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With fraud, prevention is key. Is your business ready?

Over 80% of businesses are targets of payment fraud.

How much can fraud impact your business?

Business fraud is out there. How do fraudsters get in?

How do you mitigate business fraud risks?

2024 First Merchants Private Wealth "The PWA Way"

On behalf of the entire team at First Merchants Bank, we want to express our gratitude for joining and celebrating with us at our recent groundbreaking for our new First Merchants Bank Detroit Fitzgerald branch! 

Easily transfer money between multiple accounts in just a few clicks. Use the multi-account transfer function to move money quickly and easily for your daily banking needs. You can even create a template to make future transfers easier!

Get a detailed breakdown of one or all of your business accounts with a single report, or schedule reports to generate automatically at customizable intervals.

Organize your commercial accounts by category and priority on a personalized home page! Select your priority accounts, sort accounts into different groups, or only view your most used accounts on our completely customizable dashboard.

Make Wire Payments in a few simple steps! Set up individual and recurring wire payments in minutes.

Send money easily - anytime, anywhere - from your computer or mobile app. Watch our video to learn how to use Zelle^® and start sending and receiving money today!

Easily manage payment recipients for your business through online banking. Save recipients to a pool by adding, editing and more.

Utilize Positive Pay to manage exceptions for both check and ACH transactions. See how to view and decision exceptions, plus upload files.

Automated Clearing House (ACH) Payments for Business See how to make individual or batch ACH payments with the First Merchants Online Banking solution. ACH payments are faster, reliable and can help you automate your payments.

See how to utilize roles for managing users. Learn how to quickly and easily create new role, edit existing roles and assign roles to users.

See how to easily manage your users and their entitlements to accounts and transactions. Learn how to quickly add or edit users, and manage entitlements.

Help your team stay on top of the financials with custom alerts. Here’s how to set up these adaptable tools for managing your business accounts.

Emergencies are unpredictable and can affect your financial stability in an instant. While emergencies can’t always be avoided, emergency savings can help you manage unexpected events by giving you peace of mind and preventing you from going into debt. Watch this video for how to build an emergency savings fund.

Did you know you can create custom alerts for your account? Our tools let you set up security alerts, spending alerts, transaction alerts and more!

As advocates for minority and small business owners, it is our mission to help you prosper. To learn more about our attentive Community Business Lending team.

We are passionate about helping minority and small businesses prosper. To learn more about our attentive Community Business Lending team.

We want to help you access the not only the capital but also the knowledge necessary to sustain your business for the long run. To learn more about our attentive Community Business Lending team.

We want you to bank where business matters. Our Community Business Lending team has a pathway to help your business prosper. Learn more about our attentive Community Business Lending team.

We meet you right where your small business is -- today. Let us show you how we’re different. To learn more about our attentive Community Business Lending team.

Secure Messages allow you to send questions or information to our bankers securely.

Set personal finance goals, build a budget, track your spending, and more!

If you need to deposit a check on the go, our Mobile Deposit feature can help! Just take a picture of your check, provide the requested info, and voila!

Make a loan payment from your mobile app! You’ll also get updates on your loan status, including your available balance and the amount owed.

Use our external transfers option to transfer money between banks or external accounts.

Never run out of checks! Now, you can easily order new checks through your FMB mobile app.

Changing your address is simple on our mobile app – you can easily keep your address updated!

Add an extra layer of protection with custom card controls. Set up when and how your card can be used, transaction limits, and more.

Quickly pay bills from your app – just enroll in bill pay, set up automatic payments, and voila!

Easily check your account history, search for recent transactions, check your account balance, or ask questions about your account – all in one place.

Transferring funds between accounts is simple – just click the “Transfer” button! You can set up single and recurring transfers right from your phone!

Never worry about mail going missing again – get eStatements right in our mobile app. Keep track of spending, double check card charges, or access statements as you apply for a mortgage, loan, or line of credit!

Get a detailed breakdown of online and mobile transactions, search your transaction history, and favorite search filters for later use.

Pitching in on pizza, splitting spaghetti or going fifty-fifty on falafel? You can quickly pay friends and family for anything using Zelle on your First Merchants mobile app. It’s fast, convenient and yummy. Pay your friends with Zelle through the First Merchants mobile app.

What makes a community bank? It's really a place where we can welcome the community in our doors and that we can provide financial advice. Corporate social responsibility is the heart of the bank. It means: the families that we've helped, it means the partners that we have developed and created, it means the communities that we have transformed. It's all of us working together to make a difference in these places that we call home. We want to set clients up for success.

A First Merchants Home Equity Loan is the flexible, low-interest option for any major purchase or expenditure. Our home equity loans typically have a much lower interest rate than using a credit card and you can usually get a larger loan amount than through using other loan options.

