Gateway First Bank · Kansas · 2025

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

Gateway First Bank took 661 mortgage applications in Kansas in 2025, ranking #39 of 766 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.6% of them and denied 2.7% (3.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.0%.

661Applicationsin KS
3.3%Decision denial ratestate 18.3%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $165,000
$126MVolume32 counties

Gateway First Bank in Kansas vs the state

2.7%Denial rate-12.31 pts vs state
3.3%Decision denial rate-15.03 pts vs state
80.6%Origination rate+16.82 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.09 pts vs state
$91kMedian applicant income
533Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in Kansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234533604.6%6.75%#48
20244503503.8%6.75%#55
20256615332.7%6.63%#39

What Gateway First Bank lends in Kansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 532 80% · 2.3% denied
Refinance 71 11% · 5.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 47 7% · 4.3% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 10 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 467 71% · 1.5% denied
FHA 132 20% · 4.6% denied
VA 42 6% · 4.8% denied
USDA / RHS 20 3% · 15.0% denied

Why it denied Kansas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 7 39%
Credit history 4 22%
Employment history 2 11%
Unverifiable information 1 6%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 6%
Other 1 6%
Insufficient cash 1 6%
Collateral 1 6%

Where in Kansas

Counties with the most Gateway First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sedgwick County 3713009 2.4%
Butler County 87730 0.0%
McPherson County 41354 9.8%
Marion County 22191 4.5%
Cowley County 19130 0.0%
Reno County 16140 0.0%
Harvey County 16150 0.0%
Crawford County 15120 0.0%
Johnson County 10100 0.0%
Sumner County 960 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: 661 applications in 2025, of which 533 were originated and 18 denied.

2.7% of all applications, or 3.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kansas statewide average across all lenders was 15.0%.

The median rate on loans Gateway First Bank originated in Kansas in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Gateway First 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