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

1959-11-25Institution established: Original name:Bank of Hawthorne
1976-11-05Changed name to Lake Area State Bank
1985-03-27Changed name to Merchants & Southern Bank of Alachua County
1986-04-29Moved bank headquarters from HAWTHORNE, FL to GAINESVILLE, FL
1988-03-26Changed name to Merchants & Southern Bank
1988-03-26Acquired Merchants & Southern Bank of Ocala (26401) in OCALA, FL
1988-09-23Acquired Merchants and Southern Bank of Clay County (26781) in KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, FL
2015-05-22Merged into and subsequently operated as part of Ameris Bank (20504) in MOULTRIE, GA
2016-03-11Acquired The Jacksonville Bank (34941) in JACKSONVILLE, FL
2018-05-25Acquired Atlantic Coast Bank (45826) in JACKSONVILLE, FL
2018-06-29Acquired Hamilton State Bank (57810) in HOSCHTON, GA
2019-07-01Moved bank headquarters from MOULTRIE, GA to ATLANTA, GA
2019-07-01Change trust powers from TRUST POWERS NOT GRANTED to FULL TRUST POWERS GRANTED
2019-07-01Acquired Fidelity Bank (21440) in ATLANTA, GA

Financial Information (2015-03-31 and Older)