Better Mortgage · Nebraska · 2025

Better Mortgage in Nebraska: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Better Mortgage took 176 mortgage applications in Nebraska in 2025, ranking #80 of 565 lenders active in the state. It originated 44.3% of them and denied 26.1% (36.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.5%.

176Applicationsin NE
36.8%Decision denial ratestate 15.1%
6.81%Median ratestate 6.63%
$155,000Median loanstate $185,000
$21MVolume29 counties

Better Mortgage in Nebraska vs the state

26.1%Denial rate+13.61 pts vs state
36.8%Decision denial rate+21.66 pts vs state
44.3%Origination rate-22.96 pts vs state
6.81%Median rate+0.19 pts vs state
0.55Rate spread (pts)+0.33 pts vs state
$114kMedian applicant income
78Loans originated
46Denied

Trend in Nebraska

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202335220.0%6.63%#141
2024492314.3%6.50%#129
20251767826.1%6.81%#80

What Better Mortgage lends in Nebraska

By loan purpose

Home purchase 69 39% · 17.4% denied
Refinance 23 13% · 8.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 19 11% · 21.1% denied
Home improvement 14 8% · 35.7% denied
Other / HELOC 51 29% · 45.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 145 82% · 26.2% denied
FHA 26 15% · 30.8% denied
VA 5 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Nebraska applicants

Incomplete application 22 48%
Credit history 15 33%
Collateral 4 9%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 9%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

Where in Nebraska

Counties with the most Better Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Douglas County 723716 22.2%
Sarpy County 30166 20.0%
Lancaster County 27910 37.0%
Cass County 631 16.7%
Hitchcock County 400 0.0%
Washington County 431 25.0%
Webster County 301 33.3%
Dawson County 311 33.3%
Dodge County 312 66.7%
Hall County 211 50.0%

Other large lenders in Nebraska

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 3,38417.6%6.75%
Pinnacle BankB 3,3714.3%6.95%
First National Bank of OmahaC 2,90219.6%7.00%
Charter West BankC 2,2586.6%6.50%
U.S. BankD 2,16332.9%6.99%
Veridian Credit UnionB 2,0519.8%6.49%
West Gate BankA 2,0405.0%6.50%
CentrisB 2,00216.3%6.25%
Union Bank and TrustB 1,83510.0%6.50%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,65112.5%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

Nebraska: 176 applications in 2025, of which 78 were originated and 46 denied.

26.1% of all applications, or 36.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Nebraska statewide average across all lenders was 12.5%.

The median rate on loans Better Mortgage originated in Nebraska in 2025 was 6.81%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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