FirstMerit Mobile Banking Apps Now Offer Popmoney® for Convenient Person-to-Person Payments

AKRON, Ohio, March 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstMerit Corp. (Nasdaq: FMER) announced that its Apple iOS and Android Mobile Banking Apps now include Popmoney, a simple and secure service that allows customers to send and receive money electronically.  Sending and receiving personal payments through Popmoney reduces the hassle of writing checks and eliminates the need to carry cash. All it takes is an email address or mobile phone number of the person receiving funds to initiate a payment.

"The FirstMerit Mobile Banking app now makes it easier to send or receive money," said Julie Tutkovics, chief marketing officer at FirstMerit. "With just a few taps on yourmobile device, you can safely pay anyone you know or owe."

For more information on Popmoney at FirstMerit, please visit firstmerit.com/popmoney.

About FirstMerit
FirstMerit Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with assets of approximately $24.9 billion as of December 31, 2014, and 383 banking offices and 411 ATM locations in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Pennsylvania. FirstMerit provides a complete range of banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses through its core operations. Principal affiliates include: FirstMerit Bank, N.A., and FirstMerit Mortgage Corporation. For more information, visit us at firstmerit.com.

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FirstMerit Corporation
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Phone: 330.384.7075

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