Great Southern Bank · Missouri · 2025

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

Great Southern Bank took 1,384 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #37 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.1% of them and denied 22.6% (25.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

1.4kApplicationsin MO
25.4%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$135,000Median loanstate $175,000
$238MVolume54 counties

Great Southern Bank in Missouri vs the state

22.6%Denial rate+7.55 pts vs state
25.4%Decision denial rate+6.69 pts vs state
66.1%Origination rate+3.45 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.14 pts vs state
$86kMedian applicant income
915Loans originated
313Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,45591523.4%6.75%#31
20241,37588523.4%7.13%#34
20251,38491522.6%6.63%#37

What Great Southern Bank lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 491 35% · 4.3% denied
Refinance 207 15% · 15.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 122 9% · 25.4% denied
Home improvement 275 20% · 40.0% denied
Other / HELOC 289 21% · 41.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,306 94% · 23.4% denied
FHA 44 3% · 6.8% denied
VA 19 1% · 10.5% denied
USDA / RHS 15 1% · 13.3% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 159 51%
Credit history 86 27%
Collateral 48 15%
Incomplete application 16 5%
Other 4 1%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most Great Southern Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Greene County 45332077 17.0%
St. Louis County 20013936 18.0%
Christian County 1218718 14.9%
St. Charles County 493312 24.5%
Stone County 45329 20.0%
St. Louis city 422314 33.3%
Camden County 422313 31.0%
Lawrence County 341714 41.2%
Webster County 32205 15.6%
Taney County 311714 45.2%

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: 1,384 applications in 2025, of which 915 were originated and 313 denied.

22.6% of all applications, or 25.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans Great Southern Bank originated in Missouri in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Great Southern 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