The Merchants National Bank

On January 3, 1921, Merchants National Bank opened the doors to a new marble bank building at 1015 Seventh Street in downtown Sacramento. Customers were greeted by name. The bank's founders worked at oak desks next to the front door. A great deal has changed since 1921. But Merchants continues to uphold the standards of service, stability and value that have made our bank successful.

Sacramento grew and prospered, and so did Merchants. The bank became a valuable business partner with Sacramento's oldest and finest businesses. Merchants successfully weathered the Great Depression of the 1930s — turning a profit every one of those years — to become known as one of the safest banks in California.

In a world where bank closings and mergers are common- place, Merchants is a rock of stability. Owned and managed by the second generation of the founding family, Merchants is the oldest bank in Sacramento operating under its original name and charter.

Our independence is one of the bank's greatest strengths, Co-founder H. H. Robinson said, "Don't worry about what the other banks are doing. Do what you do best." Few banks can equal our standards of service. There's no absentee decision-making, no getting lost in voice mail, no bureaucratic hurdles. When you have questions, you can talk to someone with answers. It's the way banking should be.