Bay Equity · Missouri · 2025

Bay Equity in Missouri: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Bay Equity took 24 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #419 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.3% of them and denied 12.5% (17.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

24Applicationsin MO
17.7%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$235,000Median loanstate $175,000
$4.2MVolume6 counties

Bay Equity in Missouri vs the state

12.5%Denial rate-2.57 pts vs state
17.7%Decision denial rate-1.05 pts vs state
58.3%Origination rate-4.33 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)-0.05 pts vs state
$96kMedian applicant income
14Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202386693.5%6.49%#257
202464503.1%6.63%#298
2025241412.5%6.63%#419

What Bay Equity lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 22 92% · 13.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 8% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 20 83% · 15.0% denied
FHA 3 13% · 0.0% denied
VA 1 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Collateral 2 67%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 33%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most Bay Equity applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jackson County 952 22.2%
St. Louis County 860 0.0%
St. Louis city 421 25.0%
St. Charles County 100 0.0%
Johnson County 110 0.0%
Taney County 100 0.0%

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: 24 applications in 2025, of which 14 were originated and 3 denied.

12.5% of all applications, or 17.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans Bay Equity originated in Missouri in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Bay Equity'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