Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application filed by FirstMerit Corporation

The following press release was published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on March 22, 2013. It is reproduced in full below.

The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the application filed by FirstMerit Corporation, Akron, Ohio, to acquire Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Citizens Bank, both of Flint, Michigan.

Attached is the Board's Order relating to this action.

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Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System