Mortgage lender · Lake Mary, FL · LEI 5493005PT09Z02WXW551

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

Alkan Mortgage earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 6.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 64th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.58 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 25th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

934Applications2025
65.6%Originatedof applications
6.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$208MLoan volume10 states

Alkan Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

5.1%Denial rate (all applications)-12.84 pts vs national
6.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-15.85 pts vs national
65.6%Origination rate+7.60 pts vs national
21.2%Withdrawn by applicant
2.6%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.58Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.33 pts vs national
$295,000Median loan amount
$9,963Median total loan costs
$107kMedian applicant income
75%Median loan-to-value
3High-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%

64th6.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

25th0.58 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

12th23.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

13th3.38% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
2023431518.1%46.4%12.99%$925k
20249338397.3%7.5%6.88%$291M
20259346135.1%6.7%6.75%$208M

What Alkan 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 762 82% · 4.2% denied
Refinance 52 6% · 5.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 120 13% · 10.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 601 64% · 4.7% denied
FHA 259 28% · 7.7% denied
VA 72 8% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 9 reverse mortgages, 41 manufactured homes, 147 investment properties.

Why Alkan Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 48 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Collateral 14 29%
Debt-to-income ratio 13 27%
Credit history 7 15%
Insufficient cash 7 15%
Other 3 6%
Unverifiable information 2 4%
Employment history 1 2%
Incomplete application 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Alkan Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k714110.4%
$50k – $100k2951878.9%
$100k – $150k2041397.0%
$150k – $250k1681145.3%
Over $250k101690.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2540270.0%
25–341961309.0%
35–442271486.4%
45–542101355.8%
55–64151977.8%
65–7474536.7%
Over 7432204.2%

Where Alkan Mortgage lends

10 states and 53 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Florida9146015.1%6.75%#164
California640.0%7.44%#787

Frequently asked questions

Alkan Mortgage denied 6.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 64th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Alkan Mortgage gave in 2025 was "collateral", cited on 29.2% 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 Alkan Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.58 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 82% of its applications were for home purchases, 18% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 64% conventional, 28% FHA, 8% 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 Alkan Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology