21st Mortgage · Missouri · 2025

21st Mortgage in Missouri: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

21st Mortgage took 2,088 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #26 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 20.2% of them and denied 49.1% (70.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

2.1kApplicationsin MO
70.0%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
10.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$95,000Median loanstate $175,000
$45MVolume109 counties

21st Mortgage in Missouri vs the state

49.1%Denial rate+34.07 pts vs state
70.0%Decision denial rate+51.33 pts vs state
20.2%Origination rate-42.50 pts vs state
10.13%Median rate+3.51 pts vs state
4.50Rate spread (pts)+4.15 pts vs state
$62kMedian applicant income
421Loans originated
1,026Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,73732450.4%9.89%#24
20241,87240846.7%10.24%#26
20252,08842149.1%10.13%#26

What 21st Mortgage lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,051 98% · 48.6% denied
Refinance 24 1% · 79.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 0% · 100.0% denied
Home improvement 3 0% · 66.7% denied
Other / HELOC 2 0% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,088 100% · 49.1% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Credit history 626 61%
Debt-to-income ratio 263 26%
Incomplete application 51 5%
Insufficient cash 49 5%
Collateral 15 1%
Other 13 1%
Unverifiable information 9 1%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most 21st Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 1744093 53.4%
Clay County 1434764 44.8%
St. Charles County 1052054 51.4%
Laclede County 851248 56.5%
Greene County 741338 51.4%
Jackson County 671833 49.3%
Stone County 611226 42.6%
Taney County 58928 48.3%
Pulaski County 54633 61.1%
Lawrence County 491317 34.7%

Other large lenders in Missouri

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 10,46018.4%6.63%
Flat Branch MortgageA 8,9990.9%6.63%
Guild MortgageA 7,3882.5%6.63%
U.S. BankD 7,19032.8%7.63%
The Central Trust BankC 7,0229.7%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 6,7108.0%6.55%
Communityamerica Credit UnionB 5,84316.8%6.49%
Mortgage Research CenterC 5,73415.6%6.25%
Broker SolutionsD 5,0077.8%6.88%
Commerce BankD 4,90527.2%6.72%

Frequently asked questions

Missouri: 2,088 applications in 2025, of which 421 were originated and 1,026 denied.

49.1% of all applications, or 70.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans 21st Mortgage originated in Missouri in 2025 was 10.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are 21st Mortgage's own HMDA filing for properties located in Missouri, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology