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AAFMAA Mortgage Services review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

AAFMAA Mortgage Services earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 7.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 61st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.15 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 90th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

320Applications2025
66.9%Originatedof applications
7.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$83MLoan volume16 states

AAFMAA Mortgage Services at a glance, 2025

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

5.3%Denial rate (all applications)-12.67 pts vs national
7.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-15.36 pts vs national
66.9%Origination rate+8.85 pts vs national
23.4%Withdrawn by applicant
3.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.25%Median interest rate-0.38 pts vs national
-0.15Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.41 pts vs national
$315,000Median loan amount
$5,146Median total loan costs
$108kMedian applicant income
95%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%

61st7.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

90th-0.15 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

9th26.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

61st1.63% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233952524.3%6.3%6.75%$78M
20243312312.7%3.8%6.25%$86M
20253202145.3%7.2%6.25%$83M

What AAFMAA Mortgage Services 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 221 69% · 5.9% denied
Refinance 39 12% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 59 18% · 6.8% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 86 27% · 2.3% denied
FHA 50 16% · 6.0% denied
VA 183 57% · 6.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 11 manufactured homes, 4 investment properties.

Why AAFMAA Mortgage Services denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 17 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 7 41%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 29%
Collateral 3 18%
Unverifiable information 1 6%
Other 1 6%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at AAFMAA Mortgage Services

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k120767.2%
$100k – $150k74525.4%
$150k – $250k66466.0%
Over $250k291610.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2520146.7%
25–3471563.5%
35–4465416.4%
45–5462428.5%
55–6450342.9%
65–74261814.3%
Over 7426925.0%

Where AAFMAA Mortgage Services lends

16 states and 154 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
North Carolina105820.0%6.25%#318
Texas59406.8%6.06%#677
Virginia32239.4%6.50%#432
Georgia301613.3%6.13%#518
Florida26123.9%6.38%#719
South Carolina1397.7%6.50%#507
California9511.1%6.13%#744
Indiana860.0%6.38%#583
Washington8512.5%6.25%#484
Colorado7314.3%8.38%#563
Alabama640.0%6.50%#541
Tennessee550.0%6.00%#737

Frequently asked questions

AAFMAA Mortgage Services denied 7.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 61st percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason AAFMAA Mortgage Services gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 41.2% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans AAFMAA Mortgage Services originated in 2025 was 6.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.15 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 69% of its applications were for home purchases, 31% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 27% conventional, 16% FHA, 57% 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 AAFMAA Mortgage Services. Data sources · Methodology