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First Option Bank
HMDA reporter, headquartered in Paola, Kansas. Record for calendar year 2024.
HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Figures are from the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register; cells under 25 applications are withheld.
In 2024, First Option Bank filed HMDA records for 206 applications and 159 originations in 2 states, worth $45m.
Its denial rate, the share of decided applications the lender denied, was 10.4%, below the national rate of 24.3% and below the Kansas rate of 19.2%. 5 applications were withdrawn by the applicant and 0 files were closed for incompleteness; those are not counted in the denial rate.
By loan purpose the originations were mostly home purchase (49%) and cash-out refinancing (31%); by loan type, conventional (100%).
The largest volumes were in Kansas (120 originations) and Missouri (36 originations).
Applications were up 7% on 2023.
Compared with Kansas and the nation
| Measure | This lender | Kansas, all lenders | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate (denied ÷ decided applications) | 10.4% | 19.2% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, percentage points | — | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | — | 14.2% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $285k | $242k | $329k |
| Home purchase share of originations | 49.1% | 58.5% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share of originations | 0.0% | 11.3% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share of originations | 0.0% | 9.3% | 7.9% |
| Applications withdrawn by applicant | 2.4% | 12.2% | 14.3% |
Kansas is the lender's largest state by applications. State and national columns cover every HMDA reporter. Rate spread is reported on originated loans only.
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lenderKansasUnited States
| Year | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate | Median spread | LAR records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | 169 |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | 226 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | 404 |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | 353 |
| 2022 | 251 | 200 | $59m | 10.0% | 0.4 | 251 |
| 2023 | 192 | 167 | $58m | 8.5% | — | 192 |
| 2024 | 206 | 159 | $45m | 10.4% | — | 206 |
Applications, originations and rates are computed from the public LAR for 2022, 2023, 2024; LAR record counts come from each year's transmittal sheet.
Loan purpose and loan type
By purpose
Home purchase 49% (78)Home improvement 1% (2)Refinancing 18% (29)Cash-out refinancing 31% (50)
By type
Conventional 100% (159)
| Loan type | Applications | Originations | Denied | Denial rate (of applications) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional | 206 | 159 | 21 | 10.2% |
| FHA-insured | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| VA-guaranteed | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| USDA Rural Housing Service or Farm Service Agency guaranteed | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Shares are of originated loans. The per-type denial rate here divides denials by all applications of that type, because decided counts are not kept per type.
Action taken
| HMDA action taken | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Loan originated | 159 | 77.2% |
| 2 Application approved but not accepted | 21 | 10.2% |
| 3 Application denied | 21 | 10.2% |
| 4 Application withdrawn by applicant | 5 | 2.4% |
| 5 File closed for incompleteness | 0 | 0.0% |
| 6 Purchased loan | 0 | 0.0% |
| 7 Preapproval request denied | 0 | 0.0% |
| 8 Preapproval request approved but not accepted | 0 | 0.0% |
Codes and labels are the HMDA action-taken codes. Applications are codes 1–5; the denial rate divides code 3 by codes 1–3.
Denial reasons as coded
Denial reason breakdown withheld: fewer than 25 denials.
States
| State | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate | Median spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 159 | 120 | $35m | 11.0% | — |
| Missouri | 43 | 36 | $8.6m | 7.1% | — |
States with at least 25 applications. States with 100 or more link to the lender's page for that state.
Counties
| County | State | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami County | KS | 76 | 54 | $14m | 14.7% |
Up to 30 counties with at least 50 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did First Option Bank originate in 2024?
159 loans totalling $45m, from 206 applications reported under HMDA. It also purchased 0 loans from other institutions, which are counted separately.
What is First Option Bank's denial rate and how does it compare?
10.4% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 24.3% nationally and 19.2% in Kansas. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws; the data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations.
Which counties does First Option Bank lend in most?
By originations: Miami County, KS (54).
What loan types does First Option Bank make?
Conventional 159, FHA 0, VA 0 and USDA 0 originations in 2024; by purpose, home purchase 78, home improvement 2, refinancing 29, cash-out refinancing 50 and other purpose 0.
What reasons did First Option Bank report for denials?
Not enough denials to report a breakdown.
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register published by the FFIEC and CFPB, with the lender's name from its HMDA transmittal sheet. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Provenance
Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act public loan/application register for 2024 (trend years 2022, 2023, 2024) and transmittal sheets 2018–2024, published by the FFIEC and CFPB at ffiec.cfpb.gov, public domain. Lender identity is the LEI and name on its transmittal sheet. This site was built 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. Data through 1 Aug 2026.