First Option Mortgage · Missouri · 2025

First Option Mortgage in Missouri: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Option Mortgage took 37 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #376 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.2% of them and denied 0.0% (0.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

37Applicationsin MO
0.0%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$175,000Median loanstate $175,000
$4.8MVolume7 counties

First Option Mortgage in Missouri vs the state

0.0%Denial rate-15.07 pts vs state
0.0%Decision denial rate-18.70 pts vs state
62.2%Origination rate-0.50 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.90Rate spread (pts)+0.55 pts vs state
$53kMedian applicant income
23Loans originated
0Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20241895.6%7.00%#438
202537230.0%6.88%#376

What First Option Mortgage lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 33 89% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 1 3% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 8% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 25 68% · 0.0% denied
FHA 10 27% · 0.0% denied
VA 2 5% · 0.0% denied

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most First Option Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
St. Louis County 1350 0.0%
Jefferson County 860 0.0%
St. Louis city 640 0.0%
St. Charles County 430 0.0%
Franklin County 320 0.0%
Lincoln County 220 0.0%
Warren 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: 37 applications in 2025, of which 23 were originated and 0 denied.

0.0% of all applications, or 0.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans First Option Mortgage originated in Missouri in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Option Mortgage'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