Farmers and Merchants State Bank · Iowa · 2025

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

Farmers and Merchants State Bank took 68 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #185 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 92.7% of them and denied 1.5% (1.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

68Applicationsin IA
1.5%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$130,000Median loanstate $135,000
$12MVolume10 counties

Farmers and Merchants State Bank in Iowa vs the state

1.5%Denial rate-11.39 pts vs state
1.5%Decision denial rate-13.84 pts vs state
92.7%Origination rate+24.19 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$121kMedian applicant income
63Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202375656.7%#171
202472645.6%#178
202568631.5%#185

What Farmers and Merchants State Bank lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 28 41% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 27 40% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 6 9% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 7 10% · 14.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 68 100% · 1.5% denied

Where in Iowa

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Madison County 45411 2.2%
Warren County 770 0.0%
Adair County 660 0.0%
Dallas County 320 0.0%
Union County 220 0.0%
Guthrie County 110 0.0%
Polk County 110 0.0%
Monroe County 110 0.0%
Clarke County 110 0.0%
Ringgold 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: 68 applications in 2025, of which 63 were originated and 1 denied.

1.5% of all applications, or 1.5% 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 and Merchants State 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