401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$171M
Total assets
2,171
Participants
94th
Percentile by assets
$78,972
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by First Financial Bancorp · Ohio · Finance & Insurance

$171M in assets, 2,171 participants

First Financial Bancorp's First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan reported $171M in total assets and 2,171 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 94th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #7,685 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan covers 2,171 participants in Ohio, 2.8x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $171M.

$171M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
2,171
covered participants
94th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$78,972
avg assets per participant

Where First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan sits by total assets

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$171,448,343 Top 6% higher than 94% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income fell from $23M in the plan year 2023 filing to $18M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $154M in the plan year 2023 filing to $171M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 2,118 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,171 in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State
Ohio
Industry
Finance & Insurance

Participants vs Ohio filers

In Ohio, the average filing covers about 765 participants across 5,089 plans. First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan reports 2,171 participants - 2.8x that state average ($171M EOY assets).

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$154M
Net Assets (End of Year)$171M
Net Income$18M
Employer EIN311042001
Plan Effective Date1977-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (First Financial Bancorp)

$240M$260M$280M$300M$320M$340M 202220232024 $265M $322M ▲ +21.5%
Total plan assets by year, all First Financial Bancorp plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,950 $265M
2023 2 4,212 $298M
2024 2 4,324 $322M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants First Financial Banc…, Total assets ($B): 0.171448343 · Participants: 2171First Financial Banc…GE Aerospace Retirem…, Total assets ($B): 14.738724553 · Participants: 45620GE Aerospace Retirem…The Kroger Co. 401(k…, Total assets ($B): 11.809161 · Participants: 135373The Kroger Co. 401(k…The Progressive 401(…, Total assets ($B): 11.533546294 · Participants: 62521The Progressive 401(…The Sherwin-Williams…, Total assets ($B): 10.563559628 · Participants: 47459The Sherwin-Williams…Parker Retirement Sa…, Total assets ($B): 9.010073432 · Participants: 26315Parker Retirement Sa…
First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.4% during 2024, from $154M to $171M. Reported net income was $18M.
How have First Financial Bancorp plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), First Financial Bancorp's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.5%, from $265M to $322M.
Where does First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bracco Diagnostics Savings & Investment Program in NJ ($171M, 330 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on First Financial Bancorp 401(k) Savings Plan's numbers.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 311042001.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.