Total Assets
$312M
Total balance-sheet footings
FDIC Cert #9069 · Eatonton, Georgia · Est. 1922
Farmers & Merchants Bank - FDIC Bank Health Profile
A community-scale look at Farmers & Merchants Bank's own numbers, pulled straight from its quarterly FDIC Call Report.
- $312M
- Total assets
- A
- Health grade · Excellent
- 0.63%
- Return on assets
- 20.3%
- Tier 1 capital
Data updated July 2026
The verdict
Farmers & Merchants Bank earns a PlainBankData health grade of A (82/100), with well-capitalized at 20.34% Tier 1, 0.63% ROA, 67% efficiency ratio.
- #2,436
- largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
- 44th
- percentile by asset size, nationally
- 20.34%
- Tier 1 ratio - above the 10% well-capitalized line
- 21st
- percentile for profitability (ROA), nationally
This grade is PlainBankData's own interpretation of the bank's Call Report, not an FDIC rating, deposits here stay federally insured to $250,000 per depositor, per category, regardless of grade.
How Farmers & Merchants Bank's 82/100 score adds up
Each factor is scored from this bank's own FDIC Call Report figures, then summed to the composite health score.
Farmers & Merchants Bank's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (20.34%) 40/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (0.63%) 14/25
Texas Ratio (4.26%) 20/20
Efficiency Ratio (66.53%) 8/15
82 of 100 points earned across four weighted factors. See our methodology for the full scoring formula.
Balance sheet at a glance
Total Deposits
$282M
Customer-funded liabilities
Net Loans
$118M
Outstanding loan book
Net Income
$2M
Bottom-line earnings
Capital adequacy vs federal thresholds
Where Farmers & Merchants Bank ranks
Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. Farmers & Merchants Bank's score of 82/100 falls in the highlighted band.
Farmers & Merchants Bank's size among FDIC-insured banks
Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with reported assets, bucketed by total-asset scale (note the buckets are powers of 10, most banks cluster in the $100M-$1B range). Farmers & Merchants Bank's $312M falls in the highlighted band.
Safety metrics
Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%
20.34% of risk-weighted assets - above the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
20.34%
Texas Ratio
4.26%
Equity Capital
$28M
Profitability metrics
Return on Assets (ROA)
21st percentile nationally
0.63%
Return on Equity (ROE)
8.10%
Efficiency Ratio
66.53%
What the numbers say about Farmers & Merchants Bank
Farmers & Merchants Bank is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #9069) headquartered in Eatonton, Georgia, established in 1922. It holds $312M in total assets - 2,436th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $282M in customer deposits, and $118M in net loans. Capital-wise, the Tier 1 ratio sits at 20.34%, clearing the federal 10% well-capitalized bar; the Texas Ratio reads 4.26%, a healthy figure under the 50% watch level. That combination rolls up into a PlainBankData health grade of A (82 of 100), blending Tier 1 capital, ROA, the Texas Ratio, and efficiency. These figures come directly from the bank's quarterly FDIC Call Report.
Farmers & Merchants Bank sits 69th of 129 banks headquartered in Georgia by total assets, placing it in the middle tier of the state's banking landscape.
Income & expense breakdown
$14M
Interest Income
$765K
Non-Interest Income
$6M
Non-Interest Expense
Asset quality, Texas Ratio detail
The Texas Ratio compares troubled assets to the capital available to absorb losses. Farmers & Merchants Bank reports a Texas Ratio of 4.26% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.
Texas Ratio
Caution 50%
4.26% - lower is safer; 100% is the level at which troubled assets equal loss-absorbing capital.
Top banks in Georgia by total assets
Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) Farmers & Merchants Bank (FDIC Cert #9069) - Tier 1 capital ratio, total assets, deposits, ROA/ROE · 2025 FDIC Call Reports filed quarterly; latest publicly-available vintage shown. Health grades are PlainBankData's interpretation of regulatory filings and are not official FDIC ratings.
Other banks in Georgia
All Georgia banks →| Bank | Assets | Grade | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameris BankAtlanta | $27.4B | A | 1.64% |
| RBC Bank, (Georgia) National AssociationAtlanta | $8.0B | A | 2.48% |
| Metro City BankDoraville | $4.7B | A | 1.79% |
| Colony BankFitzgerald | $3.7B | B | 0.92% |
| Georgia Banking CompanyAtlanta | $2.7B | B | 0.96% |
| United BankZebulon | $2.3B | A | 2.66% |
| Pinnacle BankElberton | $2.3B | B | 1.29% |
| Queensborough National Bank & Trust CompanyLouisville | $2.2B | A | 1.05% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Farmers & Merchants Bank's health grade?▼
Farmers & Merchants Bank receives a health grade of A (82/100) based on four FDIC financial metrics: Tier 1 Capital Ratio (40%), Return on Assets (25%), Texas Ratio (20%), and Efficiency Ratio (15%). This bank demonstrates excellent financial health with strong capital ratios and profitability.
How large is Farmers & Merchants Bank?▼
Farmers & Merchants Bank holds $312M in total assets and $282M in deposits, ranking 2,436th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in Eatonton, Georgia.
Is my money safe at Farmers & Merchants Bank?▼
Yes, deposits at Farmers & Merchants Bank (Certificate #9069) are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, regardless of health grade.
What is Farmers & Merchants Bank's Tier 1 Capital Ratio?▼
Farmers & Merchants Bank has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 20.34%. That clears the federal 10% bar regulators use to call a bank "well-capitalized."
What is the Texas Ratio for Farmers & Merchants Bank?▼
Farmers & Merchants Bank has a Texas Ratio of 4.26%. Staying under 50% is the level analysts treat as healthy. The Texas Ratio measures non-performing loans against equity and reserves, a higher ratio signals greater exposure to loan losses.
How efficient is Farmers & Merchants Bank?▼
Farmers & Merchants Bank has an Efficiency Ratio of 66.53%. Past the 60% mark, a bigger slice of revenue is absorbed by operating costs. This metric compares non-interest expenses to total revenue.
What to do with this
How to read Farmers & Merchants Bank's profile as a depositor or analyst.
- Farmers & Merchants Bank's grade reflects capital, profitability, and asset quality, read the four pillars before drawing conclusions. How grades work
- Compare Farmers & Merchants Bank against other Georgia banks before moving funds. Georgia banks
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