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

Alcova Mortgage earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 3.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 85th 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.

7.8kApplications2025
79.0%Originatedof applications
3.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.8BLoan volume24 states

Alcova Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

2.9%Denial rate (all applications)-15.07 pts vs national
3.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-19.38 pts vs national
79.0%Origination rate+20.96 pts vs national
9.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.35Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.10 pts vs national
$255,000Median loan amount
$5,032Median total loan costs
$90kMedian applicant income
92%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A 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%

85th3.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

33rd0.35 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

83rd9.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

64th1.97% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20235,3504,2403.4%3.8%6.99%$1.1B
20246,3395,0443.6%4.0%6.88%$1.4B
20257,8396,1922.9%3.2%6.63%$1.8B

What Alcova 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 6,724 86% · 2.7% denied
Refinance 1,115 14% · 4.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,575 58% · 2.6% denied
FHA 2,054 26% · 3.5% denied
VA 686 9% · 3.1% denied
USDA / RHS 524 7% · 3.4% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 351 manufactured homes, 604 investment properties.

Why Alcova Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 228 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Collateral 76 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 51 22%
Incomplete application 31 14%
Other 23 10%
Employment history 14 6%
Insufficient cash 13 6%
Unverifiable information 11 5%
Credit history 9 4%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Alcova Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1,0607816.1%
$50k – $100k3,3362,6283.2%
$100k – $150k1,7201,4022.6%
$150k – $250k1,0608821.7%
Over $250k5033911.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 257205892.8%
25–342,3761,9122.9%
35–441,8711,4593.6%
45–541,2599833.6%
55–649667473.2%
65–744643683.3%
Over 741831342.6%

Where Alcova Mortgage lends

24 states and 555 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Virginia3,2622,6632.8%6.63%#23
North Carolina2,1441,6821.8%6.63%#49
South Carolina5663995.7%6.63%#92
West Virginia3352552.4%6.75%#38
Georgia3052193.9%6.63%#199
Maryland2982383.4%6.63%#127
Florida2101584.3%6.63%#358
Pennsylvania1981685.6%6.75%#275
Ohio1781443.4%6.75%#257
Texas1561231.9%6.50%#465
Tennessee97742.1%6.56%#329
Indiana28223.6%6.56%#418
District of Columbia17160.0%6.63%#140
Kentucky15820.0%6.50%#377
Alabama1060.0%6.44%#479

Frequently asked questions

Alcova Mortgage denied 3.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 85th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Alcova Mortgage gave in 2025 was "collateral", cited on 33.3% 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 Alcova Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.63%, 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, 86% of its applications were for home purchases, 14% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 58% conventional, 26% FHA, 9% 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 Alcova Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology