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LOANS AND LEASES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
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LOANS AND LEASES LOANS AND LEASES
First Financial offers clients a variety of commercial and consumer loan and lease products with diverse interest rates and payment terms. Commercial loan categories include C&I, CRE, construction real estate and lease financing. Consumer loan categories include residential real estate, home equity, installment and credit card.

Lending activities are primarily concentrated in states where the Bank operates banking centers (Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois). First Financial also has certain specialty lending platforms that extend beyond the geographic banking center footprint. These specialty finance businesses provide insurance premium financing, equipment lease financing and financing to franchise owners and clients within the financial services industry.

Credit Quality. To facilitate the monitoring of credit quality for commercial loans, First Financial utilizes the following categories of credit grades:
Pass - Higher quality loans that do not fit any of the other categories described below.

Special Mention - First Financial assigns a special mention rating to loans and leases with potential weaknesses that deserve management's close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan, lease or First Financial's credit position at some future date.

Substandard - First Financial assigns a substandard rating to loans or leases that are inadequately protected by the current sound financial worth and paying capacity of the borrower or of the collateral pledged, if any. Substandard loans and leases have well-defined weaknesses that jeopardize repayment of the debt. Substandard loans and leases are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not addressed.

Doubtful - First Financial assigns a doubtful rating to loans and leases with all the attributes of a substandard rating with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values. The possibility of loss is extremely high, but because of certain important and reasonably specific pending factors that may work to the advantage and strengthening of the credit quality of the loan or lease, its classification as an estimated loss is deferred until its more exact status may be determined. Pending factors include proposed merger, acquisition or liquidation procedures, capital injection, perfecting liens on additional collateral and refinancing plans.

The credit grades previously described are derived from standard regulatory rating definitions and are assigned upon initial approval of credit to borrowers and updated periodically thereafter.

First Financial considers repayment performance to be the best indicator of credit quality for consumer loans. Consumer loans that have principal and interest payments that are past due by 90 days or more are generally classified as nonperforming. In 2022 and all years prior that are presented below, consumer loans that had been modified in a TDR were classified as nonperforming.

The following table sets forth the Company's loan portfolio at March 31, 2025 by risk attribute and origination date as well as current period gross chargeoffs:
(Dollars in thousands)20252024202320222021PriorTerm TotalRevolvingTotal
Commercial & industrial
Pass$249,537 $750,629 $642,903 $549,742 $274,763 $366,752 $2,834,326 $905,858 $3,740,184 
Special mention1,289 2,953 1,987 2,226 6,324 698 15,477 18,568 34,045 
Substandard57 8,129 1,800 14,921 5,492 4,037 34,436 23,685 58,121 
Doubtful
Total$250,883 $761,711 $646,690 $566,889 $286,579 $371,487 $2,884,239 $948,111 $3,832,350 
YTD Gross chargeoffs$$49 $7,235 $249 $138 $373 $8,044 $134 $8,178 
Lease financing
Pass$14,723 $251,913 $209,977 $62,902 $10,333 $5,398 $555,246 $$555,246 
Special mention001315,698005,82905,829
Substandard9572625,5644,93366914812,533012,533
Doubtful00000000
Total$15,680 $252,175 $215,672 $73,533 $11,002 $5,546 $573,608 $$573,608 
YTD Gross chargeoffs$$261 $868 $325 $$$1,454 $$1,454 
Construction real estate
Pass$33,701 $171,982 $222,781 $280,274 $40,872 $19,077 $768,687 $$768,687 
Special mention22,819 16,420 39,239 39,239 
Substandard4,984 10,500 1,365 16,849 16,849 
Doubtful
Total$33,701 $171,982 $222,781 $308,077 $51,372 $36,862 $824,775 $$824,775 
YTD Gross chargeoffs$$$$$$$$$
Commercial real estate - investor
Pass$59,386 $477,208 $361,179 $466,147 $316,862 $1,139,850 $2,820,632 $34,309 $2,854,941 
(Dollars in thousands)20252024202320222021PriorTerm TotalRevolvingTotal
Special mention13,738 30,297 31,584 29,485 105,104 105,104 
Substandard10,600 30,822 41,422 41,422 
Doubtful
Total$59,386 $490,946 $391,476 $508,331 $316,862 $1,200,157 $2,967,158 $34,309 $3,001,467 
YTD Gross chargeoffs$$$$$$$$$
Commercial real estate - owner
Pass$34,992 $197,886 $122,353 $158,108 $90,798 $308,291 $912,428 $20,862 $933,290 
Special mention575 213 743 1,772 3,303 3,303 
Substandard107 2,542 856 3,111 12,204 18,820 18,820 
Doubtful
Total$35,099 $201,003 $122,353 $159,177 $94,652 $322,267 $934,551 $20,862 $955,413 
YTD Gross chargeoffs$$$$$$$$$
Residential real estate
Performing$16,701 $133,020 $331,848 $323,001 $230,719 $424,819 $1,460,108 $$1,460,108 
Nonperforming195 532 2,214 4,704 11,951 19,596 19,596 
Total$16,701 $133,215 $332,380 $325,215 $235,423 $436,770 $1,479,704 $$1,479,704 
YTD Gross chargeoffs$$$$$$$$$
Home equity
Performing$7,633 $30,250 $23,328 $19,776 $23,984 $46,801 $151,772 $714,883 $866,655 
Nonperforming316 106 140 565 1,127 4,720 5,847 
Total$7,633 $30,250 $23,644 $19,882 $24,124 $47,366 $152,899 $719,603 $872,502 
YTD Gross chargeoffs$$$14 $$$42 $64 $22 $86 
Installment
Performing$3,985 $10,315 $7,082 $18,540 $9,362 $5,209 $54,493 $63,327 $117,820 
Nonperforming10 55 108 601 291 60 1,125 727 1,852 
Total$3,995 $10,370 $7,190 $19,141 $9,653 $5,269 $55,618 $64,054 $119,672 
YTD Gross chargeoffs$$229 $303 $617 $168 $$1,317 $$1,321 
Credit cards
Performing$$$$$$$$64,411 $64,411 
Nonperforming228 228 
Total$$$$$$$$64,639 $64,639 
YTD Gross chargeoffs$$$$$$$$474 $474 
Total Loans$423,078 $2,051,652 $1,962,186 $1,980,245 $1,029,667 $2,425,724 $9,872,552 $1,851,578 $11,724,130 
Total YTD Gross Chargeoffs$$539 $8,420 $1,191 $314 $415 $10,879 $634 $11,513 
The following table sets forth the Company's loan portfolio at December 31, 2024 by risk attribute and origination date:
(Dollars in thousands)20242023202220212020PriorTerm TotalRevolvingTotal
Commercial & industrial
Pass$819,600 $710,857 $592,046 $298,770 $162,136 $241,857 $2,825,266 $890,880 $3,716,146 
Special mention5,594 1,964 1,971 620 2,859 71 13,079 16,211 29,290 
Substandard4,873 3,433 22,508 8,533 347 4,309 44,003 26,419 70,422 
Doubtful
Total$830,067 $716,254 $616,525 $307,923 $165,342 $246,237 $2,882,348 $933,510 $3,815,858 
YTD Gross chargeoffs$318 $1,264 $5,293 $4,106 $147 $3,295 $14,423 $225 $14,648 
Lease financing
Pass$228,132 $253,776 $70,608 $11,480 $5,309 $1,137 $570,442 $$570,442 
Special mention064410,1715500011,365011,365 
Substandard29210,2254,893129869116,238016,238
Doubtful00000000
Total$228,424 $264,645 $85,672 $12,159 $5,317 $1,828 $598,045 $$598,045 
YTD Gross chargeoffs$$1,008 $451 $66 $$1,867 $3,392 $$3,392 
Construction real estate
Pass$139,377 $213,300 $322,493 $40,740 $1,590 $17,352 $734,852 $$734,852 
Special mention3,525 12,737 17,832 34,094 34,094 
Substandard10,500 10,500 10,500 
Doubtful
Total$142,902 $213,300 $335,230 $51,240 $19,422 $17,352 $779,446 $$779,446 
YTD Gross chargeoffs$$$$$$$$$
Commercial real estate - investor
Pass$515,950 $376,740 $497,047 $340,115 $231,922 $949,772 $2,911,546 $36,716 $2,948,262 
Special mention13,738 30,454 18,423 4,282 106 27,144 94,147 94,147 
Substandard10,600 4,950 35,425 50,975 50,975 
Doubtful
Total$529,688 $407,194 $526,070 $344,397 $236,978 $1,012,341 $3,056,668 $36,716 $3,093,384 
YTD Gross chargeoffs$$$$$788 $9,837 $10,625 $$10,625 
Commercial real estate - owner
Pass$202,580 $126,550 $161,401 $94,052 $128,068 $215,902 $928,553 $17,268 $945,821 
Special mention1,839 134 213 2,210 504 1,173 6,073 6,073 
Substandard858 3,159 1,249 11,200 16,466 16,466 
Doubtful
Total$204,419 $126,684 $162,472 $99,421 $129,821 $228,275 $951,092 $17,268 $968,360 
YTD Gross chargeoffs$$$$$$$$$
Residential real estate
Performing$129,008 $321,232 $324,180 $233,355 $169,901 $264,312 $1,441,988 $$1,441,988 
Nonperforming198 541 1,323 4,412 4,300 9,522 20,296 20,296 
Total$129,206 $321,773 $325,503 $237,767 $174,201 $273,834 $1,462,284 $$1,462,284 
YTD Gross chargeoffs$$$25 $16 $$102 $143 $$143 
Home equity
Performing$30,799 $23,969 $20,280 $24,878 $28,882 $21,160 $149,968 $692,993 $842,961 
Nonperforming61 328 124 144 354 1,018 5,060 6,078 
Total$30,860 $24,297 $20,404 $25,022 $28,889 $21,514 $150,986 $698,053 $849,039 
YTD Gross chargeoffs$37 $37 $$186 $$182 $447 $$447 
Installment
Performing$12,356 $9,997 $22,244 $11,500 $2,004 $3,759 $61,860 $69,153 $131,013 
(Dollars in thousands)20242023202220212020PriorTerm TotalRevolvingTotal
Nonperforming190 116 607 268 20 16 1,217 821 2,038 
Total$12,546 $10,113 $22,851 $11,768 $2,024 $3,775 $63,077 $69,974 $133,051 
YTD Gross chargeoffs$382 $1,120 $4,066 $1,779 $71 $42 $7,460 $$7,460 
Credit cards
Performing$$$$$$$$61,969 $61,969 
Nonperforming342 342 
Total$$$$$$$$62,311 $62,311 
YTD Gross chargeoffs$$$$$$$$2,586 $2,586 
Total Loans$2,108,112 $2,084,260 $2,094,727 $1,089,697 $761,994 $1,805,156 $9,943,946 $1,817,832 $11,761,778 
Total YTD Gross Chargeoffs$737 $3,429 $9,835 $6,153 $1,011 $15,333 $36,498 $2,811 $39,309 

