Mortgage lender · Carthage, MO · LEI 549300DHRESF8KLNP162

Southwest Missouri Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Southwest Missouri Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 12.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 40th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.74 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 18th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

781Applications2025
79.1%Originatedof applications
12.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$87MLoan volume5 states

Southwest Missouri Bank at a glance, 2025

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

11.4%Denial rate (all applications)-6.58 pts vs national
12.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-10.33 pts vs national
79.1%Origination rate+21.10 pts vs national
7.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
7.75%Median interest rate+1.13 pts vs national
0.74Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.49 pts vs national
$105,000Median loan amount
$2,077Median total loan costs
$82kMedian applicant income
69%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

40th12.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

18th0.74 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

71st7.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

48th1.98% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20237546029.8%10.7%8.50%$69M
202474358011.2%12.1%8.95%$72M
202578161811.4%12.3%7.75%$87M

What Southwest Missouri Bank 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 306 39% · 13.7% denied
Refinance 151 19% · 8.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 2% · 38.5% denied
Home improvement 170 22% · 5.9% denied
Other / HELOC 141 18% · 14.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 760 97% · 10.9% denied
FHA 8 1% · 25.0% denied
VA 5 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 8 1% · 50.0% denied

Also: 316 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 39 manufactured homes, 141 investment properties.

Why Southwest Missouri Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 89 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 38 43%
Credit history 32 36%
Collateral 10 11%
Other 5 6%
Employment history 3 3%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Southwest Missouri Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1499825.9%
$50k – $100k27520014.2%
$100k – $150k1391208.3%
$150k – $250k100894.2%
Over $250k22214.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25392423.5%
25–341137025.3%
35–4417313811.6%
45–5413611511.5%
55–6412910711.4%
65–7487725.1%
Over 74362612.5%

Where Southwest Missouri Bank lends

5 states and 23 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Missouri73558810.8%7.75%#68
Kansas372424.3%7.13%#252
Oklahoma6416.7%8.00%#463

Frequently asked questions

Southwest Missouri Bank denied 12.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 40th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Southwest Missouri Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 42.7% 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 Southwest Missouri Bank originated in 2025 was 7.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.74 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 39% of its applications were for home purchases, 21% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 40% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 97% conventional, 1% FHA, 1% 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 Southwest Missouri Bank. Data sources · Methodology