First Federal Bank of Kansas City · Missouri · 2025

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

First Federal Bank of Kansas City took 307 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #131 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.9% of them and denied 13.0% (14.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

307Applicationsin MO
14.7%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$155,000Median loanstate $175,000
$71MVolume16 counties

First Federal Bank of Kansas City in Missouri vs the state

13.0%Denial rate-2.04 pts vs state
14.7%Decision denial rate-4.05 pts vs state
74.9%Origination rate+12.26 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.06Rate spread (pts)-0.41 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
230Loans originated
40Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202336524913.2%6.38%#96
202435326512.2%6.50%#109
202530723013.0%6.25%#131

What First Federal Bank of Kansas City lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 136 44% · 2.9% denied
Refinance 39 13% · 15.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 2% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 75 24% · 21.3% denied
Other / HELOC 50 16% · 28.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 296 96% · 13.2% denied
FHA 11 4% · 9.1% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Credit history 19 48%
Debt-to-income ratio 13 33%
Collateral 6 15%
Insufficient cash 1 3%
Other 1 3%

Where in Missouri

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jackson County 16812123 13.7%
Clay County 59469 15.3%
Cass County 28212 7.1%
Platte County 27224 14.8%
Johnson County 961 11.1%
Buchanan County 330 0.0%
Chariton County 211 50.0%
Lafayette County 220 0.0%
St. Louis County 220 0.0%
Greene County 110 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: 307 applications in 2025, of which 230 were originated and 40 denied.

13.0% of all applications, or 14.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans First Federal Bank of Kansas City originated in Missouri in 2025 was 6.25%, 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 Missouri, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology