FDIC Cert #12203 · Pascagoula, Mississippi · Est. 1932

Merchants & Marine Bank - FDIC Bank Health Profile

A community-scale look at Merchants & Marine Bank's own numbers, pulled straight from its quarterly FDIC Call Report.

$940M
Total assets
B
Health grade · Good
0.52%
Return on assets
17.8%
Tier 1 capital

Data updated July 2026

The verdict

Merchants & Marine Bank earns a PlainBankData health grade of B (70/100), with well-capitalized at 17.83% Tier 1, 0.52% ROA, 87% efficiency ratio.

#1,106
largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
74th
percentile by asset size, nationally
17.83%
Tier 1 ratio - above the 10% well-capitalized line
17th
percentile for profitability (ROA), nationally

The grade above reflects PlainBankData's own read of the bank's regulatory filings, not an FDIC judgment, deposit coverage stays at $250,000 per depositor, per category, unaffected by it.

How Merchants & Marine Bank's 70/100 score adds up

Each factor is scored from this bank's own FDIC Call Report figures, then summed to the composite health score.

Merchants & Marine Bank's composite health score

0/100100/100National avg77/10070/100
Merchants & Marine Bank's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (17.83%) 40/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (0.52%) 14/25
Texas Ratio (7.65%) 16/20
Efficiency Ratio (87.44%) 0/15

70 of 100 points earned across four weighted factors. See our methodology for the full scoring formula.

Balance sheet at a glance

Total Assets

$940M

Total balance-sheet footings

Total Deposits

$631M

Customer-funded liabilities

Net Loans

$446M

Outstanding loan book

Net Income

$4M

Bottom-line earnings

Capital adequacy vs federal thresholds

0% 3% 6% 9% 12% 15% 18% 21% CET1 (≥6.5% req.) Tier 1 (≥8.0% req.) Total (≥10.0% req.) 16.43% 17.83% 19.23%
Basel III capital ratios - Merchants & Marine Bank

Where Merchants & Marine Bank ranks

Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. Merchants & Marine Bank's score of 70/100 falls in the highlighted band.

Merchants & Marine 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). Merchants & Marine Bank's $940M falls in the highlighted band.

Safety metrics

Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%

17.83% of risk-weighted assets - above the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.

Tier 1 Capital Ratio
17.83%
Texas Ratio
7.65%
Equity Capital
$98M

What these ratios mean →

Profitability metrics

Return on Assets (ROA)
17th percentile nationally
0.52%
Return on Equity (ROE)
4.73%
Efficiency Ratio
87.44%

What these mean →

What the numbers say about Merchants & Marine Bank

Merchants & Marine Bank is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #12203) headquartered in Pascagoula, Mississippi, established in 1932. It holds $940M in total assets - 1,106th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $631M in customer deposits, and $446M in net loans. Its capital position: a Tier 1 ratio of 17.83%, meeting the 10% federal well-capitalized bar, alongside a Texas Ratio of 7.65% that is well inside the healthy sub-50% band. That combination rolls up into a PlainBankData health grade of B (70 of 100), blending Tier 1 capital, ROA, the Texas Ratio, and efficiency. These figures come directly from the bank's quarterly FDIC Call Report.

Merchants & Marine Bank sits 15th of 57 banks headquartered in Mississippi by total assets, placing it in the middle tier of the state's banking landscape.

Income & expense breakdown

$46M
Interest Income
$9M
Non-Interest Income
$40M
Non-Interest Expense

Asset quality, Texas Ratio detail

The Texas Ratio compares troubled assets to the capital available to absorb losses. Merchants & Marine Bank reports a Texas Ratio of 7.65% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.

Texas Ratio
Caution 50%

7.65% - lower is safer; 100% is the level at which troubled assets equal loss-absorbing capital.

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Top banks in Mississippi by total assets

Largest banks headquartered in Mississippi
  1. 1

    Gulfport, MS · Grade A

  2. 2
    Renasant Bank $26.7B

    Tupelo, MS · Grade B

  3. 3

    Jackson, MS · Grade B

  4. 4
    BankPlus $8.1B

    Belzoni, MS · Grade B

  5. 5

    Flowood, MS · Grade B

Top 5 banks in Mississippi ranked by total assets · FDIC Call Report Q4 2025.

Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) Merchants & Marine Bank (FDIC Cert #12203) - 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 Mississippi

All Mississippi banks →
BankAssetsGradeROA
Hancock Whitney BankGulfport $35.5B A 1.41%
Renasant BankTupelo $26.7B B 0.89%
Trustmark BankJackson $18.9B B 1.26%
BankPlusBelzoni $8.1B B 1.14%
Community Bank of MississippiFlowood $5.0B B 0.89%
BankFirst Financial ServicesColumbus $3.3B B 1.04%
Guaranty Bank and Trust CompanyBelzoni $2.9B B 1.10%
Planters Bank & Trust CompanyIndianola $2.1B A 0.84%

Frequently asked questions

What is Merchants & Marine Bank's health grade?
Merchants & Marine Bank receives a health grade of B (70/100) based on four FDIC financial metrics: Tier 1 Capital Ratio (40%), Return on Assets (25%), Texas Ratio (20%), and Efficiency Ratio (15%). This bank shows good financial health with solid capital levels above regulatory minimums.
How large is Merchants & Marine Bank?
Merchants & Marine Bank holds $940M in total assets and $631M in deposits, ranking 1,106th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
Is my money safe at Merchants & Marine Bank?
Yes, deposits at Merchants & Marine Bank (Certificate #12203) are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, regardless of health grade.
What is Merchants & Marine Bank's Tier 1 Capital Ratio?
Merchants & Marine Bank has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 17.83%. That clears the federal 10% bar regulators use to call a bank "well-capitalized."
What is the Texas Ratio for Merchants & Marine Bank?
Merchants & Marine Bank has a Texas Ratio of 7.65%. 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 Merchants & Marine Bank?
Merchants & Marine Bank has an Efficiency Ratio of 87.44%. 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 Merchants & Marine Bank's profile as a depositor or analyst.

  • Merchants & Marine Bank's grade reflects capital, profitability, and asset quality, read the four pillars before drawing conclusions. How grades work
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