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Lower, LLC in Missouri

HMDA record for properties in Missouri, calendar year 2024. National record · Missouri overview

LEI 549300RN01LBYR8ZVX74
Reporting agency Department of Housing and Urban Development
State Missouri

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. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

In Missouri, Lower, LLC reported 348 applications and 204 originations for 2024, $47m in all.

Its denial rate in the state was 17.2%, below the Missouri rate of 19.9% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 12.7%.

The median rate spread on its Missouri originations was 0.5 percentage points (state median 0.4).

Applications in the state were up 259% on 2023.

348applications in MO, 20241.3% of the lender's total
204loans originated$47m
17.2%denial rateMO all lenders 19.9%
0.5 ppmedian rate spreadMO 0.4 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn MissouriMissouri, all lendersLower, LLC, all statesUnited States
Denial rate17.2%19.9%12.7%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.50.40.40.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more11.0%14.1%7.3%15.6%
Average originated loan$231k$231k$310k$329k
Home purchase share74.5%58.6%81.3%57.0%
FHA-insured share22.5%12.8%26.1%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share12.7%8.2%8.2%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

0188.53772022: 377 Applications2023: 97 Applications2024: 348 Applications2022: 120 Originations2023: 55 Originations2024: 204 Originations202220232024
Lower, LLC in Missouri: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateMissouri, all lenders

0%15.8%31.5%2022: 31.5% This lender in state2023: 20% This lender in state2024: 17.2% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in Missouri

By purpose

Home purchase 75% (152)Refinancing 6% (13)Cash-out refinancing 19% (39)

By type

Conventional 62% (127)FHA 23% (46)VA 13% (26)USDA 2% (5)

Denial reasons as coded

Collateral25.6%
Credit history23.3%
Credit application incomplete20.9%
Debt-to-income ratio18.6%
Other7%
Employment history2.3%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)2.3%
Unverifiable information0%
Mortgage insurance denied0%

Share of 43 denials in Missouri by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).

Counties in Missouri

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Greene County5536$8.3m14.3%
Jackson County4225$4.8m27.0%
St. Louis County3921$6.2m19.2%
Christian County2919$5.1m—

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did Lower, LLC originate in Missouri in 2024?

204 loans totalling $47m, from 348 applications reported for properties in Missouri.

What is Lower, LLC's denial rate in Missouri?

17.2% of decided applications in Missouri were denied, against 19.9% for all lenders in the state and 12.7% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.

Which Missouri counties does Lower, LLC lend in most?

By originations: Greene County (36), Jackson County (25), St. Louis County (21), Christian County (19).

Where does this data come from?

From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), filtered to the lender's LEI and the property state. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Provenance

Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records for this LEI with a property in Missouri. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.