secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ (FFBC)
CIK:        0000708955
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-04-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000708955-23-000025
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

First Financial Bancorp Q1 2023 EPS $0.74 (adj. $0.76); revenue $214.9M record
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- EPS $0.74 GAAP, $0.76 adjusted; 65% increase YoY.
- Net interest margin (FTE) 4.55%, up 8 bp from Q4 2022; loan growth $134.4M (5.3% annualized).
- Record fee income: foreign exchange $16.9M, leasing $13.7M, wealth mgmt $6.3M.
- Noninterest expenses $116.7M (adj. $114.6M); adjusted efficiency ratio 53.3%.
- Regulatory capital ratios increased; stable credit with de minimis net charge-offs.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708955/000070895523000025/0000708955-23-000025-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708955/000070895523000025/ffbc-20230420.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000708955-23-000025

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