First Financial Secures Regulatory Approval for Acquisition of BankFinancial
First Financial Bancorp. ("First Financial") secured regulatory approval of its announced acquisition of Chicago-based BankFinancial Corporation ("BankFinancial").Closing is anticipated to take place on or around January 1, 2026.CINCINNATI, Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial (NASDAQ:FFBC) announced that it received regulatory approval from the Federal Reserve and the Ohio Department of Financial Institutions to complete its previously announced acquisition of BankFinancial. Closing is anticipated to take place on or around January 1, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and approval by BankFinancial shareholders.
