Kind Lending · Missouri · 2025

Kind Lending in Missouri: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Kind Lending took 206 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #180 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.1% of them and denied 25.7% (28.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

206Applicationsin MO
28.8%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
7.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$195,000Median loanstate $175,000
$30MVolume46 counties

Kind Lending in Missouri vs the state

25.7%Denial rate+10.66 pts vs state
28.8%Decision denial rate+10.10 pts vs state
63.1%Origination rate+0.45 pts vs state
7.13%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.89Rate spread (pts)+0.54 pts vs state
$92kMedian applicant income
130Loans originated
53Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2024713639.4%6.63%#283
202520613025.7%7.13%#180

What Kind Lending lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 151 73% · 21.9% denied
Refinance 13 6% · 38.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 30 15% · 33.3% denied
Home improvement 9 4% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 3 1% · 66.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 110 53% · 26.4% denied
FHA 59 29% · 35.6% denied
VA 27 13% · 11.1% denied
USDA / RHS 10 5% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Collateral 13 25%
Other 12 23%
Unverifiable information 11 21%
Insufficient cash 9 17%
Credit history 7 13%
Employment history 1 2%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most Kind Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jackson County 38303 7.9%
St. Louis County 20109 45.0%
Cole County 20146 30.0%
Clay County 14120 0.0%
St. Charles County 1154 36.4%
Greene County 953 33.3%
Jefferson County 825 62.5%
Camden County 852 25.0%
St. Louis city 630 0.0%
Cass County 651 16.7%

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: 206 applications in 2025, of which 130 were originated and 53 denied.

25.7% of all applications, or 28.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans Kind Lending originated in Missouri in 2025 was 7.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Kind Lending'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