http://new.streetinsider.com Latest StreetInsider.com News Articles en-us Copyright 2026, StreetInsider.com rss@streetinsider.com (SI RSS) rss@streetinsider.com (SI RSS) Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:52:00 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.streetinsider.com/images/rss_logo.gif http://new.streetinsider.com 143 28 0 1 2 3 21 22 23 Saturday Sunday http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++425++++++++Finward+Bancorp++++++++++++++++++++++++Filed+by%3A+Finward+Bancorp/26796295.html si-local-file:///var/storage/secattach/20260721/26796295.html http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++425++++++++Finward+Bancorp++++++++++++++++++++++++Filed+by%3A+Finward+Bancorp/26796295.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:52:00 -0400 FNWD O.00180378 http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++425++++++++Finward+Bancorp++++++++++++++++++++++++Filed+by%3A+Finward+Bancorp/26796295.html si-local-file:///var/storage/secattach/20260721/26796295.html http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++425++++++++Finward+Bancorp++++++++++++++++++++++++Filed+by%3A+Finward+Bancorp/26796295.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:52:00 -0400 FNWD O.00180378 http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++425++++++++Finward+Bancorp++++++++++++++++++++++++Filed+by%3A+Finward+Bancorp/26796292.html si-local-file:///var/storage/secattach/20260721/26796292.html http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++425++++++++Finward+Bancorp++++++++++++++++++++++++Filed+by%3A+Finward+Bancorp/26796292.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:51:00 -0400 FNWD O.00180378 http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++425++++++++Finward+Bancorp++++++++++++++++++++++++Filed+by%3A+Finward+Bancorp/26796292.html si-local-file:///var/storage/secattach/20260721/26796292.html http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++425++++++++Finward+Bancorp++++++++++++++++++++++++Filed+by%3A+Finward+Bancorp/26796292.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:51:00 -0400 FNWD O.00180378 http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++425++++++++Finward+Bancorp++++++++++++++++++++++++Filed+by%3A+FIRST+FINANCIAL+BANCORP+OH/26796102.html si-local-file:///var/storage/secattach/20260721/26796102.html http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++425++++++++Finward+Bancorp++++++++++++++++++++++++Filed+by%3A+FIRST+FINANCIAL+BANCORP+OH/26796102.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:33:00 -0400 FNWD O.00180378 http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++425++++++++Finward+Bancorp++++++++++++++++++++++++Filed+by%3A+FIRST+FINANCIAL+BANCORP+OH/26796102.html si-local-file:///var/storage/secattach/20260721/26796102.html http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++425++++++++Finward+Bancorp++++++++++++++++++++++++Filed+by%3A+FIRST+FINANCIAL+BANCORP+OH/26796102.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:33:00 -0400 FNWD O.00180378 http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++425++++++++Finward+Bancorp++++++++++++++++++++++++Filed+by%3A+Finward+Bancorp/26796085.html si-local-file:///var/storage/secattach/20260721/26796085.html http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++425++++++++Finward+Bancorp++++++++++++++++++++++++Filed+by%3A+Finward+Bancorp/26796085.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:32:00 -0400 FNWD O.00180378 http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++425++++++++Finward+Bancorp++++++++++++++++++++++++Filed+by%3A+Finward+Bancorp/26796085.html si-local-file:///var/storage/secattach/20260721/26796085.html http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++425++++++++Finward+Bancorp++++++++++++++++++++++++Filed+by%3A+Finward+Bancorp/26796085.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:32:00 -0400 FNWD O.00180378 http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/First+Financial+Bancorp+to+acquire+Finward+Bancorp+in+%24208M+stock+deal/26796072.html <p>First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) has agreed to acquire Finward Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNWD), the holding company for Peoples Bank, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $208 million, the companies announced jointly.</p><p>Under the terms of the agreement, each Finward share will be converted into 1.35 shares of First Financial common stock, based on First Financial's closing stock price on July 20, 2026. The transaction has been unanimously approved by both companies' boards of directors and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approvals and Finward shareholder approval.</p><p>Munster, Indiana-based Finward holds approximately $2.0 billion in assets, http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/First+Financial+Bancorp+to+acquire+Finward+Bancorp+in+%24208M+stock+deal/26796072.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:31:39 -0400 FFBC FNWD http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/First+Financial+Bancorp+to+acquire+Finward+Bancorp+in+%24208M+stock+deal/26796072.html <p>First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) has agreed to acquire Finward Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNWD), the holding company for Peoples Bank, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $208 million, the companies announced jointly.