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First Financial completes acquisition of Chicago-based BankFinancial Corporation

Photo provided The exterior of the First Financial Bank’s location on Central Avenue. CINCINNATI, Ohio — First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) (“First Financial” or the “Company”) announced that, on ...
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First Financial completes all-stock acquisition of BankFinancial

US-based First Financial Bancorp has completed its previously announced $142m worth acquisition of Chicago-based BankFinancial. The all-stock transaction closed on 1 January 2026. The deal marks First ...

First Financial Bank to pay $10.1 million for naming rights to convention center

First Financial Bank to pay $10.1 million for naming rights to convention center ...
Crain's Cleveland Business

First Financial Bank to cut 56 jobs at a recently acquired operations center in Seville

First Financial Bancorp (Nasdaq: FFBC) is shrinking some operations in Northeast Ohio a few months after acquiring Medina County’s Westfield Bank. The Cincinnati holding company for First Financial ...
The Courier Times

First Financial gives back in 2025

First Financial Bank and associates teamed up to donate a total of $4.6 million last year to local organizations, while logging a total of 16,307 hours of ...
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First Financial Bancorp completes BankFinancial all-stock acquisition

First Financial Bancorp ( (FFBC)) just unveiled an announcement. On January 1, 2026, First Financial Bancorp completed its all-stock acquisition of Chicago-based BankFinancial Corporation and merged ...