Wells Fargo Bank · Missouri · 2025

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

Wells Fargo Bank took 731 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #70 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.8% of them and denied 17.0% (25.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

731Applicationsin MO
25.0%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $175,000
$449MVolume71 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in Missouri vs the state

17.0%Denial rate+1.89 pts vs state
25.0%Decision denial rate+6.25 pts vs state
50.8%Origination rate-11.91 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.11Rate spread (pts)-0.24 pts vs state
$102kMedian applicant income
371Loans originated
124Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,10455122.8%6.25%#37
202474536721.7%6.50%#64
202573137117.0%6.38%#70

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 370 51% · 11.9% denied
Refinance 67 9% · 22.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 243 33% · 21.4% denied
Home improvement 11 2% · 27.3% denied
Other / HELOC 40 5% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 668 91% · 15.9% denied
FHA 51 7% · 33.3% denied
VA 11 2% · 9.1% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 61 49%
Collateral 29 23%
Credit history 16 13%
Other 13 10%
Insufficient cash 4 3%
Incomplete application 1 1%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
St. Louis County 1519020 13.2%
Jackson County 1034323 22.3%
St. Charles County 824412 14.6%
Clay County 512011 21.6%
St. Louis city 441810 22.7%
Jefferson County 33203 9.1%
Greene County 2795 18.5%
Boone County 24125 20.8%
Christian County 22142 9.1%
Platte County 1563 20.0%

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: 731 applications in 2025, of which 371 were originated and 124 denied.

17.0% of all applications, or 25.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in Missouri in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Wells Fargo 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