A record final quarter in 2017 for First Merchants Corporation. Net income during those three months amounted to $24.4 million, compared to $22.3 million during the same quarter in 2016. Acquisition expenses related to the completion of our Independent Alliance Banks acquisition totaled $1.4 million, or $.02 per share, for the quarter.
Year-to-date net income totaled a record $96.1 million, compared to $81.1 million during the same period in 2016.