FirstMerit News

FirstMerit Corp. announced the appointment of two new executives. William Huffman was hired as senior vice president of commercial banking. via Ohio.com

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“You'd have loans done by the person who was working at Roto-Rooter and became a mortgage broker because he could make more money”

Local banks report decent quarters -- except National City Posted by Teresa Dixon Murray April 22, 2008 19:27PM How do banks make money during these tough times? All of Ohio's largest banks have managed to ... via The Plain Dealer

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Bucking the trend of most financial companies that either have reported losses or weaker results, FirstMerit Corp. via Crain's Cleveland Business

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Tom O'Malley - " Director of Corporate Communications Paul Greig - " Chairman and CEO Bill Richgels - " EVP and Chief Credit Officer Terry Bichsel - " EVP and CFO Analysts Scott Siefers - " Sandler O'Neill ... via Seeking Alpha

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Posted by Teresa Dixon Murray April 22, 2008 09:40AM FirstMerit Corp. on Tuesday said first-quarter profits were exactly the same as a year ago, at $31.4 million, or 39 cents per share. via Cleveland.com

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FirstMerit Bank literally rolled out the red carpet for shareholders at its 26th annual shareholders meeting Wednesday in downtown Akron's John S. Knight Center. via Ohio.com

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Mr. Dimos' experience includes 16 years in the banking industry in various capacities from operations through acting as president at institutions including FirstMerit and Central Trust Company. via Earth Times

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AKRON, Ohio, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FirstMerit's senior management will host an earnings conference call on April 22, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. to provide an overview of first quarter results and ... via Earth Times

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All the news lately about National City's financial problems have some area competitors thinking the big bank's woes could be their gain. via WCPN-FM Cleveland

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“As other companies have either pulled back or gotten out of the market, we view it as an opportunity”

With market leader National City Corp. bombarded with bad mortgage loans, a volatile stock price and rumors that it could be sold, the competition for banking business is quickly heating up in Northeast Ohio. via Cleveland.com

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