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First Financial gets regulatory approval for BankFinancial acquisition

The acquisition will help First Financial expand its presence in the Chicagoland area, where BankFinancial operates 18 ...
The Republic

First Financial acquires Westfield Bancorp

First Financial Bancorp (“First Financial”) has agreed to acquire Westfield Bancorp, which has $2.2 billion in assets, the holding company of Westfield Bank, FSB. This expands First Financial’s ...
Crain's Cleveland Business

First Financial Bank acquires Westfield Bank for $325 million

First Financial Bancorp (Nasdaq: FFBC), a Cincinnati-based holding company for First Financial Bank, announced it is acquiring Westfield Bancorp, the parent company of Westfield Bank FSB, in a $325 ...
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First Financial Bancorp gains approval for acquisition

First Financial Bancorp ( ($FFBC) ) has provided an update. First Financial Bancorp. announced on December 15, 2025, that it received regulatory ...
The Business Journals

First Financial completes acquisition of $2.2 billion Westfield Bank

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min First Financial's latest ...
American Banker

Insurer's pivot clears way for Ohio bank's expansion

First Financial in Cincinnati would boost its presence in the Northeast Ohio with its $325 million deal to acquire in-state rival Westfield Bank. The decision by a Cleveland-area community bank's ...
Morningstar

First Financial Bank to Strategically Expand Presence in Chicago with the Complementary Acquisition of BankFinancial

First Financial Bancorp ("First Financial") has agreed to acquire Chicago-based BankFinancial Corporation ("BankFinancial"). The acquisition strategically expands First Financial's presence in the ...
WDTN

First Financial Bank holds month-long food drive

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The First Financial Bank is holding a food drive in Dayton from Oct. 6-31. The food bank accepts canned food and nonperishable boxed goods. Donors can place food items in large, ...
Crain's Cleveland Business

First Financial completes $325 million Westfield Bank acquisition

First Financial Bancorp (Nasdaq: FFBC), the Cincinnati-based parent of First Financial Bank, said on Monday, Nov. 3, that it has completed its acquisition of Westfield Bancorp and its Northeast Ohio ...