TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Farmers and Merchants Bank vs The Peoples Bank

Bank

Farmers and Merchants Bank

Baldwyn, Mississippi · $100 million – $1 billion

77of 100
Strong

Bank

The Peoples Bank

Ripley, Mississippi · $100 million – $1 billion

72of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureFarmers and Merchants BankThe Peoples Bank
TellerScore77 (stronger)72
Capital cushion92 (stronger)52
Loan quality4489 (stronger)
Earnings91 (stronger)60
Funding & liquidity7883 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage8597 (stronger)
Peer percentile68th50th
Total assets$565.8M$581.8M
Deposits / shares$481.2M$522.6M
Capital ratio14.19% (stronger)10.25%
Problem loans1.69%0.34% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.17%-0.03% (stronger)
Return on assets1.78% (stronger)1.00%
Loans ÷ deposits71.8%45.2% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits24.6% (stronger)30.5%
Offices112
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)——

Farmers and Merchants Bank has the higher TellerScore (77 vs 72). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Farmers and Merchants Bank leads on 4 and The Peoples Bank on 3. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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