First Financial Bancorp to Acquire Finward Bancorp in $208 Million All-Stock Deal

PNC Financial Services Group Acquires FirstBank Holding Company for $4.1 Billion

January 6, 2026

Financial Services

PNC Financial Services Group announced a definitive agreement to acquire FirstBank Holding Company (parent of FirstBank) in a $4.1 billion cash-and-stock transaction. The acquisition expands PNC’s footprint in Colorado and Arizona and is expected to be integrated into PNC Bank, N.A. pending regulatory approvals.

Bank First Corporation Acquires Centre 1 Bancorp, Inc. in All-Stock Deal

January 2, 2026

Financial Services

Bank First Corporation (holding company of Bank First, N.A.) completed its acquisition of Centre 1 Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of The First National Bank and Trust Company, in an all-stock transaction. The deal expands Bank First’s services into trust and wealth management and increases its footprint across Wisconsin and the Stateline area of Illinois.

First Financial Bancorp to Acquire BankFinancial Corporation

January 1, 2026

Financial Services

First Financial Bancorp agreed to acquire Chicago-based BankFinancial Corporation in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $142 million. The deal is intended to expand First Financial’s presence in the Chicago market, adding 18 financial centers and BankFinancial’s consumer, trust/wealth management, and selected commercial lending capabilities.

First Financial Bancorp to Acquire Westfield Bancorp from Ohio Farmers Insurance Company

June 23, 2025

Financial Services

Ohio Farmers Insurance Company, Westfield’s parent, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Westfield Bancorp to First Financial Bancorp in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $325 million. The deal would transfer 100% of Westfield Bancorp’s stock and is expected to close in Q4 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

First Mid Bancshares Acquires Blackhawk Bancorp

March 21, 2023

Financial Services

First Mid Bancshares, Inc. will acquire 100% of Blackhawk Bancorp, Inc. in a stock-for-stock merger in which Blackhawk shareholders will receive 1.15 shares of First Mid common stock for each share of Blackhawk common stock (aggregate consideration of approximately $90.3 million based on First Mid's March 20, 2023 share price). The transaction expands First Mid's footprint with Blackhawk's 10 branches in Wisconsin and Illinois, is expected to close in the second half of 2023 subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals, and is projected to be accretive to EPS with significant cost savings and liquidity benefits.

Northwest Bancshares Completes Acquisition of MutualFirst Financial (MutualBank)

April 24, 2020

Financial Services

On April 24, 2020 Northwest Bancshares, Inc. completed its acquisition of MutualFirst Financial, Inc., the holding company for MutualBank. The stock-for-stock merger (each MutualFirst share converted into 2.4 shares of Northwest) valued the deal at approximately $213.4 million; MutualBank brought ~$2.1 billion in assets and 36 full‑service offices in Indiana, expanding Northwest's footprint to roughly $12.8 billion in assets and 214 branches.