Staff Writer
The Tribune-Star
TERRE HAUTE —
First Financial Corporation announced results for the six and three months ended June 30, 2012.
Net income of $16.1 and $8.7 million for the six and three months, respectively, compares to $17.2 and $8.4 million for the same periods of 2011.
Return on assets for the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 was 1.11% and 1.20%, respectively, compared to 1.38% and 1.35% for the six and three months ended June 30, 2011.
The first six months of 2012 include income and expenses associated with the purchase of Freestar Bank on December 31, 2011 that are not part of the results for the first six months of 2011.
Net interest income for the second quarter of 2012 was $27.7 million, an increase of 10.0% over the $25.2 million reported for the same period of 2011.
Total loans at June 30, 2012 of $1.88 billion compare to the $1.65 billion reported the same time a year ago. Deposits increased by $359.9 million to $2.25 billion. These increases were primarily driven by the Freestar Bank acquisition.
During the second quarter of 2012 the Corporation declared a $0.47 per share dividend. This marked the 24th consecutive year of dividend increases to shareholders.
First Financial Corporation is the holding company for First Financial Bank N.A. in Indiana and Illinois, The Morris Plan Company of Terre Haute and Forrest Sherer Inc. in Indiana.
