Fitch Affirms & Withdraws FirstMerit's Ratings

Fitch Ratings has affirmed and withdrawn the following ratings for FirstMerit Corporation and its main subsidiary, FirstMerit Bank, N.A.:

FirstMerit Corporation

--Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A-';

--Short-term IDR at 'F1';

--Viability at 'a-';

--Individual at 'B';

--Support at '5';

--Support floor 'NF'.

FirstMerit, N.A.

--Long-term IDR at 'A-';

--Long-term deposits at 'A';

--Short-term IDR at 'F1';

--Short-term deposits at 'F1;

--Viability at 'a-';

--Individual at 'B';

--Support at '5';

--Support floor 'NF'.

Fitch has decided to discontinue the ratings, which are uncompensated.

Additional information is available at www.fitchratings.com. The ratings above were unsolicited and have been provided by Fitch as a service to investors

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:

--'Global Financial Institutions Rating Criteria' (Aug. 16, 2011);

--'Investment Manager and Alternate Funds Criteria' (Dec. 23, 2010).

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:

Global Financial Institutions Rating Criteria

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=649171

Investment Manager and Alternative Funds Criteria

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=661367

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