Security First Bank · Nebraska · 2025

Security First Bank in Nebraska: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Security First Bank took 380 mortgage applications in Nebraska in 2025, ranking #46 of 565 lenders active in the state. It originated 87.4% of them and denied 2.6% (2.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.5%.

380Applicationsin NE
2.7%Decision denial ratestate 15.1%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$170,000Median loanstate $185,000
$98MVolume35 counties

Security First Bank in Nebraska vs the state

2.6%Denial rate-9.90 pts vs state
2.7%Decision denial rate-12.40 pts vs state
87.4%Origination rate+20.09 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.13Rate spread (pts)-0.10 pts vs state
$87kMedian applicant income
332Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in Nebraska

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233622829.7%6.88%#37
20243242685.6%7.25%#50
20253803322.6%6.75%#46

What Security First Bank lends in Nebraska

By loan purpose

Home purchase 239 63% · 2.5% denied
Refinance 107 28% · 1.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 1% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 19 5% · 5.3% denied
Other / HELOC 11 3% · 9.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 380 100% · 2.6% denied

Why it denied Nebraska applicants

Credit history 4 40%
Collateral 3 30%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 20%
Employment history 1 10%

Where in Nebraska

Counties with the most Security First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lancaster County 1441261 0.7%
Dawes County 49413 6.1%
Dawson County 25221 4.0%
Gage County 25211 4.0%
Sheridan County 19180 0.0%
Douglas County 19181 5.3%
Cherry County 15150 0.0%
Phelps County 871 12.5%
Saline County 770 0.0%
Thomas County 751 14.3%

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%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,65112.5%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

Nebraska: 380 applications in 2025, of which 332 were originated and 10 denied.

2.6% of all applications, or 2.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Nebraska statewide average across all lenders was 12.5%.

The median rate on loans Security First Bank originated in Nebraska in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Security First Bank'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