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REGULATORY CAPITAL AND DIVIDENDS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Banking and Thrift, Interest [Abstract]  
Schedule of Actual and Required Capital Amounts and Ratios
The Corporation’s and Bank’s actual and required capital ratios as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

Prompt Corrective Action Thresholds
ActualBasel III Minimum Capital RequiredWell Capitalized
December 31, 2024AmountRatioAmountRatioAmountRatio
Total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets
First Merchants Corporation$2,030,362 13.31 %$1,601,175 10.50 %N/AN/A
First Merchants Bank1,967,738 12.89 1,602,417 10.50 $1,526,112 10.00 %
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
First Merchants Corporation$1,767,468 11.59 %$1,296,189 8.50 %N/AN/A
First Merchants Bank1,776,738 11.64 1,297,195 8.50 $1,220,889 8.00 %
Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
First Merchants Corporation$1,742,468 11.43 %$1,067,450 7.00 %N/AN/A
First Merchants Bank1,776,738 11.64 1,068,278 7.00 $991,973 6.50 %
Tier 1 capital to average assets
First Merchants Corporation$1,767,468 9.96 %$710,089 4.00 %N/AN/A
First Merchants Bank1,776,738 9.92 716,172 4.00 $895,215 5.00 %
Prompt Corrective Action Thresholds
 ActualBasel III Minimum Capital RequiredWell Capitalized
December 31, 2023AmountRatioAmountRatioAmountRatio
Total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets
First Merchants Corporation$2,021,124 13.67 %$1,552,685 10.50 %N/AN/A
First Merchants Bank1,931,810 13.06 1,553,600 10.50 $1,479,619 10.00 %
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
First Merchants Corporation$1,703,626 11.52 %$1,256,935 8.50 %N/AN/A
First Merchants Bank1,746,299 11.80 1,257,676 8.50 $1,183,695 8.00 %
Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
First Merchants Corporation$1,678,626 11.35 %$1,035,123 7.00 %N/AN/A
First Merchants Bank1,746,299 11.80 1,035,733 7.00 $961,752 6.50 %
Tier 1 capital to average assets
First Merchants Corporation$1,703,626 9.64 %$707,091 4.00 %N/AN/A
First Merchants Bank1,746,299 9.89 706,331 4.00 $882,913 5.00 %