Mortgage lender · West Chester, OH · LEI 254900QXDYW5OTSNTL04

3rd Street Financial review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

3rd Street Financial earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 0.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 97th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.23 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 55th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

301Applications2025
61.5%Originatedof applications
0.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$55MLoan volume7 states

3rd Street Financial at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

0.0%Denial rate (all applications)-17.98 pts vs national
0.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-22.59 pts vs national
61.5%Origination rate+3.43 pts vs national
38.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.23Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.02 pts vs national
$265,000Median loan amount
$5,955Median total loan costs
$96kMedian applicant income
86%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

97th0.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

55th0.23 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

2nd38.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

37th2.25% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231881380.0%0.0%6.88%$39M
20242981730.0%0.0%6.63%$53M
20253011850.0%0.0%6.50%$55M

What 3rd Street Financial lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 292 97% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 6 2% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 191 63% · 0.0% denied
FHA 84 28% · 0.0% denied
VA 22 7% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 4 1% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 4 manufactured homes, 12 investment properties.

Who gets approved at 3rd Street Financial

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k28150.0%
$50k – $100k122760.0%
$100k – $150k63390.0%
$150k – $250k64400.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2521140.0%
25–3494640.0%
35–4499590.0%
45–5442260.0%
55–6430150.0%

Where 3rd Street Financial lends

7 states and 41 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Ohio2021470.0%6.50%#236
Tennessee46270.0%6.63%#422
Florida940.0%6.75%#952

Frequently asked questions

3rd Street Financial denied 0.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 97th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The median interest rate on loans 3rd Street Financial originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.23 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 97% of its applications were for home purchases, 2% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 1% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 63% conventional, 28% FHA, 7% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with 3rd Street Financial. Data sources · Methodology