First Financial Bancorp completes BankFinancial acquisition

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First Financial Bancorp. Announces the Completion of its Acquisition of BankFinancial

December 31, 2025 5:00 PM UTC

CINCINNATI, Dec. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) ("First Financial" or the "Company") announced today that, on January 1, 2026, it will close its previously announced acquisition of Chicago-based BankFinancial Corporation ("BankFinancial") through an all-stock transaction, expanding First Financial's presence in the Chicago market with its first retail consumer-focused locations.

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