Bell Bank · Missouri · 2025

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

Bell Bank took 547 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #84 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.0% of them and denied 7.0% (8.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

547Applicationsin MO
8.6%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$285,000Median loanstate $175,000
$140MVolume40 counties

Bell Bank in Missouri vs the state

7.0%Denial rate-8.12 pts vs state
8.6%Decision denial rate-10.14 pts vs state
74.0%Origination rate+11.38 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)-0.05 pts vs state
$112kMedian applicant income
405Loans originated
38Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233682692.7%6.88%#95
20244803505.2%6.75%#83
20255474057.0%6.50%#84

What Bell Bank lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 439 80% · 3.6% denied
Refinance 76 14% · 14.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 28 5% · 32.1% denied
Home improvement 2 0% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 0% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 436 80% · 6.0% denied
FHA 78 14% · 12.8% denied
VA 31 6% · 6.5% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Credit history 12 32%
Debt-to-income ratio 10 26%
Incomplete application 8 21%
Collateral 3 8%
Insufficient cash 2 5%
Other 2 5%
Unverifiable information 1 3%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most Bell Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jackson County 142998 5.6%
St. Louis County 805910 12.5%
Boone County 80525 6.3%
St. Charles County 58492 3.4%
Clay County 33252 6.1%
Cass County 26203 11.5%
St. Louis city 19170 0.0%
Platte County 16140 0.0%
Jefferson County 15103 20.0%
Lincoln County 870 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: 547 applications in 2025, of which 405 were originated and 38 denied.

7.0% of all applications, or 8.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans Bell Bank originated in Missouri 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 Missouri, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology