Southwest Missouri Bank · Missouri · 2025

Southwest Missouri Bank in Missouri: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Southwest Missouri Bank took 735 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #68 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.0% of them and denied 10.8% (11.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

735Applicationsin MO
11.5%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $175,000
$83MVolume17 counties

Southwest Missouri Bank in Missouri vs the state

10.8%Denial rate-4.32 pts vs state
11.5%Decision denial rate-7.17 pts vs state
80.0%Origination rate+17.34 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
0.74Rate spread (pts)+0.39 pts vs state
$82kMedian applicant income
588Loans originated
79Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20237145679.9%8.50%#60
202471555811.1%8.95%#68
202573558810.8%7.75%#68

What Southwest Missouri Bank lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 279 38% · 12.5% denied
Refinance 146 20% · 8.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 2% · 38.5% denied
Home improvement 162 22% · 4.9% denied
Other / HELOC 135 18% · 14.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 718 98% · 10.3% denied
FHA 8 1% · 25.0% denied
VA 4 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 5 1% · 60.0% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 35 44%
Credit history 27 34%
Collateral 9 11%
Other 5 6%
Employment history 2 3%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most Southwest Missouri Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jasper County 50441251 10.1%
Newton County 17313914 8.1%
McDonald County 18115 27.8%
Barry County 843 37.5%
Barton County 861 12.5%
Lawrence County 531 20.0%
Greene County 532 40.0%
Vernon County 211 50.0%
Taney County 220 0.0%
Dade 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: 735 applications in 2025, of which 588 were originated and 79 denied.

10.8% of all applications, or 11.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans Southwest Missouri Bank originated in Missouri in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Southwest Missouri Bank'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