Company Profile
- Mercantile Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: MBWM; “Mercantile” or “the company”) is the BHC for Mercantile Bank (“the bank”), which operates 45 locations across Michigan and reflects its strongest deposit share in its core Grand Rapids market (#6 position). Founded in 1997, the franchise achieved scale through the 2014 merger-of-equals with Firstbank Corporation and has largely emphasized organic expansion since that transaction, notably leveraging banker additions amidst disruptive M&A in footprint. That said, the company recently announced the acquisition of Eastern Michigan Financial (“Eastern”) (~$560 million assets; expected to close in 4Q25) that is projected to add 12 branches across Eastern and Southeastern Michigan. Eastern has historically reflected a low-cost, predominantly core deposit base, and ample liquidity, including a low loan to deposit ratio. Management expects to deploy a portion of Eastern’s excess liquidity into higher yielding assets;…
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