ACR vs MRBK Comparison

ACRES Commercial Realty Corp is a commercial real estate investment trust that focuses on originating, holding and managing commercial real estate (CRE) mortgage loans and equity investments in commercial real estate properties through direct ownership and joint ventures. The company invests in commercial real-estate-related assets, including whole loans, A notes, B notes, mezzanine loans, and mortgage-related securities, as well as commercial finance assets, which include other asset-backed securities, senior secured corporate loans, equipment leases and notes, trust preferred securities, debt tranches of collateralize debt obligations, and private equity investments mainly issued by financial institutions.

Meridian Corp is a full-service, state-chartered commercial bank providing personal, business lending, and deposit services. It operates in three business segments including Bank, Wealth, and Mortgage. It generates maximum revenue from the Bank segment that consists of commercial and retail banking. It generates interest income from its lending (including leasing) and investing activities and is dependent on the gathering of lower-cost deposits from its branch network or borrowed funds from other sources for funding its loans, resulting in the generation of net interest income, and other sources.