Empeople Credit Union · Kansas · 2025

Empeople Credit Union in Kansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Empeople Credit Union took 96 mortgage applications in Kansas in 2025, ranking #172 of 766 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.1% of them and denied 22.9% (30.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.0%.

96Applicationsin KS
30.1%Decision denial ratestate 18.3%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$125,000Median loanstate $165,000
$9.4MVolume39 counties

Empeople Credit Union in Kansas vs the state

22.9%Denial rate+7.89 pts vs state
30.1%Decision denial rate+11.86 pts vs state
52.1%Origination rate-11.74 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.30Rate spread (pts)-0.60 pts vs state
$116kMedian applicant income
50Loans originated
22Denied

Trend in Kansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231237913.8%6.88%#122
2024935517.2%6.63%#159
2025965022.9%6.49%#172

What Empeople Credit Union lends in Kansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 38 40% · 10.5% denied
Refinance 18 19% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 10% · 30.0% denied
Home improvement 12 13% · 8.3% denied
Other / HELOC 18 19% · 44.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 96 100% · 22.9% denied

Why it denied Kansas applicants

Credit history 8 36%
Incomplete application 5 23%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 14%
Collateral 3 14%
Insufficient cash 2 9%
Other 1 5%

Where in Kansas

Counties with the most Empeople Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Johnson County 24173 12.5%
Montgomery County 1373 23.1%
Sedgwick County 541 20.0%
Finney County 514 80.0%
Wyandotte County 410 0.0%
Shawnee County 330 0.0%
Crawford County 311 33.3%
Thomas County 311 33.3%
Grant County 220 0.0%
Kearny County 200 0.0%

Other large lenders in Kansas

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 5,30318.0%6.63%
Communityamerica Credit UnionB 3,57512.4%6.38%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 2,54511.4%6.38%
Mortgage Research CenterC 2,38915.1%6.25%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 2,3602.0%6.63%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 2,10310.8%6.49%
Credit Union of AmericaC 1,94022.9%7.75%
Capitol Federal Savings BankB 1,87312.6%6.75%
Guild MortgageA 1,5493.6%6.63%
U.S. BankD 1,53431.4%7.28%

Frequently asked questions

Kansas: 96 applications in 2025, of which 50 were originated and 22 denied.

22.9% of all applications, or 30.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kansas statewide average across all lenders was 15.0%.

The median rate on loans Empeople Credit Union originated in Kansas in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Empeople Credit Union's own HMDA filing for properties located in Kansas, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology