Mortgage lender · Lincoln, NE · LEI 549300U82B82JH54TO79

Lincoln FSB of Nebraska review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Lincoln FSB of Nebraska earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 3.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 84th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.08 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 85th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.3kApplications2025
83.3%Originatedof applications
3.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.38%Median ratenational 6.63%
$321MLoan volume17 states

Lincoln FSB of Nebraska at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

2.8%Denial rate (all applications)-15.15 pts vs national
3.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-19.33 pts vs national
83.3%Origination rate+25.24 pts vs national
13.1%Withdrawn by applicant
0.2%Closed for incompleteness
6.38%Median interest rate-0.25 pts vs national
-0.08Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.33 pts vs national
$245,000Median loan amount
$2,674Median total loan costs
$105kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
2High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

84th3.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

85th-0.08 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

69th13.2%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

89th1.09% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20238987112.6%3.1%6.75%$174M
20241,0248322.8%3.3%6.50%$217M
20251,3451,1202.8%3.3%6.38%$321M

What Lincoln FSB of Nebraska lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,078 80% · 2.1% denied
Refinance 175 13% · 5.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 70 5% · 8.6% denied
Home improvement 9 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 13 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,073 80% · 2.4% denied
FHA 180 13% · 6.1% denied
VA 85 6% · 1.2% denied
USDA / RHS 7 1% · 0.0% denied

Also: 1 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 3 manufactured homes, 111 investment properties.

Why Lincoln FSB of Nebraska denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 38 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 16 42%
Credit history 9 24%
Other 6 16%
Collateral 3 8%
Insufficient cash 2 5%
Unverifiable information 1 3%
Employment history 1 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Lincoln FSB of Nebraska

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k876311.3%
$50k – $100k5054164.1%
$100k – $150k3122662.5%
$150k – $250k2572231.8%
Over $250k115911.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2585734.0%
25–344173573.0%
35–443152672.6%
45–542051605.8%
55–641601263.8%
65–7485712.7%
Over 7422180.0%

Where Lincoln FSB of Nebraska lends

17 states and 66 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Nebraska1,2941,0772.8%6.38%#12
Iowa18145.6%6.50%#306
Colorado860.0%6.38%#541

Frequently asked questions

Lincoln FSB of Nebraska denied 3.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 84th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Lincoln FSB of Nebraska gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 42.1% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Lincoln FSB of Nebraska originated in 2025 was 6.38%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.08 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 80% of its applications were for home purchases, 18% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 2% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 80% conventional, 13% FHA, 6% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Lincoln FSB of Nebraska. Data sources · Methodology