Lower · Kansas · 2025

Lower in Kansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Lower took 132 mortgage applications in Kansas in 2025, ranking #135 of 766 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.5% of them and denied 17.4% (25.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.0%.

132Applicationsin KS
25.8%Decision denial ratestate 18.3%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$245,000Median loanstate $165,000
$18MVolume30 counties

Lower in Kansas vs the state

17.4%Denial rate+2.39 pts vs state
25.8%Decision denial rate+7.56 pts vs state
48.5%Origination rate-15.34 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.40Rate spread (pts)+0.10 pts vs state
$99kMedian applicant income
64Loans originated
23Denied

Trend in Kansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231055716.2%6.63%#140
2024136986.6%6.75%#127
20251326417.4%6.63%#135

What Lower lends in Kansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 36 27% · 2.8% denied
Refinance 31 23% · 22.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 64 48% · 23.4% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 62 47% · 14.5% denied
FHA 39 30% · 18.0% denied
VA 30 23% · 23.3% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Kansas applicants

Collateral 7 30%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 26%
Credit history 5 22%
Other 2 9%
Incomplete application 2 9%
Insufficient cash 1 4%

Where in Kansas

Counties with the most Lower applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Johnson County 38224 10.5%
Sedgwick County 28153 10.7%
Leavenworth County 850 0.0%
Shawnee County 822 25.0%
Wyandotte County 833 37.5%
Douglas County 632 33.3%
Reno County 400 0.0%
Coffey County 320 0.0%
Lyon County 302 66.7%
Crawford County 312 66.7%

Other large lenders in Kansas

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 5,30318.0%6.63%
Communityamerica Credit UnionB 3,57512.4%6.38%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 2,54511.4%6.38%
Mortgage Research CenterC 2,38915.1%6.25%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 2,3602.0%6.63%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 2,10310.8%6.49%
Credit Union of AmericaC 1,94022.9%7.75%
Capitol Federal Savings BankB 1,87312.6%6.75%
Guild MortgageA 1,5493.6%6.63%
U.S. BankD 1,53431.4%7.28%

Frequently asked questions

Kansas: 132 applications in 2025, of which 64 were originated and 23 denied.

17.4% of all applications, or 25.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kansas statewide average across all lenders was 15.0%.

The median rate on loans Lower originated in Kansas in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Lower's own HMDA filing for properties located in Kansas, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology