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
Product
Complaints
Share
Checking or savings account
59
68.6%
Mortgage
14
16.3%
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports
5
5.8%
Debt collection
3
3.5%
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service
3
3.5%
Vehicle loan or lease
2
2.3%
Top issues
Issue
Complaints
Share
Problem caused by your funds being low
22
25.6%
Managing an account
20
23.3%
Closing an account
9
10.5%
Trouble during payment process
9
10.5%
Improper use of your report
4
4.7%
Opening an account
4
4.7%
Incorrect information on your report
3
3.5%
Problem with a lender or other company charging your account
3
3.5%
Closing on a mortgage
2
2.3%
Problem with customer service
2
2.3%
Struggling to pay mortgage
2
2.3%
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
2
2.3%
How complaints were closed
Company response
Complaints
Share
Closed with explanation
84
97.7%
Closed with monetary relief
1
1.2%
In progress
1
1.2%
Top states
State
Complaints
Share
IN
34
39.5%
MI
26
30.2%
OH
12
14.0%
IL
6
7.0%
AR
3
3.5%
AZ
2
2.3%
FL
2
2.3%
GA
1
1.2%
How they were submitted
Channel
Complaints
Share
Web
66
76.7%
Referral
11
12.8%
Phone
6
7.0%
Postal mail
3
3.5%
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