New Business Customers
Earn $400 for Opening an Unlimited Business Checking Account
Open a new Unlimited Business Checking Account, meet the requirements and earn a $400 bonus. Features include, one login for personal and business checking and no maintenance fee.
Business Products and Services
From operating accounts and loans to merchant services, we offer the services and solutions to help keep your business growing.
Business Checking
Business Loans & Lending
Business Savings & Money Market
Business Credit Card
Merchant Services
Solutions for Growing your Business
Wherever you are in your business growth journey, we offer solutions for your unique business goals. As the No. 1 SBA lender in the nation in number of SBA 7(a) loans†, we have the experience to help guide and advise you on your journey.
SBA Loans
Looking out for local businesses helped make us the No. 1 SBA lender in the nation in number of SBA 7(a) loans†. We’d love to help your business, too.
Healthcare Practice Finance
We offer various practice loan options for dentists, medical professionals, optometrists, and veterinarians, including practice acquisition loans, project loans, start-up loans, real estate loans, equipment financing, or debt consolidation loans.
Powered by Purpose
A shared desire to serve others is at the heart of First Merit’s culture.
Philanthropy
First Merit made over 600 donations to programs that help our communities thrive, totaling more than $10 million.
Volunteerism
Our colleagues dedicated more than 28,500 hours to support over 1,100 community organizations.
Sustainability
First Merit invested more than $15 million in over 300 projects promoting environmental stewardship.
†SBA loans subject to SBA eligibility. First Merit is #1 in the nation in number of SBA 7(a) loans from October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2024. First Merit was the #1 SBA 7(a) lender in the region made up of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, and Western Pennsylvania from October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2021 and the region made up of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Colorado and Wisconsin from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. Source: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
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