Discover Bank · Nebraska · 2025

Discover Bank in Nebraska: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Discover Bank took 387 mortgage applications in Nebraska in 2025, ranking #45 of 565 lenders active in the state. It originated 18.6% of them and denied 45.7% (70.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.5%.

387Applicationsin NE
70.8%Decision denial ratestate 15.1%
8.77%Median ratestate 6.63%
$55,000Median loanstate $185,000
$6.1MVolume47 counties

Discover Bank in Nebraska vs the state

45.7%Denial rate+33.21 pts vs state
70.8%Decision denial rate+55.66 pts vs state
18.6%Origination rate-48.68 pts vs state
8.77%Median rate+2.14 pts vs state
2.22Rate spread (pts)+1.99 pts vs state
$94kMedian applicant income
72Loans originated
177Denied

Trend in Nebraska

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,15320142.9%9.49%#10
20241,25125148.5%8.98%#11
20253877245.7%8.77%#45

What Discover Bank lends in Nebraska

By loan purpose

Home purchase 24 6% · 54.2% denied
Refinance 70 18% · 48.6% denied
Home improvement 99 26% · 36.4% denied
Other / HELOC 194 50% · 48.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 387 100% · 45.7% denied

Why it denied Nebraska applicants

Credit history 83 47%
Incomplete application 33 19%
Debt-to-income ratio 25 14%
Collateral 23 13%
Other 13 7%

Where in Nebraska

Counties with the most Discover Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Douglas County 1192851 42.9%
Lancaster County 721525 34.7%
Sarpy County 561031 55.4%
Buffalo County 13010 76.9%
Platte County 911 11.1%
Cass County 823 37.5%
Madison County 705 71.4%
Dodge County 714 57.1%
Hall County 602 33.3%
Adams County 604 66.7%

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: 387 applications in 2025, of which 72 were originated and 177 denied.

45.7% of all applications, or 70.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Nebraska statewide average across all lenders was 12.5%.

The median rate on loans Discover Bank originated in Nebraska in 2025 was 8.77%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Discover Bank'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