Mickey Mouse move?

Mickey Porter, once a popular columnist for the Akron Beacon Journal before his retirement, instead becomes an angry man-in-the-street quote for a BJ story by business writer Betty Lin-Fisher about FirstMerit Corp. closing 16 branches in four states, including seven in Ohio and four in the Akron area.

Mickey is miffed about the closing in Copley, where he’s banked for five decades. Others are in Ravenna, Massilon and Strongsville.

To quote the Mickey: “I’m livid. Frankly, they’ve got a lot of people in Copley and a lot of people use that bank, and it’s going to be terrible. It’s terrible for me. If another bank relocates there, I’m going to go there.”

If he stays with FirstMerit, Mickey will have to go to Fairlawn or Montrose. 

All 16 branches will close April 30.

Last summer, FirstMerit closed 26 branches, including in the Merriman Valley of Akron.

To read the entire article, click on http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/firstmerit-to-close-16-branches-including-copley-township-ravenna-strongsville-massillon-1.562213