First Merchants Corporation (Nasdaq FRME) is a regional financial holding company with assets of $4.17 billion headquartered in Muncie, Indiana, comprising a bank, with 79 locations throughout Ohio and Indiana, a trust company, and a multi-line insurance company. First Merchants includes:
- First Merchants Bank
- Lafayette Bank & Trust Company
- Commerce National Bank
- First Merchants Trust Company
- First Merchants Insurance Group
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