Personal Automatic Transactions

Pre-authorized deposit transactions that were established outside of Online Banking will continue through June 30, 2024.  Please be aware that any transactions relying on old account information may be delayed. These might include transactions such as payroll deposits and Social Security deposits.

ACTION > Please verify on your statement and/or through Online Banking that all direct deposits you are expecting have processed to your account.  

ACTION > On or after December 4, 2023, contact each vendor initiating a direct deposit to update your information with First Mid’s routing number and your account number. 

If you have been notified that your account number is changing, please refer to your notification letter for more information. 

Contact the Customer Support Center at 877-888-5629 or your local First Mid banking center if you need assistance.

Any automatic transfers you currently have set up between your accounts at Blackhawk Bank will continue automatically after conversion.  Please review your statements and notify us immediately if a transfer does not occur. 

Pre-authorized payment/withdrawal transactions that were established outside of Online Banking will continue through June 30, 2024.  Please be aware that any transactions relying on old account information may be delayed. These might include transactions such as utility payments and credit card payments. For information on automatic loan payments, see next question. 

ACTION > Please verify on your statement and/or through Online Banking that all automatic payments/withdrawals you are expecting have processed to your account.  

ACTION > On or after December 4, 2023, you should contact each vendor initiating an automatic payment/withdrawal to update your information with First Mid’s routing number and your account number. 

First Mid’s Routing Number is: 071102076

If you have an automatic payment on your home mortgage loan, you will need to re-establish your automatic payment. Please watch for your Mortgage Loan Welcome Letter on or around November 15, 2023 with details.

If you have a pre-authorized payment on your loan, you will need to re-establish your payment information, including First Mid’s routing number, under the following circumstances:

• A transfer that originates from another Financial Institution
• A transfer through any online banking or bill pay service including those set up through Blackhawk Bank

ACTION > For either of these situations above, please update your payment information through the originating source after December 1, 2023 but prior to the next payment due date to:

First Mid Bank & Trust
PO Box 499
Mattoon, IL  61938
First Mid Routing Number: 071102076

Note:  If your loan number is changing, you will receive a separate notification with your new loan number.  If you receive notification that your loan number is changing, you would also need to change the loan number in the situations listed above.

The following payments will continue without interruption:

• Payments currently set up as a transfer from your Blackhawk Bank deposit account or a First Mid deposit account 
• Payments automatically originated through Blackhawk Bank from a deposit account at another Financial Institution

If you’re not sure how your automatic payments are currently set up, contact your local Blackhawk Bank banking center for help.

ACTION > Please verify all automatic loan payments you are expecting have processed to your account. If you have been notified that your account number is changing, please refer to your notification letter for more information.