Merchants Bank of Indiana · Indiana · 2025

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

Merchants Bank of Indiana took 510 mortgage applications in Indiana in 2025, ranking #116 of 1,025 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.4% of them and denied 8.2% (10.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.6%.

510Applicationsin IN
10.1%Decision denial ratestate 20.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$255,000Median loanstate $155,000
$530MVolume38 counties

Merchants Bank of Indiana in Indiana vs the state

8.2%Denial rate-8.33 pts vs state
10.1%Decision denial rate-10.09 pts vs state
72.4%Origination rate+10.10 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.13Rate spread (pts)-0.24 pts vs state
$96kMedian applicant income
369Loans originated
42Denied

Trend in Indiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234243068.0%7.50%#111
202455637413.3%7.00%#100
20255103698.2%6.63%#116

What Merchants Bank of Indiana lends in Indiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 348 68% · 9.2% denied
Refinance 37 7% · 5.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 121 24% · 5.8% denied
Home improvement 4 1% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 476 93% · 8.0% denied
FHA 21 4% · 14.3% denied
VA 8 2% · 12.5% denied
USDA / RHS 5 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Indiana applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 18 43%
Collateral 10 24%
Employment history 5 12%
Credit history 5 12%
Insufficient cash 2 5%
Unverifiable information 1 2%
Other 1 2%

Where in Indiana

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Marion County 21714424 11.1%
Hamilton County 107833 2.8%
Boone County 27241 3.7%
Hendricks County 22113 13.6%
Wayne County 21163 14.3%
Johnson County 16130 0.0%
Randolph County 16131 6.3%
Madison County 1292 16.7%
Hancock County 12100 0.0%
Delaware County 742 28.6%

Other large lenders in Indiana

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 13,50318.6%6.75%
Ruoff Mortgage CompanyA 8,8604.0%6.75%
Fifth Third BankD 8,69327.6%7.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 8,65912.2%6.38%
Freedom MortgageB 5,4548.9%6.25%
NewrezD 5,42118.2%6.63%
First Merchants BankC 5,11419.9%6.76%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 4,8137.4%6.75%
Mortgage Research CenterC 4,79119.0%6.25%
PNC BankD 4,72425.1%7.55%

Frequently asked questions

Indiana: 510 applications in 2025, of which 369 were originated and 42 denied.

8.2% of all applications, or 10.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Indiana statewide average across all lenders was 16.6%.

The median rate on loans Merchants Bank of Indiana originated in Indiana in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

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