Commercial Banks

Established in 1932, M&M Bank was organized to help support the families, businesses, and communities of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In the years that followed M&M Bank built a reputation of being a friendly, local, dependable, community-focused company. Whether one needs help financing a new business, opening a new deposit account, or supporting a local charity or community event: the value of banking with hometown people will be appreciate.

Merchants and Planters Bank traces its roots back to 1946 in Tupelo, Arkansas. Since those early days, the Bank has grown and expanded into five counties, with a total of twelve banking locations and one mortgage lending office. In addition to full service banking, it offers a full line of insurance and investment products through M&P Insurance and Investments Services. Both companies are under the umbrella of M&P Community Bancshares, the holding company for Merchants and Planters Bank.

The Merchants and Planters Bank of Raymond, Mississippi was chartered in 1906. The bank remains as one of the very few small, independent community banks in Hinds County. Although the list of services provided to its customers has grown considerably, the commitment to extending only the best in basic, personal banking to a local market is unshakable. It has 4 locations to serve customers.

The Mission of Merchants Bank of Alabama is to provide high quality financial products and to promote stability and economic growth within the community. This focus will facilitate long term growth and enhanced profitability, which will benefit its customers, employees, and shareholders. Merchants Bank of Alabama has been providing quality customer service since 1907. By remaining a locally owned, independent, community bank it can best meet the unique needs of our community.

BancorpSouth (NYSE: BXS) has grown over the years through a series of mergers and acquisitions to approximately $20 billion in assets. The bank operates more than 300 full service branch locations as well as additional mortgage, insurance, and loan production offices in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas, including an insurance location in Illinois. BancorpSouth is committed to a culture of respect, diversity and inclusion in both its workplace and communities.

Merchants Bank is a locally owned and operated community bank. Its Mission is to offer the customers an exceptional banking experience; to contribute strongly to the community's economic growth and development; to provide an environment where employees can thrive; thereby maximizing lasting shareholder value. Today, Merchants Bank operates nine physical locations in Northampton County.

Merchants Bancorp is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana operating multiple lines of business, including Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) multi-family housing and healthcare facility financing and servicing; mortgage warehouse financing; retail and correspondent residential mortgage banking; agricultural lending; and traditional community banking. Merchants Bancorp, with $6.4 billion in assets and $5.5 billion in deposits as of December 31, 2019, conducts its business through its direct and indirect subsidiaries.

Merchants Bank of Rugby was chartered in 1897. The descendents of the founders continue to own Merchants Bank to this day. Merchants Bank of Rugby is an independent community bank committed to maintaining safe and sound banking practices, play a proactive role in improving the Rugby, Towner, Granville, Upham, and Fairview communities and providing the highest degree of customer service possible. It has 5 locations.

Merchants Financial Group (MFGI) is the parent company for Merchants Bank and Merchants Bank Equipment Finance. With total assets of more than $2.1 billion, MFGI is among the largest independent financial organizations in the region. It offers a variety of personal and business banking products in addition to: Home mortgage loans. Business/commercial loans, ag loans and leases, Trust and estate services, Investment services*, Correspondent mortgage lending solutions.

Merchants State Bank was founded in 1899. Its mission is to provide high quality financial services to the communities it serves and to promote economic growth and stability within those communities, while earning a reasonable profit. This will facilitate future bank growth, an attractive compensation and benefit package for oits employees, and increase value to its stockholders.