The Loan Store · Missouri · 2025

The Loan Store in Missouri: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Loan Store took 400 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #112 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.3% of them and denied 10.5% (11.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

400Applicationsin MO
11.6%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$215,000Median loanstate $175,000
$72MVolume47 counties

The Loan Store in Missouri vs the state

10.5%Denial rate-4.57 pts vs state
11.6%Decision denial rate-7.13 pts vs state
70.3%Origination rate+7.59 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.40Rate spread (pts)+0.05 pts vs state
$128kMedian applicant income
281Loans originated
42Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202483573.6%6.88%#266
202540028110.5%6.75%#112

What The Loan Store lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 243 61% · 4.5% denied
Refinance 43 11% · 7.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 63 16% · 14.3% denied
Home improvement 19 5% · 52.6% denied
Other / HELOC 32 8% · 28.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 345 86% · 11.3% denied
FHA 28 7% · 7.1% denied
VA 23 6% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 4 1% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 14 33%
Collateral 10 24%
Incomplete application 7 17%
Other 6 14%
Credit history 3 7%
Employment history 1 2%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most The Loan Store applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jackson County 1158212 10.4%
St. Louis County 44294 9.1%
Clay County 41278 19.5%
Cass County 25221 4.0%
Greene County 24162 8.3%
St. Louis city 19113 15.8%
St. Charles County 15131 6.7%
Platte County 980 0.0%
Boone County 841 12.5%
Bates County 651 16.7%

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: 400 applications in 2025, of which 281 were originated and 42 denied.

10.5% of all applications, or 11.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans The Loan Store originated in Missouri in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are The Loan Store'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