Mortgage lender · Irvine, CA · LEI 254900JZN2V0PWFMW808

Ahl Funding review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Ahl Funding earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 1.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 91st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.85 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 15th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.6kApplications2025
52.1%Originatedof applications
1.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.88%Median ratenational 6.63%
$466MLoan volume24 states

Ahl Funding at a glance, 2025

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

0.9%Denial rate (all applications)-17.06 pts vs national
1.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-20.86 pts vs national
52.1%Origination rate-5.89 pts vs national
46.8%Withdrawn by applicant
0.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.88%Median interest rate+0.25 pts vs national
0.85Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.60 pts vs national
$495,000Median loan amount
$16,120Median total loan costs
$160kMedian applicant income
85%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%

91st1.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

15th0.85 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

1st46.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

15th3.26% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20239594832.6%4.9%7.00%$236M
20241,4968101.3%2.3%6.75%$448M
20251,6328510.9%1.7%6.88%$466M

What Ahl Funding 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 975 60% · 0.7% denied
Refinance 203 12% · 0.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 454 28% · 1.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,014 62% · 1.5% denied
FHA 561 34% · 0.0% denied
VA 57 3% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 25 manufactured homes, 348 investment properties.

Why Ahl Funding denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 15 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 7 47%
Credit history 4 27%
Collateral 3 20%
Unverifiable information 1 7%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Ahl Funding

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k20420.0%
$50k – $100k2081141.7%
$100k – $150k3762161.4%
$150k – $250k4052140.9%
Over $250k3391623.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2584550.0%
25–343792111.4%
35–444542451.2%
45–543291532.6%
55–642211110.9%
65–74122525.5%
Over 7443244.0%

Where Ahl Funding lends

24 states and 163 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California1,2056150.5%6.88%#151
Florida95562.1%6.99%#490
North Carolina76520.0%6.99%#348
Texas68461.5%6.99%#641
Arizona50252.0%6.88%#314
Tennessee20810.0%7.13%#537
Nevada19100.0%7.06%#279
Hawaii1477.1%7.38%#156
Ohio1129.1%6.62%#604
Colorado1020.0%7.69%#499
Oregon960.0%6.93%#377
Washington9511.1%7.38%#469
Illinois860.0%7.06%#707
Montana730.0%6.63%#215
Indiana610.0%6.50%#616
Pennsylvania610.0%7.88%#754
Georgia500.0%#781

Frequently asked questions

Ahl Funding denied 1.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 91st percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Ahl Funding gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 46.7% 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 Ahl Funding originated in 2025 was 6.88%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.85 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 60% of its applications were for home purchases, 40% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 62% conventional, 34% FHA, 3% 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 Ahl Funding. Data sources · Methodology