On September 11th, 2001, our lives changed forever when our country was attacked. In an effort to protect you and our country, the USA Patriot Act was signed into law and compliance is mandatory by October 1, 2003.
One section of the USA Patriot Act says we must:
--Verify the identity of any person seeking to open an account (which includes Trust, Investments, Safe Deposit, Loans and Deposit Accounts).
--Maintain records of the information used to verify the person’s identity including name, address and other identifying means.
Merchants & Marine Bank will follow this law by obtaining picture identification and verifying other information given by the customer. In some cases, identification will be requested for those banking with Merchants & Marine Bank prior to October 1, 2003 because original documentation was not obtained with the opening of the account. In all cases, protection of our customer’s identity and confidentiality is the Banks pledge to you.
We proudly support all efforts to protect and maintain the security of our customers and our country.