Delinquency. Loans are considered past due or delinquent when the contractual principal or interest due in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement remains unpaid after the date of the scheduled payment.

Loan delinquency, including loans classified as nonaccrual, was as follows:
 As of March 31, 2025
(Dollars in thousands)30 – 59
days
past due
60 – 89
days
past due
> 89 days
past due
Total
past
due
CurrentTotal> 89 days
past due
and still
accruing
Loans       
Commercial & industrial$3,926 $1,418 $2,903 $8,247 $3,824,103 $3,832,350 $
Lease financing1,289 343 5,243 6,875 566,733 573,608 
Construction real estate824,775 824,775 
Commercial real estate-investor16,948 16,948 2,984,519 3,001,467 
Commercial real estate-owner586 6,373 6,959 948,454 955,413 
Residential real estate4,894 1,171 3,899 9,964 1,469,740 1,479,704 
Home equity2,139 893 1,175 4,207 868,295 872,502 
Installment727 494 465 1,686 117,986 119,672 
Credit card474 405 228 1,107 63,532 64,639 228 
Total$14,035 $4,724 $37,234 $55,993 $11,668,137 $11,724,130 $228 

 As of December 31, 2024
(Dollars in thousands)30 – 59
days
past due
60 – 89
days
past due
> 89 days
past due
Total
past
due
CurrentTotal> 89 days
past due
and still
accruing
Loans       
Commercial & industrial$4,521 $1,598 $2,470 $8,589 $3,807,269 $3,815,858 $
Lease financing3,096 3,085 3,386 9,567 588,478 598,045 19 
Construction real estate10,500 10,500 768,946 779,446 
Commercial real estate-investor17,360 17,360 3,076,024 3,093,384 
Commercial real estate-owner856 6,144 7,000 961,360 968,360 
Residential real estate6,217 154 5,968 12,339 1,449,945 1,462,284 
Home equity1,902 1,102 1,428 4,432 844,607 849,039 
Installment914 569 402 1,885 131,166 133,051 
Credit card450 196 342 988 61,323 62,311 342 
Total$17,956 $17,204 $37,500 $72,660 $11,689,118 $11,761,778 $361 

