First Merchants Corporation | 11,411 followers on LinkedIn. Helping you prosper. Rated One of the Best Places to Work, Top 5 Best Banks in America(Forbes), Best Big Bank(Newsweek). | First Merchants Corporation is the largest financial services holding company in Central Indiana, headquartered in Muncie, Indiana. The Corporation has one full-service bank charter, First Merchants Bank. The Bank also operates as First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors (as a division of First Merchants Bank).