Institution record
Farmers
Farmers & Merchants Bank
- Source score
- —
- Warnings
- 0
- Comments
- 0
Licence records
Licences within our coverage (banks and deposit-taking institutions) are listed first. Check each one on the regulator's own register.
| Regulator | Licence no. | Status | Licensed entity | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VBFITier-3 Virginia Bureau of Financial Institutions | Number pending check | Regulated | Farmers & Merchants Bank | 1908 | |
FDICTier-1 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (U.S.) | 9966 | Regulated | Farmers & Merchants Bank | 1908 | |
SECTier-1 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | CIK 0000714537 | Regulated | F & M Bank Corp. | 1984 | |
FRSTier-1 U.S. Federal Reserve System | 1133453 | Regulated | F & M Bank Corp. / Farmers & Merchants Bank | 1908 |
Peer regulatory & risk comparison
Side-by-side supervisory and risk benchmark comparing Farmers against peer institutions in our banks and deposit-taking institutions dataset.
| Institution | Primary regulators | Regulated / total | Risk classification | Source score | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers (this record) | VBFIFDICSEC+1 | 4 / 4 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| MUFG Bank | PRAOCCHKMA+4 | 7 / 7 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| Deutsche Bank AG | FRSECBPRA+1 | 4 / 4 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| American Express | FRSOCCFDIC | 3 / 3 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| BofA | FDICFRSOCC | 3 / 3 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| Citibank, N.A. | OCCFDICFRS | 3 / 3 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
Farmers: institutional due diligence FAQ
Key supervisory, licensing, and counterparty verification questions generated from the dataset.
What is Farmers's regulatory licence status and supervisory authorisation?
In our imported dataset, Farmers (legal entity reference: Farmers & Merchants Bank) holds 4 recorded licence entries, of which 4 carry a "regulated" status and 4 are marked regulated or registered: VBFI (Virginia Bureau of Financial Institutions) — licence Number pending check, status: regulated, Tier-3; FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (U.S.)) — licence 9966, status: regulated, Tier-1; SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) — licence CIK 0000714537, status: regulated, Tier-1; FRS (U.S. Federal Reserve System) — licence 1133453, status: regulated, Tier-1. Institutional due diligence requires verifying that the exact legal entity on your counterparty agreement matches the licensed entity name and registration number on the official VBFI, FDIC, SEC public register.
Which of Farmers's jurisdictions and licences fall within this site's regulatory coverage?
Farmers is registered at Corporate Office: P.O. Box 1111, Timberville, VA 22853, USA and tracked under our banks and deposit-taking institutions scope based on its institutional service profile (CFDs, Precious metals, Stock indices, Forex) rather than a domestic focus licence. Its 4 recorded licences (VBFI, FDIC, SEC, FRS) should be evaluated for cross-border passporting and local solicitation rules.
What is Farmers's institutional risk classification, enforcement exposure, and score profile?
Farmers carries a "risk level not supplied" classification in the source dataset (composite numeric scores are not supplied for this record). The record flags 0 regulatory warning or complaint counts. Because these figures reflect imported source fields rather than primary audit findings, compliance teams should review primary enforcement bulletins directly.
What operational due diligence steps apply to Farmers's platforms, entity structure, and complaints?
Before allocating capital or executing trades with Farmers (listed execution software: F&M Bank, VA), institutional and retail allocators should: (1) confirm the domain (not supplied in source) against regulator-approved domains to guard against clone firms; (2) verify whether any of the 0 recorded warning/complaint entries or 0 user comments involve withdrawal restrictions or scope violations; and (3) confirm the dispute-resolution ombudsman tied to VBFI.
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