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First Merchants Bank has been growing both organically and through mergers and acquisitions. Banks acquired include:
1893 – Merchants National Bank, Muncie, IN
1988 – Pendleton Banking Company, Pendleton, IN
1991 – First United Bank, Middletown, IN
1996 – Union County National Bank, Liberty, IN
1996 – The Randolph County Bank, Winchester, IN
1999 – First National Bank of Portland, Portland, IN
1999 – Anderson Community Bank, Anderson, IN
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2000 – Decatur Bank & Trust, Decatur, IN
2001 – Frances Slocum Bank & Trust, Wabash, IN
2002 – Lafayette Bank & Trust, Lafayette, IN
2003 – Commerce National Bank, Columbus, OH
2008 – Lincoln Bank, Plainfield, IN
2012 – Shelby County Bank, Shelbyville, IN
2013 – Citizens Financial Bank, Munster, IN
2014 – Community Bank, Noblesville, IN
2015 – Cooper State Bank, Columbus, OH
2015 – Ameriana Bank, New Castle, IN
2017 – Arlington Bank, Columbus, OH
2017 – iAB Bank, Fort Wayne, IN
2019 – Monroe Bank and Trust, Monroe, MI
2020 – Hoosier Trust Company, Indianapolis, IN
2022 – Level One Bank, Farmington Hills, MI
2026 – First Savings Bank, Jeffersonville, IN
A baseball/softball complex on the campus of Ball State University was renamed the First Merchants Ballpark Complex in 2016.
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