With a HELOC from First Merchants, you can use the equity in your home to do more of what you want to do! It is often the smartest and most affordable way to borrow.

How can you make sure the online you is really you? With the MasterCard Enhanced Benefits in every First Merchants debit card, you get all the tools you’ll need if someone tries to steal your identity. First Merchants personal debit card. Purchase with confidence. Enroll in ID Theft Protection today! https://www.firstmerchants.com/personal-banking/debit-cards/mastercard-enhanced-benefits

What makes a community bank? It's really a place where we can welcome the community in our doors and that we can provide financial advice. The bank has been here since 1893. It's survived the depression, world wars, the financial crisis. During that crisis, we started talking about how much we needed our community, but also how much our community really needed us. We believe that First Merchants is a staple in the backyards of the places where our employees and our customers live and work.

Asset Allocation in Trying Times: Jamie Wright, Portfolio Manager and Research Director for First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors discusses investor considerations. Recent economic data reflects that the positive momentum that we have enjoyed for many years has slowed.

With a HELOC & Home Improvement loan from First Merchants, you can use the equity in your home to do more of what you want to do! It is often the smartest and most affordable way to borrow.

At First Merchants, your bank and your employer can work together to give you even more banking benefits.

For more than a century, First Merchants Bank has been a proud partner to business owners throughout our local communities with our combination of vast financial resources and personal, local service. We instill confidence in business owners by making our decisions in the places they call home. We build strong, personal relationships around a common goal to see their businesses thrive and grow.

Expect more from your debit card. Need your debit card today? We’ve got you covered. Get your personal debit card on the spot. It’s called Instant Issue. Or, you can simply call it convenient. And, if you lose your card, just stop in to one of our Instant Issue locations, and we will create one for you right away. First Merchants Mastercard Debit Cards are available “instantly” at select locations. Visit our locations page to find a banking center that can issue you a debit card today. Simply use the filter "instant issue" in your location search.

At First Merchants we recognize different people need different solutions, so we create the solutions that are needed.

First Merchants private wealth advisors have the experience to help grow your portfolio while always working to protect what you’ve built. And every one of our advisors carry the fiduciary designation, which means they serve you and not a sales commission. Each client needs a well thought out plan. They can’t wait for solutions. So, working together, we create them.

Referring friends and family is easy! You can use the form on our website or our mobile app or visit a banking center. Each qualified referral earns $50 for you and $50 for your friend, up to $500 in a calendar year.

The Long View 2022 Business Vision illustrates how First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors team helps clients build long-term financial success.

Save smarter with monthly automatic transfers from your checking account to a CD. You can transfer as little as $25 per month and watch your money grow with a smart savers CD.

First Merchants was founded on a principle: banks should help their communities thrive. So over 125 years ago, a group of business owners created First Merchants to ensure our neighbors had a trusted place for their money.

We are a collection of dynamic colleagues, with diverse experiences and perspectives, who share a passion for positively impacting lives. We are genuinely committed to attracting and engaging teammates of diverse backgrounds and we believe in the power of inclusion and belonging.

Using your home's equity is a smart and affordable way to borrow. And First Merchants offers rate lock options. Rest assured, your home equity can help you cover the expenses that matter most. Schedule an appointment with a banker today and we'll show you how to unlock your home's value.

Every day you’re out there…with the sole purpose of protecting us…keeping us healthy…teaching our children. First Merchants First Direct checking account is our way of saying thank you to the heroes walking among us. You receive $100 for opening your First Direct account. First Merchants First Direct Account opening bonus of $100 contingent upon completing 15 transactions within 60 days of account opening, and by completing one direct deposit of $500 or more within 60 days of account opening. Plus, with First Direct, you'll be able to send money to friends and family with Zelle...get a free debit card…access your funds at over 25,000 ATMs…and manage your finances with the First Merchants mobile app. Your selfless sacrifice is a gift to all you serve. First Direct is our small token of gratitude in return.

Ready to buy? It's time to talk to a First Merchants mortgage loan officer. They'll explain the types of mortgages available and also explain your interest rate options. You can confidently navigate the mortgage process and First Merchants will be with you at every step; right up to you taking that first step inside your new home. Call First Merchants at 1-800-205-3464 or apply online today to start your home buying process.

Low rate home improvement loans at First Merchants Bank can help you turn your to do list into a done list!

If you'd like to enjoy lower monthly payments and a more manageable monthly budget, talk to a lender, or apply online today to refinance your mortgage with First Merchants.

Take the wheel with a great deal on a low fixed rate auto loan! You can even refinance an existing high rate auto loan. Call us at 1-800-205-3464 for more information.