Media & Press

Media Contact: Iliana Williams, 347-572-4915 Iliana.williams@oakstreetfunding.com September 22, 2020 (Indianapolis, Ind.) – Oak Street Funding® (https://www.oakstreetfunding.com), a First Financial Bank (FFB) company that provides customized commercial financing for financial service businesses, including Investment Advisors, Insurance Businesses and Certified Public Accountants, has recently funded another large deal by partnering with Cresset…

April 4, 2018 (Indianapolis, Ind.) – From its inception in 2003, Oak Street Funding (visit the page at www.oakstreetfunding.com), a First Financial Bank company, has experienced significant annual growth by exceeding client expectations. This is due, in part, to Oak Street’s commitment to providing an empowering and enjoyable work environment for…

October 3, 2019 (Indianapolis, Ind.) – Oak Street Funding®, a First Financial Bank company, has hired Iliana Williams as Chief Marketing Officer. Williams was selected after an extensive search process and will replace Sharon Robbins who is retiring from the role at the beginning of October after over three years…

Rick Dennen, President and CEO of Oak Street Funding® (www.oakstreetfunding.com), a First Financial Bank company, recently participated in a panel discussion at The Deals and Deal Makers Summit hosted by Echelon Partners in Newport Beach, CA.  “A High Powered Tour of the Financing Options Available to Wealth Managers” explored a host…

July 17, 2019 (Indianapolis, IN) –Oak Street Funding® (www.oakstreetfunding.com), a First Financial Bank company, recently hosted a community event honoring military heroes and First Responders to the 9/11 attacks. Oak Street Funding partnered with American Freedom Distillery to bring “Whiskey and War Stories” to South Bend, Indiana.  The event took…

Oak Street Funding Honored for Seven Consecutive Years May 14, 2019 (Indianapolis, Ind.) – Oak Street Funding® (www.oakstreetfunding.com), a First Financial Bank company, was once again named one of the Best Place to Work in Indiana in the medium-size company category by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce for 2019 and…

May 2, 2019 (Indianapolis, Ind.) – Oak Street Funding (www.oakstreetfunding.com), a First Financial Bank company, encourages employee participation in charitable events and activities as part of its company culture. Most recently, Oak Street employees have participated in three Indy Honor Flights which consist of one-day trips transporting WWII, Korea and…

March 12, 2018 (Indianapolis, Ind.) – Brad Kronland has been promoted to Director of Insurance Lending at Oak Street Funding®, a First Financial Bank company. Kronland has worked in the banking and the financial services industries since 1995 and has been with Oak Street since 2014 focusing exclusively on the…

September 11, 2018 (Indianapolis, Ind.) – Kirsten Petras has been promoted to Executive Director of Sales at Oak Street Funding® (visit the page https://www.oakstreetfunding.com), a First Financial Bank company. Petras has worked in the banking and financial services industries since 1994 and has been with Oak Street since 2011. In her…

June 6, 2018 (Indianapolis, Ind.) – Employees at Oak Street Funding® (visit the page at www.oakstreetfunding.com), a First Financial Bank company, have completed their second year of participation in TutorMate, a national online volunteer tutoring program that helps thousands of first graders in under-resourced communities learn to read. Paired with students…

March 28, 2018 (Indianapolis, Ind.) – Oak Street Funding® (www.oakstreetfunding.com), a First Financial Bank company, is pleased to announce the creation of a strategic partnership with Smart Choice®, an insurance network of over 6,300 independent agencies and more than 80 carriers. Oak Street Funding serves as a specialty lender to…

Oak Street Funding® (https://www.oakstreetfunding.com), a First Financial Bank company, recently brought together an Advisory Board comprised of leaders in the CPA space. The purpose of the CPA Advisory Board was to explore what the future will hold for practitioners and to gain a better of understanding of the profession’s capital…

May 8, 2018 (Indianapolis, Ind.) – Oak Street Funding® (visit www.oakstreetfunding.com), a First Financial Bank company, was named to one of the top 3 places to work by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce for 2018. In its announcement, Indiana Chamber President Kevin Brinegar stated, “Attracting and keeping a talented workforce is…

January 18, 2018 (Indianapolis, IN) – Oak Street Funding, a First Financial Bank Company, has launched a proprietary CPA Practice Exchange website (https://cpapracticeexchange.com/) which will allow CPAs to search or list practices for sale at no cost. This complimentary service provides nationwide exposure for sellers as well as a free,…