Mortgage Research Center · Nebraska · 2025

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

Mortgage Research Center took 1,651 mortgage applications in Nebraska in 2025, ranking #10 of 565 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.5% of them and denied 12.5% (17.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.5%.

1.7kApplicationsin NE
17.8%Decision denial ratestate 15.1%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$275,000Median loanstate $185,000
$281MVolume80 counties

Mortgage Research Center in Nebraska vs the state

12.5%Denial rate+0.01 pts vs state
17.8%Decision denial rate+2.63 pts vs state
57.5%Origination rate-9.74 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.18Rate spread (pts)-0.41 pts vs state
$93kMedian applicant income
950Loans originated
207Denied

Trend in Nebraska

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,14470910.3%6.75%#11
20241,36982311.5%6.50%#10
20251,65195012.5%6.25%#10

What Mortgage Research Center lends in Nebraska

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,097 66% · 5.4% denied
Refinance 266 16% · 23.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 288 17% · 29.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 166 10% · 16.3% denied
FHA 106 6% · 14.2% denied
VA 1,370 83% · 12.0% denied
USDA / RHS 9 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Nebraska applicants

Credit history 122 59%
Other 37 18%
Incomplete application 24 12%
Debt-to-income ratio 11 5%
Insufficient cash 5 2%
Collateral 5 2%
Employment history 3 1%

Where in Nebraska

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Douglas County 41925147 11.2%
Sarpy County 39427036 9.1%
Lancaster County 1848330 16.3%
Lincoln County 452214 31.1%
Cass County 42213 7.1%
Scotts Bluff County 35167 20.0%
Dodge County 30174 13.3%
Buffalo County 27196 22.2%
Gage County 26161 3.8%
Madison County 19151 5.3%

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%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 1,5588.2%6.37%

Frequently asked questions

Nebraska: 1,651 applications in 2025, of which 950 were originated and 207 denied.

12.5% of all applications, or 17.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Nebraska statewide average across all lenders was 12.5%.

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