First Bank · Kansas · 2025

First Bank in Kansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Bank took 216 mortgage applications in Kansas in 2025, ranking #98 of 766 lenders active in the state. It originated 79.2% of them and denied 2.3% (2.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.0%.

216Applicationsin KS
2.8%Decision denial ratestate 18.3%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$315,000Median loanstate $165,000
$61MVolume18 counties

First Bank in Kansas vs the state

2.3%Denial rate-12.72 pts vs state
2.8%Decision denial rate-15.44 pts vs state
79.2%Origination rate+15.35 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.19Rate spread (pts)-0.11 pts vs state
$135kMedian applicant income
171Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Kansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233112524.5%6.50%#68
20243242524.0%6.63%#69
20252161712.3%6.63%#98

What First Bank lends in Kansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 179 83% · 2.2% denied
Refinance 23 11% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 4% · 12.5% denied
Other / HELOC 6 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 176 81% · 1.1% denied
FHA 26 12% · 11.5% denied
VA 14 6% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Kansas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 40%
Collateral 1 20%
Unverifiable information 1 20%
Credit history 1 20%

Where in Kansas

Counties with the most First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Johnson County 1511241 0.7%
Wyandotte County 16121 6.3%
Leavenworth County 1090 0.0%
Douglas County 860 0.0%
Linn County 650 0.0%
Miami County 530 0.0%
Franklin County 320 0.0%
Sedgwick County 320 0.0%
Riley County 320 0.0%
Rice County 201 50.0%

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: 216 applications in 2025, of which 171 were originated and 5 denied.

2.3% of all applications, or 2.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kansas statewide average across all lenders was 15.0%.

The median rate on loans First Bank originated in Kansas in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Bank'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