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Midwest BankCentre review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Midwest BankCentre earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 5.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 72nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.01 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 82nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

731Applications2025
82.9%Originatedof applications
5.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.38%Median ratenational 6.63%
$195MLoan volume25 states

Midwest BankCentre at a glance, 2025

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

4.5%Denial rate (all applications)-13.47 pts vs national
5.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-17.43 pts vs national
82.9%Origination rate+24.87 pts vs national
11.9%Withdrawn by applicant
0.6%Closed for incompleteness
6.38%Median interest rate-0.25 pts vs national
-0.01Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.26 pts vs national
$225,000Median loan amount
$3,439Median total loan costs
$98kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

72nd5.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

82nd-0.01 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

45th12.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

65th1.53% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20236174747.6%8.9%6.88%$129M
20247756095.4%6.4%6.63%$206M
20257316064.5%5.2%6.38%$195M

What Midwest BankCentre 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 559 76% · 3.9% denied
Refinance 69 9% · 4.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 62 8% · 3.2% denied
Home improvement 35 5% · 14.3% denied
Other / HELOC 6 1% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 535 73% · 4.3% denied
FHA 128 18% · 5.5% denied
VA 63 9% · 4.8% denied
USDA / RHS 5 1% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 7 manufactured homes, 100 investment properties.

Why Midwest BankCentre denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 33 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Collateral 11 33%
Credit history 8 24%
Insufficient cash 6 18%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 15%
Other 2 6%
Employment history 1 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Midwest BankCentre

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k836710.7%
$50k – $100k2582115.4%
$100k – $150k1381134.2%
$150k – $250k1241004.8%
Over $250k63543.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2548452.2%
25–342181795.3%
35–441671307.8%
45–54116965.9%
55–6479653.0%
65–74352610.3%

Where Midwest BankCentre lends

25 states and 85 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Missouri4303554.0%6.50%#106
Illinois2291886.6%6.06%#230
Tennessee26230.0%6.13%#504
Florida1199.1%6.63%#901

Frequently asked questions

Midwest BankCentre denied 5.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 72nd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Midwest BankCentre gave in 2025 was "collateral", cited on 33.3% 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 Midwest BankCentre originated in 2025 was 6.38%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.01 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 76% of its applications were for home purchases, 18% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 6% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 73% conventional, 18% FHA, 9% 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 Midwest BankCentre. Data sources · Methodology