For the Cincinnati-based bank, see First Financial Bank (Ohio)

First Financial Bank (Ohio)

First Financial Bank is a regional bank headquartered in Hamilton, Ohio, which is in the Cincinnati, Ohio metropolitan area. Founded in 1863, First Financial has the eighth oldest national bank charter and has locations in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana.First Financial...

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First Financial Bank is a regional bank with approximately 54 retail branches operated by First Financial Corporation and based in Terre Haute, Indiana

Terre Haute, Indiana

Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...

. The oldest national bank in Indiana, it is also Vigo County

Vigo County, Indiana

Vigo County is a county located along the western border of the U.S. state of Indiana. Vigo County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Terre Haute....

's only publicly traded company.

History

The bank was founded in 1834 as a branch of the Second State Bank of Indiana and later became known as Terre Haute First National Bank. In 1983, First Financial Corporation began establishment as the bank's holding company, and in August of 1984 it became Indiana's first multi-bank holding company. After mergers and acquisitions, the various banks affiliated as First Financial Bank in 2003.

The bank now operates in west-central Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

 and east-central Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

. Other businesses under First Financial Corporation (that did not affiliate into First Financial Bank) include the Morris Plan of Terre Haute and Forrest Sherer Insurance.

Services

The company offers cash management

Cash management

In United States banking, cash management, or treasury management, is a marketing term for certain services offered primarily to larger business customers...

 services, lease financing, debit cards, online banking

Online banking

Online banking allows customers to conduct financial transactions on a secure website operated by their retail or virtual bank, credit union or building society.-Features:...

, and other electronically accessed banking services. First Financial Corporation, through other subsidiaries, also provides various services, including investment advisory and wealth management

Wealth management

Wealth management is an investment advisory discipline that incorporates financial planning, investment portfolio management and a number of aggregated financial services...

, investment

Investment

Investment has different meanings in finance and economics. Finance investment is putting money into something with the expectation of gain, that upon thorough analysis, has a high degree of security for the principal amount, as well as security of return, within an expected period of time...

 and brokerage

Stock broker

A stock broker or stockbroker is a regulated professional broker who buys and sells shares and other securities through market makers or Agency Only Firms on behalf of investors...

, investment consulting, and insurance agency services.

External links

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