Mortgage lender · Topeka, KS · LEI 254900L3UJN7196A5W71

Central National Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Central National Bank earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 12.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 39th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.11 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 71st percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

354Applications2025
76.0%Originatedof applications
12.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$79MLoan volume7 states

Central National Bank at a glance, 2025

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

11.0%Denial rate (all applications)-6.96 pts vs national
12.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-10.13 pts vs national
76.0%Origination rate+17.96 pts vs national
11.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.6%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.11Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.15 pts vs national
$200,000Median loan amount
$2,336Median total loan costs
$104kMedian applicant income
75%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

39th12.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

71st0.11 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

50th11.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

79th1.17% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202335627212.1%13.6%6.93%$63M
202431424610.2%11.4%6.88%$69M
202535426911.0%12.5%6.75%$79M

What Central National 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 247 70% · 6.9% denied
Refinance 59 17% · 17.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 35 10% · 28.6% denied
Home improvement 7 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 6 2% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 304 86% · 10.2% denied
FHA 27 8% · 22.2% denied
VA 23 6% · 8.7% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 2 manufactured homes, 94 investment properties.

Why Central National Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 39 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 17 44%
Credit history 12 31%
Collateral 5 13%
Incomplete application 3 8%
Other 2 5%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Central National Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k391745.5%
$50k – $100k977013.3%
$100k – $150k675111.7%
$150k – $250k52407.0%
Over $250k26224.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25282111.5%
25–3479647.1%
35–44784722.2%
45–54473518.6%
55–64302510.7%
65–74241611.1%

Where Central National Bank lends

7 states and 74 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Kansas26019712.3%6.76%#84
Nebraska72566.9%6.63%#121
Missouri181411.1%6.77%#446

Frequently asked questions

Central National Bank denied 12.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 39th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Central National Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 43.6% 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 Central National Bank originated in 2025 was 6.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.11 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 70% of its applications were for home purchases, 27% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 4% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 86% conventional, 8% FHA, 6% 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 Central National Bank. Data sources · Methodology