| Merrill Merchants Bank | |
| Type: | Public company |
| Traded As: | Holding company NASDAQ: |
| Industry: | Financial services |
| Fate: | Acquired |
| Successor: | People's United Financial |
| Hq Location City: | Bangor, Maine |
| Hq Location Country: | United States |
| Area Served: | Maine |
| Key People: | William C. Bullock Jr (founder and president) |
| Products: | Banking services, savings, checking, consumer loans, mortgages, and credit cards |
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]