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The Farmers & Merchants Bank in Arkansas
HMDA record for properties in Arkansas, calendar year 2024. National record · Arkansas overview
HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
The Farmers & Merchants Bank's 2024 HMDA record for Arkansas covers 452 applications, 323 of them originated, worth $80m.
Its denial rate in the state was 17.0%, below the Arkansas rate of 25.0% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 16.9%.
The median rate spread on its Arkansas originations was 1.2 percentage points (state median 0.4).
Applications in the state were about level with 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In Arkansas | Arkansas, all lenders | The Farmers & Merchants Bank, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 17.0% | 25.0% | 16.9% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 47.1% | 17.6% | 47.1% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $247k | $220k | $249k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 60.7% | 60.8% | 61.0% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 0.0% | 15.3% | 0.0% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 0.0% | 9.5% | 0.0% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateArkansas, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in Arkansas
By purpose
Home purchase 61% (196)Home improvement 14% (44)Refinancing 18% (57)Other purpose 8% (26)
By type
Conventional 100% (323)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 73 denials in Arkansas by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).
Counties in Arkansas
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter County | 86 | 63 | $12m | 8.3% |
| Washington County | 64 | 48 | $37m | 10.5% |
| Randolph County | 60 | 44 | $4.8m | 17.2% |
| Arkansas County | 57 | 42 | $4.3m | 19.6% |
| Prairie County | 57 | 33 | $1.7m | 30.9% |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did The Farmers & Merchants Bank originate in Arkansas in 2024?
323 loans totalling $80m, from 452 applications reported for properties in Arkansas.
What is The Farmers & Merchants Bank's denial rate in Arkansas?
17.0% of decided applications in Arkansas were denied, against 25.0% for all lenders in the state and 16.9% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.
Which Arkansas counties does The Farmers & Merchants Bank lend in most?
By originations: Baxter County (63), Washington County (48), Randolph County (44), Arkansas County (42), Prairie County (33).
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), filtered to the lender's LEI and the property state. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Provenance
Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records for this LEI with a property in Arkansas. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.