Mortgage lender · Sandy, UT · LEI 549300C04BJ0G297NC13

Ally Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Ally Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 21.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 17th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.09 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 72nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

556Applications2025
48.2%Originatedof applications
21.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$614MLoan volume48 states

Ally Bank at a glance, 2025

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

13.3%Denial rate (all applications)-4.67 pts vs national
21.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-1.20 pts vs national
48.2%Origination rate-9.83 pts vs national
27.7%Withdrawn by applicant
10.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.09Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.16 pts vs national
$295,000Median loan amount
$6,323Median total loan costs
$142kMedian applicant income
80%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%

17th21.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

72nd0.09 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

2nd37.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

41st2.14% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20236,0802,7038.1%15.2%6.38%$1.1B
20245,7292,5999.6%17.0%6.50%$1.4B
202555626813.3%21.4%6.63%$614M

What Ally Bank 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 439 79% · 9.8% denied
Refinance 43 8% · 14.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 44 8% · 36.4% denied
Home improvement 17 3% · 47.1% denied
Other / HELOC 13 2% · 7.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 556 100% · 13.3% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 6 manufactured homes, 56 investment properties.

Why Ally Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 74 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 34 46%
Collateral 11 15%
Other 9 12%
Incomplete application 8 11%
Credit history 7 9%
Unverifiable information 3 4%
Insufficient cash 2 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Ally Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k35770.8%
$50k – $100k1396921.7%
$100k – $150k1115718.6%
$150k – $250k147907.2%
Over $250k1013817.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–341517115.1%
35–441748923.1%
45–54914823.4%
55–64803426.1%
65–74341220.0%

Where Ally Bank lends

48 states and 333 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas562614.3%6.50%#688
Florida532120.8%6.88%#591
California43187.0%6.50%#542
Pennsylvania34165.9%6.94%#537
New York301326.7%6.50%#376
North Carolina29150.0%6.38%#474
Illinois21150.0%6.63%#585
Michigan20625.0%6.56%#434
New Jersey191021.1%6.38%#457
Ohio15713.3%6.38%#572
Indiana14828.6%6.88%#509
Tennessee1470.0%6.75%#586
Washington1477.1%6.50%#431
Colorado13815.4%6.63%#474
Georgia12616.7%6.88%#645
Minnesota12616.7%6.50%#441
Massachusetts1150.0%6.38%#458
Virginia1170.0%6.50%#553
Alabama9311.1%6.63%#494
South Carolina960.0%6.31%#556
Wisconsin9511.1%6.38%#502
Connecticut850.0%6.63%#390
Oklahoma8525.0%6.25%#435
Arizona7414.3%6.25%#565
Kansas6316.7%7.00%#399
Missouri620.0%6.75%#559
New Mexico640.0%6.88%#298
Kentucky520.0%7.19%#479
Louisiana5060.0%#423
Maryland530.0%6.63%#541
West Virginia540.0%6.94%#321

Frequently asked questions

Ally Bank denied 21.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 17th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Ally Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 45.9% 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 Ally Bank originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.09 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 79% of its applications were for home purchases, 16% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 5% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% 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 Ally Bank. Data sources · Methodology