</p><p>Under the terms of the agreement, each Finward share will be converted into 1.35 shares of First Financial common stock, based on First Financial's closing stock price on July 20, 2026. The transaction has been unanimously approved by both companies' boards of directors and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approvals and Finward shareholder approval.</p><p>Munster, Indiana-based Finward holds approximately $2.0 billion in assets, http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/First+Financial+Bancorp+to+acquire+Finward+Bancorp+in+%24208M+stock+deal/26796072.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:31:39 -0400 FFBC FNWD http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/First+Financial+Bancorp+to+acquire+Finward+Bancorp+in+%24208M+stock+deal/26796072.html <p>First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) has agreed to acquire Finward Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNWD), the holding company for Peoples Bank, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $208 million, the companies announced jointly.</p><p>Under the terms of the agreement, each Finward share will be converted into 1.35 shares of First Financial common stock, based on First Financial's closing stock price on July 20, 2026. The transaction has been unanimously approved by both companies' boards of directors and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approvals and Finward shareholder approval.</p><p>Munster, Indiana-based Finward holds approximately $2.0 billion in assets, http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/First+Financial+Bancorp+to+acquire+Finward+Bancorp+in+%24208M+stock+deal/26796072.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:31:39 -0400 FFBC FNWD http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/First+Financial+Bancorp+to+acquire+Finward+Bancorp+in+%24208M+stock+deal/26796072.html <p>First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) has agreed to acquire Finward Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNWD), the holding company for Peoples Bank, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $208 million, the companies announced jointly.</p><p>Under the terms of the agreement, each Finward share will be converted into 1.35 shares of First Financial common stock, based on First Financial's closing stock price on July 20, 2026. The transaction has been unanimously approved by both companies' boards of directors and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approvals and Finward shareholder approval.</p><p>Munster, Indiana-based Finward holds approximately $2.0 billion in assets, http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/First+Financial+Bancorp+to+acquire+Finward+Bancorp+in+%24208M+stock+deal/26796072.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:31:39 -0400 FFBC FNWD http://www.streetinsider.com/Hot+Corp.+News/First+Financial+Bancorp+to+acquire+Finward+Bancorp+in+%24208M+stock+deal/26796072.html <p>First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) has agreed to acquire Finward Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNWD), the holding company for Peoples Bank, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $208 million, the companies announced jointly.</p><p>Under the terms of the agreement, each Finward share will be converted into 1.35 shares of First Financial common stock, based on First Financial's closing stock price on July 20, 2026. The transaction has been unanimously approved by both companies' boards of directors and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approvals and Finward shareholder approval.</p><p>Munster, Indiana-based Finward holds approximately $2.0 billion in assets, http://www.streetinsider.com/Hot+Corp.+News/First+Financial+Bancorp+to+acquire+Finward+Bancorp+in+%24208M+stock+deal/26796072.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:31:39 -0400 FFBC FNWD http://www.streetinsider.com/Hot+Corp.+News/First+Financial+Bancorp+to+acquire+Finward+Bancorp+in+%24208M+stock+deal/26796072.html <p>First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) has agreed to acquire Finward Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNWD), the holding company for Peoples Bank, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $208 million, the companies announced jointly.</p><p>Under the terms of the agreement, each Finward share will be converted into 1.35 shares of First Financial common stock, based on First Financial's closing stock price on July 20, 2026. The transaction has been unanimously approved by both companies' boards of directors and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approvals and Finward shareholder approval.</p><p>Munster, Indiana-based Finward holds approximately $2.0 billion in assets, http://www.streetinsider.com/Hot+Corp.+News/First+Financial+Bancorp+to+acquire+Finward+Bancorp+in+%24208M+stock+deal/26796072.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:31:39 -0400 FFBC FNWD http://www.streetinsider.com/Hot+M+and+A/First+Financial+Bancorp+to+acquire+Finward+Bancorp+in+%24208M+stock+deal/26796072.html <p>First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) has agreed to acquire Finward Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNWD), the holding company for Peoples Bank, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $208 million, the companies announced jointly.