First Republic Bank Founder Earned a Big Payday—as Did His Family Members

Bank paid a consulting company owned by the founder’s brother-in-law and employed the founder’s son

Photo-illustration by The Wall Street Journal; Photos: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg News, MIKE SEGAR/REUTERS

First Republic Bank paid family members of its founder, James Herbert, millions of dollars for work at the lender in recent years, including for consulting services related to interest rates and risk, according to public disclosures the bank made as part of annual filings. 

The bank paid Mr. Herbert, who was chief executive before stepping into the executive chairman role last year, $17.8 million in 2021, the bank’s disclosures for that year said. The compensation was more than CEOs at most similar-sized banks.

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