FirstMerit Bank: FirstMerit customers stick with Huntington after acquisition

As it turns out, nearly all FirstMerit customers have decided to keep their accounts with the bank's new owner, Huntington Bancshares.Huntington said Wednesday that it expects to exceed its goal of retaining 90 percent of the deposits it acquired when it bought Akron-based FirstMerit last year.The bank converted FirstMerit offices to Huntington offices in February.At the time, some FirstMerit customers complained about problems related to the switch and long waits to [...]