Equity Bank · Missouri · 2025

Equity Bank in Missouri: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Equity Bank took 559 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #82 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.5% of them and denied 18.1% (19.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

559Applicationsin MO
19.6%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$95,000Median loanstate $175,000
$77MVolume33 counties

Equity Bank in Missouri vs the state

18.1%Denial rate+3.00 pts vs state
19.6%Decision denial rate+0.87 pts vs state
73.5%Origination rate+10.86 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
-2.11Rate spread (pts)-2.46 pts vs state
$79kMedian applicant income
411Loans originated
101Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202343630513.3%8.29%#81
202448932720.5%8.00%#82
202555941118.1%6.75%#82

What Equity Bank lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 169 30% · 4.1% denied
Refinance 160 29% · 8.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 14 3% · 28.6% denied
Home improvement 162 29% · 31.5% denied
Other / HELOC 54 10% · 46.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 550 98% · 18.0% denied
FHA 6 1% · 33.3% denied
VA 2 0% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Credit history 45 45%
Debt-to-income ratio 38 38%
Collateral 11 11%
Other 4 4%
Employment history 3 3%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most Equity Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jackson County 13211115 11.4%
Henry County 634115 23.8%
Johnson County 624316 25.8%
Adair County 53416 11.3%
Benton County 41298 19.5%
Pettis County 29208 27.6%
Buchanan County 25146 24.0%
Cass County 23173 13.0%
Macon County 18116 33.3%
Lafayette County 18106 33.3%

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: 559 applications in 2025, of which 411 were originated and 101 denied.

18.1% of all applications, or 19.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans Equity Bank originated in Missouri in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Equity Bank'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