Huntington Bancshares acquired FirstMerit and is now operating as The Huntington National Bank.

“Huntington’s acquisition of FirstMerit expands customer convenience, extending our products and services and award-winning customer experience,” said Stephen D. Steinour, chairman, president and CEO. “As we welcome our new customers and colleagues, we look forward to working with them and sharing our brand promise as a bank focused on doing the right thing. We will continue to build on a legacy of strengthening our local communities through commitments extending over more than 150 years.”

Approved by both boards of directors on January 25, Huntington’s acquisition of FirstMerit increases the company’s assets to approximately $100 billion, making it the largest bank in Ohio by deposits. The merged bank has nearly 1,000 branch locations across Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Following the closing, business will continue as usual through 2016, with customers kept informed about pending 2017 branch and account conversions and timing of previously announced branch consolidations and closings of certain locations.