First Financial Bancorp. FFBC

Earlier this month, First Financial Bancorp.’s board appointed long-time executive James M. Anderson as President while retaining his Chief Financial Officer role, alongside promoting Amanda N. Neeley to Chief Banking Officer and Malcolm A. Myers to Chief Operating Officer, effective September 14, 2026. These leadership changes consolidate financial oversight and elevate experienced internal talent across banking, operations, and credit support functions, potentially sharpening execution on...

First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) has been in focus after its shares climbed 3.4% following an upgrade from Truist Securities, only weeks after a broad reshuffle of the company’s senior leadership team. Recent trading shows that momentum in First Financial Bancorp has cooled slightly after a strong year. The 30 day share price return is down 1.28% and the 90 day move is down 4.42%, even as the year to date share price return sits at 29.14% and the 1 year total shareholder return is 29.98%. This...