The area banking profile will change at midnight Friday when Heritage Bank officially becomes First Financial Bank.
It was in January of this year when First Financial Corporation of Terre Haute, Indiana and HopFed Bancorp, Inc., parent company of Heritage Bank, entered into an agreement and plan of merger.
At a special meeting Tuesday, HopFed Bancorp stockholders voted to approve the plan.
Heritage Bank President and CEO John Peck says you will see the change Saturday morning.
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He says First Financial Bank will continue as a community bank.
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Peck notes that the change is bittersweet with the rich history of Heritage Bank.
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He says the success of the bank can be attributed to the employees.
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Heritage has eleven branch locations in Kentucky and seven in Tennessee. First Financial operates 65 banking centers in east-central Illinois and west-central Indiana.
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