Financial Difficulty Modifications. FDM might result when a borrower is in financial distress, and may be in the form of principal forgiveness, an interest rate reduction, a term extension or an other-than-insignificant payment delay. In some cases, the Company might provide multiple types of modifications for a single loan. One type of modification, such as payment delay, may be granted initially, however, if the borrower continues to experience financial difficulty, another modification, such as term extension and/or interest rate reduction might be granted. Loans included in the "combination" column in the table that
follows have more than one modification made to the same loan within the current reporting period. Additionally, modifications with a term extension or interest rate reduction are intended to reduce the borrower’s monthly payment, while modifications with a payment delay, which typically allow borrowers to make monthly payments or interest only payments for a period of time, are structured to cure the payment defaults by making delinquent payments due at maturity. Payment deferrals may be up to one year and have minimal financial impact since the deferred payments are paid at maturity.

The following tables provide the amortized cost basis, as of the period end date, of FDMs that were granted modifications during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
Three months ended March 31, 2025
(Dollars in thousands)Principal forgivenessPayment delayTerm extensionInterest rate reductionCombination: Term extension and interest rate reductionTotalPercent of total class of loans
Commercial & industrial$$$240 $$$240 0.01 %
Commercial real estate-investor2,274 2,274 0.08 %
Residential real estate657 657 0.04 %
Home equity71 710.01 %
Total$$3,002 $240 $$$3,242 0.03 %

Three months ended March 31, 2024
(Dollars in thousands)Principal forgivenessPayment delayTerm extensionInterest rate reductionCombination: Term extension and interest rate reductionTotalPercent of total class of loans
Commercial & industrial$$$7,548 $$$7,548 0.21 %
Residential real estate556 556 0.04 %
Home equity40 400.01 %
Total$$596 $7,548 $$$8,144 0.07 %

The following table provides the financial effect of FDMs granted during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:

Three months ended March 31, 2025
(Dollars in thousands)Principal forgivenessWeighted average interest rate reductionWeighted average term extension
Commercial & industrial$0.00 %0.5 years
Total$0.00 %0.5 years
Three months ended March 31, 2024
(Dollars in thousands)Principal forgivenessWeighted average interest rate reductionWeighted average term extension
Commercial & industrial$0.00 %0.2 years
Total$0.00 %0.2 years

The Company has committed to lend no additional amounts to the borrowers who have been classified as FDM as of either March 31, 2025 or March 31, 2024. Additionally, there were ten FDMs totaling $1.0 million that defaulted during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and were classified as FDMs during the twelve months preceding the default date. There were three FDMs with a balance of $0.2 million that defaulted during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and were classified as FDMs during the twelve months preceding the default date.
The Company closely monitors the performance of loans that are modified for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty to understand the effectiveness of its modification efforts. The following table provides the performance of loans that have been modified during the twelve months preceding March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Twelve months ended March 31, 2025
(Dollars in thousands)Current30 – 59 days past due60 – 89 days past due> 89 days past dueTotal
Commercial & industrial$8,850 $$$367 $9,217 
Construction real estate10,500 10,500 
Commercial real estate-investor2,274 2,274 
Residential real estate1,547 700 137 57 2,441 
Home equity332 97 92 521 
Total$23,503 $700 $234 $516 $24,953 

Twelve months ended March 31, 2024
(Dollars in thousands)Current30 – 59 days past due60 – 89 days past due> 89 days past dueTotal
Commercial & industrial$7,897 $$$2,266 $10,163 
Residential real estate1,091 163 173 304 1,731 
Home equity130 67 21 218 
Total$9,118 $230 $173 $2,591 $12,112 

Nonaccrual loans. Loans are classified as nonaccrual when, in the opinion of management, collection of principal or interest is doubtful or when principal or interest payments are 90 days or more past due. Generally, loans are classified as nonaccrual due to the continued failure to adhere to contractual payment terms by the borrower, coupled with other pertinent factors. When a loan is classified as nonaccrual, the accrual of interest income is discontinued and previously accrued but unpaid interest is reversed. Any payments received while a loan is on nonaccrual status are applied as a reduction to the carrying value of the loan. A loan classified as nonaccrual may return to accrual status if none of the principal and interest is due and unpaid, and the Bank expects repayment of the remaining contractual principal and interest.

