Merchants Bank of Indiana · Florida · 2025

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

Merchants Bank of Indiana took 33 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #673 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.7% of them and denied 18.2% (20.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

33Applicationsin FL
20.7%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$345,000Median loanstate $255,000
$93MVolume14 counties

Merchants Bank of Indiana in Florida vs the state

18.2%Denial rate-2.88 pts vs state
20.7%Decision denial rate-6.55 pts vs state
69.7%Origination rate+17.01 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.34Rate spread (pts)+0.07 pts vs state
$157kMedian applicant income
23Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202336305.6%7.79%#698
2024503512.0%7.13%#597
2025332318.2%7.25%#673

What Merchants Bank of Indiana lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 22 67% · 18.2% denied
Refinance 1 3% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 27% · 11.1% denied
Home improvement 1 3% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 28 85% · 17.9% denied
FHA 2 6% · 50.0% denied
VA 3 9% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Other 2 33%
Unverifiable information 1 17%
Employment history 1 17%
Credit history 1 17%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 17%

Where in Florida

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 532 40.0%
Sarasota County 330 0.0%
Orange County 311 33.3%
Hillsborough County 330 0.0%
St. Johns County 320 0.0%
Lake County 210 0.0%
Lee County 211 50.0%
Volusia County 220 0.0%
Duval County 220 0.0%
Marion County 210 0.0%

Other large lenders in Florida

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 71,40515.3%6.44%
Rocket MortgageC 46,61121.0%6.63%
Bank of AmericaF 23,63437.7%6.24%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 19,51614.1%6.50%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 19,45223.2%7.59%
Crosscountry MortgageB 19,1035.2%6.75%
NewrezD 17,51922.4%6.75%
Dhi Mortgage CompanyB 16,66114.5%4.88%
Lennar MortgageA 14,98421.0%4.75%
Truist BankC 14,14041.5%6.60%

Frequently asked questions

Florida: 33 applications in 2025, of which 23 were originated and 6 denied.

18.2% of all applications, or 20.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans Merchants Bank of Indiana originated in Florida 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 Florida, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology