Mortgage lender · New York, NY · LEI 549300YOGGZET04TZM44

Abacus Federal Savings Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Abacus Federal Savings Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 13.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 37th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

124Applications2025
66.1%Originatedof applications
13.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$35MLoan volume4 states

Abacus Federal Savings Bank at a glance, 2025

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

11.3%Denial rate (all applications)-6.69 pts vs national
13.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-9.63 pts vs national
66.1%Origination rate+8.10 pts vs national
8.9%Withdrawn by applicant
4.0%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$400,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$94kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

37th13.0% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

44th12.9%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
2023136966.6%7.2%$39M
20241431086.3%6.8%$44M
20251248211.3%13.0%$35M

What Abacus Federal Savings Bank 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 95 77% · 11.6% denied
Refinance 11 9% · 18.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 18 15% · 5.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 124 100% · 11.3% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 24 investment properties.

Why Abacus Federal Savings Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 14 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Other 6 43%
Collateral 2 14%
Employment history 2 14%
Unverifiable information 1 7%
Incomplete application 1 7%
Insufficient cash 1 7%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 7%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Abacus Federal Savings Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k554015.1%
$100k – $150k27233.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34352516.1%
35–4447357.1%
45–54241314.3%

Where Abacus Federal Savings Bank lends

4 states and 15 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
New York1107510.0%#256
Pennsylvania8525.0%#719
New Jersey5220.0%#616

Frequently asked questions

Abacus Federal Savings Bank denied 13.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 37th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Abacus Federal Savings Bank gave in 2025 was "other", cited on 42.9% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 77% of its applications were for home purchases, 23% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% 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 Abacus Federal Savings Bank. Data sources · Methodology