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Merit Bank

Huntsville, AlabamaFDIC Cert #15270

STATEEstablished 19351 branch

Holding company: MERIT HOLDINGS LLCRegulator: FDIC

FDICCERT + OFFDOM

What's happening here

As of Q1 2026FDICCall Report

Merit Bank reported $525M in total assets. Deposits grew 10.48% over the prior year.

Return on assets was 0.97%, compared with an asset-peer median of 1.22%. The leverage ratio was 10.12%.

  • Why is Noncurrent Loan Ratio below asset peers?
  • Why is Net Loan Growth, Year over Year above asset peers?
  • Why is Tier 1 Leverage Ratio below asset peers?

Generated offline from verified FDIC facts for the period shown. Bank Data Insights does not rate banks, predict outcomes, or provide advice.

Latest reported quarter

Key metrics

Assets
$525M
+15.7%y/y
Percentile by value52nd percentileby value
Peer standing in asset:300m_1b
FDICASSET
Deposits
$444M
+10.5%y/y
Percentile by value52nd percentileby value
Peer standing in asset:300m_1b
FDICDEP
Net loans
$353M
+16.2%y/y
Percentile by value53rd percentileby value
Peer standing in asset:300m_1b
FDICLNLSNET
ROA
0.97%
+51 bpsy/y
Peer standing34th percentile
Peer standing in asset:300m_1b
FDICNETINC + ROA
Efficiency
63.34%
−1,196 bpsy/y
Peer standing47th percentile
Peer standing in asset:300m_1b
FDICNONIX + NIM + NONII + EEFFR
Leverage
10.12%
+120 bpsy/y
Peer standing39th percentile
Peer standing in asset:300m_1b
FDICRBC1AAJ

Percentiles compare this bank with 1,446 banks from $300 million to $1 billion.

FDICCall Report

Balance sheet trend

Assets & deposits

Time range
Reporting mode
Assets and deposits by reporting quarter
QuarterAssetsDeposits
Q2 2021$181M$163M
Q3 2021$208M$190M
Q4 2021$194M$176M
Q1 2022$218M$201M
Q2 2022$237M$208M
Q3 2022$260M$228M
Q4 2022$266M$227M
Q1 2023$269M$234M
Q2 2023$317M$241M
Q3 2023$337M$262M
Q4 2023$365M$282M
Q1 2024$390M$325M
Q2 2024$407M$341M
Q3 2024$434M$367M
Q4 2024$433M$355M
Q1 2025$454M$402M
Q2 2025$460M$384M
Q3 2025$479M$411M
Q4 2025$510M$413M
Q1 2026$525M$444M

Portfolio composition

Loan mix

Chart mode
Time range
Loan categories
Latest reported loan balances by category
CategoryBalance
Owner CRE$81.3M
Investor CRE$84.8M
Multifamily$1.02M
Construction$17.8M
1–4 family$65.8M
C&I$69.7M
Agriculture$35.5M
Other$740K

Peer comparison

How this bank compares

Lower displayed standingPeer medianHigher displayed standing
ROA
FDICNETINC + ROA
34th percentileToggle ROA distribution

Distribution histogram for ROA, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th 0.42%Median 1.22%90th 2.15%Observations 1,446
ROE
FDICNETINC + ROE
35th percentileToggle ROE distribution

Distribution histogram for ROE, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th 3.97%Median 12.06%90th 20.86%Observations 1,446
NIM
FDICNIM + NIMY
24th percentileToggle NIM distribution

Distribution histogram for NIM, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th 2.98%Median 3.83%90th 4.76%Observations 1,449
Efficiency
FDICNONIX + NIM + NONII + EEFFR
47th percentileToggle Efficiency distribution

Distribution histogram for Efficiency, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th 44.95%Median 62.41%90th 83.12%Observations 1,446
Deposits YoY
FDICDEP
82nd percentileby valueToggle Deposits YoY distribution

Distribution histogram for Deposits YoY, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th −2.49%Median +4.15%90th +13.95%Observations 1,446
Loans YoY
FDICLNLSNET
88th percentileby valueToggle Loans YoY distribution

Distribution histogram for Loans YoY, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th −3.18%Median +5.90%90th +17.62%Observations 1,442
Noncurrent %
FDICP9ASSET + NAASSET + LNLSGR
100th percentileToggle Noncurrent % distribution

Distribution histogram for Noncurrent %, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th 0.01%Median 0.42%90th 2.12%Observations 1,443
Leverage
FDICRBC1AAJ
39th percentileToggle Leverage distribution

Distribution histogram for Leverage, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th 8.81%Median 10.64%90th 14.93%Observations 1,449

Well-capitalized threshold (12 CFR 6.4 / 208.43 / 324.403) is shown as a supervisory screening criterion, not a limit or violation.

IB deposit cost
FDICEINTEXP + DEPIDOM
9th percentileToggle IB deposit cost distribution

Distribution histogram for IB deposit cost, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th 1.58%Median 2.44%90th 3.46%Observations 1,443
CRE/capital
FDICLNRENROT + LNREMULT + LNRECONS + RBC
57th percentileby valueToggle CRE/capital distribution

Distribution histogram for CRE/capital, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th 44%Median 170%90th 317%Observations 861

Interagency CRE supervisory criterion (FIL-104-2006) is shown as a supervisory screening criterion, not a limit or violation. The 300% total-CRE criterion is considered with 50% growth over the prior 36 months.

Whiskers show the 10th–90th percentile, the box shows the middle half, and the dot marks this bank. Favorable-direction metrics are oriented using registry polarity; neutral metrics are ordered from lower to higher reported value and carry no favorable interpretation.

Branches & markets

Physical footprint

Domestic offices
1 branch
Headquarters
Huntsville, AL

History

Institution established

Filings

Q1 2026 Call Report
Q4 2025 Call Report
Q3 2025 Call Report
Q2 2025 Call Report
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