First Merchants Bank, Ann Arbor, MI

Terrible service. Business account. I had a check stolen and altered. In-person the bank staff made it sound like it would be simple to have it corrected. Three weeks later they know nothing. No trace can be found of the affidavit. In the meantime I had a call from the security department telling me how I could protect my account from issues in the future for a mere /s $75 a month. So plan to pay $900 a year to keep your account safe. Yesterday the entire website was down for an extended period of time. I've moved most of my funds and an just trying to get this resolved so I can leave entirely. Please keep your assets safe. Do not bank with First Merchants.

Level one was ok but first merchants is just horrible. You must get approved from this bank to withdraw funds from your own business account at the ATM. I have never encountered such restrictions at any bank. It's been over 4days. No follow up on their end. I'm switching banks. This is way too much work just to have access to your own funds. BEWARE

Level one bank will not help you should your card get compromised. They will tell you that another department handles x or y and give you a run around. There is no follow up with customers. No reason to do your banking here.

We opened savings accounts for our kids and the whole team was wonderful! They were patient, kind, and helped educate the kids about their accounts and what saving can do over time. We are so happy with the personal service and attention we received then and ever since. We take small deposits in on a regular basis and they are helpful and patient every time we’re there. Thank you to all of you at Ann Arbor State Bank!

Five stars all around to Ann Arbor State Bank and mortgage officer Sean Breeden! I called Ann Arbor State Bank recently when I was shopping for a new mortgage. My realtor, Julia Brenner of ReMax, recommended that I go with a local bank rather than one of the big national names since most sellers consider it to be a much stronger pre-approval and would therefore strengthen any potential than we would make on a house (a very good thing in this tight A2 market). Wow! I was blown away by my experience. Sean Breeden was amazing every step of the way. He responded quickly, and patiently and graciously answered all of my many questions (at one point I think we had 22 emails going back and forth) and gave me such clear, direct information. I shopped other local banks as well, but no one came close to Sean's professionalism and expertise. He got me a fantastic interest rate and worked hard to help us close early. What is usually a very stressful process was, in this case, a wonderful experience. Thank you, Sean, and AASB!!

Troy Fairbanks and Gary Dowling were fantastic with a recent mortgage we received through First Merchants Bank. They did a great job getting us a very good rate and we closed on time. Highly recommend working with them!

Terrible service. Business account. I had a check stolen and altered. In-person the bank staff made it sound like it would be simple to have it corrected. Three weeks later they know nothing. No trace can be found of the affidavit. In the meantime I had a call from the security department telling me how I could protect my account from issues in the future for a mere /s $75 a month. So plan to pay $900 a year to keep your account safe. Yesterday the entire website was down for an extended period of time. I've moved most of my funds and an just trying to get this resolved so I can leave entirely. Please keep your assets safe. Do not bank with First Merchants.

Level one was ok but first merchants is just horrible. You must get approved from this bank to withdraw funds from your own business account at the ATM. I have never encountered such restrictions at any bank. It's been over 4days. No follow up on their end. I'm switching banks. This is way too much work just to have access to your own funds. BEWARE