Golden Empire Mortgage · Missouri · 2025

Golden Empire Mortgage in Missouri: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Golden Empire Mortgage took 46 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #351 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.4% of them and denied 8.7% (11.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

46Applicationsin MO
11.1%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$285,000Median loanstate $175,000
$9.4MVolume10 counties

Golden Empire Mortgage in Missouri vs the state

8.7%Denial rate-6.37 pts vs state
11.1%Decision denial rate-7.59 pts vs state
67.4%Origination rate+4.73 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.66Rate spread (pts)+0.31 pts vs state
$108kMedian applicant income
31Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202455257.3%6.63%#319
202546318.7%6.88%#351

What Golden Empire Mortgage lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 24 52% · 8.3% denied
Refinance 1 2% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 21 46% · 9.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 30 65% · 6.7% denied
FHA 16 35% · 12.5% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Credit history 1 25%
Incomplete application 1 25%
Insufficient cash 1 25%
Other 1 25%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most Golden Empire Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
St. Louis County 1482 14.3%
St. Charles County 13120 0.0%
Jefferson County 850 0.0%
St. Louis city 210 0.0%
Jackson County 210 0.0%
Lincoln County 220 0.0%
Franklin County 202 100.0%
Warren County 110 0.0%
St. Francois County 100 0.0%
Ozark 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: 46 applications in 2025, of which 31 were originated and 4 denied.

8.7% of all applications, or 11.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are Golden Empire 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