LenderCity research

Mortgage pricing evidence you can inspect.

Original analysis built from disclosed data, a published method, and visible limitations. Use the findings as market context—not as a personalized quote or a promise of savings.

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2025 Missouri HMDA pilot

Historical mortgage channel price gap

Compare direct and broker-submitted conventional purchase originations using cohort medians and exact-cell matching across disclosed borrower and loan characteristics.

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Downloadable summary

Use the reported measurements

Download the study summary with cohort sizes, medians, matched differences, control variables, and the limits that should accompany any citation.

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Official source

Check the underlying public record

The pilot is based on the official 2025 FFIEC HMDA Snapshot Loan-Level Dataset for Missouri. LenderCity’s findings are descriptive and do not establish causation.

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Citation standard

Every finding should travel with its context.

Cite the geography, data vintage, population, method, effective matched sample, and limitations. Do not present a historical channel association as an available rate, a personalized mortgage quote, or guaranteed savings.