Merchants & Southern Bank
Status: | Inactive as of 05/22/2015 |
Merger - Without Assistance | |
Successor Bank: | Ameris Bank |
Headquarters: | Merchants & Southern Bank 3361 North Main Street Gainesville, FL 32602 |
Established: | 11/25/1959 |
FDIC Insurance: | 11/25/1959 |
FDIC Cert: | #18116 |
Charter Class: | Commercial bank, state charter and Fed nonmember, supervised by the FDIC |
Total Assets: | $439,810,000 |
Total Deposits: | $356,546,000 |
History
1959-11-25 | Institution established: Original name:Bank of Hawthorne | |
1976-11-05 | Changed name to Lake Area State Bank | |
1985-03-27 | Changed name to Merchants & Southern Bank of Alachua County | |
1986-04-29 | Moved bank headquarters from HAWTHORNE, FL to GAINESVILLE, FL | |
1988-03-26 | Changed name to Merchants & Southern Bank | |
1988-03-26 | Acquired Merchants & Southern Bank of Ocala (26401) in OCALA, FL | |
1988-09-23 | Acquired Merchants and Southern Bank of Clay County (26781) in KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, FL | |
2015-05-22 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of Ameris Bank (20504) in MOULTRIE, GA | |
2016-03-11 | Acquired The Jacksonville Bank (34941) in JACKSONVILLE, FL | |
2018-05-25 | Acquired Atlantic Coast Bank (45826) in JACKSONVILLE, FL | |
2018-06-29 | Acquired Hamilton State Bank (57810) in HOSCHTON, GA | |
2019-07-01 | Moved bank headquarters from MOULTRIE, GA to ATLANTA, GA | |
2019-07-01 | Change trust powers from TRUST POWERS NOT GRANTED to FULL TRUST POWERS GRANTED | |
2019-07-01 | Acquired Fidelity Bank (21440) in ATLANTA, GA |