First Merchants Corporation Completes Legal Closing of First Savings Financial Group Merger

MUNCIE, Ind., Feb. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ: FRME) and First Savings Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSFG) have finalized a merger of the two companies. Following regulatory approvals last month, the companies consummated their legal closing through a stock transaction effective February 1, 2026. As previously announced in late 2025, First Savings Bank will also merge with and into First Merchants Bank. Headquartered in Jeffersonville, Indiana, directly across the Ohio ...