First Commonwealth Announces Appointment of Two Mortgage Loan Originators to Cincinnati Region

CINCINNATI, OH (June 4, 2026) ― First Commonwealth Bank has announced the appointment of two experienced Mortgage Loan professionals to its Cincinnati region.

Todd Nerlinger joins First Commonwealth as a Vice President/Mortgage Area Sales Manager for the Dayton market, while Haley Swarts was named a Senior Mortgage Loan Originator. Both appointments were part of a “lift out” from a community bank in Dayton, Ohio.  They will be based out of the Dayton Ohio Region.

“We are really excited to bring this high-producing, high-energy mortgage loan originators to our Cincinnati region to expand our mortgage team into the Dayton area, a strong housing market located between our Cincinnati and Central Ohio regions where we have a lot of growth opportunities,” said Tom Sullivan, First Commonwealth Mortgage Banking Executive. “Both are passionate about educating clients, so they feel comfortable, prepared, and empowered throughout the home financing journey.  Additionally, Haley and Todd’s familiarity in this market will be a great asset to our team and our ability to grow our mortgage business.”

Nerlinger brings two decades of mortgage loan experience to First Commonwealth. Since starting his mortgage banking career, Todd has helped families achieve their homeownership goals and has closed more than $750 million in personal mortgage production, including more than $500 million in the last 10 years. He also has more than 15 years of experience managing a team.

Born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, Nerlinger resides Washington Township with his wife and family. He graduated from the University of Dayton and Sinclair Community College.

Swarts has spent the past five years serving the Dayton and Southwest Ohio markets and quickly built a reputation as a go-to lender—becoming one of the top loan officers in the Dayton and Cincinnati areas by 2024, with nearly 94% of her business coming from referrals and self-generated purchase loans.
She is a graduate of Miami University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and business.

About First Commonwealth Financial Corporation:

First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (NYSE: FCF), headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania, is a financial services company with 126 community banking offices in western and central Pennsylvania and throughout Ohio, as well as business banking centers in Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Cleveland, Canton, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio. The company also operates mortgage offices in Wexford, Pennsylvania, as well as Hudson and Lewis Center, Ohio.  First Commonwealth provides a full range of commercial banking, consumer banking, mortgage, wealth management and insurance products and services through its subsidiaries First Commonwealth Bank and First Commonwealth Insurance Agency. For more information about First Commonwealth or to open an account today, please visit www.fcbanking.com.

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