Roundup: Ohio's 1st Bancorp Changes Name to FirstMerit

AKRON - First Bancorp of Ohio said its name and stock symbol has been changed to FirstMerit Corp.

The new name, approved by shareholders on Dec. 15, better reflects the geographic scope of the corporation and will facilitate a united marketing effort, the bank said.

The bank's stock will trade under the Nasdaq symbol FMER. The subsidiary banks will add FirstMerit to their names over the next few months.

First Bancorp of Ohio has $5.7 billion in assets.

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