Mortgage Research Center · Kansas · 2025

Mortgage Research Center in Kansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage Research Center took 2,389 mortgage applications in Kansas in 2025, ranking #4 of 766 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.8% of them and denied 15.1% (21.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.0%.

2.4kApplicationsin KS
21.4%Decision denial ratestate 18.3%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$245,000Median loanstate $165,000
$343MVolume95 counties

Mortgage Research Center in Kansas vs the state

15.1%Denial rate+0.04 pts vs state
21.4%Decision denial rate+3.07 pts vs state
54.8%Origination rate-9.07 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.24Rate spread (pts)-0.53 pts vs state
$91kMedian applicant income
1,308Loans originated
360Denied

Trend in Kansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,68399013.1%6.75%#8
20242,0721,21012.8%6.63%#4
20252,3891,30815.1%6.25%#4

What Mortgage Research Center lends in Kansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,514 63% · 5.4% denied
Refinance 450 19% · 24.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 425 18% · 39.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 174 7% · 20.1% denied
FHA 90 4% · 13.3% denied
VA 2,122 89% · 14.7% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied Kansas applicants

Credit history 207 58%
Other 79 22%
Incomplete application 34 9%
Debt-to-income ratio 19 5%
Collateral 17 5%
Insufficient cash 3 1%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Kansas

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sedgwick County 51128567 13.1%
Geary County 23214526 11.2%
Johnson County 1828924 13.2%
Shawnee County 1538225 16.3%
Leavenworth County 1438021 14.7%
Wyandotte County 853917 20.0%
Riley County 814414 17.3%
Butler County 79429 11.4%
Douglas County 52258 15.4%
Reno County 52288 15.4%

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%
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%
Freedom MortgageB 1,4918.6%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

Kansas: 2,389 applications in 2025, of which 1,308 were originated and 360 denied.

15.1% of all applications, or 21.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kansas statewide average across all lenders was 15.0%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in Kansas in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Mortgage Research Center'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