Mortgage lender · Oswego, IL · LEI 549300XRF9LCZ3RX3Q39

Allied First Bank,sb review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Allied First Bank,sb earns an F, in the bottom tier of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 90.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 0th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.47 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 2nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

3.3kApplications2025
3.3%Originatedof applications
90.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
3.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$32MLoan volume51 states

Allied First Bank,sb at a glance, 2025

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

30.1%Denial rate (all applications)+12.12 pts vs national
90.1%Denial rate (decided applications)+67.51 pts vs national
3.3%Origination rate-54.72 pts vs national
35.8%Withdrawn by applicant
30.8%Closed for incompleteness
3.00%Median interest rate-3.63 pts vs national
1.47Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+1.22 pts vs national
$295,000Median loan amount
$1,987Median total loan costs
$85kMedian applicant income
100%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the F 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%

0th90.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

2nd1.47 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

0th66.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

95th0.67% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,02516146.2%74.4%6.25%$51M
20241,17314832.1%71.7%3.44%$48M
20253,26610830.1%90.1%3.00%$32M

What Allied First Bank,sb 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 124 4% · 10.5% denied
Refinance 351 11% · 45.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 2,791 85% · 29.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 120 4% · 15.8% denied
FHA 821 25% · 39.7% denied
VA 2,325 71% · 27.4% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 141 manufactured homes, 19 investment properties.

Why Allied First Bank,sb denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 983 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 412 42%
Debt-to-income ratio 390 40%
Other 120 12%
Insufficient cash 46 5%
Employment history 6 1%
Collateral 5 1%
Unverifiable information 4 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Allied First Bank,sb

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k4351195.6%
$50k – $100k1,5462794.8%
$100k – $150k7752786.5%
$150k – $250k3493362.9%
Over $250k65943.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2523280.0%
25–343042575.5%
35–446584180.4%
45–545001987.3%
55–645881294.3%
65–74640697.4%
Over 74553398.3%

Where Allied First Bank,sb lends

51 states and 995 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California2711230.6%2.63%#328
Florida248434.7%2.56%#340
Virginia170822.9%2.63%#222
North Carolina169030.8%#252
Georgia148226.4%2.81%#284
Arizona1241824.2%2.88%#221
Alabama103122.3%3.50%#230
Ohio102033.3%#324
South Carolina101028.7%#257
Nevada95431.6%4.00%#147
Missouri91033.0%#272
New Jersey88038.6%#282
Maryland84232.1%2.81%#257
Tennessee80130.0%2.25%#354
Colorado77731.2%2.75%#258
Indiana75120.0%8.25%#306
Oklahoma75036.0%#224
Mississippi74137.8%3.50%#146
Pennsylvania73326.0%3.25%#427
Michigan64234.4%2.75%#326
Kentucky57026.3%#255
Oregon57321.1%3.25%#207
New York55529.1%3.13%#325
Louisiana51025.5%#250
Wisconsin50128.0%3.38%#335
Massachusetts47238.3%2.75%#334
Texas44925.0%3.25%#722
Utah43044.2%#185
Arkansas42045.2%#217
West Virginia42033.3%#146
Delaware40025.0%#131
Idaho37332.4%3.00%#184
Illinois35625.7%8.00%#510
New Mexico35040.0%#171
Minnesota34317.7%3.00%#330
Kansas29237.9%3.94%#274
New Hampshire26030.8%#176
Montana24033.3%#133
Iowa23134.8%4.38%#285
Nebraska23039.1%#195
Washington2344.4%3.06%#372
Alaska22127.3%3.88%#78
Rhode Island20025.0%#145
Wyoming18022.2%#115
North Dakota16025.0%#115
South Dakota16056.3%#118
Maine1307.7%#200
Hawaii12233.3%3.13%#162
Connecticut11036.4%#363
Vermont8037.5%#123

Frequently asked questions

Allied First Bank,sb denied 90.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 0th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Allied First Bank,sb gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 41.9% 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 Allied First Bank,sb originated in 2025 was 3.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 1.47 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 4% of its applications were for home purchases, 96% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 4% conventional, 25% FHA, 71% 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 Allied First Bank,sb. Data sources · Methodology