Bell Bank · Kansas · 2025

Bell Bank in Kansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Bell Bank took 460 mortgage applications in Kansas in 2025, ranking #58 of 766 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.5% of them and denied 4.1% (5.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.0%.

460Applicationsin KS
5.1%Decision denial ratestate 18.3%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$285,000Median loanstate $165,000
$113MVolume22 counties

Bell Bank in Kansas vs the state

4.1%Denial rate-10.90 pts vs state
5.1%Decision denial rate-13.21 pts vs state
76.5%Origination rate+12.70 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.24Rate spread (pts)-0.06 pts vs state
$111kMedian applicant income
352Loans originated
19Denied

Trend in Kansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232441894.9%6.88%#79
20243992983.8%6.63%#59
20254603524.1%6.50%#58

What Bell Bank lends in Kansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 377 82% · 2.7% denied
Refinance 55 12% · 9.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 26 6% · 11.5% denied
Home improvement 2 0% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 371 81% · 3.8% denied
FHA 57 12% · 8.8% denied
VA 31 7% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Kansas applicants

Credit history 7 37%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 21%
Insufficient cash 2 11%
Collateral 2 11%
Incomplete application 2 11%
Other 1 5%
Employment history 1 5%

Where in Kansas

Counties with the most Bell Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Johnson County 2121548 3.8%
Douglas County 72602 2.8%
Wyandotte County 57425 8.8%
Shawnee County 27231 3.7%
Franklin County 24211 4.2%
Leavenworth County 1290 0.0%
Miami County 11100 0.0%
Sedgwick County 980 0.0%
Riley County 860 0.0%
Jefferson County 641 16.7%

Other large lenders in Kansas

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 5,30318.0%6.63%
Communityamerica Credit UnionB 3,57512.4%6.38%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 2,54511.4%6.38%
Mortgage Research CenterC 2,38915.1%6.25%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 2,3602.0%6.63%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 2,10310.8%6.49%
Credit Union of AmericaC 1,94022.9%7.75%
Capitol Federal Savings BankB 1,87312.6%6.75%
Guild MortgageA 1,5493.6%6.63%
U.S. BankD 1,53431.4%7.28%

Frequently asked questions

Kansas: 460 applications in 2025, of which 352 were originated and 19 denied.

4.1% of all applications, or 5.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kansas statewide average across all lenders was 15.0%.

The median rate on loans Bell Bank originated in Kansas in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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