First Financial Bank (Ohio)

This article is about the Cincinnati-based bank. For the Terre Haute, Indiana-based bank, see First Financial Bank. For the Abilene, Texas-based bank, see First Financial Bank (Texas).
First Financial Bancorp
First Financial Bank
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: FFBC
S&P 600 component
IndustryBanking
FoundedAugust 15, 1863; 161 years ago (1863-08-15) in Hamilton, Ohio as the First National Bank of Hamilton
HeadquartersCincinnati, Ohio
Area served
Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky
Key people
Archie Brown (CEO)
RevenueIncrease US$545 million (2018)[1]
Increase US$449 million (2018)[1]
Increase US$172 million (2018)[1]
Total assetsIncrease US$14 billion (2018)[1]
Total equityDecrease US$2 billion (2018)[1]
Websitebankatfirst.com

First Financial Bancorp is a regional bank headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, with its operations centers in the northern Cincinnati suburb of Springdale, and Greensburg, Indiana. Founded in 1863, First Financial has the sixth oldest national bank charter and has 110 locations in Ohio, Kentucky, and throughout Indiana. First Financial acquired Irwin Financial Corp and its subsidiaries through a government assisted transaction on September 18, 2009.[2][3][4][5]

The company's subsidiary, First Financial Bank, N.A., founded in 1863, provides banking and financial services products through its three lines of business: commercial, consumer and wealth management. The commercial and consumer units provide traditional banking services to business and consumer clients. First Financial Wealth Management provides wealth planning, portfolio management, trust and estate, brokerage and retirement plan services and had approximately $15.9 billion in assets as of September 30, 2020.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). bankatfirst.com. First Financial Bank. February 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  2. ^ Andrews, Greg (22 October 2009). "First Financial gets sweet deal on Irwin Financial's bank assets". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ^ Form 8-K for assumption of liabilities and assets: "Commission File Number 0-12379". SEC. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Failed Bank Information for Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company, Columbus, IN". FDIC.
  5. ^ Mozee, Carla (18 September 2009). "First Financial buys Irwin banking operations". MarketWatch.
  6. ^ "First Financial Bancorp Announces Stock Repurchase Plan". Cision PR Newswire. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.