Company: FRME
Filing Date: 2025-02-24
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000712534-25-000058
Chunk: 24

Company: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-24
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 8
Chunk 24
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, such as loans, letters of credit, derivatives and investment securities, as well as revenue related to mortgage servicing activities, as these activities are subject to other GAAP discussed elsewhere within the disclosures.  The Corporation has evaluated the nature of its contracts with customers and determined that further disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers into more granular categories beyond what is presented in the Consolidated Statements of Income was not necessary.  Descriptions of revenue-generating activities that are within the scope of ASU 2014-09, which are presented in our income statements are as follows:Service charges on deposit accounts:  The Corporation earns fees from its deposit customers for transaction-based, account maintenance and overdraft services.  Transaction-based fees, which include services such as ATM use fees, stop payment charges, statement rendering and ACH fees, are recognized at the time the transaction is executed, which is the point in time the Corporation fulfills the customer’s request.  Account maintenance fees, which relate primarily to monthly maintenance, are earned monthly, representing the period which the Corporation satisfies the performance obligation.  Overdraft fees are recognized at the point in time that the overdraft occurs.  Service charges on deposits are withdrawn from the customer’s account balance.Fiduciary activities:  This represents monthly fees due from wealth management customers as consideration for managing the customers’ assets.  Wealth management and trust services include custody of assets, investment management, fees for trust services and similar fiduciary activities.  These fees are primarily earned over time as the Corporation provides the contracted monthly or quarterly services and are generally assessed based on the market value of assets under management at month-end.  Fees that are transaction-based are recognized at the point in time that the transaction is executed. Investment Brokerage Fees:  The Corporation earns fees from investment brokerage services provided to its customers by a third-party service provider.  The Corporation receives commissions from the third-party provider on a monthly basis based upon customer activity for the month.  The fees are paid to us by the third party on a monthly basis and are recognized when received.Interchange income:  The Corporation earns interchange fees from debit and credit cardholder transactions conducted through the Visa and MasterCard payment networks.  Interchange fees from cardholder transactions represent a percentage of the underlying transaction value and are recognized concurrent with the transaction processing services provided to the cardholder.

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PART II: ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATANOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(table dollar amounts in