Mortgage lender · Neosho, MO · LEI 549300COZ9YQTC4J1378

Community Bank and Trust review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Community Bank and Trust earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 15.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 30th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

182Applications2025
69.8%Originatedof applications
15.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$22MLoan volume5 states

Community Bank and Trust at a glance, 2025

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

14.8%Denial rate (all applications)-3.14 pts vs national
15.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-7.42 pts vs national
69.8%Origination rate+11.75 pts vs national
1.7%Withdrawn by applicant
0.6%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$135,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$76kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

30th15.2% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

88th2.2%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202316711016.2%16.6%$15M
202417611215.9%16.1%$16M
202518212714.8%15.2%$22M

What Community Bank and Trust 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 93 51% · 10.8% denied
Refinance 47 26% · 12.8% denied
Home improvement 20 11% · 40.0% denied
Other / HELOC 22 12% · 13.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 170 93% · 12.4% denied
FHA 7 4% · 57.1% denied
VA 2 1% · 50.0% denied
USDA / RHS 3 2% · 33.3% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 4 manufactured homes, 36 investment properties.

Why Community Bank and Trust denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 27 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 12 44%
Debt-to-income ratio 11 41%
Collateral 2 7%
Employment history 2 7%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Community Bank and Trust

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k391927.8%
$50k – $100k725315.5%
$100k – $150k23178.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34291918.5%
35–44322012.9%
45–54241816.7%
55–64372716.2%
65–7423189.1%

Where Community Bank and Trust lends

5 states and 17 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Missouri15110914.6%#222
Kansas15633.3%#315
Oklahoma1070.0%#405
Arkansas540.0%#403

Frequently asked questions

Community Bank and Trust denied 15.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 30th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Community Bank and Trust gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 44.4% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 51% of its applications were for home purchases, 26% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 23% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 93% conventional, 4% FHA, 1% 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 Community Bank and Trust. Data sources · Methodology