First Option Bank · Kansas · 2025

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

First Option Bank took 130 mortgage applications in Kansas in 2025, ranking #139 of 766 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.2% of them and denied 10.8% (10.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.0%.

130Applicationsin KS
10.9%Decision denial ratestate 18.3%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$195,000Median loanstate $165,000
$28MVolume12 counties

First Option Bank in Kansas vs the state

10.8%Denial rate-4.26 pts vs state
10.9%Decision denial rate-7.34 pts vs state
76.2%Origination rate+12.33 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$121kMedian applicant income
99Loans originated
14Denied

Trend in Kansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231491288.7%#104
202415912010.7%#110
20251309910.8%#139

What First Option Bank lends in Kansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 56 43% · 16.1% denied
Refinance 33 25% · 3.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 27 21% · 14.8% denied
Home improvement 9 7% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 5 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 130 100% · 10.8% denied

Where in Kansas

Counties with the most First Option Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Miami County 57417 12.3%
Johnson County 35313 8.6%
Linn County 19114 21.1%
Franklin County 430 0.0%
Doniphan County 330 0.0%
Brown County 330 0.0%
Anderson County 330 0.0%
Wyandotte County 220 0.0%
Sedgwick County 100 0.0%
Atchison County 100 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 99 were originated and 14 denied.

10.8% of all applications, or 10.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kansas statewide average across all lenders was 15.0%.

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 Option 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