Joplin
Metropolitan Statistical Area · MSA Code 27900
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among tracked metros, Joplin ranks #233 of 418.
Mortgage lending activity in the Joplin metro area based on lender filings under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Data covers all applications received by HMDA-reporting institutions operating in this geography during 2024. Why mortgages get denied walks the denial-reason codes that appear in books like this one.
Metro-area mortgage activity. The Joplin Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA code 27900) recorded 8,211 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 4,305 of those and denied others at a rate of 14.0%, for an approval (origination) rate of 52.4%. The average loan amount across the MSA was $164,748 at an average note rate of 7.31%. 20 major lenders are tracked for this metro - Flat Branch Mortgage, INC., Southwest Missouri Bank, Arvest Bank lead by origination volume. Among the 418 metros tracked, Joplin ranks #73 by denial rate (the 83rd percentile for approval-friendliness), and shares its 5-point denial-rate band with 117 other tracked metros.
What MSA numbers tell you, and what they don't. Metro area boundaries are defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and typically span multiple counties, so a single Joplin denial rate averages across urban core, inner suburbs, and outer commuter communities with very different borrower profiles. A 14.0% denial rate at the MSA level can coexist with widely varying individual-lender denial rates; $164,748 average loan size reflects the MSA's property values and the borrower pool that actually applied, not any single neighborhood. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.
Lender concentration in Joplin
In Joplin, lead originator Flat Branch Mortgage, INC. funded 23.6% of 4,305 originated loans, above the fleet's upper tercile (~12.8% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 46.9% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.
Metros With a Similar Denial Rate
The metro areas closest to Joplin's 14.0% denial rate among all 418 tracked MSAs.
Metros With Similar Application Volume
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Joplin's 8,211 HMDA applications (deduped against the denial-rate neighbourhood).
Metros With a Similar Average Loan
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Joplin's $164,748 average loan (deduped against denial and volume peers).
Lenders active in the Joplin metro
Flat Branch Mortgage, INC. funded 1,017 of the 4,305 loans originated here, 23.6% of the metro. 20 reporting lenders follow.
| # | Lender | Originated | Applications | Avg Loan | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flat Branch Mortgage, INC. | 1,017 | 1,277 | $183,974 | 23.6% |
| 2 | Southwest Missouri Bank | 531 | 682 | $112,742 | 12.3% |
| 3 | Arvest Bank | 470 | 743 | $149,953 | 10.9% |
| 4 | Rocket Mortgage | 223 | 323 | $169,706 | 5.2% |
| 5 | Us Bank, N.A. | 118 | 441 | $123,050 | 2.7% |
Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. Metropolitan Statistical Areas defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Provided for informational purposes only; does not constitute financial advice for Joplin borrowers.
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Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Joplin page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.