Mortgage lender · Saint Paul, MN · LEI 549300NL3JN3ABDPH257

Affinity Plus review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Affinity Plus earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 17.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 28th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.20 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 61st percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

5.7kApplications2025
67.2%Originatedof applications
17.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$400MLoan volume6 states

Affinity Plus at a glance, 2025

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

14.6%Denial rate (all applications)-3.42 pts vs national
17.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-5.13 pts vs national
67.2%Origination rate+9.20 pts vs national
9.8%Withdrawn by applicant
6.9%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.20Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.06 pts vs national
$75,000Median loan amount
$345Median total loan costs
$117kMedian applicant income
70%Median loan-to-value
3High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

28th17.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

61st0.20 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

51st16.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

97th0.46% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20235,3703,69013.6%16.2%6.74%$323M
20245,2303,60314.8%17.3%7.00%$351M
20255,6543,80114.6%17.5%6.63%$400M

What Affinity Plus 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 627 11% · 1.6% denied
Refinance 1,065 19% · 10.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 280 5% · 36.1% denied
Home improvement 1,775 31% · 7.8% denied
Other / HELOC 1,907 34% · 24.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5,643 100% · 14.5% denied
VA 11 0% · 27.3% denied

Also: 1,352 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 67 manufactured homes, 16 investment properties.

Why Affinity Plus denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 823 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 443 54%
Credit history 222 27%
Collateral 147 18%
Employment history 6 1%
Insufficient cash 4 0%
Unverifiable information 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Affinity Plus

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k45919451.5%
$50k – $100k1,7671,16021.6%
$100k – $150k1,5771,14011.9%
$150k – $250k1,3871,0137.7%
Over $250k4532948.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25553418.6%
25–3478147020.2%
35–441,6971,10019.7%
45–541,39498216.3%
55–641,01071715.0%
65–7457139815.2%
Over 7414610016.4%

Where Affinity Plus lends

6 states and 126 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Minnesota5,4383,65614.6%6.63%#6
Wisconsin18312613.1%6.74%#171
North Dakota301913.3%6.49%#90

Frequently asked questions

Affinity Plus denied 17.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 28th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Affinity Plus gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 53.8% 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 Affinity Plus originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.20 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 11% of its applications were for home purchases, 24% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 65% 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 Affinity Plus. Data sources · Methodology