Farmers and Merchants Bank

03/13/2026

The Bison are headed to Regionals! 🏀💛💚

Good luck to the boys basketball team from Benton Central as they take the court this weekend. The whole community is behind you and we’re proud of the hard work it took to get here.

Bring the energy and have a great game. Go Bison!

02/21/2026

Friday nights are better together! 💚 🏀 💛

Our team is loving serving up snacks and free popcorn at the Benton Central concession stand tonight!

Supporting our schools, our students, and our community is what being a local bank is all about. 🫶🏻

02/20/2026

🏀🎉 𝐅&𝐌 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥! 🍿

Join us tonight - Friday, February 20th - at Benton Central High School for a great night of basketball!

We’ll be there volunteering at the game and handing out 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧! Be sure to stop by concessions, say hello to our team, and grab a snack while you cheer on the Bison.

Let’s pack the stands and support 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬! 💚💛

12/14/2025

What do you think of our 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐔𝐩? 😉

Our F&M Bank team is back for year TWO of the "I’ll Be Home for Christmas" event hosted by Restoring Hope — and we’ve brought another patriotic tree to the Hall of Trees! 🇺🇸

Come join the fun today (Dec. 14) from 4:00–7:00 PM at 417 S Old US Hwy 41, Boswell.
Enjoy the 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬, delicious 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐟 & 𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬, and of course… 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬! 🎅

Mary T. Klinker Veterans Resource Center

12/12/2025

𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 🎄🇺🇸

F&M Bank is proud to participate for the second year in the Mary T. Klinker Veterans Resource Center Annual “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” event presented by Restoring Hope.

Join the community on December 14 from 4:00–7:00 PM EST as beautifully decorated trees—each adopted by local organizations—are showcased to honor and support our veterans.

This year, our team once again adopted and decorated a patriotic Christmas tree in tribute to those who have served. ❤️🤍💙
(Last year, we were honored to be selected as the winner!)

Restoring Hope provides essential support to local veterans offering mental health resources, community connection, and ongoing assistance. Learn more about their mission: mtkvets.org

12/09/2025

Today’s the day! ❤️

Stop by the 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 at the Otterbein Public Library (Moore Room) between 12:30–5:30 PM.

If you're able to donate, your gift can make a life-changing difference for patients who need emergency care, surgeries, or ongoing treatments.

To schedule an appointment:
📞 1-800-RED CROSS
🌐 RedCrossBlood.org → Code FMOtterbein

Thank you for helping support our community!

12/03/2025

We’re proud to support the 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 coming up on 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟗 at the Otterbein Public Library (Moore Room), from 𝟏𝟐:𝟑𝟎–𝟓:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌.

Winter is a critical time for blood donations, and every donor helps ensure hospitals have the supplies they need for patients in our community and beyond.

To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter code FMOtterbein.

Your donation can help save lives. ❤️

11/24/2025

This past weekend, our Boswell team joined in on 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥!

We kicked things off at the library with hot chocolate and coffee as families visited with Santa. Then our crew hopped aboard a festive golf cart for the parade to the park—ending the night with the beautiful lighting of the Christmas trees and holiday displays.

It’s officially that time of year… Christmas season is here! 🎄✨

11/07/2025

𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 as they take the court for the 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 tomorrow! 🏐💚💛

Your hard work, teamwork, and determination have made our community proud. F&M Bank was honored to drop off carnations to wish you good luck — go get that title, Lady Bison!

11/05/2025

We’re proud to see our very own Stacey Minier recognized in The Benton Review for their dedication, tenure, and leadership as a high school basketball referree.

His commitment to strengthening our community goes far beyond the workday — and it’s a perfect example of the heart and service that make our team so special!

Read more about his passion and impact here ➡️ ‘For the Love of the Game’ - The Benton Review

“The Western Indiana Officials Association is proud to announce that Stacey Minier is one of the 15 WIOA members who were selected out of 72 assignments to officiate the IHSAA Boys Basketball Semi-States. Minier is also among 18 WIOA members to officiate the IHSAA Boy’s Regional Games and among ...

10/24/2025

𝐖𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐀𝐓𝐌𝐬—𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞: every time you come to a branch, you’ll be greeted with friendly faces ready to help with more than just cash! Because at Farmers and Merchants Bank, service is personal.

And there are still many retailer locations which will give cash back with debit card purchases!