Focus Bank · Missouri · 2025

Focus Bank in Missouri: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Focus Bank took 88 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #284 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.2% of them and denied 22.7% (24.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

88Applicationsin MO
24.4%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$85,000Median loanstate $175,000
$14MVolume12 counties

Focus Bank in Missouri vs the state

22.7%Denial rate+7.66 pts vs state
24.4%Decision denial rate+5.69 pts vs state
68.2%Origination rate+5.52 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$74kMedian applicant income
60Loans originated
20Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023815624.7%#261
2024715612.7%#282
2025886022.7%#284

What Focus Bank lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 45 51% · 31.1% denied
Refinance 27 31% · 14.8% denied
Home improvement 13 15% · 7.7% denied
Other / HELOC 3 3% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 87 99% · 21.8% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 100.0% denied

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most Focus Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Scott County 31187 22.6%
Mississippi County 19118 42.1%
New Madrid County 1191 9.1%
Dunklin County 541 20.0%
Cape Girardeau County 541 20.0%
Pemiscot County 532 40.0%
Stoddard County 440 0.0%
St. Louis city 330 0.0%
Butler County 220 0.0%
Boone County 100 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: 88 applications in 2025, of which 60 were originated and 20 denied.

22.7% of all applications, or 24.4% 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 Focus Bank'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