Ohio

Old National Bancorp in Evansville, Ind., has agreed to sell a total of 17 branches in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio to First Mid-Illinois Bancshares and MainSource Financial Group.

Farmers National Banc Corp. in Canfield, Ohio, has agreed to buy National Bancshares in Orrville, Ohio.

FirstMerit in Akron, Ohio, reported higher quarterly earnings as cost controls compensated for a decline in interest income.

First Citizens Banc Corp in Sandusky, Ohio, is changing its name.

KeyCorp in Cleveland beat earnings forecasts on the strength of increased fee income.

Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati reported a drop in fourth-quarter profit on lower interest income from lending, and from decreased fees from mortgage banking.

Northwest Bancshares in Warren, Pa., has bought B.J. Petruso Agency in Meadville, Pa.

Nationwide the number of bank branches fell by about 1.7% last year. But some cities and states were hit harder than others, according to data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and research firm BankRegData.

NORTH CANTON, Ohio — Diebold has introduced antimicrobial touchscreens to its automated teller machines.

First Merchants in Muncie, Ind., has agreed to acquire C Financial in Columbus, Ohio.

New screens are treated with an agent that deters the growth of bacteria. Will germaphobes welcome them?

LCNB Corp. in Lebanon, Ohio, has agreed to buy BNB Bancorp in Brookville, Ohio.

Huntington National Bank in Columbus, Ohio, has announced plans to support Apple Pay.

Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati has named an executive of the Cincinnati Bengals football team to its board.

Northwest Bancshares in Warren, Pa., has agreed to buy LNB Bancorp in Lorain, Ohio.

Sun Center FCU in LaGrange, Ohio, is merging with Firefighters Community CU, Cleveland.

The American Bankers Association has added 12 banks to community banks indexed and listed with the Nasdaq stock exchange.

First Financial Bancorp in Cincinnati has shuffled its C-Suite and appointed a new president.

Wayne Savings Bancshares in Wooster, Ohio, appointed H. Stewart Fitz Gibbon III as president and chief executive of the company and its banking unit.

First Financial Bancorp in Cincinnati saw its earnings rise slightly in the third quarter because of acquisitions and loan growth.