Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Pierz · Minnesota · 2025

Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Pierz in Minnesota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Pierz took 69 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #248 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 79.7% of them and denied 1.5% (1.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

69Applicationsin MN
1.7%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$165,000Median loanstate $215,000
$9.9MVolume11 counties

Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Pierz in Minnesota vs the state

1.5%Denial rate-12.15 pts vs state
1.7%Decision denial rate-14.68 pts vs state
79.7%Origination rate+13.34 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$122kMedian applicant income
55Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202355463.6%#258
202412816.7%#436
202569551.5%#248

What Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Pierz lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 38 55% · 2.6% denied
Refinance 12 17% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 14 20% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 5 7% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 69 100% · 1.5% denied

Where in Minnesota

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Morrison County 31260 0.0%
Crow Wing County 1090 0.0%
Benton County 970 0.0%
Mille Lacs County 420 0.0%
Meeker County 420 0.0%
Stearns County 431 25.0%
Sherburne County 220 0.0%
McLeod County 210 0.0%
Itasca County 110 0.0%
Todd County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Minnesota

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 8,69410.6%6.38%
U.S. BankD 8,62430.4%7.88%
Bell BankA 7,9875.3%6.63%
Rocket MortgageC 7,63016.3%6.63%
Trustone Financial Credit UnionC 6,06620.0%7.25%
Affinity PlusC 5,43814.6%6.63%
Blaze Credit UnionB 4,07412.3%6.38%
Wings Financial Credit UnionA 3,96016.4%7.25%
Crosscountry MortgageB 3,9422.1%6.63%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 3,3273.2%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

Minnesota: 69 applications in 2025, of which 55 were originated and 1 denied.

1.5% of all applications, or 1.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

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 of Pierz's own HMDA filing for properties located in Minnesota, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology