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FIRST MERCHANTS CORP

First Merchants Corporation is a financial holding company in Central Indiana, headquartered in Muncie, Indiana. The Corporation includes First Merchants Bank and First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors (a division of First Merchants Bank). The company is listed on the NASDAQ as FRME. As of March 2026, total asset size of First Merchants Corporation was $21.1 billion. First Merchants offers commercial banking, personal banking, and investment advisor services.

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Basic company information

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Company / filing name
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP [1]
Headquarters location
East Central Indiana [2]
Founded
1982 [2]
CIK
712534 [1]
Country in background record
United States [2]
Symbols / exchanges
FRME (Nasdaq), FRMEP (Nasdaq) [1]

Company positioning and business

First Merchants Corporation is a financial holding company in Central Indiana, headquartered in Muncie, Indiana. The Corporation includes First Merchants Bank and First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors (a division of First Merchants Bank). The company is listed on the NASDAQ as FRME. As of March 2026, total asset size of First Merchants Corporation was $21.1 billion. First Merchants offers commercial banking, personal banking, and investment advisor services. [3]

Background text: Wikipedia contributors, First Merchants Corporation. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.

Financial year, securities and disclosures

Listed securities: FRME (Nasdaq), FRMEP (Nasdaq). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [1]

History and key events

  1. Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [2]

Financial results and regulatory disclosures

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Related entities and concepts

Frequently asked questions

When was FIRST MERCHANTS CORP founded?

Founded: 1982. The linked source provides the background record. [2]

Where is the headquarters of FIRST MERCHANTS CORP?

Headquarters location: East Central Indiana. The linked source provides the background record. [2]

Sources and review dates

  1. Company identity and profile data ↗
  2. Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
  3. Wikipedia contributors — First Merchants Corporation (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗

Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.

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