</p><p>Under the terms of the agreement, each Finward share will be converted into 1.35 shares of First Financial common stock, based on First Financial's closing stock price on July 20, 2026. The transaction has been unanimously approved by both companies' boards of directors and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approvals and Finward shareholder approval.</p><p>Munster, Indiana-based Finward holds approximately $2.0 billion in assets, http://www.streetinsider.com/Hot+M+and+A/First+Financial+Bancorp+to+acquire+Finward+Bancorp+in+%24208M+stock+deal/26796072.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:31:39 -0400 FFBC FNWD http://www.streetinsider.com/Hot+M+and+A/First+Financial+Bancorp+to+acquire+Finward+Bancorp+in+%24208M+stock+deal/26796072.html <p>First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) has agreed to acquire Finward Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNWD), the holding company for Peoples Bank, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $208 million, the companies announced jointly.</p><p>Under the terms of the agreement, each Finward share will be converted into 1.35 shares of First Financial common stock, based on First Financial's closing stock price on July 20, 2026. The transaction has been unanimously approved by both companies' boards of directors and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approvals and Finward shareholder approval.</p><p>Munster, Indiana-based Finward holds approximately $2.0 billion in assets, http://www.streetinsider.com/Hot+M+and+A/First+Financial+Bancorp+to+acquire+Finward+Bancorp+in+%24208M+stock+deal/26796072.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:31:39 -0400 FFBC FNWD http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++8-K++++++++Finward+Bancorp+++++++++++For%3A+Jul+21/26796061.html si-local-file:///var/storage/secattach/20260721/26796061.html http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++8-K++++++++Finward+Bancorp+++++++++++For%3A+Jul+21/26796061.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:31:00 -0400 FNWD O.00180378 http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++8-K++++++++Finward+Bancorp+++++++++++For%3A+Jul+21/26796061.html si-local-file:///var/storage/secattach/20260721/26796061.html http://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form++8-K++++++++Finward+Bancorp+++++++++++For%3A+Jul+21/26796061.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:31:00 -0400 FNWD O.00180378 http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/First+Financial+Bancorp+reports+Q2+earnings%2C+raises+dividend%2C+buys+Finward/26796051.html <p>First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ: FFBC) reported net income of $76.5 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, up from $74.4 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2026. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, diluted earnings per share were $1.44, compared with $1.27 for the same period in 2025.</p> <p>Return on average assets for the second quarter was 1.37%, and the net interest margin was 3.96%, or 3.98% on a fully tax-equivalent basis. End-of-period loan balances increased $240 million from the prior quarter, representing annualized growth of 7.1%. http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/First+Financial+Bancorp+reports+Q2+earnings%2C+raises+dividend%2C+buys+Finward/26796051.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:30:47 -0400 A.01134041 A.03080680 A.28299181 A.39414349 A.40516181 A.41496649 A.50212370 A.50213524 A.50216776 FFBC FNWD O.00002611 O.00063069 O.00092403 O.00096056 O.00180378 O.03306318 O.03960845 O.08408167 O.15229905 O.29783969 O.51342612 http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/First+Financial+Bancorp+reports+Q2+earnings%2C+raises+dividend%2C+buys+Finward/26796051.html <p>First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ: FFBC) reported net income of $76.5 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, up from $74.4 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2026. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, diluted earnings per share were $1.44, compared with $1.27 for the same period in 2025.</p> <p>Return on average assets for the second quarter was 1.37%, and the net interest margin was 3.96%, or 3.98% on a fully tax-equivalent basis. End-of-period loan balances increased $240 million from the prior quarter, representing annualized growth of 7.1%. http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/First+Financial+Bancorp+reports+Q2+earnings%2C+raises+dividend%2C+buys+Finward/26796051.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:30:47 -0400 A.01134041 A.03080680 A.28299181 A.39414349 A.40516181 A.41496649 A.50212370 A.50213524 A.50216776 FFBC FNWD O.00002611 O.00063069 O.00092403 O.00096056 O.00180378 O.03306318 O.03960845 O.08408167 O.15229905 O.29783969 O.51342612 http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/First+Financial+Bancorp+reports+Q2+earnings%2C+raises+dividend%2C+buys+Finward/26796051.html <p>First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ: FFBC) reported net income of $76.5 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, up from $74.4 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2026. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, diluted earnings per share were $1.44, compared with $1.27 for the same period in 2025.