EXHIBIT 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT. The subsidiaries of the Company as of December 31, 1997, and the state in which each was organized are as scheduled below: State or Jurisdiction Under Laws of Name Under Which Name of Subsidiaries Which Organized Subsidiaries Do Business - -------------------- --------------- ------------------------ F&M Bank-Winchester Virginia F&M Bank-Winchester Big Apple Mortgage Big Apple Mortgage Company, Inc.(1) Virginia Company Winchester Credit Winchester Credit Corporation(1) Virginia Corporation Credit Bureau of Credit Bureau of Winchester, Inc.(1) Virginia Winchester Apple Title Company(1) Virginia Apple Title Company F&M/Shomo & Lineweaver F&M/Shomo & Lineweaver Insurance, Inc. Virginia Insurance F&M Financial Services, Inc. Virginia F&M Financial Services F&M Bank-Central Virginia Virginia F&M Bank-Central Virginia F&M Bank-Massanutten Virginia F&M Bank-Massanutten F&M Bank-Richmond Virginia F&M Bank-Richmond F&M Bank-Martinsburg, Inc. West Virginia F&M Bank-Martinsburg F&M Bank-Blakeley, Inc. West Virginia F&M Bank-Blakeley F&M Bank-Keyser, Inc. West Virginia F&M Bank-Keyser F&M Bank-Emporia Virginia F&M Bank-Emporia F&M Bank-Peoples Virginia F&M Bank-Peoples F&M Bank-Northern Virginia Virginia F&M Bank-Northern Virginia F&M Bank-Allegiance, Inc. Maryland F&M Bank-Allegiance (1) Winchester Credit Corporation, Big Apple Mortgage Co., Inc., Apple Title Company, F&M/Shomo & Lineweaver Insurance, Inc., and F&M Financial Services, Inc., are wholly-owned subsidiaries of F&M Bank-Winchester. Credit Bureau of Winchester is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Winchester Credit Corporation. All other bank subsidiaries are wholly-owned by F&M National.