First Financial individually reviews all nonaccrual loan relationships greater than $250,000 to determine if a reserve is required based on the borrower’s overall financial condition, resources and payment record, support from guarantors and the realizable value of any collateral. These reserves are based on discounted cash flows using the loan's initial effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral for certain collateral dependent loans.

The following table provides information on nonaccrual loans and leases:

March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
(Dollars in thousands)Nonaccrual loans with a related ACLNonaccrual loans with no related ACLTotal nonaccrualNonaccrual loans with a related ACLNonaccrual loans with no related ACLTotal nonaccrual
Nonaccrual loans  
Commercial & industrial$3,687 $3,962 $7,649 $1,939 $4,702 $6,641 
Lease financing4,241 2,246 6,487 1,982 4,245 6,227 
Construction real estate
Commercial real estate2,392 23,344 25,736 32,303 32,303 
Residential real estate16,044 16,044 16,700 16,700 
Home equity2,920 2,920 3,418 3,418 
Installment719 719 684 684 
Total nonaccrual loans$10,320 $49,235 $59,555 $3,921 $62,052 $65,973 
Interest income on nonaccrual loans and leases was insignificant for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and was $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

A loan is considered to be collateral dependent when the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and the repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of collateral. The following table presents the amortized cost basis of collateral dependent loans by class of loan.
March 31, 2025
Type of Collateral
(Dollar in thousands)Business
assets
Commercial real estateEquipmentLandResidential real estateOtherTotal
Class of loan
Commercial & industrial$2,380 $$2,313 $$$2,956 $7,649 
Lease financing06,487 6,487 
Commercial real estate-investor016,921 51 16,972 
Commercial real estate-owner06,870 1,894 8,764 
Residential real estate016,044 16,044 
Home equity00002,920 2,920 
Installment0000719 719 
Total$2,380 $23,791 $10,694 $$19,015 $3,675 $59,555 

December 31, 2024
Type of Collateral
(Dollar in thousands)Business
assets
Commercial real estateEquipmentLandResidential real estateOtherTotal
Class of loan
Commercial & industrial$2,527 $$1,434 $$$2,680 $6,641 
Lease financing06,227 6,227 
Commercial real estate-investor026,132 27 26,159 
Commercial real estate-owner04,250 1,894 6,144 
Residential real estate016,700 16,700 
Home equity00003,418 3,418 
Installment0000684 684 
Total$2,527 $30,382 $9,555 $$20,145 $3,364 $65,973 

Lease financing - Lessor. First Financial originates both sales-type and direct financing leases, and the Company manages and reviews lease residuals in accordance with its credit policies. Payments are generally fixed, however, in some agreements, lease payments are based on a rate or index plus a spread. Sales-type lease contracts contain the ability to purchase the underlying equipment at lease maturity and profit or loss is recognized at lease commencement.  Direct financing leases are generally three to five years in length and may be extended at maturity, however, early cancellation may result in a fee to the borrower.  For direct financing leases, the net unearned income is deferred and amortized over the life of the lease.

The components of the Company's net investments in direct financing and sales-type leases, which are included in Lease financing on the Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows:

(Dollar in thousands)March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Direct financing and sales-type leases
Lease receivables$562,901 $581,651 
Unguaranteed residual values10,707 16,394 
Total net investment in direct financing and sales-type leases$573,608 $598,045 
Interest income for direct financing and sales-type leases was $9.0 million and $8.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, respectively.

The remaining maturities of lease receivables were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)Direct financing and Sales-type
Remainder of 2025$151,198 
2026178,410 
2027148,484 
202886,667 
202946,293 
Thereafter28,510 
Total lease payments639,562 
Less: unearned interest income(76,661)
Net lease receivables$562,901 

OREO. OREO consists of properties acquired by the Company primarily through the loan foreclosure or repossession process, that results in partial or total satisfaction of problem loans.

Changes in OREO were as follows:
Three months ended
 March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)20252024
Balance at beginning of period$64 $106 
Additions
Commercial real estate
Residential real estate149 55 
Total additions149 55 
Disposals 
Commercial real estate
Residential real estate
Total disposals
Valuation adjustment 
Commercial real estate
Residential real estate
Total valuation adjustment
Balance at end of period$213 $161