Institution profile
Merit Bank
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FDIC BankFind baseline
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- Legal name
- Merit Bank
- Display name
- Merit Bank
- Institution status
- Active
- FDIC insured
- Yes
- FDIC insured since
- August 21, 1935
- Established date
- August 12, 1935
- Charter class
- State-chartered commercial bank, not a member of the Federal Reserve System (FRS)
- Primary federal regulator
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Headquarters
- Huntsville, AL, 35805, United States
- Website
- https://www.meritbank.com
- FDIC certificate number
- 15270
- Federal Reserve RSSD ID
- 290838
- Domestic location count
- 1
- Source observed
- August 5, 2026
Regulatory profile
Public FFIEC NIC and CRA records for this institution, presented as source-backed regulatory context rather than a score or recommendation.
Regulatory identity
- Institution status
- ACTIVE
- Primary federal regulator
- FDIC
- Institution type
- Non-member Bank
- Primary activity
- NAICS 52211
- FDIC certificate
- 15270
- Federal Reserve RSSD ID
- 290838
- LEI
- 549300XQM4M89ZBZLQ02
- Headquarters
- 659 Gallatin Street, Huntsville, AL, 35801, United States
- Primary deposit insurer
- Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF)
- Source observed
- August 19, 2026
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)
Latest available CRA evaluation
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Exam date
- April 1, 2022
- Regulator
- FDIC
- Examination method
- Small Bank
This information reflects Community Reinvestment Act examination ratings reported by the cited official source. It is not a US Mortgage Index rating, recommendation, or assessment of the institution.
CRA evaluations are examination results from the relevant regulatory process and should be interpreted in the context of the examination date and source.
Historical CRA evaluations
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| Exam date | CRA rating | Regulator | Examination method |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2022 | Satisfactory | FDIC | Small Bank |
| March 1, 2016 | Satisfactory | FDIC | Small Bank |
| May 1, 2010 | Satisfactory | FDIC | Small Bank |
| July 1, 2004 | Satisfactory | FDIC | Small Bank |
| July 1, 1999 | Satisfactory | FDIC | Small Bank |
| December 1, 1995 | Satisfactory | FDIC | Not Reported |
| October 1, 1993 | Satisfactory | FDIC | Not Reported |
FFIEC-reported organizational relationships
1 FFIEC NIC relationship record
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| Relationship | Institution | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROOT_INSTITUTION | MERIT BANK | Non-member Bank | Huntsville, AL |
These relationships reflect the FFIEC NIC source display and should not be interpreted as a complete legal ownership analysis.
FFIEC NIC information reflects public regulatory records observed on the displayed source date. Observed dates describe when the public record was reviewed, not a real-time update.
Additional profile fields
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- Entity type
- FDIC-insured state-chartered nonmember bank