Merrick Bank

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in South Jordan, Utah, established in 1997 according to the FDIC.

Merrick Bank reported total assets of $9.1 bn at Q2 2026, up 2.0% on a year earlier, the 177th largest of 497 banks in our US coverage. The CET1 capital ratio at Merrick Bank was 16.80%, and the uninsured share of Merrick Bank was 4.76%. Source: FDIC Call Reports.

Key takeaways

  • On return on equity (ROE), Merrick Bank climbed from 491st to 188th among 500 US banks between and (1 = highest; FDIC Call Reports).
  • Merrick Bank has one of the highest net interest margin readings among banks of $1 bn to $10 bn: 19.58% at , against a median of 3.66% across 339 banks (FDIC Call Reports).
  • At 11.54%, the net charge-offs to average loans of Merrick Bank sits in the top tenth of its size group ($1 bn to $10 bn, 339 banks), where the median is 0.06% (FDIC Call Reports).
Total assets
$9.1 bn
+2.0% on a year earlier
Rank 177 of 497 1 = highest
CET1 capital ratio
16.80%
-3.37 pp on a year earlier
Rank 67 of 448 1 = highest
Return on equity
13.48%
+10.29 pp on a year earlier
Rank 188 of 500 1 = highest
Uninsured share of deposits
4.76%
+1.74 pp on a year earlier
Rank 484 of 500 1 = highest

What sets Merrick Bank apart

  • Among the 339 banks of $1 bn to $10 bn, few report a lower uninsured share of domestic deposits than Merrick Bank, at 4.76% in ; the group median is 32.61%.
  • Merrick Bank has one of the highest noncurrent loans to total loans readings among banks of $1 bn to $10 bn: 3.52% at , against a median of 0.58% across 339 banks.
  • The efficiency ratio of Merrick Bank, 32.44% at , places Merrick Bank in the bottom tenth of banks of $1 bn to $10 bn (group median 56.87%).

How large is Merrick Bank?

The balance sheet of Merrick Bank at : assets $9.1 bn, deposits $7.4 bn, net loans $7.3 bn (loans equal to 99.14% of deposits). Securities make up 3.1% of total assets at Merrick Bank. Since , when Merrick Bank held $2.5 bn, its assets grew 259.6%. In the year to , deposits at Merrick Bank rose 5.9% while its total assets rose 2.0%. At , Merrick Bank employed 471 full-time equivalent staff across 1 office, about $19.4 mn of assets per employee and $7.4 bn of deposits per office.

How much funding at Merrick Bank is uninsured?

At Merrick Bank, uninsured deposits (above the FDIC limit) made up 4.76% of domestic deposits at (+1.74 pp on a year earlier); Merrick Bank ranks 484th of 500 on this measure. In dollars, Merrick Bank estimated $352.8 mn of uninsured deposits.

Key facts, Q2 2026

MetricValueChange from a year earlierUS rank
Total deposits$7.4 bn+5.9%175th of 499
Net loans and leases$7.3 bn+0.5%150th of 500
Loan-to-deposit ratio99.14%-5.35 pp67th of 500
Tier 1 leverage ratio16.59%-3.07 pp19th of 500
Total risk-based capital ratio18.21%-3.35 pp66th of 448
Net interest margin19.58%+1.63 pp2nd of 500
Return on assets (ROA)2.55%+1.91 pp24th of 500
Efficiency ratio32.44%+1.08 pp26th of 500 (1 = lowest)
Unrealized gain/loss on held-to-maturity securitiesLoss of $299,000Narrowed by $17,000
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securitiesLoss of $8.3 mnNarrowed by $1.2 mn
Noncurrent loans to total loans3.52%+0.14 pp485th of 500 (1 = lowest)
Net charge-offs to average loans11.54%-0.77 pp499th of 500 (1 = lowest)

US rank of Merrick Bank: 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest.

Balance sheet

Merrick Bank: assets, deposits and loans

USD bn
Total assets, deposits and net loans of Merrick Bank each quarter; total assets were $9.1 bn at Q2 2026$1.5bn$3.5bn$5.6bn$7.6bn$9.7bn20182020202220242026Total assets$9.1bnDeposits$7.4bnNet loans$7.3bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of Merrick Bank each quarter; total assets were $9.1 bn at Q2 2026$1.5bn$4.2bn$6.9bn$9.7bn20202024
  • Total assets $9.1bn
  • Deposits $7.4bn
  • Net loans $7.3bn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Capital and securities

The CET1 ratio of Merrick Bank stood at 16.80% in , -3.37 pp year on year. Low and high at Merrick Bank since : 16.80% () to 33.51% (). Equity capital of Merrick Bank at : $1.6 bn, or 17.6% of total assets. Merrick Bank also reported a total capital ratio of 18.21% for , and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 16.59%.

