The Times of Northwest Indiana

First Merchants completes acquisition of Citizens Financial Bank

A Muncie-based bank has completed its $140 million acquisition of Citizens Financial Bank, which has been making loans and taking deposits in Northwest Indiana since 1934. Munster-based Citizens ...
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First Merchants Corporation

First Merchants Corporation is the largest financial services holding company in Central Indiana, headquartered in Muncie, Indiana. The Corporation has one full-service bank charter, First Merchants ...
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First Merchants Corporation and First Savings Financial Group, Inc. Announce Signing of Definitive Merger Agreement

MUNCIE, Ind. and JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Sept. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation (FRME) (“First Merchants”) and First Savings Financial Group ...
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First Merchants Bank sells Chicagoland branches to Old Second Bank

First Merchants Bank sold five Chicagoland branches to Old Second Bancorp for $23 million. Muncie-based First Merchants, the successor to Citizens Financial Bank in Munster, is selling five branches ...