Mortgage lender · Sikeston, MO · LEI 549300RWMKY0FK1H5L44

Montgomery Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Montgomery Bank earns a B, better than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 13.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 86th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.76 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 14th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

455Applications2025
76.7%Originatedof applications
13.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$71MLoan volume12 states

Montgomery Bank at a glance, 2025

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

12.1%Denial rate (all applications)-5.89 pts vs national
13.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-9.43 pts vs national
76.7%Origination rate+18.67 pts vs national
7.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.7%Closed for incompleteness
7.63%Median interest rate+1.00 pts vs national
0.76Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.51 pts vs national
$95,000Median loan amount
$2,574Median total loan costs
$91kMedian applicant income
74%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

86th13.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

14th0.76 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

75th8.1%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

62nd2.71% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20234333548.8%9.4%$65M
202445634111.8%13.1%$70M
202545534912.1%13.2%7.63%$71M

What Montgomery Bank 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 150 33% · 7.3% denied
Refinance 98 22% · 7.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 46 10% · 10.9% denied
Home improvement 98 22% · 13.3% denied
Other / HELOC 63 14% · 30.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 455 100% · 12.1% denied

Also: 233 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 6 manufactured homes, 65 investment properties.

Why Montgomery Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 55 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 18 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 17 31%
Collateral 9 16%
Other 5 9%
Employment history 2 4%
Incomplete application 2 4%
Unverifiable information 2 4%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Montgomery Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k705116.9%
$50k – $100k13810316.4%
$100k – $150k745910.6%
$150k – $250k65516.9%
Over $250k44372.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34584314.0%
35–44927513.6%
45–54876716.3%
55–64775611.4%
65–74563912.0%
Over 74292314.8%

Where Montgomery Bank lends

12 states and 35 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Missouri43133112.8%7.63%#105
Illinois760.0%7.81%#733
Florida540.0%6.50%#1,125

Frequently asked questions

Montgomery Bank denied 13.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 86th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Montgomery Bank gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 32.7% 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 Montgomery Bank originated in 2025 was 7.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.76 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 33% of its applications were for home purchases, 32% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 35% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% 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 Montgomery Bank. Data sources · Methodology