verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message firstmerit corporation former type public company traded as nasdaq fmer industry banking financial services investment founded 1845 2 defunct 2017 1 headquarters 106 south main street akron ohio united states number of locations 366 2 area served ohio western pennsylvania northern illinois michigan wisconsin key people paul g. greig chairman & ceo products retail banking commercial bank private banking mortgage loan credit card revenue us 1.1 billion fy 2014 3 net income us 237 million fy 2014 3 total assets us 24.9 billion fy 2014 3 total equity us 2.8 billion fy 2014 3 number of employees 4 619 fte website firstmerit.com 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 . 1 contents 1 history 2 acquisition by huntington 3 headquarters 4 subsidiaries 5 references 6 external links history edit firstmerit predecessors go back as far as 1845 . in 1981 first national bank of ohio and old phoenix national bank of medina merged into first bancorporation of ohio first ohio . the next year first ohio purchased twinsburg banking company . in 1985 exchange bank in canal fulton in stark county ohio was acquired by first ohio . the bank continued expansion in ohio buying bank branches in many ohio counties for the following nine years . 2 following the 1995 purchase of civista corporation in canton ohio parent of citizens savings the holding company name changed from first bancorporation to firstmerit corporation . firstmerit added to its portfolio in 1997 abell & associates a life insurance and financial consulting firm . expansion of the corporation continued in ohio and lawrence county pennsylvania with the purchase of 32 more branches . 2 firstmerit made two deals in 2009 with st. louis based first bank and its affiliate for 24 chicago area branches with 1.2 billion in deposits and for the affiliates asset based loans . in 2010 the acquired first banks are either closed or converted into firstmerit branches . expansion into chicago continued that year with the acquisition of george washington savings bank and midwest bank and trust both failed banks . 2 on september 13 2012 it was announced that firstmerit would acquire citizens republic bancorp in a stock for stock transaction valued at approximately 912 million . the acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of 2013 . 4 with the stock payment worth less than the stock s tangible book value several law firms started looking into a possible case of breached fiduciary duties by citizens republic board of directors . 5 sandy pierce was appointed in january 2013 as firstmerit s vice chair and chairman and ceo of firstmerit michigan . in early april both bank corporations shareholders approved the merger . 6 on april 12 2013 firstmerit corporation closed the acquisition of company which will operate as of april 13 as citizens bank now part of firstmerit bank . 7 the banks owned by citizens republic bancorp were officially renamed firstmerit bank on june 13 2013 . 8 on november 2013 the landmark citizens bank weather ball on top of the former citizens republic bancorp headquarters in flint michigan was refaced with the letters c b replaced with f m. 9 acquisition by huntington edit on january 26 2016 huntington bank announced it would purchase firstmerit subject to regulatory approval in a deal that would make huntington the largest bank in ohio . 10 huntington completed the acquisition of firstmerit on august 16 . due to anti trust concerns by the justice department 11 branches in canton and two in ashtabula are being sold to first commonwealth bank . 11 additionally 107 branches located within 2.5 miles of other huntington firstmerit branches will be closed . 12 all remaining firstmerit branches and accounts are expected to be converted to huntington in early 2017 . 1 headquarters edit see firstmerit tower for more information . the firstmerit tower from the ground in akron ohio firstmerit founded in 1845 is currently headquartered in akron ohio at the firstmerit tower . the building built in 1931 is the tallest in akron with 27 floors . citation needed subsidiaries edit firstmerit bank n.a. firstmerit mortgage corporation firstmerit community development corporation 13 references edit a b c mark williams 2016 08 16 huntington closes firstmerit deal the columbus dispatch columbus ohio gatehouse media retrieved 2016 08 21 a b c d e byron shaun september 13 2012 . citizens republic buyer firstmerit has three decades of expansion bank acquisitions in midwest . mlive.com . retrieved 17 september 2012 . a b c d form 10k fy2014 pdf . snl financial . retrieved may 9 2015 . allen jeremy september 13 2012 . flint based citizen republic bancorp inc. sold to akron ohio based firstmerit corp. . the flint journal . retrieved 14 september 2012 . byron shaun september 19 2012 . multiple law firms launch investigations against citizens republic bancorp following sale to firstmerit corp. . the flint journal . retrieved 19 september 2012 . allen jeremy april 12 2013 . getting to know firstmerit corporation a history of the citizens bank buyer . the flint journal . retrieved 13 april 2013 . allen jeremy april 12 2013 . firstmerit citizens bank deal closes ; branches open april 13 under citizens bank now part of firstmerit bank name . the flint journal . retrieved 12 april 2013 . allen jeremy june 12 2013 . first look at new flint weather ball follow live blog as icon redesign revealed . the flint journal . retrieved 27 january 2016 . allen jeremy november 21 2013 . watch as two women with strong ties to flint s weather ball take part in history . the flint journal . retrieved 27 january 2016 . lin fisher betty 25 january 2016 . huntington to acquire akron based firstmerit . akron beacon journal . nobile jeremy 2016 07 27 first commonwealth bank to acquire 13 branches divested in huntington firstmerit merger crain s cleveland business cleveland ohio crain communications retrieved 2016 08 21 mark williams 2016 03 11 huntington to close 107 offices as part of firstmerit acquisition the columbus dispatch columbus ohio gatehouse media retrieved 2016 08 21 corporate profile about firstmerit . firstmerit investor relations . firstmerit . retrieved 17 september 2012 . external links edit firstmerit.com official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title firstmerit 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