Merchants Bank of Indiana · California · 2025

Merchants Bank of Indiana in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Merchants Bank of Indiana took 17 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #666 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.8% of them and denied 5.9% (7.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

17Applicationsin CA
7.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$1,015,000Median loanstate $385,000
$69MVolume9 counties

Merchants Bank of Indiana in California vs the state

5.9%Denial rate-11.54 pts vs state
7.7%Decision denial rate-14.71 pts vs state
58.8%Origination rate+2.62 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)+0.03 pts vs state
$298kMedian applicant income
10Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023171411.8%8.09%#672
20247514.3%8.07%#759
202517105.9%7.25%#666

What Merchants Bank of Indiana lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 29% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 5 29% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 41% · 14.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 17 100% · 5.9% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in California

Counties with the most Merchants Bank of Indiana applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 431 25.0%
Riverside County 320 0.0%
Orange County 310 0.0%
San Diego County 210 0.0%
Ventura County 100 0.0%
Alameda County 110 0.0%
Contra Costa County 100 0.0%
San Bernardino County 110 0.0%
Butte County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in California

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 79,26112.6%6.49%
Rocket MortgageC 58,92517.6%6.75%
Bank of AmericaF 40,19030.8%5.99%
U.S. BankD 32,49331.6%6.50%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 22,0489.7%6.13%
Spring EqD 21,60150.8%8.88%
SchoolsfirstA 19,08610.0%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 18,75413.5%6.50%
NewrezD 17,00019.3%6.63%
Loandepot.ComD 16,64518.7%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

California: 17 applications in 2025, of which 10 were originated and 1 denied.

5.9% of all applications, or 7.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Merchants Bank of Indiana originated in California in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Merchants Bank of Indiana's own HMDA filing for properties located in California, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology