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<title>First Financial Bancorp Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results</title>
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<description>First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) ("First Financial" or the "Company") announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026.</description>
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<title>First Financial Bancorp to Announce First Quarter 2026 Financial Results on Thursday, April 23, 2026</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>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. A teleconference and webcast to discuss these results will be held on Friday, April 24, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time.</description>
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<title>First Financial Bank Wins Second Consecutive Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>CINCINNATI, March 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bank (Nasdaq: FFBC) has been named for the second consecutive year as a Gallup Exceptional Workplace</description>
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<title>First Financial Bancorp Announces Record Fourth Quarter, Full Year 2025 Financial Results and Quarterly Dividend</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Earnings per diluted share of $0.64; $0.80 on an adjusted(1) basis is a Company recordReturn on average assets of 1.22%; 1.52% on an adjusted(1) basisNet</description>
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<title>First Financial Bancorp to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results on Wednesday, January 28, 2026</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) announced today that it expects to release fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results after the market close on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. A teleconference and webcast to discuss these results will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time.</description>
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<title>First Financial Bancorp. Announces the Completion of its Acquisition of BankFinancial</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>CINCINNATI, Dec. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) ("First Financial" or the "Company") announced today that, on January 1,</description>
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<title>First Financial Secures Regulatory Approval for Acquisition of BankFinancial</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>First Financial Bancorp. ("First Financial") secured regulatory approval of its announced acquisition of Chicago-based BankFinancial Corporation</description>
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<title>FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP. ANNOUNCES PRICING OF SUBORDINATED NOTES OFFERING</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>CINCINNATI, Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: "FFBC") ("First Financial"), the holding company for First Financial Bank (the</description>
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<title>First Financial Bancorp. Announces the Completion of its Acquisition of Westfield Bancorp, Inc., and Westfield Bank, FSB</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>CINCINNATI, Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) ("First Financial") announced today that it has closed its previously</description>
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<title>First Financial Bancorp Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>CINCINNATI, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, October 28, 2025, the board of directors of First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ: FFBC) declared a</description>
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<title>First Financial Bancorp Announces Third Quarter and Year to Date 2025 Financial Results</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Earnings per diluted share of $0.75; $0.76 on an adjusted(1) basis Return on average assets of 1.54%; 1.55% on an adjusted(1) basis Net interest margin on</description>
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<title>First Financial Bancorp to Announce Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results on Thursday, October 23, 2025</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>CINCINNATI, Oct. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) announced today that it expects to release third quarter 2025 financial</description>
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<title>First Financial Bank to Strategically Expand Presence in Chicago with the Complementary Acquisition of BankFinancial</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp ("First Financial") has agreed to acquire Chicago-based BankFinancial Corporation</description>
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<title>First Financial Bancorp Announces Second Quarter and Year to Date 2025 Financial Results & Quarterly Dividend Increase</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Earnings per diluted share of $0.73; $0.74 on an adjusted(1) basisReturn on average assets of 1.52%; 1.54% on an adjusted(1) basisNet interest margin on FTE</description>
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<title>First Financial Bancorp to Announce Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results on Thursday, July 24, 2025</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>CINCINNATI, July 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) announced today that it expects to release second quarter 2025 financial</description>
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<title>KBRA Comments on First Financial Bancorp's Proposed Acquisition of Westfield Bancorp</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>NEW YORK, June 25, 2025--On June 23, 2025, First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ: FFBC) ("First Financial" or "the company") (KBRA senior unsecured debt rating: BBB+ / Stable Outlook), the parent company of First Financial Bank, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Westfield Bancorp ("Westfield" - $2.2 billion of assets or 11% of pro forma total assets), the holding company of Westfield Bank, FSB, from the ultimate parent, Ohio Farmers Insurance Company, a property and casualty insurance group.</description>
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<title>First Financial Bancorp and Westfield Jointly Announce First Financial's Acquisition of Westfield Bancorp</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>First Financial Bancorp ("First Financial") has agreed to acquire Westfield Bancorp, which has $2.2 billion in assets, the holding company of Westfield Bank,</description>
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<title>First Financial Bancorp Announces First Quarter 2025 Financial Results</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Earnings per diluted share of $0.54; $0.63 on an adjusted(1) basisReturn on average assets of 1.13%; 1.33% on an adjusted(1) basisNet interest margin on FTE</description>
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<title>First Financial Bancorp to Announce First Quarter 2025 Financial Results on Thursday, April 24, 2025</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>CINCINNATI, April 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) announced today that it expects to release first quarter 2025 financial</description>
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<title>First Financial Bank Expands to Grand Rapids</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bank (Nasdaq: FFBC) is expanding into Michigan with the introduction of Grand Rapids native</description>
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