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The Farmers & Merchants State Bank has 320 closed loans in our dataset — fully analyzed and benchmarked against peers across the 5 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Safe Rate Ratings· each scored 1–5 against peer lenders
Pricing
Sound
3/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Sound
3/5
closing strength
Product
Sound
3/5
Conventional
Place
Strong
4/5
Multi-Region · 2 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet

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The Farmers & Merchants State Bank performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
+44.6 bps above market avg
3/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
318 loans · 0.44% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
242 loans · 0.40% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
Refinance
78 loans · 0.57% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 3 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Sound
Volume318
Mix99.4%
Spread
+0.442%Above
Fees
$1,284Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Sound
Volume242
Mix75.6%
Spread
+0.402%Above
Fees
$1,191Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume78
Mix24.4%
Spread
+0.569%Above
Fees
$1,535Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
320
Applications
428
Volume
$61 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.446%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,282
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
74.8%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$190,656
Avg Borrower Income
$123,544
Avg Property Value
$275,062

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
2
markets with activity
States Served
6
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

6Full-year 2024 · HMDA
6 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 100100+None
Midwest3
INMIOH
South3
FLKYSC

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 58Mix 18.12% of portfolio
72/100
Strong
Volume 20Mix 6.25% of portfolio
52/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Ohio
Ohio
1
OhioState
Volume 194Mix 60.62% of portfolio
72/100
Strong
Indiana
Indiana
2
IndianaState
Volume 110Mix 34.38% of portfolio
66/100
Strong

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use an equal-weight average of scores across the 5 Ps: Pricing, Product, Pull-Through, Place, and Promptness. Promptness measures how quickly a lender answers real shopper quote requests; a lender with none measured yet is counted at an estimate.

Our Point System (Max 50 Points)

10/ 50 pts
Pricing
How competitively a lender prices vs. the market benchmark (20%).
10/ 50 pts
Product
Performance on your specific loan type (20%).
10/ 50 pts
Pull Through
How reliably a lender closes the loans it starts (20%).
10/ 50 pts
Place
Depth of a lender's expertise in your local market (20%).
10/ 50 pts
Promptness
How quickly a lender answers real quote requests — blended in once they respond (20%).
Champion
Champion(80%+ = 40-50 points)
Superstar
Superstar(60-79% = 30-39 points)

Data Integrity & Updates

Data is updated quarterly based on the latest HMDA filings and proprietary Safe Rate analysis. All metrics are calculated using standardized methodologies to ensure fair comparison across lenders.

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The 5 PsRankings are calculated from observed lender differences on closed loans across Pricing, Pull-through, Product, and Place, plus Promptness when a lender has answered real shopper quote requests.
No Pay to PlayLenders cannot buy their way to the top. Rankings are 100% earned.
HMDA 2024Built using publicly available originated loan data from the federal government.
Peer BenchmarkedPerformance is normalized and benchmarked against peer institutions.