Mortgage lender · Jefferson City, MO · LEI 549300UF3FPC7U6RFC59

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

The Central Trust Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 10.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 48th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.26 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 48th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

11kApplications2025
67.4%Originatedof applications
10.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$2.1BLoan volume48 states

The Central Trust Bank at a glance, 2025

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

7.9%Denial rate (all applications)-10.08 pts vs national
10.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-12.22 pts vs national
67.4%Origination rate+9.40 pts vs national
22.7%Withdrawn by applicant
1.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.26Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.01 pts vs national
$195,000Median loan amount
$3,859Median total loan costs
$105kMedian applicant income
75%Median loan-to-value
6High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

48th10.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

48th0.26 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

22nd23.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

64th1.98% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202311,2647,5508.8%11.6%6.99%$1.9B
202411,2307,5139.0%11.8%6.88%$1.9B
202510,8047,2857.9%10.4%6.50%$2.1B

What The Central Trust 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 5,742 53% · 2.2% denied
Refinance 959 9% · 4.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,231 11% · 8.7% denied
Home improvement 1,216 11% · 13.9% denied
Other / HELOC 1,656 15% · 24.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 9,430 87% · 8.5% denied
FHA 817 8% · 4.9% denied
VA 466 4% · 1.5% denied
USDA / RHS 91 1% · 6.6% denied

Also: 2,974 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 304 manufactured homes, 942 investment properties.

Why The Central Trust Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 853 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 419 49%
Debt-to-income ratio 242 28%
Collateral 123 14%
Unverifiable information 24 3%
Employment history 18 2%
Other 15 2%
Insufficient cash 12 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at The Central Trust Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1,33075223.7%
$50k – $100k3,3892,29711.9%
$100k – $150k2,1891,45110.1%
$150k – $250k1,9131,2736.7%
Over $250k1,2338543.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 254313037.3%
25–342,1331,4437.9%
35–442,3771,56110.6%
45–541,9441,29212.6%
55–641,7331,14513.5%
65–741,16376611.4%
Over 7452532410.9%

Where The Central Trust Bank lends

48 states and 625 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Missouri7,0224,7689.7%6.63%#5
Colorado9787331.5%6.50%#59
Oklahoma7135444.5%6.63%#47
Kansas54135310.7%6.49%#50
North Carolina3752695.1%6.63%#165
Arkansas1851044.3%6.50%#118
Florida161915.6%6.50%#411
Illinois114685.3%6.75%#329
Texas88353.4%6.38%#585
California75255.3%6.13%#476
Iowa59463.4%6.50%#205
Nevada45290.0%6.38%#215
Georgia43234.7%6.13%#460
Tennessee33133.0%5.99%#467
Virginia32150.0%5.99%#434
New Jersey31103.2%6.18%#400
Washington31133.2%6.38%#346
Arizona25150.0%6.49%#397
South Carolina20125.0%6.31%#451
Pennsylvania1990.0%6.38%#607
Wisconsin1990.0%6.25%#422
Indiana1790.0%6.13%#479
Utah1780.0%6.06%#252
Alabama1566.7%6.87%#418
Ohio1457.1%6.49%#576
Minnesota1377.7%6.38%#437
Kentucky1270.0%6.13%#392
Michigan1290.0%6.62%#498
New Mexico12316.7%6.99%#240
Montana1050.0%6.59%#180
Oregon980.0%6.06%#382
New Hampshire850.0%6.25%#273
Hawaii7214.3%5.88%#175
Idaho640.0%6.12%#319
Nebraska640.0%6.06%#295
South Dakota640.0%5.94%#161
Wyoming640.0%6.56%#180

Frequently asked questions

The Central Trust Bank denied 10.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 48th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason The Central Trust Bank gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 49.1% 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 The Central Trust Bank originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.26 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 53% of its applications were for home purchases, 20% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 27% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 87% conventional, 8% FHA, 4% 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 The Central Trust Bank. Data sources · Methodology