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First Merchants Corporation

Type	Public (NASDAQ: FRME)
Founded	1982 (First Merchants Corporation)
Headquarters	Muncie, Indiana, USA
Key people	Michael Rechin, CEO & Chairman
Products	Banking
Total assets	▲$3.5 billion USD (2006)
Employees	1,200 (2007)
Website	firstmerchants.com

First Merchants Corporation (Nasdaq FRME) is a regional financial holdings company with assets of $3.78 billion headquartered in Muncie, Indiana, comprising four banks in 70 locations throughout Ohio and Indiana. First Merchants' holdings include:

• First Merchants Bank
• First Merchants Bank of Central Indiana
• Lafayette Bank & Trust Company
• Commerce National Bank
• First Merchants Trust Company