On held-to-maturity securities, Merrick Bank carried an unrealized loss of $299,000 at , equal to 0.0% of equity capital. The loss narrowed by $17,000 over the year. Its deepest point: $1.7 mn in . The available-for-sale portfolio of Merrick Bank showed an unrealized loss of $8.3 mn at ; the loss narrowed by $1.2 mn over the year.

Merrick Bank: capital ratios

Percent
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Merrick Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 202615%21%26%31%36%20182020202220242026Total capital18%CET117%Tier 1 leverage17%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Merrick Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 202615%22%29%36%20202024
  • Total capital 18%
  • CET1 17%
  • Tier 1 leverage 17%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Merrick Bank: unrealized securities gains and losses

USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Merrick Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$15mn-$11mn-$6mn-$2mn$2mn20182020202220242026Held to maturity-$299,000Available for sale-$8mnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Merrick Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$15mn-$9mn-$4mn$2mn20202024
  • Available for sale -$8mn
  • Held to maturity -$299,000
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Profitability and loan quality

For the year to , Merrick Bank earned a return on equity of 13.48%; return on assets: 2.55%. Net interest margin at Merrick Bank: 19.58%, +1.63 pp in a year. Merrick Bank net income: $116.1 mn, up 342.2% year on year. The efficiency ratio of Merrick Bank was 32.44%: about 32 cents cost per revenue dollar, against 59 cents at the median peer.

At , noncurrent loans were 3.52% of total loans at Merrick Bank; net charge-offs: 11.54% of average loans. Gross loans and leases at Merrick Bank: $8.7 bn, up 1.5% in a year.

Merrick Bank: profitability

Percent, annualized
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Merrick Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-2.7%10.0%23%35%48%20182020202220242026Net interest margin20%Return on equity13%Return on assets2.5%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Merrick Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-2.7%14%31%48%20202024
  • Return on equity 13%
  • Net interest margin 20%
  • Return on assets 2.5%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peer group of Merrick Bank

The peer group of Merrick Bank is the 6 banks nearest to it by total assets at : 3 larger and 3 smaller. Of the peers, 2 share the charter type of Merrick Bank (state nonmember bank), 6 sit in the same size group ($1 bn to $10 bn) and 0 have head offices in Utah. Against them, Merrick Bank shows CET1 ratio 16.80% against a peer median of 12.92%, return on equity 13.48% against a peer median of 15.96% and uninsured deposit share 4.76% against a peer median of 25.81%.

BankCharterStateTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
The Bancorp BankNational bankSD$9.2 bn14.27%31.84%2.84%
Pinnacle BankState nonmember bankNE$9.2 bn12.35%15.56%30.89%
First Mid Bank & TrustNational bankIL$9.1 bn13.58%9.42%17.14%
Merrick BankState nonmember bankUT$9.1 bn16.80%13.48%4.76%
American Savings BankNational bankHI$9.0 bn13.49%16.36%23.32%
Woodforest National BankNational bankTX$9.0 bn11.27%24.22%28.30%
b1BANKState nonmember bankLA$8.9 bn12.33%10.30%46.68%

. FDIC Call Reports.

Last eight quarters

Two years at Merrick Bank, to : assets +54.2%, deposits +62.5%, equity +26.9%. Staff 496 to 471.

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Total assets$5.9 bn$6.7 bn$8.9 bn$9.0 bn$9.1 bn$9.3 bn$8.9 bn$9.1 bn
Total deposits$4.6 bn$5.4 bn$7.0 bn$7.0 bn$7.1 bn$7.2 bn$7.1 bn$7.4 bn
Bank equity capital$1.3 bn$1.3 bn$1.8 bn$1.8 bn$1.9 bn$1.9 bn$1.7 bn$1.6 bn
CET1 ratio24.28%22.00%30.77%20.17%20.10%20.09%17.81%16.80%
Return on equity (ROE)13.60%8.89%12.12%3.19%4.86%5.74%16.90%13.48%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits13.75%14.13%3.23%3.03%2.58%3.17%3.21%4.76%
Full-time equivalent employees496480500607560537538471
Number of offices11111111

FDIC Call Reports.

Mergers and acquisitions

Large one-quarter moves at Merrick Bank

  • Total assets at Merrick Bank changed by +33.2% in the quarter to 2025-03-31, with no FDIC structure event in that quarter.

Questions and identifiers

What were the total assets of Merrick Bank?

Merrick Bank reported $9.1 bn at in its Call Report. That makes Merrick Bank the 177th largest of 497 banks in our US coverage.

Is Merrick Bank profitable?

Merrick Bank reported net income of $116.1 mn for the year to ; annualized return on equity: 13.48%. So yes: Merrick Bank made a profit over these months.

When is data for Merrick Bank next updated?

Figures from Merrick Bank for are due after .

Where can I check the figures for Merrick Bank?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 34519, and in the Call Reports of Merrick Bank (RSSD ID 2615190) at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.