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First Farmers Bank & Trust Co.

Converse, Indiana, Miami County

$3.5B in total assets, the 380th largest of 4,309 US banks and 12th of 89 headquartered in Indiana.

FDIC certificate
12839
Established
1932
Owned by
First Farmers Financial Corp
Primary regulator
FED
Website
www.ffbt.com

At a glance

Compared with 16 banks headquartered in Indiana with $1 billion to $10 billion in assets, as of June 30, 2026.

Measure This bank Percentile Peer range, middle 90% Peer median
Total assets $3.5B 56% $3.1B
Loans $2.6B 56% $2.0B
Deposits $3.0B 56% $2.8B
Return on assets 1.62% 69% 1.22%
Net interest margin 4.00% 69% 3.52%
Efficiency ratio 46.9% 12% 56.5%
Equity to assets 9.76% 50% 9.56%
Loans to deposits 85% 50% 85%

Growth

Total assets grew 8.8% a year over the last 5 years and 8.4% a year over 10 years, without acquisitions.

Acquisitions

ClosedAcquired bankAssets at acquisition
Apr 2016The Citizens Exchange Bank Fairmount, IN$57M
Apr 2015The First National Bank of Chrisman Chrisman, IL$37M
Apr 2015United Community Bank Oakwood, IL$47M
Apr 2015Community Bank Hoopeston, IL$83M
May 2012The Citizens National Bank of Paris Paris, IL$215M
Dec 2009Central Bank Russiaville, IN$54M
Jan 1995First Farmers National Bank Converse, IN, an affiliate under the same holding company$73M
Jul 1975State Bank of Amboy Amboy, INn/a

Where they operate

37 branches in 20 counties.

Largest markets by deposits

CountyDepositsMarket shareRank
Howard County, IN$622M31.1%2 of 8
Miami County, IN$506M63.4%1 of 7
Cass County, IN$279M23.5%2 of 6
Tipton County, IN$205M76.5%1 of 3
Hamilton County, IN$199M0.7%17 of 32
Grant County, IN$175M16.1%3 of 7

Deposits by branch from the FDIC Summary of Deposits, June 2026. Rank among all banks with branches in that county.

Branch history since 2016

Net gain of 1 branch since 2016 (36 to 37, +2.8%). 10 opened, 1 acquired, 10 closed or sold.

PeriodWhat happenedOpened or acquiredClosed or soldNet changeBranches at end
Start of 2016Starting point36
2016Acquired The Citizens Exchange BankClosed Farmersburg11036
2017Closed Bargersville and Dana02−234
2018Opened Lafayette and Terre Haute20+236
2019Opened Hoopeston and LafayetteClosed 3 in 2 states23−135
2020Opened CiceroClosed Danville11035
2021Opened PeruClosed Lafayette11035
2023Opened Carmel10+136
2024Opened Lafayette10+137
2025Opened Carmel and LebanonClosed Carmel and Peru22037

Balance sheet and earnings

Loans by type

TypeShareThis bankPeers
Commercial real estate 26%27%
Business (C&I) 18%17%
Agricultural 14%1%
Farmland 12%5%
1-4 family residential 9%23%
Construction and land 9%7%
Multifamily 8%12%
Consumer 1%3%
Other 3%3%

Deposits by type

TypeShareThis bankPeers
Other interest-bearing 62%59%
Time deposits 22%23%
Noninterest-bearing 15%18%

Brokered deposits are 5.9% of deposits (peers 4.6%).

Return on assets

Trailing four quarters, with the peer median.

Credit and capital

This bankPeer median
Noncurrent loans1.00%0.54%
Net charge-offs, annualized-0.01%0.05%
Reserves to loans1.64%1.30%
Leverage ratio10.06%10.34%

Noncurrent loans exclude government-guaranteed portions.

Similar size in Indiana

Largest competitors in Howard County, IN

Figures as of June 30, 2026 from the bank's Call Report, FDIC structure and branch data, and the Federal Reserve. Short link: bankingstats.com/banks/first-farmers-bank-trust-converse-in