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CFPB complaint counts · Oct 17, 2023 – Oct 17, 2026

First Merchants Bank complaints

Consumers filed 86 complaints about FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over the past three years, 39 of them in the last 12 months. The most common product was "Checking or savings account" (69%), and the most common issue was "Problem caused by your funds being low". The company responded on time to 98.8% of complaints, and 1.2% of closed complaints ended with monetary or non-monetary relief.

Complaints (3 yrs)
86
Per $1B deposits
5.1median 8.5
Timely response
98.8%
Closed with relief
1.2%

The CFPB publishes complaints after the company responds or after 15 days, whichever comes first. It does not verify every fact in a complaint, and counts reflect customer volume as much as service quality. Narratives are not shown. See First Merchants Bank's financial scorecard.

By product

ProductComplaintsShare
Checking or savings account5968.6%
Mortgage1416.3%
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports55.8%
Debt collection33.5%
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service33.5%
Vehicle loan or lease22.3%

Top issues

IssueComplaintsShare
Problem caused by your funds being low2225.6%
Managing an account2023.3%
Closing an account910.5%
Trouble during payment process910.5%
Improper use of your report44.7%
Opening an account44.7%
Incorrect information on your report33.5%
Problem with a lender or other company charging your account33.5%
Closing on a mortgage22.3%
Problem with customer service22.3%
Struggling to pay mortgage22.3%
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action22.3%

How complaints were closed

Company responseComplaintsShare
Closed with explanation8497.7%
Closed with monetary relief11.2%
In progress11.2%

Top states

StateComplaintsShare
IN3439.5%
MI2630.2%
OH1214.0%
IL67.0%
AR33.5%
AZ22.3%
FL22.3%
GA11.2%

How they were submitted

ChannelComplaintsShare
Web6676.7%
Referral1112.8%
Phone67.0%
Postal mail33.5%

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