Merchants Capital · Indiana · 2025

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

Merchants Capital took 35 mortgage applications in Indiana in 2025, ranking #393 of 1,025 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.4% of them and denied 14.3% (16.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.6%.

35Applicationsin IN
16.7%Decision denial ratestate 20.1%
Median ratestate 6.75%
$17,245,000Median loanstate $155,000
$434MVolume15 counties

Merchants Capital in Indiana vs the state

14.3%Denial rate-2.28 pts vs state
16.7%Decision denial rate-3.47 pts vs state
71.4%Origination rate+9.18 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
Median applicant income
25Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Indiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023171029.4%#453
202421189.5%#445
2025352514.3%#393

What Merchants Capital lends in Indiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1 3% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 24 69% · 12.5% denied
Home improvement 10 29% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 23 66% · 8.7% denied
FHA 10 29% · 30.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 6% · 0.0% denied

Where in Indiana

Counties with the most Merchants Capital applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Marion County 15103 20.0%
Hamilton County 321 33.3%
Monroe County 220 0.0%
Tippecanoe County 211 50.0%
Allen County 210 0.0%
Hancock County 220 0.0%
St. Joseph County 100 0.0%
Elkhart County 110 0.0%
Bartholomew County 110 0.0%
Dearborn County 110 0.0%

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: 35 applications in 2025, of which 25 were originated and 5 denied.

14.3% of all applications, or 16.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Indiana statewide average across all lenders was 16.6%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Merchants Capital'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