Busey Bank · Missouri · 2025

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

Busey Bank took 123 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #244 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.9% of them and denied 13.0% (15.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

123Applicationsin MO
15.5%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$155,000Median loanstate $175,000
$23MVolume15 counties

Busey Bank in Missouri vs the state

13.0%Denial rate-2.06 pts vs state
15.5%Decision denial rate-3.17 pts vs state
69.9%Origination rate+7.26 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.38Rate spread (pts)+0.03 pts vs state
$108kMedian applicant income
86Loans originated
16Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231489321.6%6.74%#188
20241036021.4%7.58%#244
20251238613.0%6.88%#244

What Busey Bank lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 61 50% · 8.2% denied
Refinance 24 20% · 16.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 6% · 14.3% denied
Home improvement 19 15% · 26.3% denied
Other / HELOC 12 10% · 8.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 119 97% · 13.5% denied
FHA 3 2% · 0.0% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Credit history 6 38%
Collateral 6 38%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 19%
Other 1 6%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most Busey Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
St. Louis County 674510 14.9%
St. Louis city 17142 11.8%
St. Charles County 1592 13.3%
Camden County 752 28.6%
Jackson County 430 0.0%
Jefferson County 430 0.0%
Greene County 110 0.0%
Platte County 110 0.0%
Cass County 110 0.0%
Boone County 110 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: 123 applications in 2025, of which 86 were originated and 16 denied.

13.0% of all applications, or 15.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans Busey Bank originated in Missouri in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Busey 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