowser will manage the office. With over 14 years of commercial banking experience, Mr. Bowser has spent the past ten years in the State College Market Area in the commercial lending function with other local area financial institutions.

Mr. Bowser is a member of the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County and is on its Heritage I Committee. He is also a Board member of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of Risk Management Associates and a United Way volunteer in State College. He resides in Bellefonte.

About First Commonwealth

First Commonwealth Bank, the principal subsidiary of First Commonwealth Financial Corporation, operates 111 retail branch offices in 15 counties in western and central Pennsylvania. With assets of $5.7 billion, First Commonwealth Financial Corporation FCF also provides financial services and insurance products through its affiliates First Commonwealth Insurance Agency and First Commonwealth Financial Advisors, Inc.

Source: First Commonwealth Bank