</p> <p>Return on average assets for the second quarter was 1.37%, and the net interest margin was 3.96%, or 3.98% on a fully tax-equivalent basis. End-of-period loan balances increased $240 million from the prior quarter, representing annualized growth of 7.1%. http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/First+Financial+Bancorp+reports+Q2+earnings%2C+raises+dividend%2C+buys+Finward/26796051.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:30:47 -0400 A.01134041 A.03080680 A.28299181 A.39414349 A.40516181 A.41496649 A.50212370 A.50213524 A.50216776 FFBC FNWD O.00002611 O.00063069 O.00092403 O.00096056 O.00180378 O.03306318 O.03960845 O.08408167 O.15229905 O.29783969 O.51342612 http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/First+Financial+Bancorp+reports+Q2+earnings%2C+raises+dividend%2C+buys+Finward/26796051.html <p>First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ: FFBC) reported net income of $76.5 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, up from $74.4 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2026. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, diluted earnings per share were $1.44, compared with $1.27 for the same period in 2025.</p> <p>Return on average assets for the second quarter was 1.37%, and the net interest margin was 3.96%, or 3.98% on a fully tax-equivalent basis. End-of-period loan balances increased $240 million from the prior quarter, representing annualized growth of 7.1%. http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/First+Financial+Bancorp+reports+Q2+earnings%2C+raises+dividend%2C+buys+Finward/26796051.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:30:47 -0400 A.01134041 A.03080680 A.28299181 A.39414349 A.40516181 A.41496649 A.50212370 A.50213524 A.50216776 FFBC FNWD O.00002611 O.00063069 O.00092403 O.00096056 O.00180378 O.03306318 O.03960845 O.08408167 O.15229905 O.29783969 O.51342612 http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/First+Financial+Bancorp+reports+Q2+earnings%2C+raises+dividend%2C+buys+Finward/26796051.html <p>First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ: FFBC) reported net income of $76.5 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, up from $74.4 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2026. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, diluted earnings per share were $1.44, compared with $1.27 for the same period in 2025.</p> <p>Return on average assets for the second quarter was 1.37%, and the net interest margin was 3.96%, or 3.98% on a fully tax-equivalent basis. End-of-period loan balances increased $240 million from the prior quarter, representing annualized growth of 7.1%. http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/First+Financial+Bancorp+reports+Q2+earnings%2C+raises+dividend%2C+buys+Finward/26796051.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:30:47 -0400 A.01134041 A.03080680 A.28299181 A.39414349 A.40516181 A.41496649 A.50212370 A.50213524 A.50216776 FFBC FNWD O.00002611 O.00063069 O.00092403 O.00096056 O.00180378 O.03306318 O.03960845 O.08408167 O.15229905 O.29783969 O.51342612 http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/First+Financial+Bancorp+reports+Q2+earnings%2C+raises+dividend%2C+buys+Finward/26796051.html <p>First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ: FFBC) reported net income of $76.5 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, up from $74.4 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2026. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, diluted earnings per share were $1.44, compared with $1.27 for the same period in 2025.</p> <p>Return on average assets for the second quarter was 1.37%, and the net interest margin was 3.96%, or 3.98% on a fully tax-equivalent basis. End-of-period loan balances increased $240 million from the prior quarter, representing annualized growth of 7.1%. http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/First+Financial+Bancorp+reports+Q2+earnings%2C+raises+dividend%2C+buys+Finward/26796051.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:30:47 -0400 A.01134041 A.03080680 A.28299181 A.39414349 A.40516181 A.41496649 A.50212370 A.50213524 A.50216776 FFBC FNWD O.00002611 O.00063069 O.00092403 O.00096056 O.00180378 O.03306318 O.03960845 O.08408167 O.15229905 O.29783969 O.51342612 http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/First+Financial+Bancorp+reports+Q2+earnings%2C+raises+dividend%2C+buys+Finward/26796051.html <p>First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ: FFBC) reported net income of $76.5 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, up from $74.4 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2026. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, diluted earnings per share were $1.44, compared with $1.27 for the same period in 2025.</p> <p>Return on average assets for the second quarter was 1.37%, and the net interest margin was 3.96%, or 3.98% on a fully tax-equivalent basis. End-of-period loan balances increased $240 million from the prior quarter, representing annualized growth of 7.1%. http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/First+Financial+Bancorp+reports+Q2+earnings%2C+raises+dividend%2C+buys+Finward/26796051.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:30:47 -0400 A.01134041 A.03080680 A.28299181 A.39414349 A.40516181 A.41496649 A.50212370 A.50213524 A.50216776 FFBC FNWD O.00002611 O.00063069 O.00092403 O.00096056 O.00180378 O.03306318 O.03960845 O.08408167 O.15229905 O.29783969 O.51342612