First Merchants Corp. operates as financial holding company. The company provides consumer, mortgage and business banking, and cash & wealth management services to its customers through its subsidiaries First Merchants Bank NA, Lafayette Bank & Trust NA, First Merchants Bank of Central Indiana NA, Commerce National Bank, First Merchants Trust Co. NA and First Merchants Insurance Services. It offers financial services, including accepting time deposits, savings and demand deposits; making consumer, commercial, agri-business and real estate mortgage loans; renting safe deposit facilities; providing personal and corporate trust services; providing full-service brokerage; and providing other corporate services, letters of credit and repurchase agreements. The company also operates a full-service property, casualty, personal lines, and employee benefit insurance agency through its subsidiary First Merchants Insurance services. First Merchants was founded in September 1982 and is headquarter