Waterstone Mortgage · Missouri · 2025

Waterstone Mortgage in Missouri: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Waterstone Mortgage took 322 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #126 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.0% of them and denied 1.9% (2.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

322Applicationsin MO
2.5%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$235,000Median loanstate $175,000
$58MVolume27 counties

Waterstone Mortgage in Missouri vs the state

1.9%Denial rate-13.21 pts vs state
2.5%Decision denial rate-16.21 pts vs state
73.0%Origination rate+10.32 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.40Rate spread (pts)+0.05 pts vs state
$88kMedian applicant income
235Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232441804.1%6.75%#132
20242501853.6%6.63%#139
20253222351.9%6.63%#126

What Waterstone Mortgage lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 292 91% · 1.0% denied
Refinance 14 4% · 21.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 5% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 214 66% · 1.4% denied
FHA 80 25% · 2.5% denied
VA 27 8% · 3.7% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 50%
Unverifiable information 1 17%
Other 1 17%
Credit history 1 17%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most Waterstone Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jackson County 1771362 1.1%
Clay County 41281 2.4%
Cass County 26210 0.0%
Platte County 21160 0.0%
Lafayette County 1290 0.0%
Buchanan County 841 12.5%
Bates County 511 20.0%
Taney County 430 0.0%
Stone County 330 0.0%
Clinton County 320 0.0%

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: 322 applications in 2025, of which 235 were originated and 6 denied.

1.9% of all applications, or 2.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans Waterstone Mortgage originated in Missouri in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Waterstone Mortgage'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