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First Merchants Co. (NASDAQ: FRMEP - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,907 shares, an increase of 506.7% from the December 31st total of 644 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,225 shares, the short-interest ratio

MUNCIE, Ind., Jan. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $46.88 per share on its 7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock Series A, represented by depositary shares (NASDAQ: FRMEP) each representing a 1/100th interest in a share of the Series A preferred stock. Holders of depositary shares will receive $0.4688 per depositary share. The dividend will…