Mortgage lender · Mcpherson, KS · LEI 54930091IM32ECQG7562

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

Peoples Bank and Trust earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 4.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 73rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.28 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 45th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.3kApplications2025
88.1%Originatedof applications
4.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$265MLoan volume13 states

Peoples Bank and Trust at a glance, 2025

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

4.6%Denial rate (all applications)-13.42 pts vs national
4.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-17.67 pts vs national
88.1%Origination rate+30.11 pts vs national
7.3%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
7.00%Median interest rate+0.38 pts vs national
0.28Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.03 pts vs national
$135,000Median loan amount
$2,994Median total loan costs
$100kMedian applicant income
77%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

73rd4.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

45th0.28 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

90th7.3%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

52nd2.22% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20239037574.4%5.0%7.25%$102M
20241,0949405.4%5.9%7.00%$157M
20251,3151,1594.6%4.9%7.00%$265M

What Peoples Bank and Trust 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 760 58% · 1.5% denied
Refinance 302 23% · 4.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 53 4% · 20.8% denied
Home improvement 143 11% · 11.2% denied
Other / HELOC 57 4% · 17.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,295 98% · 4.0% denied
FHA 12 1% · 58.3% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 7 1% · 14.3% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 10 manufactured homes, 435 investment properties.

Why Peoples Bank and Trust denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 60 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 17 44%
Credit history 12 31%
Insufficient cash 3 8%
Unverifiable information 2 5%
Incomplete application 2 5%
Other 1 3%
Collateral 1 3%
Employment history 1 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Peoples Bank and Trust

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k13210411.9%
$50k – $100k3743177.3%
$100k – $150k2291947.6%
$150k – $250k1721571.3%
Over $250k105921.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2569571.7%
25–342231926.3%
35–442492204.8%
45–5420716210.0%
55–641551328.3%
65–74105944.1%
Over 7432273.6%

Where Peoples Bank and Trust lends

13 states and 60 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Kansas1,2841,1344.7%7.00%#15
Missouri1090.0%7.00%#510
Florida650.0%7.25%#1,061

Frequently asked questions

Peoples Bank and Trust denied 4.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 73rd percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Peoples Bank and Trust gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 43.6% 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 Peoples Bank and Trust originated in 2025 was 7.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.28 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 58% of its applications were for home purchases, 27% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 15% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 98% conventional, 1% 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 Peoples Bank and Trust. Data sources · Methodology