Safe Rate Rankings

Best Bank Mortgage Lenders in Missouri

Updated June 3, 2026
⚖️ The 4 PsRankings are calculated based on observed lender differences on closed loans across Pricing, Pull-through, Product, and Place.
🛡️ No Pay to PlayLenders cannot buy their way to the top. Rankings are 100% earned.
📊 HMDA 2024Built using publicly available originated loan data from the federal government.
🎯 Peer BenchmarkedPerformance is normalized and benchmarked against peer institutions.
Total Lenders254
Total Loans74,144
Median Rate Spread0.36%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Midwest BankCentreBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$587Fees
0.003%Above
289
2
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$715Fees
0.217%Above
1,525
3
First State Bank of St. Charles, MissouriBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,437Fees
0.124%Above
1,157
4
Stifel Bank and TrustBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$281Fees
0.060%Below
1,033
5
First BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,280Fees
0.156%Above
547
6
NBKC BANKBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$363Fees
0.078%Below
500
7
Great Southern BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$924Fees
0.094%Above
461
8
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,489Fees
0.027%Below
472
9
Oakstar BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$899Fees
0.205%Above
401
10
Carrollton BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$872Fees
0.256%Above
323
11
Truist BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$482Fees
0.229%Above
273
12
HNB National BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$466Fees
0.094%Above
207
13
Guaranty BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$826Fees
0.177%Above
194
14
The Central Trust BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$1,140Fees
0.355%Above
2,384
15
First State Community BankBank
Strong
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
$1,071Fees
0.031%Above
592
16
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,162Fees
0.138%Above
338
17
UMB Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$735Fees
0.082%Above
208
18
Hawthorn BankBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,073Fees
0.076%Above
175
19
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,720Fees
0.186%Above
661
20
Commerce BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$281Fees
0.337%Above
634
21
Regions BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,432Fees
0.384%Above
406
22
Cadence BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,304Fees
0.258%Above
175
23
First Federal Bank of Kansas CityBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,423Fees
0.422%Above
150
24
Arvest BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$1,475Fees
0.328%Above
1,046
25
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,498Fees
0.115%Below
327
26
Bell BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$1,943Fees
0.371%Above
310
27
Southern BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$568Fees
0.363%Above
297
28
The Bank of MissouriBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$935Fees
0.183%Above
263
29
Paramount BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,557Fees
0.278%Above
231
30
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$1,745Fees
0.446%Above
646
31
Gateway First BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$1,581Fees
0.553%Above
241
32
Plains Commerce BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$1,893Fees
0.449%Above
189
33
Flanagan State BankBank
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$2,671Fees
0.750%Above
274
34
Ozarks Federal Savings and Loan AssociationBank
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$545Fees
0.212%Above
172
35
Southwest Missouri BankBank
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
$704Fees
0.711%Above
166

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use geometric mean scoring across equally-weighted categories. This rewards lenders who perform consistently well across all metrics, not just excel in one area.

Our Point System (Max 30 Points)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10
Place
Local market expertise (33%)

Data Integrity & Updates

Data is updated quarterly based on the latest HMDA filings and proprietary SafeRate analysis. All metrics are calculated using standardized methodologies to ensure fair comparison across lenders.