Guaranteed Rate Affinity · Missouri · 2025

Guaranteed Rate Affinity in Missouri: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Guaranteed Rate Affinity took 1,154 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #45 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.8% of them and denied 4.2% (5.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

1.2kApplicationsin MO
5.7%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.53%Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $175,000
$217MVolume34 counties

Guaranteed Rate Affinity in Missouri vs the state

4.2%Denial rate-10.91 pts vs state
5.7%Decision denial rate-12.97 pts vs state
67.8%Origination rate+5.10 pts vs state
6.53%Median rate-0.10 pts vs state
0.27Rate spread (pts)-0.08 pts vs state
$97kMedian applicant income
782Loans originated
48Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20238885876.6%6.60%#50
20248636305.2%6.63%#54
20251,1547824.2%6.53%#45

What Guaranteed Rate Affinity lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 889 77% · 3.9% denied
Refinance 170 15% · 2.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 73 6% · 6.9% denied
Home improvement 9 1% · 11.1% denied
Other / HELOC 13 1% · 23.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 901 78% · 2.9% denied
FHA 180 16% · 8.9% denied
VA 69 6% · 5.8% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Collateral 17 35%
Credit history 10 21%
Debt-to-income ratio 9 19%
Other 7 15%
Incomplete application 2 4%
Employment history 2 4%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most Guaranteed Rate Affinity applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
St. Louis County 51433424 4.7%
St. Charles County 2641858 3.0%
St. Louis city 155995 3.2%
Jefferson County 99757 7.1%
Lincoln County 27211 3.7%
Franklin County 23171 4.3%
Warren County 21151 4.8%
St. Francois County 520 0.0%
Boone County 530 0.0%
Montgomery County 530 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: 1,154 applications in 2025, of which 782 were originated and 48 denied.

4.2% of all applications, or 5.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans Guaranteed Rate Affinity originated in Missouri in 2025 was 6.53%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Guaranteed Rate Affinity'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