There are few things that can build equity and future financial stability like homeownership. However, our nation has a fraught history when it comes to equal access to homeownership, lending, and building credit.

Volatility continued in the markets this past week, though stocks were able to eke out gains for the second straight week with the Dow Jones average gaining 1.2%, the S&P 500 rising 1.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite closing up 1.7%.

In the past decade, gender equality in the workplace has grown by leaps and bounds – especially in the banking industry. This Women’s History Month, First Merchants Bank is proud to celebrate that progress, and we’re committed to forging ahead for greater rights and opportunities for women ...

You know something about the e-mail you received doesn’t seem quite right – but you can’t put your finger on it. Maybe it’s signed by your HR manager but came from outside your organization.

U.S. equities broadly have held up well despite tumultuous market activity triggered by the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank of New York, which sparked a selloff among financial sector stocks and ignited the strongest rally in U.S. short-term Treasury bonds in decades.