Metro CU · Nebraska · 2025

Metro CU in Nebraska: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Metro CU took 1,077 mortgage applications in Nebraska in 2025, ranking #14 of 565 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.8% of them and denied 25.5% (28.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.5%.

1.1kApplicationsin NE
28.2%Decision denial ratestate 15.1%
5.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$65,000Median loanstate $185,000
$69MVolume14 counties

Metro CU in Nebraska vs the state

25.5%Denial rate+13.00 pts vs state
28.2%Decision denial rate+13.04 pts vs state
58.8%Origination rate-8.51 pts vs state
5.75%Median rate-0.88 pts vs state
-1.63Rate spread (pts)-1.85 pts vs state
$126kMedian applicant income
633Loans originated
275Denied

Trend in Nebraska

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202383055116.0%4.75%#14
202492355925.9%6.25%#14
20251,07763325.5%5.75%#14

What Metro CU lends in Nebraska

By loan purpose

Home purchase 69 6% · 8.7% denied
Refinance 49 5% · 12.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 64 6% · 14.1% denied
Home improvement 485 45% · 21.9% denied
Other / HELOC 410 38% · 36.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,074 100% · 25.6% denied
FHA 2 0% · 0.0% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Nebraska applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 103 37%
Incomplete application 99 36%
Credit history 52 19%
Collateral 12 4%
Other 6 2%
Unverifiable information 2 1%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Nebraska

Counties with the most Metro CU applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Douglas County 798459212 26.6%
Sarpy County 20212944 21.8%
Washington County 18113 16.7%
Cass County 17103 17.6%
Saunders County 14112 14.3%
Lancaster County 1374 30.8%
Dodge County 523 60.0%
Platte County 210 0.0%
Otoe County 202 100.0%
Burt County 211 50.0%

Other large lenders in Nebraska

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 3,38417.6%6.75%
Pinnacle BankB 3,3714.3%6.95%
First National Bank of OmahaC 2,90219.6%7.00%
Charter West BankC 2,2586.6%6.50%
U.S. BankD 2,16332.9%6.99%
Veridian Credit UnionB 2,0519.8%6.49%
West Gate BankA 2,0405.0%6.50%
CentrisB 2,00216.3%6.25%
Union Bank and TrustB 1,83510.0%6.50%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,65112.5%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

Nebraska: 1,077 applications in 2025, of which 633 were originated and 275 denied.

25.5% of all applications, or 28.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Nebraska statewide average across all lenders was 12.5%.

The median rate on loans Metro CU originated in Nebraska in 2025 was 5.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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