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A message from your market president

This region is known for its powerhouse business environment with diverse industries, strong infrastructure, and top-tier talent. We are grateful to be part of this community, with dedicated lending offices in both Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Your local First Financial team takes pride in offering friendly, personalized customer service with a robust portfolio of lending products. You bring the passion for your work, and we’ll bring the right-sized solutions to help you reach your goals.

Jeff Steigelman
Market President, Chicago & Northwest Indiana

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Meet Eric Cup – Founder & CEO, Bridgewater Studio

Bridgewater Studio was a successful mid-market creative studio that struggled to find a bank that understood their work and their goals. Founder and CEO, Eric Cup, describes the benefits and growth the company has experienced since partnering with First Financial Bank.

About Bridgewater Studio

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Meet the team

Meet our team serving Chicago and Northwest Indiana's commercial businesses.

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Jeff Steigelman
Regional Market President
A commercial banker for nearly three decades, Jeff helps family and privately held businesses and their owners achieve their goals by thinking outside of the box and providing creative solutions and ideas.  Jeff joined First Financial in 2022, b...
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Chicago, IL 305 North Peoria Street,  Chicago, IL 60607
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Eric D. Evans
Market President, Northwest Indiana
Eric Evans has more than 20 years of commercial banking experience as both a Relationship Manager and in leadership roles. His experience spans a number of industries, and he has also worked with many high-net-worth individuals. Evans takes prid...
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Schererville, IN 450 West Lincoln Highway,  Schererville, IN 46375
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Seth Freeman
Senior Relationship Manager
As a Senior Relationship Manager, Seth provides personalized service for the day-to-day management of his clients’ financial activities. Seth specializes in tailoring custom strategies for his clients while becoming their strategic partner and t...
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Chicago, IL 305 North Peoria Street, Suite 200,  Chicago, IL 60607
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Brian Boilek
Senior Relationship Manager, Middle Market
Brian Boilek is a Chicagoland / Northwest Indiana middle market commercial banker with more than 30 years of experience sourcing and managing commercial and industrial client relationships.  He was drawn to joining First Financial Bank due to it...
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Chicago, IL 305 North Peoria Street,  Chicago, IL 60607
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Dmitry Yeliseev, CFA
Managing Director, Structured Capital & Financial Sponsors
Dmitry brings over 20 years of commercial banking and capital markets experience. His deep knowledge, understanding and connectivity in the private equity universe will help build out and lead the growing effort by First Financial around financi...
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Chicago, IL 305 North Peoria Street,  Chicago, IL 60607
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Sean Kelleher
Managing Director, ESOP Finance Group
Sean is the Managing Director of The ESOP Finance Group at First Financial Bank. His focus is on advising company owners and bankers on the benefits of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) and understanding the complex issues surrounding these ...
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Schererville, IN 450 West Lincoln Highway,  Schererville, IN 46375
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Lisa Fick
WORKlife Specialist
NMLS ID: 834809
Lisa Fick has been in the banking industry for 18 years and just celebrated her 16th anniversary with First Financial Bank. She started her journey with First Financial as a part-time Teller, and over the next few years advanced her career throu...
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Chicago, IL 305 North Peoria Street,  Chicago, IL 60607
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Harry Langbehn, Jr.
Business Specialist
With a career in banking spanning more than 30 years, Harry has experience on the front lines and as a financial leader, with the last six years focused on small businesses.  He derives satisfaction from learning about different industries and h...
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Schererville, IN 450 West Lincoln Highway,  Schererville, IN 46375
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Dustin Hlavaty, AIF®
Wealth Advisor
With more than 18 years in the wealth advisory industry, Dustin brings vast experience in working with clients on financial planning and investment management to best prepare them for retirement and beyond. Dustin joined the Yellow Cardinal team...
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Schererville, IN 450 West Lincoln Highway,  Schererville, IN 46375
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Charo Daniels
Senior Private Banking Officer
NMLS ID: 1186731
Charo began her career 24 years ago as a mortgage loan officer and gained valuable experience as a Financial Center Manager.  She then transitioned to a role in Wealth Management in 2019, where she was responsible for identifying new opportuniti...
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Chicago, IL 305 North Peoria Street, Suite 200,  Chicago, IL 60607
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Steven Dirk
Senior Commercial Relationship Manager
After spending three years as a Commercial Real Estate loan officer in North Carolina, Steven started an insurance and financial services company outside Washington, DC. Following a lengthy career, and selling the company, he re-entered the bank...
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Chicago, IL 305 North Peoria Street,  Chicago, IL 60607
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Frank Ciaccio
Business Specialist
Frank Ciaccio has been in the banking industry for 15 years in a variety of roles. His skill has been recognized with two National Achiever Awards—one as a Banker and one as a Financial Center Manager. He has also been named to the President’s C...
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Schererville, IN 450 West Lincoln Highway,  Schererville, IN 46375
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Rob Zborowski
Vice President, Treasury Management
Rob was born and raised in Valparaiso, Indiana and has spent his entire career in the region. Shortly after graduating from Purdue University, Rob began a banking career that has spanned 20+ years, specializing in Treasury Management. Working in...
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Schererville, IN 450 West Lincoln Highway,  Schererville, IN 46375
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Tom Neylon
Senior Relationship Manager
An experienced financial services professional with a demonstrated history of success helping entrepreneurs build their business, Tom joined First Financial at the end of 2024. He brought with him years of experience and proven strengths in deve...
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Chicago, IL 60607 305 North Peoria Street,  Chicago, IL 60607

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