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Merchants & Marine Bank

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial MS FDIC cert 12203

Designations: ✓ Community bank ✓ CDFI-certified

Pascagoula, MS

24 branches across MS · LA · AL

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

Your Quarter, Wrapped

A 35-second highlight reel of your Q2 — the wins worth celebrating and the one signal worth watching, pulled straight from your scorecard data.

Q2 2026 at a glance

  • 1 of 885 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationwide — 1 of 11 in MS.
  • Deposits +56.8% year over year ($1.0B on the books).
  • Delinquency rate 1.96%.
  • Return on assets 2.22%.
  • Efficiency ratio 75.80% vs a 59.73% peer average.
  • Loan-to-deposit ratio 67.27% vs a 85.04% peer average.

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885 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 11 in MS
View $1B-$10B leaderboard (MS) →

Merchants & Marine Bank has 3 strengths but faces 2 concerns

Key Strengths include matched growth signatures, metrics ranked in the top 10%, and values meaningfully above the tier average.
Key Concerns include matched risk or decline signatures, metrics ranked in the bottom 10%, and values meaningfully below the tier average.

Key Strengths

Areas where this bank excels compared to peers

  • + Profitability Leader: Top 5.9% in tier
  • + Revenue Diversifier: Top 9.5% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.79% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Delinquency Rate 1.10% above tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 16.07% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MS) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.3B
+42.2% YoY +40.4% QoQ
-$1.4B $2.8B
-0.6% YoY
$2.3B
+4.7% YoY
$6.3B
+7.7% YoY
25%
Total Loans ? $677.2M
+45.9% YoY +53.0% QoQ
-$1.3B $2.0B
-0.3% YoY
$1.6B
+6.5% YoY
$3.2B
+9.4% YoY
Bottom 7.0% in tier
Total Deposits ? $1.0B
+56.8% YoY +52.9% QoQ
-$1.3B $2.3B
-0.5% YoY
$1.9B
+4.9% YoY
$4.9B
+7.3% YoY
17%
Return on Assets ? 2.22%
+462.5% YoY
+0.83% 1.39%
+17.0% YoY
1.27%
+12.8% YoY
1.30%
+12.1% YoY
Top 6.4% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 4.66%
-11.8% YoY +6.0% QoQ
+0.79% 3.87%
+6.2% YoY
4.02%
+5.6% YoY
3.95%
+4.9% YoY
Top 9.3% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 75.80%
-15.5% YoY -22.4% QoQ
+16.07% 59.73%
-12.6% YoY
65.83%
-2.8% YoY
70.05%
+2.5% YoY
Bottom 11.2% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 1.96%
+346.2% YoY +25.2% QoQ
+1.10% 0.87%
+11.7% YoY
1.03%
+6.0% YoY
0.98%
+16.3% YoY
Bottom 9.1% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 67.27%
-7.0% YoY +0.1% QoQ
-17.77% 85.04%
-0.1% YoY
72.48%
+3.6% YoY
79.03%
+2.3% YoY
Top 13.0% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 21.82%
+4.5% YoY +10.3% QoQ
+0.55% 21.27%
-1.5% YoY
22.74%
-2.6% YoY
21.98%
-0.6% YoY
60%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 1.00%
+363.5% YoY +38.2% QoQ
+0.32% 0.67%
+11.7% YoY
0.80%
+11.3% YoY
0.69%
+15.8% YoY
22%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 13.62%
-17.2% YoY -11.5% QoQ
-1.22% 14.84%
-0.4% YoY
13.77%
-2.2% YoY
17.09%
+0.8% YoY
59%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 1.88%
+320.7% YoY +744.2% QoQ
+1.35% 0.53%
+2.5% YoY
0.38%
+2.4% YoY
0.66%
+5.2% YoY
Top 2.8% in tier

Additional Detail

Deposit mix, loan mix, capital, efficiency, asset quality & profitability · As of 2026-Q2

Deposit Composition

% of total deposits

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MS) National Avg Tier Percentile
Noninterest-Bearing 21.8%
+0.9pp YoY
+2.0pp QoQ
+0.5pp 21.4% 23.1% 22.2% 59%
Brokered Deposits n/a n/a 9.5% 3.8% 8.5% n/a

Loan Composition

% of total loans & leases

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MS) National Avg Tier Percentile
C&I 11.6%
-3.3pp YoY
-2.8pp QoQ
-2.4pp 14.0% 12.4% 12.5% 53%
CRE 57.7%
+0.6pp YoY
+1.4pp QoQ
+7.7pp 50.0% 42.3% 41.4% 70%
1-4 Family 25.2%
0.0pp YoY
-0.6pp QoQ
-1.2pp 26.4% 33.1% 31.3% 55%
Consumer 2.5%
+0.7pp YoY
+0.5pp QoQ
-2.2pp 4.7% 5.6% 5.0% 69%

