Nations Lending · Missouri · 2025

Nations Lending in Missouri: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Nations Lending took 461 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #97 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 83.5% of them and denied 3.7% (3.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

461Applicationsin MO
3.8%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$235,000Median loanstate $175,000
$93MVolume37 counties

Nations Lending in Missouri vs the state

3.7%Denial rate-11.38 pts vs state
3.8%Decision denial rate-14.88 pts vs state
83.5%Origination rate+20.85 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.44Rate spread (pts)+0.09 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
385Loans originated
17Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232732303.7%6.99%#120
20243372633.6%6.99%#117
20254613853.7%6.75%#97

What Nations Lending lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 383 83% · 1.8% denied
Refinance 40 9% · 2.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 38 8% · 23.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 345 75% · 1.5% denied
FHA 90 20% · 7.8% denied
VA 23 5% · 21.7% denied
USDA / RHS 3 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Credit history 5 29%
Collateral 4 24%
Other 3 18%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 18%
Incomplete application 2 12%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most Nations Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
St. Charles County 1531384 2.6%
St. Louis County 1351094 3.0%
Jefferson County 37300 0.0%
Lincoln County 32290 0.0%
St. Louis city 30241 3.3%
Franklin County 17130 0.0%
Warren County 14100 0.0%
Boone County 330 0.0%
Pike County 330 0.0%
St. Francois County 220 0.0%

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%
Mortgage Research CenterC 5,73415.6%6.25%
Broker SolutionsD 5,0077.8%6.88%
Commerce BankD 4,90527.2%6.72%

Frequently asked questions

Missouri: 461 applications in 2025, of which 385 were originated and 17 denied.

3.7% of all applications, or 3.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans Nations Lending originated in Missouri in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Nations Lending'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