Farmers & Merchants Bank of Central California
Jesse Pataria has extensive experience in the banking sector, currently serving as F.V.P Commercial Analyst Manager and previously as V.P Commercial Relationship Officer at Farmers & Merchants Bank of Central California since October 2011. Prior roles include Commercial Loan Officer at BAC Community Bank from January 2006 to October 2011 and Commercial Business Officer at Wachovia Small Business Capital from September 2001 to January 2006. Jesse Pataria is pursuing a Master of Business Administration in Organizational Leadership at the University of California, Davis, and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Finance and Real Estate from California State University-Sacramento, along with additional education from the Wisconsin School of Business and the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Farmers & Merchants Bank of Central California
F&M Bank, headquartered in Lodi, California, is a locally owned and operated full-service community bank with more than $5.3 billion in assets. We proudly serve California’s great communities with more than 32 convenient locations. F&M Bank is consistently recognized as one of the safest banks in California. We continue to carry the Five-Star, Superior Bank award by the national independent bank rating firm of Bauer Financial, one of the nation’s most well-known independent rating services for banks and credit unions *. We have received this recognition for more than 20 years, longer than any other commercial bank in the state of California. Along with the experience and knowledge of the communities we support, F&M Bank is dedicated to improving the quality of life in the Central Valley and East Bay by reinvesting a significant portion of our profits back into these communities. We proudly maintain the highest rating possible for Community Reinvestment - an “Outstanding” from the Federal Government. Today, F&M Bank continues to grow and prosper each year, while fulfilling the banking needs of local business, the agriculture community, and families. *Bauer Financial, Inc. rated F&M Bank “5-Star, Superior Bank” as of the quarter ending December 31, 2022. For more information please visit www.bauerfinancial.com. Information is accurate as of 1/23/23.