Capital

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MS) National Avg Tier Percentile
CET1 Ratio 11.2%
-5.2pp YoY
-4.2pp QoQ
-4.4pp 15.6% 16.5% 19.7% 13%
Leverage Ratio 8.8%
-2.0pp YoY
-1.3pp QoQ
-2.5pp 11.3% 11.9% 12.6% 8%
Total Capital Ratio 14.5%
-3.1pp YoY
-1.7pp QoQ
-2.1pp 16.7% 17.7% 20.8% 47%

Efficiency & Staffing

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MS) National Avg Tier Percentile
Full-Time Employees 296
+82 (+38.3%) YoY
+83 (+39.0%) QoQ
-18 313 297 482 64%
Assets per Employee ($) $4.6M
+2.8% YoY
+1.0% QoQ
-$5.9M $10.5M $6.2M $8.8M 2%
Branch Count 24
+6 (+33.3%) YoY
+6 (+33.3%) QoQ
+4 20 22 18 74%

Asset Quality

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MS) National Avg Tier Percentile
Past Due 90+ Days n/a n/a 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% n/a
Nonaccrual 2.0%
+1.5pp YoY
+0.4pp QoQ
+1.1pp 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 92%
Allowance Coverage 0.59x
-82.1% YoY
-24.1% QoQ
-18.12x 18.71x 4.87x 20.23x 9%
Net Charge-off Rate (YTD) 0.0%
0.0pp YoY
+0.1pp QoQ
-0.2pp 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 46%

Profitability

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MS) National Avg Tier Percentile
ROE 22.1%
+18.7pp YoY
+20.7pp QoQ
+9.5pp 12.6% 11.7% 11.6% 94%
Cost of Funds (YTD) 1.4%
+0.6pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-0.6pp 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% 15%
Net Income ($, YTD) $12.0M
+663.8% YoY
— QoQ
-$7.2M $19.2M $13.8M $40.4M 48%

Signature Analysis

Composite behavioral patterns that combine multiple metrics to identify what stands out about this bank. Matched signatures only; metric-level callouts appear in the Key Strengths / Key Concerns summary above.

Strengths are growth signatures this bank matches (e.g. Revenue Diversifier, Profitability Leader).
Concerns are risk or decline signatures this bank matches (e.g. Margin Compression, Credit Quality Pressure).

Strengths (2)

Profitability Leader

growth
#14 of 222 • Top 5.9% in tier

Top-quartile profitability for peers of this size. Strong fundamentals and operational efficiency.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 2.22%
(Tier: 1.39%, National: 1.30%)
better than tier avg
222 of 222 Mid-Market banks match · 923 nationally
→ Stable

Revenue Diversifier

growth
#22 of 222 • Top 9.5% in tier

Top-quartile non-interest income relative to assets. Revenue less dependent on spread - more resilient to rate cycles.

Why this signature
Noninterest Income / Assets: 1.88%
(Tier: 0.53%, National: 0.66%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 2.22%
(Tier: 1.39%, National: 1.30%)
better than tier avg
222 of 222 Mid-Market banks match · 923 nationally
→ Stable | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (0)

No matched concern signatures this quarter

Metric Rankings

See how this bank ranks across all tracked metrics compared to peers.

Strengths are metrics in the top 25% (75th percentile or higher).
Concerns are metrics in the bottom 25% (25th percentile or lower).
Comparing against 885 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (4 metrics)

26
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 1.88%
Peer Median: 0.53%
#26 of 885 Top 2.8% in $1B-$10B
58
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 2.22%
Peer Median: 1.39%
#58 of 885 Top 6.4% in $1B-$10B
83
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.66%
Peer Median: 3.87%
#83 of 885 Top 9.3% in $1B-$10B
116
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 67.27%
Peer Median: 85.04%
#116 of 885 Top 13.0% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

824
Total Loans
size
Value: $677.24M
Peer Median: $1.96B
#824 of 885 Bottom 7.0% in $1B-$10B
803
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 1.96%
Peer Median: 0.87%
#803 of 882 Bottom 9.1% in $1B-$10B
787
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 75.80%
Peer Median: 59.73%
#787 of 885 Bottom 11.2% in $1B-$10B
736
Total Deposits
size
Value: $1.01B
Peer Median: $2.32B
#736 of 885 Bottom 16.9% in $1B-$10B
693
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 1.00%
Peer Median: 0.67%
#693 of 885 Bottom 21.8% in $1B-$10B
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