Farmers & Merchants Bancorp

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company, which engages in the provision of commercial banking, retail banking, and financial services. The company is headquartered in Archbold, Ohio and currently employs 473 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2004-11-23. The Company’s primary subsidiary, The Farmers & Merchants State Bank (Bank) is a local independent community bank. The Bank is engaged in the general commercial banking business. Its activities include commercial, agricultural, and residential mortgage as well as consumer lending activities. The Bank also provides checking account services, as well as savings and time deposit services such as certificates of deposits. Its loan portfolio is comprised of loans made to customers in the farming industry for such things as farmland, farm equipment, livestock and operating loans for seed, fertilizer, and feed. The Bank provides on-line banking access for consumer and business customers. In addition, it also provides automated teller machines (ATMs) or interactive teller machines (ITMs) at the branch locations along with other independent locations in the market area.