First Midwest Bank of the Ozarks · Missouri · 2025

First Midwest Bank of the Ozarks in Missouri: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Midwest Bank of the Ozarks took 293 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #139 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 88.7% of them and denied 3.8% (3.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

293Applicationsin MO
3.9%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$115,000Median loanstate $175,000
$45MVolume14 counties

First Midwest Bank of the Ozarks in Missouri vs the state

3.8%Denial rate-11.32 pts vs state
3.9%Decision denial rate-14.76 pts vs state
88.7%Origination rate+26.08 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$98kMedian applicant income
260Loans originated
11Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232902436.6%#115
20242492137.6%#141
20252932603.8%#139

What First Midwest Bank of the Ozarks lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 160 55% · 4.4% denied
Refinance 30 10% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 66 23% · 1.5% denied
Home improvement 31 11% · 3.2% denied
Other / HELOC 6 2% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 293 100% · 3.8% denied

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most First Midwest Bank of the Ozarks applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Butler County 1501363 2.0%
Wayne County 44374 9.1%
Boone County 43402 4.7%
Carter County 18142 11.1%
Ripley County 14130 0.0%
Stoddard County 12100 0.0%
St. Louis County 320 0.0%
Reynolds County 330 0.0%
Iron County 110 0.0%
Randolph 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: 293 applications in 2025, of which 260 were originated and 11 denied.

3.8% of all applications, or 3.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are First Midwest Bank of the Ozarks'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