First Merchants Corporation reported a net income of $52.8 million for Q3 2021, a 45.7% increase compared to Q3 2020. Earnings per share totaled $0.98, up from $0.67 in the same period last year. The corporation experienced organic loan growth of $503.9 million over the last twelve months, which was offset by the forgiveness of PPP loans.
Net income increased by 45.7% compared to Q3 2020.
Earnings per share increased to $0.98 compared to $0.67 in Q3 2020.
Total assets equaled $15.1 billion as of September 30, 2021.
Net interest income for the quarter totaled $104.7 million, an increase of 12.7 percent from Q3 2020.
The company remains optimistic about the remainder of 2021 and its ability to deliver high levels of performance in 2022.
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