UMB Bank · Missouri · 2025

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

UMB Bank took 1,264 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #42 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.9% of them and denied 23.8% (26.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

1.3kApplicationsin MO
26.5%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $175,000
$176MVolume53 counties

UMB Bank in Missouri vs the state

23.8%Denial rate+8.74 pts vs state
26.5%Decision denial rate+7.80 pts vs state
63.9%Origination rate+1.26 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
-0.83Rate spread (pts)-1.18 pts vs state
$94kMedian applicant income
808Loans originated
301Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,45392225.4%6.44%#32
20241,22673827.9%6.99%#38
20251,26480823.8%5.99%#42

What UMB Bank lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 298 24% · 7.7% denied
Refinance 313 25% · 14.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 24 2% · 8.3% denied
Home improvement 380 30% · 33.2% denied
Other / HELOC 249 20% · 42.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,194 94% · 24.2% denied
FHA 54 4% · 18.5% denied
VA 10 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 6 0% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 141 47%
Credit history 90 30%
Incomplete application 32 11%
Collateral 22 7%
Other 9 3%
Unverifiable information 5 2%
Insufficient cash 2 1%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most UMB Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jackson County 408232116 28.4%
St. Louis County 14610928 19.2%
Clay County 1147723 20.2%
Cass County 885324 27.3%
Platte County 563716 28.6%
St. Charles County 54428 14.8%
Greene County 43336 14.0%
Buchanan County 412612 29.3%
Jefferson County 38257 18.4%
Johnson County 24118 33.3%

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: 1,264 applications in 2025, of which 808 were originated and 301 denied.

23.8% of all applications, or 26.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans UMB Bank originated in Missouri in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are UMB 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