Mortgage lender · Farmington, MO · LEI 549300F04B6FGYBJY412

First State Community Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

First State Community Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 15.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 34th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.19 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 62nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.9kApplications2025
67.8%Originatedof applications
15.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.88%Median ratenational 6.63%
$441MLoan volume9 states

First State Community Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

12.7%Denial rate (all applications)-5.32 pts vs national
15.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-7.18 pts vs national
67.8%Origination rate+9.74 pts vs national
17.7%Withdrawn by applicant
0.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.88%Median interest rate+0.25 pts vs national
0.19Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.06 pts vs national
$135,000Median loan amount
$2,965Median total loan costs
$87kMedian applicant income
71%Median loan-to-value
3High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

34th15.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

62nd0.19 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

45th17.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

53rd2.20% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,5271,66014.7%17.8%7.60%$295M
20242,5021,60614.3%17.8%7.85%$303M
20252,8761,94912.7%15.4%6.88%$441M

What First State Community Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,617 56% · 11.0% denied
Refinance 469 16% · 10.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 86 3% · 27.9% denied
Home improvement 403 14% · 16.1% denied
Other / HELOC 301 10% · 16.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,644 92% · 11.7% denied
FHA 138 5% · 18.1% denied
VA 7 0% · 14.3% denied
USDA / RHS 87 3% · 32.2% denied

Also: 721 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 223 manufactured homes, 584 investment properties.

Why First State Community Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 364 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 169 46%
Debt-to-income ratio 156 43%
Collateral 28 8%
Employment history 6 2%
Other 4 1%
Unverifiable information 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at First State Community Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k46722736.5%
$50k – $100k92158418.7%
$100k – $150k55238011.7%
$150k – $250k3392653.9%
Over $250k1521118.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2519010319.4%
25–3457733822.3%
35–4449430619.6%
45–5451134216.5%
55–6441830013.9%
65–7424017710.7%
Over 74997116.1%

Where First State Community Bank lends

9 states and 88 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Missouri2,8511,93712.6%6.88%#19
Arkansas8625.0%6.56%#357
Illinois6050.0%#751

Frequently asked questions

First State Community Bank denied 15.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 34th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason First State Community Bank gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 46.4% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans First State Community Bank originated in 2025 was 6.88%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.19 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 56% of its applications were for home purchases, 19% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 24% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 92% conventional, 5% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with First State Community Bank. Data sources · Methodology