Mortgage Research Center · Missouri · 2025

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

Mortgage Research Center took 5,734 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #8 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.6% of them and denied 15.6% (23.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

5.7kApplicationsin MO
23.3%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$245,000Median loanstate $175,000
$777MVolume114 counties

Mortgage Research Center in Missouri vs the state

15.6%Denial rate+0.57 pts vs state
23.3%Decision denial rate+4.64 pts vs state
50.6%Origination rate-12.07 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.15Rate spread (pts)-0.50 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
2,901Loans originated
897Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,0972,22614.0%6.75%#11
20244,7752,55914.7%6.63%#9
20255,7342,90115.6%6.25%#8

What Mortgage Research Center lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3,560 62% · 7.6% denied
Refinance 970 17% · 23.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,204 21% · 33.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 715 12% · 19.4% denied
FHA 373 7% · 17.2% denied
VA 4,598 80% · 14.8% denied
USDA / RHS 48 1% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Credit history 504 56%
Other 155 17%
Incomplete application 100 11%
Debt-to-income ratio 68 8%
Collateral 37 4%
Employment history 21 2%
Insufficient cash 12 1%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jackson County 49022189 18.2%
St. Louis County 49024288 18.0%
Greene County 34219241 12.0%
Boone County 27414930 10.9%
St. Charles County 27213742 15.4%
Pulaski County 21312918 8.5%
Jefferson County 2089932 15.4%
Clay County 1629125 15.4%
St. Louis city 1466339 26.7%
Christian County 1376720 14.6%

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%
Broker SolutionsD 5,0077.8%6.88%
Commerce BankD 4,90527.2%6.72%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 4,61012.1%6.38%

Frequently asked questions

Missouri: 5,734 applications in 2025, of which 2,901 were originated and 897 denied.

15.6% of all applications, or 23.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in Missouri 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 Missouri, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology