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Farmers Bank & Trust review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Farmers Bank & Trust earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 11.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 45th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.15 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 91st percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.6kApplications2025
42.8%Originatedof applications
11.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$537MLoan volume49 states

Farmers Bank & Trust at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

6.2%Denial rate (all applications)-11.79 pts vs national
11.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-10.86 pts vs national
42.8%Origination rate-15.21 pts vs national
30.2%Withdrawn by applicant
17.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.25%Median interest rate-0.38 pts vs national
-0.15Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.41 pts vs national
$475,000Median loan amount
$3,667Median total loan costs
$196kMedian applicant income
75%Median loan-to-value
9High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

45th11.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

91st-0.15 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

2nd47.2%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

94th0.77% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,2611,0776.4%11.4%6.38%$439M
20242,6561,2848.0%13.8%6.38%$586M
20252,5691,1006.2%11.7%6.25%$537M

What Farmers Bank & Trust lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,203 47% · 5.0% denied
Refinance 923 36% · 3.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 340 13% · 10.6% denied
Home improvement 3 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 100 4% · 30.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,423 94% · 6.2% denied
VA 138 5% · 5.1% denied
USDA / RHS 8 0% · 12.5% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 6 manufactured homes, 305 investment properties.

Why Farmers Bank & Trust denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 159 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 65 41%
Credit history 33 21%
Collateral 26 16%
Other 18 11%
Unverifiable information 8 5%
Insufficient cash 7 4%
Employment history 2 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Farmers Bank & Trust

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k421341.7%
$50k – $100k25110122.1%
$100k – $150k44120411.7%
$150k – $250k9314288.2%
Over $250k81928610.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25361521.1%
25–3467726611.4%
35–449984199.3%
45–5442318214.2%
55–6425511814.4%
65–74994519.0%
Over 74391323.5%

Where Farmers Bank & Trust lends

49 states and 654 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California224888.0%6.38%#352
Kansas2201517.3%6.50%#95
Washington191782.1%6.13%#193
New York173405.2%6.25%#221
Texas168559.5%6.25%#448
Missouri130674.6%6.49%#235
Florida125498.0%6.38%#446
North Carolina119475.9%6.38%#295
Colorado90452.2%5.99%#235
Virginia89335.6%5.99%#300
Illinois78339.0%5.99%#386
Georgia75285.3%6.49%#378
Tennessee61256.6%6.13%#383
New Jersey601911.7%6.38%#332
Massachusetts54233.7%6.38%#313
Pennsylvania49172.0%6.38%#493
Arizona47284.3%6.38%#322
Ohio47244.3%6.13%#414
Oklahoma40192.5%6.49%#277
Oregon39155.1%5.99%#249
Utah37160.0%6.25%#199
Nevada34170.0%6.25%#238
Indiana331112.1%6.49%#400
Minnesota32196.3%5.99%#339
South Carolina321312.5%6.38%#393
Alabama24140.0%6.44%#376
Arkansas24130.0%6.13%#269
New Mexico22427.3%5.87%#196
Idaho21110.0%6.49%#221
Michigan2194.8%6.13%#428
Connecticut1980.0%6.56%#305
Louisiana18327.8%6.13%#319
Wisconsin17100.0%6.06%#432
Kentucky1666.3%6.00%#376
New Hampshire1686.3%5.88%#218
District of Columbia1550.0%5.88%#152
Delaware1566.7%6.44%#206
Maine14621.4%6.56%#190
Vermont13715.4%6.38%#100
Montana1260.0%6.25%#167
Nebraska1160.0%6.44%#240
Rhode Island1180.0%6.06%#184
Mississippi9311.1%5.25%#287
Hawaii720.0%6.13%#176

Frequently asked questions

Farmers Bank & Trust denied 11.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 45th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Farmers Bank & Trust gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 40.9% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Farmers Bank & Trust originated in 2025 was 6.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.15 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 47% of its applications were for home purchases, 49% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 4% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 94% conventional, 0% FHA, 5% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Farmers Bank & Trust. Data sources · Methodology