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First Financial Bankshares

#2745

Rank

$5.07B

Marketcap

US United States

Country

First Financial Bankshares
Leadership team

Mr. F. Scott Dueser (Chairman, Pres & CEO)

Mr. James R. Gordon (Exec. VP, CFO, Sec. & Treasurer)

Mr. Ronald D. Butler II (Exec. VP & Chief Admin. Officer)

Products/ Services
Banking, Financial Services
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
El Dorado, Arkansas, United States
Established
1934
Company Registration
SEC CIK number: 0000036029
Net Income
100M - 500M
Revenue
500M - 1B
Traded as
FFIN
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Overview
Location
Summary
First Financial Bankshares, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides commercial banking products and services in Texas. The company accepts checking, savings and money market accounts, and time deposits; commercial and industrial, municipal, agricultural, construction and development, farm, non-owner occupied and owner-occupied commercial real estate, residential, and consumer auto and non-auto loans to businesses, professional individuals, and farm and ranch operations. It also provides drive-in and night deposit, remote deposit capture, internet and mobile banking, payroll cards, transmitting funds, and other customary commercial banking services, as well as automated teller machines and safe deposit facilities. In addition, the company offers personal trust services, including wealth management, administration of estates, testamentary trusts, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and agency accounts; and securities brokerage services, as well as administer retirements and employee benefits accounts, such as 401(k) profit-sharing plans and IRAs. Further, the company provides asset management and technology services. As of December 31, 2021, it had 78 financial centers across Texas. First Financial Bankshares, Inc. was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Abilene, Texas.
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 was established as the bank's holding company, and in August 1984 it became Indiana's first multi-bank holding company. After mergers and acquisitions, the various banks affiliated as First Financial Bank in 2003.For most of its existence, First Financial operated largely in the Indiana and Illinois counties around Terre Haute, but two recent mergers greatly expanded the corporation's footprint into Kentucky.

As a result of the mergers in 2019 and 2021, First Financial Bank now operates banking centers and loan production offices in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee.

Indiana

In September 2021, First Financial Corporation announced on September 27 that The Morris Plan Company of Terre Haute, long a subsidiary of the company, would be merged into First Financial Bank, effective December 31, 2021.

Illinois

In October 2011, First Financial Corporation announced the pending acquisition of the Pontiac-based PNB Holding Company with its only subsidiary, the Freestar Bank, which has 13 offices in Central Illinois.In March 2013, First Financial Corp. acquired 9 branch offices in central and southern Illinois from Bank of America.

Kentucky

On July 29, 2019, First Financial Corporation announced completion of its merger with HopFed Bancorp, Inc. and the merger of First Financial Bank with HFBC’s wholly owned subsidiary, Heritage Bank USA, based in Hopkinsville.In August 2021, First Financial Bank announced that it was acquiring Hancock Bank & Trust, a longtime community bank based in Hawesville. The deal, which added branch locations in Hawesville, Lewisport, Madisonville, Cloverport and Bowling Green in Kentucky to the First Financial portfolio, was valued at $31.3 million dollars .

Mission
Our mission is to get to know and understand your needs, wants, and long-term goals. We want to help you develop, implement, and monitor a strategy that’s designed to address your individual situation.
Vision
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. is committed to being a leader in banking by providing innovative and exceptional customer experiences, building long-term relationships, and developing a motivated and talented workforce.
Key Team

Mr. Kirk W. Thaxton (Chairman, CEO & Pres of First Financial Trust & Asset Mgmt Co. NA)

Mr. J. Kyle McVey CPA, CPA (Exec. VP & Chief Accounting Officer)

Mr. John James Ruzicka (Exec. VP & Chief Information Officer)

Mr. Lawrence B. Kentz (Chief Compliance Officer)

Mr. Chris Cook (Exec. VP of Marketing)

Ms. Patricia L. Schulz (Exec. VP of HR)

Mr. Tommy J. Barrow (Sr. VP of Lending)

Recognition and Awards
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. has received numerous awards including being named to the Forbes Best Banks in America list and the Greenwich Associates Excellence in Banking Award. In addition, the company was named by American Banker as one of the Most Reputable Banks in the Country.
References
First Financial Bankshares
Leadership team

Mr. F. Scott Dueser (Chairman, Pres & CEO)

Mr. James R. Gordon (Exec. VP, CFO, Sec. & Treasurer)

Mr. Ronald D. Butler II (Exec. VP & Chief Admin. Officer)

Products/ Services
Banking, Financial Services
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
El Dorado, Arkansas, United States
Established
1934
Company Registration
SEC CIK number: 0000036029
Net Income
100M - 500M
Revenue
500M - 1B
Traded as
FFIN
Social Media