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“Stop in and indulge––just a little,” says Stephanie Krivohlavek, owner of Wilber Massage & Esthetics (WME), the massage and skin care spa located at 325 S. Wilson Street. The spa offers a variety of services, including ones you might imagine you’d only find in larger cities, such as therapeutic and hot stone massage, body waxing, […]

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There’s a bright side to everything––even the “dark web,” where criminal activity occurs in the shadows of the internet. Good news, you can arm yourself with a smart action plan to protect yourself and your accounts. In today’s cyberworld, your information has lots of value, and sophisticated thieves are out to steal and sell your […]

Find out how you can bank anytime and almost anywhere on your smartphone. Get the latest on fraud protection with our toolkit and learn all about this months Smart Business. Go to Newsletter »

In fact, banking from your smartphone is considered just as safe as traditional banking––maybe even safer, since it doesn’t leave a paper trail. When you want to make a transaction using Mobile Banking with Farmers & Merchants Bank, you can access us two ways: 1) through Online Banking on our website and 2) through our […]

By Kirsten Schmidt, Customer Service Representative It’s one of the most important items in life to keep track of: your debit card. If it’s misplaced, lost, stolen or breached, a domino-effect of thoughts usually begins––ending with, “Uh-oh, my entire account may be at risk.” In addition, in this day and age, fraudsters are getting more […]

Life keeps you on the move. Which is why Mobile Banking is a smart path for you to explore. All you need is your smartphone, and Farmers & Merchants Bank goes just about everywhere you go. There’s so much you can do, it’s like carrying a Bank location in your pocket.    Deposit checks See […]

Your smartphone may not smile as wide as your bank teller, but, when it comes to banking, it is pretty friendly. User-friendly, that is. Because through the Farmers & Merchants Bank mobile app, you can deposit checks from anywhere––home, work, on the ranch, on the road. On any given day, that sure does take a […]

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By Scott Boyles, Chief Lending Officer Here’s an answer to better predict business costs: one-year, fixed-rate operating loans from Farmers & Merchants Bank. Other banks only offer floating-rate operating loans, making it impossible to accurately estimate borrowing costs. Adjustable rates like these involve more risk too: if short-term interest rates increase during the year, your […]