Independent is one of many banks closing offices in Michigan in recent years. Fifth Third Bank and Comerica Bank have reduced the size of their branch networks. Huntington Bank closed 34 branches in Michigan and 107 in five states following its $3.4 billion acquisition of Akron-based FirstMerit Corp. Huntington also plans to lay off 129 workers at a branch and call center in Holland to improve operational efficiencies following the FirstMerit acquisition.