 HAMPSTEAD, Md., July 22, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. the Company, the parent of Farmers and Merchants Bank the Bank, announced that net income for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 4,061,794, or 1.35 per common share, both all-time semi-annual records, compared to 1,879,362, or 0.63 per common share, for the same period in 2020. The primary driver of the significant increase in net income was the acquisition of Carroll Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiary, Carroll Community Bank collectively, Carroll, that was completed in the fourth quarter of 2020. Also, income from Paycheck Protection Program PPP loans added approximately 507,000 to net income. 