WASHINGTON (AP) — Regulators have closed Republic First Bank, a regional lender operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Friday it had seized the Philadelphia-based bank, which did business as Republic Bank and had roughly $6 billion in Read this story at VINnews , KEYT , ABC News , WKBN.com , KIFI , KTVZ , The Independent