First Financial Speeds Midwestern Expansion Via Bank Consolidation

Dow Jones

07/22

The Finward deal marks First Financial's latest major retail bank acquisition as it builds scale across Midwestern metro markets. Under Chief Executive Officer Archie Brown, First Financial recently completed acquisitions of Westfield Bancorp in Northeast Ohio and BankFinancial in Chicago, where it also operates a commercial loan production office, Agile Premium Finance, and Bannockburn Capital Markets. First Financial had $22.4 billion in assets as of June 30.

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