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First Merchants donated $50,000 to the Monroe Family YMCA. These funds will be used to support the Monroe Family YMCA’s Anti-Hunger Initiatives program, which works to provide fresh, nutritious food to nearby rural communities.

First Quarter 2026 Highlights: Net income available to common stockholders was $27.7 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, compared to $56.6 million, or $0.99 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2025. On an adjusted basis1, net income totaled $63.1 million, or $1.03 per diluted share, compared to $56.4 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, in the prior quarter.

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First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ: FRME) and First Savings Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSFG) have finalized a merger of the two companies. Following regulatory approvals last month, the companies consummated their legal closing through a stock transaction effective February 1, 2026.

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