Paid Summer Intern: Commercial Banking & Credit

First Merchants Corporation; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 24,797,000 - 30,307,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Mentorship from professionals

Networking events with leadership

Community service project

Intern Meet & Greet with senior staff

Job summary

First Merchants Corporation offers a 12-week paid Summer Internship Program in Indianapolis, designed for full-time degree-seeking students. The internship exposes you to commercial banking, credit analysis, portfolio management, and relationship-building while you work on real projects and attend leadership events.

You will gain hands-on experience, receive mentorship from professionals, and participate in a community service project as part of the program.

Qualifications

• Be a full-time Bachelor (or higher) degree-seeking student at an accredited college or university.
• Be available to work 40 hours per week from May 17th- August 6th, 2027.
• Be authorized to work in the United States.
• Have demonstrated interest in the industry and/or specific area of interest.
• Possess a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Be able and willing to travel periodically throughout the First Merchants footprint, if applicable.

Responsibilities

• The Commercial Banking Intern will learn the roles within commercial banking and the products and services the bank provides commercial customers.
• The intern will gain skills in assessing credit risk, analyzing financial data, portfolio management, and the team-based credit decision process.
• The intern will also learn the commercial banking sales cycle, relationship banking, whole-bank selling techniques, and commercial banking sales management, while gaining hands on sales experience.
• Complete trend reports for borrowing base certificates.
• Complete covenant monitoring and annual credit reviews.
• Attend and participate in loan committees and opportunity memorandum discussions.
• Partner with relationship managers on prospecting activities and participate in client calls.
• Monitor loan maturity dates and recommend renewal strategies.

Skills

Initiative

Enthusiasm

Work ethic

Team mentality

Self-motivation

Education

Pursuing Bachelor's degree

Job description

First Merchants Corporation offers a 12-week paid Summer Internship Program in Indianapolis, designed for full-time degree-seeking students. The internship exposes you to commercial banking, credit analysis, portfolio management, and relationship-building while you work on real projects and attend leadership events.

You will gain hands-on experience, receive mentorship from professionals, and participate in a community service project as part of the program.