Farmers & Merchants Bank (F&M Bank) was opened by the Walker Family in 1907. Their first location was in the city of Long Beach and their original downtown branch is still operational today. Currently F&M Bank has 25 locations, including their newest branch in Rossmoor and locations in Santa Barbara. They have over 700 employees, which includes a new call center located in Seal Beach. Additionally their real estate lending portfolio holds 3 billion dollars in outstanding loans.

Dave Sakamoto is the current branch manager at Farmers and Merchants Bank in Belmont Shore and has been in banking for over 30 years. Dave grew up as a Southern Californian native and currently lives in Cerritos with his wife and child. Dave continues to give back to Southern California and is a part of several affiliations within the Long Beach community.  Dave has been an Execs member since 2014.

Dave hosted our quarterly showcase at the F&M Bank - Belmont Shore branch. He provided information about his bank and introduced us to a few of the branch managers. The Belmont shore branch was built in 1973 and was expanded in 2002. There is a second story to the branch that is currently being rented out by another business. A few of the branch Managers and some employees were nice enough to stay after hours and talk to our members and answer any questions they had. 

For over 100 years Farmers & Merchants Bank has serviced the community and provided hometown banking service. If you have any questions about F&M Bank please contact Dave Sakamoto..