MERCHANTS & SOUTHERN BANK

Merchants & Southern Bank was established in November 1959 and headquartered in Gainesville, Florida. Merchants & Southern Bank was classified as a commercial bank, state charter and Fed nonmember, supervised by the FDIC. Merchants & Southern Bank is no longer doing business under that name. To view branches, routing numbers, phone numbers and business hours; you can check Ameris Bank page.

Below is a list of some important events in banks history, including mergers and acquisitions.

DATEEVENT

1959-11-25 -Institution established. Original name: Bank of Hawthorne.

1976-11-05 -Changed Institution Name to Lake Area State Bank.

1984-12-31 -Main Office moved to Main Street, Hawthorne, FL 32640.

1985-03-27 -Changed Institution Name to Merchants & Southern Bank of Alachua County.

1985-03-27 -Main Office moved to Main Street, Hawthorne, FL 32640.

1986-04-29 -Main Office moved to 3345 North Main Street, Gainesville, FL 32609.

1988-03-26 -Changed Institution Name to Merchants & Southern Bank.

1988-03-26 -Acquired Merchants & Southern Bank of Ocala (26401) in Ocala, FL.

1988-09-23 -Acquired Merchants and Southern Bank of Clay County (26781) in Keystone Heights, FL.

1989-05-01 -Main Office moved to 3631 North Main Street, Gainesville, FL 32609.

2015-05-22 -Merged and became part of Ameris Bank (20504) in Moultrie, GA.