Empeople Credit Union · Missouri · 2025

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

Empeople Credit Union took 94 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #267 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.3% of them and denied 19.2% (25.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

94Applicationsin MO
25.7%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $175,000
$8.6MVolume40 counties

Empeople Credit Union in Missouri vs the state

19.2%Denial rate+4.08 pts vs state
25.7%Decision denial rate+7.01 pts vs state
55.3%Origination rate-7.34 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.24Rate spread (pts)-0.59 pts vs state
$111kMedian applicant income
52Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231096122.0%6.50%#227
2024734621.9%6.99%#281
2025945219.2%6.49%#267

What Empeople Credit Union lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 29 31% · 13.8% denied
Refinance 25 27% · 20.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 12 13% · 16.7% denied
Home improvement 11 12% · 9.1% denied
Other / HELOC 17 18% · 35.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 94 100% · 19.2% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Credit history 10 56%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 28%
Collateral 3 17%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most Empeople Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Greene County 19103 15.8%
Jackson County 960 0.0%
Clay County 761 14.3%
Christian County 532 40.0%
Jasper County 431 25.0%
Bates County 311 33.3%
Webster County 300 0.0%
Platte County 321 33.3%
Dade County 311 33.3%
St. Charles County 220 0.0%

Other large lenders in Missouri

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 10,46018.4%6.63%
Flat Branch MortgageA 8,9990.9%6.63%
Guild MortgageA 7,3882.5%6.63%
U.S. BankD 7,19032.8%7.63%
The Central Trust BankC 7,0229.7%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 6,7108.0%6.55%
Communityamerica Credit UnionB 5,84316.8%6.49%
Mortgage Research CenterC 5,73415.6%6.25%
Broker SolutionsD 5,0077.8%6.88%
Commerce BankD 4,90527.2%6.72%

Frequently asked questions

Missouri: 94 applications in 2025, of which 52 were originated and 18 denied.

19.2% of all applications, or 25.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans Empeople Credit Union originated in Missouri 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 Missouri, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology