FirstMerit Corporation

FirstMerit Corporation
Company typePublic company
NASDAQ: FMER
IndustryBanking
Financial services
Investment
Founded1845[1]
Defunct2017[2]
FateBought and acquired by Huntington Bancshares in August 2016
Headquarters106 King James Way, Akron, Ohio, United States
Number of locations
366[1]
Area served
Ohio
Western Pennsylvania
Northern Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Key people
Paul G. Greig
(Chairman & CEO)
ProductsRetail Banking
Commercial bank
Private Banking
Mortgage loan
Credit Card
RevenueIncrease US$ 1.1 billion (FY 2014) [3]
Increase US$ 237 million (FY 2014)[3]
Total assetsIncrease US$ 24.9 billion (FY 2014)[3]
Total equityIncrease US$ 2.8 billion (FY 2014)[3]
Number of employees
4,619 (FTE)
Websitefirstmerit.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 8, 2014)

FirstMerit Corporation was a diversified financial services company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with assets of approximately $26.2 billion as of June 30, 2016, and 359 banking offices and 400 ATM locations in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Pennsylvania. FirstMerit provided a range of banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses. Principal affiliates included: FirstMerit Bank, N.A., and FirstMerit Mortgage Corporation. It was acquired by Huntington Bancshares in August 2016.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ml was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Mark, Williams (2016-08-16). "Huntington closes FirstMerit deal". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  3. ^ a b c d "Form 10K FY2014" (PDF). SNL Financial. Retrieved May 9, 2015.