Megastar Financial · Missouri · 2025

Megastar Financial in Missouri: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Megastar Financial took 244 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #161 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.1% of them and denied 1.2% (1.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

244Applicationsin MO
1.7%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$225,000Median loanstate $175,000
$40MVolume21 counties

Megastar Financial in Missouri vs the state

1.2%Denial rate-13.84 pts vs state
1.7%Decision denial rate-16.98 pts vs state
70.1%Origination rate+7.42 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.34Rate spread (pts)-0.01 pts vs state
$91kMedian applicant income
171Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231491232.7%6.75%#187
20242011371.0%6.63%#164
20252441711.2%6.50%#161

What Megastar Financial lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 193 79% · 1.6% denied
Refinance 23 9% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 27 11% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 138 57% · 1.5% denied
FHA 80 33% · 1.3% denied
VA 21 9% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 5 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Incomplete application 1 33%
Employment history 1 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 33%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most Megastar Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jackson County 88571 1.1%
Clay County 75561 1.3%
Platte County 36260 0.0%
Buchanan County 1271 8.3%
Cass County 770 0.0%
Ray County 440 0.0%
Lafayette County 320 0.0%
Adair County 210 0.0%
Henry County 220 0.0%
Johnson County 220 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: 244 applications in 2025, of which 171 were originated and 3 denied.

1.2% of all applications, or 1.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans Megastar Financial originated in Missouri in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Megastar Financial'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