First Merchants Bank received 8,529 applications in 2025 and made
5,621 mortgages, in 278 counties across 31 states.
The median rate its borrowers got was 6.625% on a median loan of $155,000.
Of 7,128 decisions, 1,410 were denials — 19.8%, most often for debt-to-income ratio.
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Counts, medians and denial shares are computed from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
loan-level file for 2025, published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau through the FFIEC: every application
a covered lender received, as the lender reported it. A median rate is what borrowers got, not what
you will be offered — it depends on the loan, the property, your credit and the market on the day,
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