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First Merchants Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Merchants Corporation, has successfully completed their previously announced merger with iAB Financial Bank.

On Friday, April 21, 2016, First Merchants Bank held its 8th Annual Recycle-O-Rama event from 11am – 2pm. The weather was perfect and the sun was out for the Earth Day celebration. FMB invited vendors from the community, including The Salvation Army, Community Computer Alliance (CCA), Big Brothers Big Sisters, The Big Green Box and Shred–It. We had 67 cars drive through the drop–off zone during the three-hour event.

First Merchants Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Merchants Corporation, has successfully completed their previously announced merger with The Arlington Bank.

MUNCIE, Ind. & FORT WAYNE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ:FRME) and Independent Alliance Banks, Inc. (OTCQX:IALB) (IAB) today announced they have executed a definitive agreement whereby IAB will merge with and into First Merchants, and its wholly owned bank subsidiary, iAB Financial Bank (iAB), will merge with and into First Merchants Bank.

First Merchants Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Merchants Corporation, and The Arlington Bank announced they have executed a definitive merger agreement whereby The Arlington Bank will merge with and into First Merchants Bank. Founded in 1998, and based in Upper Arlington, Ohio, The Arlington Bank operates three banking center locations in the Columbus, Ohio area.