The Farmers & Merchants State Bank · Michigan · 2025

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

The Farmers & Merchants State Bank took 82 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #293 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.7% of them and denied 26.8% (32.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

82Applicationsin MI
32.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$185,000Median loanstate $155,000
$31MVolume15 counties

The Farmers & Merchants State Bank in Michigan vs the state

26.8%Denial rate+8.31 pts vs state
32.4%Decision denial rate+9.77 pts vs state
53.7%Origination rate-6.23 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.60Rate spread (pts)+0.20 pts vs state
$88kMedian applicant income
44Loans originated
22Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023332315.2%7.25%#366
2024311825.8%8.00%#384
2025824426.8%7.25%#293

What The Farmers & Merchants State Bank lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 43 52% · 16.3% denied
Refinance 2 2% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 18% · 26.7% denied
Home improvement 12 15% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 10 12% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 82 100% · 26.8% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Credit history 9 41%
Debt-to-income ratio 7 32%
Collateral 4 18%
Insufficient cash 2 9%

Where in Michigan

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Oakland County 291313 44.8%
Lenawee County 1361 7.7%
Hillsdale County 952 22.2%
Monroe County 832 25.0%
Macomb County 541 20.0%
St. Joseph County 550 0.0%
Wayne County 311 33.3%
Calhoun County 211 50.0%
Roscommon County 220 0.0%
Chippewa County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Michigan

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 30,64416.3%6.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 29,33011.7%6.60%
The Huntington National BankD 20,04730.0%7.49%
Lake Michigan Credit UnionA 16,6625.6%6.75%
Fifth Third BankD 11,17626.4%7.50%
21st MortgageF 7,42453.4%11.04%
Citizens BankC 6,59229.0%7.65%
Triad Financial ServicesD 6,42656.1%8.49%
Union Home MortgageB 5,3034.3%6.75%
PNC BankD 5,16126.3%7.36%

Frequently asked questions

Michigan: 82 applications in 2025, of which 44 were originated and 22 denied.

26.8% of all applications, or 32.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans The Farmers & Merchants State Bank originated in Michigan in 2025 was 7.25%, 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 Michigan, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology