Mortgage lender · Topeka, KS · LEI 549300C61LNGA8J8EF85

Capitol Federal Savings Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Capitol Federal Savings Bank earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 14.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 37th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.17 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 66th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.2kApplications2025
73.3%Originatedof applications
14.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$681MLoan volume13 states

Capitol Federal Savings Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

12.7%Denial rate (all applications)-5.32 pts vs national
14.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-8.37 pts vs national
73.3%Origination rate+15.27 pts vs national
8.0%Withdrawn by applicant
3.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.17Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.08 pts vs national
$155,000Median loan amount
$3,001Median total loan costs
$128kMedian applicant income
69%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

37th14.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

66th0.17 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

78th11.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

66th1.94% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,6172,0039.3%10.5%6.63%$709M
20242,3441,70510.5%12.0%6.63%$510M
20252,1801,59812.7%14.2%6.75%$681M

What Capitol Federal Savings Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 890 41% · 5.5% denied
Refinance 254 12% · 13.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 128 6% · 20.3% denied
Home improvement 640 29% · 13.6% denied
Other / HELOC 268 12% · 29.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,177 100% · 12.6% denied
VA 3 0% · 33.3% denied

Also: 784 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 56 investment properties.

Why Capitol Federal Savings Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 276 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 150 54%
Credit history 74 27%
Other 34 12%
Collateral 14 5%
Employment history 2 1%
Unverifiable information 1 0%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Capitol Federal Savings Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1416245.5%
$50k – $100k53737121.0%
$100k – $150k45635511.4%
$150k – $250k4753708.1%
Over $250k3512537.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2538289.4%
25–3425919711.5%
35–4438127015.2%
45–5445634114.2%
55–6446935013.2%
65–7438426815.5%
Over 741489922.6%

Where Capitol Federal Savings Bank lends

13 states and 61 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Kansas1,8731,38412.6%6.75%#8
Missouri28620212.9%6.50%#143

Frequently asked questions

Capitol Federal Savings Bank denied 14.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 37th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Capitol Federal Savings Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 54.3% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Capitol Federal Savings Bank originated in 2025 was 6.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.17 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 41% of its applications were for home purchases, 18% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 42% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Capitol Federal Savings Bank. Data sources · Methodology