First Federal Bank of Kansas City · Kansas · 2025

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

First Federal Bank of Kansas City took 130 mortgage applications in Kansas in 2025, ranking #138 of 766 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.1% of them and denied 15.4% (17.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.0%.

130Applicationsin KS
17.1%Decision denial ratestate 18.3%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$155,000Median loanstate $165,000
$28MVolume5 counties

First Federal Bank of Kansas City in Kansas vs the state

15.4%Denial rate+0.35 pts vs state
17.1%Decision denial rate-1.19 pts vs state
73.1%Origination rate+9.26 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.13Rate spread (pts)-0.17 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
95Loans originated
20Denied

Trend in Kansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202317413010.3%6.25%#94
20241269411.9%6.50%#133
20251309515.4%6.50%#138

What First Federal Bank of Kansas City lends in Kansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 61 47% · 8.2% denied
Refinance 21 16% · 14.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 31 24% · 22.6% denied
Other / HELOC 16 12% · 31.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 129 99% · 14.7% denied
VA 1 1% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Kansas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 9 45%
Credit history 4 20%
Collateral 4 20%
Other 2 10%
Unverifiable information 1 5%

Where in Kansas

Counties with the most First Federal Bank of Kansas City applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Johnson County 71518 11.3%
Wyandotte County 523712 23.1%
Leavenworth County 440 0.0%
Miami County 220 0.0%
Franklin County 110 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: 130 applications in 2025, of which 95 were originated and 20 denied.

15.4% of all applications, or 17.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kansas statewide average across all lenders was 15.0%.

The median rate on loans First Federal Bank of Kansas City originated in Kansas in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Federal Bank of Kansas City'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