The Farmers & Merchants State Bank · Indiana · 2025

The Farmers & Merchants State Bank in Indiana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Farmers & Merchants State Bank took 481 mortgage applications in Indiana in 2025, ranking #118 of 1,025 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.6% of them and denied 11.6% (13.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.6%.

481Applicationsin IN
13.0%Decision denial ratestate 20.1%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$105,000Median loanstate $155,000
$59MVolume27 counties

The Farmers & Merchants State Bank in Indiana vs the state

11.6%Denial rate-4.93 pts vs state
13.0%Decision denial rate-7.18 pts vs state
77.6%Origination rate+15.30 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.34Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$60kMedian applicant income
373Loans originated
56Denied

Trend in Indiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202345536812.8%7.38%#104
202445735212.7%8.00%#115
202548137311.6%7.50%#118

What The Farmers & Merchants State Bank lends in Indiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 110 23% · 6.4% denied
Refinance 18 4% · 5.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 169 35% · 8.9% denied
Home improvement 60 12% · 15.0% denied
Other / HELOC 124 26% · 19.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 481 100% · 11.6% denied

Why it denied Indiana applicants

Credit history 25 45%
Debt-to-income ratio 15 27%
Collateral 14 25%
Unverifiable information 1 2%
Other 1 2%

Where in Indiana

Counties with the most The Farmers & Merchants State Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Adams County 24219822 9.1%
Wells County 38283 7.9%
Allen County 33243 9.1%
Jay County 33216 18.2%
Steuben County 33265 15.2%
DeKalb County 25213 12.0%
Wayne County 12102 16.7%
Henry County 834 50.0%
Randolph County 741 14.3%
Elkhart County 651 16.7%

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: 481 applications in 2025, of which 373 were originated and 56 denied.

11.6% of all applications, or 13.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Indiana statewide average across all lenders was 16.6%.

The median rate on loans The Farmers & Merchants State Bank originated in Indiana in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are The Farmers & Merchants State Bank'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