EX-23 3 exhibit23-202010k.htm EX-23
PART IV: ITEM 15. FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT-23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
EXHIBIT 23 - CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-159643, 333-219924 and 333-232362) and Form S-3 (File No. 333-229527) of First Merchants Corporation (Corporation) of our reports dated March 1, 2021, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of the Corporation as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated March 1, 2021, on our audit of the internal control over financial reporting of the Corporation as of December 31, 2020, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
BKD, LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana
March 1, 2021