Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank · Iowa · 2025

Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank took 66 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #192 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 78.8% of them and denied 4.6% (5.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

66Applicationsin IA
5.1%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$180,000Median loanstate $135,000
$11MVolume13 counties

Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank in Iowa vs the state

4.6%Denial rate-8.31 pts vs state
5.1%Decision denial rate-10.23 pts vs state
78.8%Origination rate+10.33 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$109kMedian applicant income
52Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202375682.7%#169
202476681.3%#171
202566524.6%#192

What Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 34 52% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 12 18% · 8.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 20% · 7.7% denied
Home improvement 6 9% · 16.7% denied
Other / HELOC 1 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 66 100% · 4.6% denied

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jones County 21161 4.8%
Linn County 14121 7.1%
Delaware County 14110 0.0%
Dubuque County 421 25.0%
Benton County 310 0.0%
Polk County 220 0.0%
Clayton County 220 0.0%
Buchanan County 110 0.0%
Iowa County 110 0.0%
Scott County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Iowa

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
GREENSTATE Credit UnionB 13,8295.9%6.50%
Veridian Credit UnionB 8,7258.9%6.49%
Rocket MortgageC 3,76122.7%6.63%
Hills Bank and TrustA 3,4346.1%6.25%
U.S. BankD 2,72025.7%7.00%
Dupaco CommunityA 2,66916.1%7.00%
Community Choice Credit UnionB 2,65311.8%6.13%
Iowa Bankers MortgageB 2,42315.4%6.50%
Broker SolutionsD 2,3866.4%6.75%
Northwest BankA 2,1815.7%6.38%

Frequently asked questions

Iowa: 66 applications in 2025, of which 52 were originated and 3 denied.

4.6% of all applications, or 5.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

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 & Merchants Savings Bank's own HMDA filing for properties located in Iowa, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology