Farmers and Merchants Bank · Nebraska · 2025

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

Farmers and Merchants Bank took 31 mortgage applications in Nebraska in 2025, ranking #171 of 565 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.2% of them and denied 9.7% (11.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.5%.

31Applicationsin NE
11.5%Decision denial ratestate 15.1%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$145,000Median loanstate $185,000
$3.9MVolume8 counties

Farmers and Merchants Bank in Nebraska vs the state

9.7%Denial rate-2.85 pts vs state
11.5%Decision denial rate-3.60 pts vs state
74.2%Origination rate+6.91 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$113kMedian applicant income
23Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Nebraska

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023342514.7%#142
202431259.7%#161
202531239.7%#171

What Farmers and Merchants Bank lends in Nebraska

By loan purpose

Home purchase 9 29% · 11.1% denied
Refinance 15 48% · 6.7% denied
Home improvement 4 13% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 10% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 31 100% · 9.7% denied

Where in Nebraska

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Buffalo County 1280 0.0%
Seward County 660 0.0%
Nuckolls County 321 33.3%
Douglas County 330 0.0%
Lancaster County 220 0.0%
Butler County 211 50.0%
Otoe County 210 0.0%
Saline County 101 100.0%

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: 31 applications in 2025, of which 23 were originated and 3 denied.

9.7% of all applications, or 11.5% 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'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