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Alternatives to Farmers & Merchants Bank for Commercial Real Estate Loans
Lenders worth a look alongside Farmers & Merchants Bank — matched on category and CRE book size, on verified activity in the same counties, and on SBA lending with real observed rates. Built from regulatory filings, county records, and SBA FOIA data; nothing here is sponsored.
Similar lenders by size and category
Other community banks we track with a CRE loan book closest to Farmers & Merchants Bank's — the most direct substitutes for the same kind of borrowing relationship.
- Wells Fargo Bank South Central, National AssociationCommunity Bank · Houston · $0 CRE book
- VersaBank USA National AssociationCommunity Bank · Holdingford · $0 CRE book
- Lamont Bank of St. JohnCommunity Bank · Saint John · $0 CRE book
- Cleo State BankCommunity Bank · Cleo Springs · $0 CRE book
- BMO Harris Central National AssociationCommunity Bank · Roselle · $0 CRE book
Lenders active in the same counties
Farmers & Merchants Bank has commercial deeds of trust on record in Oh-butler, Oh-greene Counties. These lenders recorded commercial loans in the same counties over the last 90 days — verified closings, not marketing claims.
| # | Lender | Recorded commercial loans (90d) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equity Trust Company | 9 |
| 2 | RFLF 4 Limited Liability Company | 9 |
| 3 | Union Savings Bank | 9 |
| 4 | Kiavi Funding Inc | 8 |
| 5 | General Electric | 7 |
| 6 | Cinfed | 6 |
| 7 | Fifth Third Bank | 6 |
| 8 | First Financial Bank | 6 |
| 9 | Community Trust Bank, Inc. | 5 |
| 10 | First Commonwealth Bank | 5 |
SBA-active alternatives
If the deal fits SBA 7(a)/504 — owner-occupied commercial real estate — these were the most active SBA lenders on Texas projects over the last 12 months, with the real median initial rate on their approvals (SBA FOIA loan-level data).
| # | Lender | SBA loans (12mo) | Median initial rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northeast Bank | 95 | 10.5% |
| 2 | Huntington National Bank | 80 | 9.75% |
| 3 | Newtek Bank, National Association | 77 | 10.25% |
| 4 | Live Oak Banking Company | 52 | 8.87% |
| 5 | Readycap Lending, LLC | 35 | 13.5% |
See which lenders match your deal
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Estimate my termsSources: FFIEC Call Reports, county recorded documents, SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA loan-level data. Inclusion reflects verified lending data only — not an offer of credit, a recommendation of any institution, or a statement about credit quality.