Farmers and Merchants Bank of Ashland · Nebraska · 2025

Farmers and Merchants Bank of Ashland in Nebraska: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Farmers and Merchants Bank of Ashland took 49 mortgage applications in Nebraska in 2025, ranking #145 of 565 lenders active in the state. It originated 83.7% of them and denied 6.1% (6.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.5%.

49Applicationsin NE
6.5%Decision denial ratestate 15.1%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$185,000Median loanstate $185,000
$12MVolume6 counties

Farmers and Merchants Bank of Ashland in Nebraska vs the state

6.1%Denial rate-6.41 pts vs state
6.5%Decision denial rate-8.62 pts vs state
83.7%Origination rate+16.39 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$104kMedian applicant income
41Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Nebraska

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202340302.5%#133
202450384.0%#126
202549416.1%#145

What Farmers and Merchants Bank of Ashland lends in Nebraska

By loan purpose

Home purchase 26 53% · 3.9% denied
Refinance 11 22% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 22% · 9.1% denied
Other / HELOC 1 2% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 49 100% · 6.1% denied

Where in Nebraska

Counties with the most Farmers and Merchants Bank of Ashland applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lancaster County 25220 0.0%
Saunders County 1393 23.1%
Douglas County 550 0.0%
Cass County 320 0.0%
Sarpy County 220 0.0%
Gage County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Nebraska

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 3,38417.6%6.75%
Pinnacle BankB 3,3714.3%6.95%
First National Bank of OmahaC 2,90219.6%7.00%
Charter West BankC 2,2586.6%6.50%
U.S. BankD 2,16332.9%6.99%
Veridian Credit UnionB 2,0519.8%6.49%
West Gate BankA 2,0405.0%6.50%
CentrisB 2,00216.3%6.25%
Union Bank and TrustB 1,83510.0%6.50%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,65112.5%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

Nebraska: 49 applications in 2025, of which 41 were originated and 3 denied.

6.1% of all applications, or 6.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Nebraska statewide average across all lenders was 12.5%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Farmers and Merchants Bank of Ashland's own HMDA filing for properties located in Nebraska, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology