First Financial Bancorp. Stock News

CINCINNATI, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp.

Earnings per diluted share of $0.73; $0.80 on an adjusted(1) basis is highest in Company history  Return on average assets of 1.37%; 1.50% on an adjusted(1) basis  Net interest margin on FTE basis(1) of 3.98%  Loan growth of $240 million, or 7.1% on an annualized basis  Net charge-offs 0.20% of total loans  ROTCE of 18.0%; 19.7% on adjusted(1) basis  Board of Directors approved quarterly divide...

MUNSTER, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) and Finward Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNWD) jointly announced today that they have entered into an agreement by which First Financial will acquire Munster-based Finward in an all-stock transaction, further expanding First Financial's presence in the economically robust Chicagoland market with a strong core deposit franchise includin...

CHICAGO, June 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bank (Nasdaq: FFBC) has completed the conversion of BankFinancial's operating systems and is now offering consumer banking, commercial banking, specialty banking and wealth management services under the First Financial brand in the Chicagoland area. All retail branches and ATMs have been rebranded as First Financial Bank as of today, and cli...

CINCINNATI, April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, the board of directors of First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ: FFBC) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per common share.

Earnings per diluted share of $0.71; $0.77 on an adjusted(1) basis Return on average assets of 1.34%; 1.45% on an adjusted(1) basis Net interest margin on FTE basis(1) of 3.99% Record quarterly revenue of $265.3 million on an adjusted(1) basis Noninterest income of $75.6 million on an adjusted(1) basis $150 million of subordinated debt redeemed ROTCE of 17.8%; 19.2% on adjusted(1) basis 2nd con...

CINCINNATI, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) announced today that it expects to release first quarter 2026 financial results after the market close on Thursday, April 23, 2026.