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

UMB Bank earns a B, better than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 30.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 32nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.78 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 83rd percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

4.4kApplications2025
60.5%Originatedof applications
30.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
5.99%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.3BLoan volume37 states

UMB Bank at a glance, 2025

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

27.5%Denial rate (all applications)+9.56 pts vs national
30.5%Denial rate (decided applications)+7.88 pts vs national
60.5%Origination rate+2.51 pts vs national
9.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.6%Closed for incompleteness
5.99%Median interest rate-0.63 pts vs national
-0.78Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-1.03 pts vs national
$155,000Median loan amount
$3,025Median total loan costs
$132kMedian applicant income
65%Median loan-to-value
1High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

32nd30.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

83rd-0.78 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

67th9.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

81st1.95% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233,5892,31124.5%27.2%6.34%$1.0B
20243,0251,90224.9%27.8%6.99%$765M
20254,4372,68627.5%30.5%5.99%$1.3B

What UMB 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 1,081 24% · 10.1% denied
Refinance 1,151 26% · 25.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 74 2% · 12.2% denied
Home improvement 1,348 30% · 36.6% denied
Other / HELOC 783 18% · 41.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,271 96% · 28.0% denied
FHA 135 3% · 17.0% denied
VA 22 0% · 9.1% denied
USDA / RHS 9 0% · 33.3% denied

Also: 2,622 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 32 manufactured homes, 227 investment properties.

Why UMB Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1,222 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 646 53%
Credit history 245 20%
Incomplete application 152 12%
Collateral 84 7%
Other 60 5%
Unverifiable information 20 2%
Insufficient cash 10 1%
Employment history 5 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at UMB Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k45518354.8%
$50k – $100k1,09059736.6%
$100k – $150k72041731.5%
$150k – $250k76049026.5%
Over $250k1,10380817.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25522834.9%
25–3448530224.2%
35–4490752832.9%
45–5494055932.8%
55–6490957230.4%
65–7465640330.2%
Over 7434720131.5%

Where UMB Bank lends

37 states and 369 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Missouri1,26480823.8%5.99%#42
Kansas75849625.3%5.99%#33
Colorado71240730.6%5.99%#83
Arizona50732822.9%5.99%#111
Texas23710236.7%6.27%#385
New Mexico2079743.0%5.99%#74
Illinois17210431.4%6.15%#268
Wisconsin1538337.3%5.99%#193
California1105240.0%6.15%#425
Iowa875525.3%6.15%#159
Oklahoma573528.1%5.99%#243
Minnesota412224.4%6.20%#317
Florida34258.8%6.45%#665
Utah221718.2%6.67%#232
Nebraska10620.0%5.99%#253
North Carolina8525.0%6.34%#672
Idaho7428.6%6.84%#303
Arkansas650.0%6.59%#383
Nevada640.0%6.81%#356
Tennessee550.0%6.50%#741

Frequently asked questions

UMB Bank denied 30.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 32nd percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason UMB Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 52.9% 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 UMB Bank originated in 2025 was 5.99%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.78 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 24% of its applications were for home purchases, 28% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 48% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 96% conventional, 3% FHA, 0% 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 UMB Bank. Data sources · Methodology