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

Alameda Mortgage earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 3.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 84th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.35 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 33rd percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

5.0kApplications2025
70.6%Originatedof applications
3.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.62%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.3BLoan volume30 states

Alameda Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

2.4%Denial rate (all applications)-15.56 pts vs national
3.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-19.28 pts vs national
70.6%Origination rate+12.60 pts vs national
26.9%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.62%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.35Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.10 pts vs national
$345,000Median loan amount
$9,185Median total loan costs
$115kMedian applicant income
95%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

84th3.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

33rd0.35 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

15th26.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

34th2.66% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233,4912,4714.2%5.5%6.75%$794M
20244,1302,9502.0%2.7%6.63%$1.0B
20254,9613,5042.4%3.3%6.62%$1.3B

What Alameda Mortgage 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 4,142 83% · 1.8% denied
Refinance 395 8% · 3.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 414 8% · 7.5% denied
Home improvement 9 0% · 22.2% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,451 70% · 2.2% denied
FHA 1,250 25% · 3.1% denied
VA 250 5% · 2.0% denied
USDA / RHS 10 0% · 10.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 124 manufactured homes, 499 investment properties.

Why Alameda Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 120 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 38 32%
Debt-to-income ratio 38 32%
Collateral 20 17%
Other 13 11%
Insufficient cash 6 5%
Unverifiable information 5 4%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Alameda Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k20210610.9%
$50k – $100k1,6391,1344.5%
$100k – $150k1,4401,0721.7%
$150k – $250k9647092.3%
Over $250k5263753.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 252592003.4%
25–341,4711,1122.0%
35–441,3059113.4%
45–548295395.9%
55–645963815.2%
65–742832061.4%
Over 74118770.0%

Where Alameda Mortgage lends

30 states and 323 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California3,1622,2872.3%6.50%#62
Oregon3902533.3%6.50%#75
Georgia2901961.4%6.88%#205
Tennessee2361760.4%6.75%#193
Utah1881291.6%7.13%#102
Arizona1461012.7%6.99%#201
Nevada74514.1%6.75%#170
Washington70412.9%6.63%#273
Colorado67373.0%6.75%#270
South Carolina51339.8%6.50%#335
Illinois44264.6%6.75%#479
Minnesota32270.0%6.88%#335
Alabama28173.6%6.88%#366
Hawaii28153.6%6.63%#116
Texas28180.0%6.50%#812
Idaho24184.2%6.50%#210
North Carolina24160.0%6.25%#495
Missouri171311.8%6.75%#453
Wisconsin17160.0%6.69%#435
Florida1490.0%6.99%#839
Ohio760.0%6.99%#654
Indiana640.0%7.06%#628
Oklahoma650.0%6.25%#468

Frequently asked questions

Alameda Mortgage denied 3.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 84th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Alameda Mortgage gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 31.7% 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 Alameda Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.62%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.35 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 83% of its applications were for home purchases, 16% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 70% conventional, 25% FHA, 5% 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 Alameda Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology