Gateway First Bank · Missouri · 2025

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

Gateway First Bank took 364 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #120 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.8% of them and denied 8.5% (10.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

364Applicationsin MO
10.7%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$190,000Median loanstate $175,000
$57MVolume35 counties

Gateway First Bank in Missouri vs the state

8.5%Denial rate-6.55 pts vs state
10.7%Decision denial rate-8.01 pts vs state
69.8%Origination rate+7.12 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.33Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$77kMedian applicant income
254Loans originated
31Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233712815.4%6.75%#94
20244132914.8%6.75%#93
20253642548.5%6.63%#120

What Gateway First Bank lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 272 75% · 7.7% denied
Refinance 43 12% · 11.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 40 11% · 12.5% denied
Home improvement 2 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 7 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 218 60% · 6.0% denied
FHA 93 26% · 12.9% denied
VA 32 9% · 6.3% denied
USDA / RHS 21 6% · 19.1% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 11 35%
Credit history 7 23%
Collateral 5 16%
Unverifiable information 2 6%
Other 2 6%
Employment history 2 6%
Incomplete application 1 3%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 3%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most Gateway First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pettis County 1449817 11.8%
Jasper County 40253 7.5%
Cass County 39300 0.0%
Newton County 22151 4.5%
McDonald County 1495 35.7%
Johnson County 1482 14.3%
Benton County 13101 7.7%
Jackson County 11100 0.0%
Saline County 861 12.5%
Vernon County 760 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: 364 applications in 2025, of which 254 were originated and 31 denied.

8.5% of all applications, or 10.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans Gateway First Bank originated in Missouri 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 Missouri, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology