The Federal Savings Bank · Nebraska · 2025

The Federal Savings Bank in Nebraska: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Federal Savings Bank took 117 mortgage applications in Nebraska in 2025, ranking #95 of 565 lenders active in the state. It originated 43.6% of them and denied 8.6% (16.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.5%.

117Applicationsin NE
16.4%Decision denial ratestate 15.1%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$275,000Median loanstate $185,000
$15MVolume29 counties

The Federal Savings Bank in Nebraska vs the state

8.6%Denial rate-3.98 pts vs state
16.4%Decision denial rate+1.25 pts vs state
43.6%Origination rate-23.69 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.31Rate spread (pts)+0.09 pts vs state
$92kMedian applicant income
51Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in Nebraska

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023104399.6%6.63%#85
2024102455.9%6.25%#92
2025117518.6%6.25%#95

What The Federal Savings Bank lends in Nebraska

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8 7% · 12.5% denied
Refinance 15 13% · 13.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 90 77% · 7.8% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 9 8% · 0.0% denied
FHA 11 9% · 18.2% denied
VA 97 83% · 8.3% denied

Why it denied Nebraska applicants

Collateral 5 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 20%
Other 1 10%
Incomplete application 1 10%
Credit history 1 10%

Where in Nebraska

Counties with the most The Federal Savings Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Douglas County 38151 2.6%
Lancaster County 1362 15.4%
Sarpy County 1372 15.4%
Washington County 731 14.3%
Hall County 521 20.0%
Scotts Bluff County 410 0.0%
Buffalo County 311 33.3%
Cass County 310 0.0%
Lincoln County 320 0.0%
Franklin County 210 0.0%

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: 117 applications in 2025, of which 51 were originated and 10 denied.

8.6% of all applications, or 16.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Nebraska statewide average across all lenders was 12.5%.

The median rate on loans The Federal Savings Bank originated in Nebraska in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are The Federal Savings 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