Company type | Public company |
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Holding company Nasdaq: MERB | |
Industry | Financial services |
Founded | 1992 |
Defunct | 2008 |
Fate | Acquired |
Successor | People's United Financial |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Maine |
Key people | William C. Bullock Jr (founder and president) |
Products | Banking services, savings, checking, consumer loans, mortgages, and credit cards |
Website | www |
Merrill Merchants Bank was an American bank based in Bangor, Maine. The bank operated from 1992 until 2008, when was acquired by People's United Bank. [1]
The bank was founded in 1992 as a Maine-based institution which sought "to return local control to Bangor banking." It was established by buying seven former Fleet Bank offices in the area and had 75 employees, 7 branches, and $74 million in assets. [2] William C. Bullock Jr. led the bank from its founding until his retirement in 2004. [1] Leonard Minsky served as the bank's founding director. [3]
In 2008, it was acquired by People's United Bank. [1]
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