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Huntingon/FirstMerit Merger Completed

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published August 16, 2016 at 10:05 AM EDT
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Columbus-based Huntington Bancshares says this morning its 3.4 billion dollar purchase of Akron-based FirstMerit bank has been completed. The purchase was first announced in January, and a spokesperson says the bank has been ahead of schedule with approvals. Huntington plans to close 107 branches, including ten in central Ohio next year.  
 

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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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