Bank identity
The Farmers & Merchants State Bank is listed as an active FDIC-insured institution with its main office at 307 N Defiance St, Archbold, OH 43502. Its FDIC certificate is 5969. The institution inventory was checked on October 6, 2026 against the dataset dated 2026-10-02.
FDIC reports the institution class as NM (state nonmember bank) and the primary federal regulator as FDIC. The class describes a broad charter category; it is not a business-model description or a confidential supervisory assessment.
Reported balance sheet
- Reporting date
- June 30, 2026
- Total assets
- $3,490,494,000
- Total deposits
- $2,873,662,000
These amounts belong to the insured bank, not a parent or consolidated financial group. FDIC’s ASSET and DEP fields are reported in thousands of dollars and have been converted to dollars here. Balance-sheet size alone does not establish financial strength or credit quality.
Scope and limits
This brief is based on the bank’s public institution record and one reporting-quarter snapshot. It does not establish current product terms, branch availability, ownership history, financial safety or a complete supervisory history. The institution’s headquarters and active status reflect the dated inventory check, while financial figures describe the earlier reporting date.