Farmers & Merchants State Bank · Wisconsin · 2025

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

Farmers & Merchants State Bank took 87 mortgage applications in Wisconsin in 2025, ranking #269 of 938 lenders active in the state. It originated 85.1% of them and denied 5.8% (6.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.0%.

87Applicationsin WI
6.1%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$265,000Median loanstate $165,000
$29MVolume17 counties

Farmers & Merchants State Bank in Wisconsin vs the state

5.8%Denial rate-8.26 pts vs state
6.1%Decision denial rate-10.26 pts vs state
85.1%Origination rate+16.91 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$104kMedian applicant income
74Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Wisconsin

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202394706.4%#228
2024104686.7%#227
202587745.8%#269

What Farmers & Merchants State Bank lends in Wisconsin

By loan purpose

Home purchase 63 72% · 6.4% denied
Refinance 16 18% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 6% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 87 100% · 5.8% denied

Where in Wisconsin

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Dane County 29270 0.0%
Jefferson County 26222 7.7%
Dodge County 642 33.3%
Columbia County 550 0.0%
Waukesha County 531 20.0%
Rock County 420 0.0%
Washington County 210 0.0%
Oneida County 110 0.0%
Sauk County 110 0.0%
Kenosha County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Wisconsin

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Summit Credit UnionA 15,48313.8%6.75%
University of Wisconsin Credit UnionA 11,78113.8%6.50%
Landmark Credit UnionA 9,39317.7%6.50%
Rocket MortgageC 7,81918.0%6.63%
Associated BankB 7,45123.7%6.88%
BMO BankF 5,20225.3%8.23%
Educators Credit UnionB 4,93024.3%6.95%
U.S. BankD 4,71026.0%6.88%
Covantage Credit UnionB 4,5817.7%6.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 4,42111.8%6.38%

Frequently asked questions

Wisconsin: 87 applications in 2025, of which 74 were originated and 5 denied.

5.8% of all applications, or 6.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Wisconsin statewide average across all lenders was 14.0%.

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