Mortgage lender · Brea, CA · LEI 5493008NWHQT1R22C024

American Financial Network review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

American Financial Network earns a C, in line with the typical performance of large mortgage lenders. It turned down 15.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 52nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.53 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 23rd percentile on pricing. Compared against 101 large mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

23kApplications2025
57.8%Originatedof applications
15.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$4.9BLoan volume51 states

American Financial Network at a glance, 2025

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

10.7%Denial rate (all applications)-7.26 pts vs national
15.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-7.13 pts vs national
57.8%Origination rate-0.27 pts vs national
29.1%Withdrawn by applicant
1.6%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.53Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.28 pts vs national
$305,000Median loan amount
$10,327Median total loan costs
$100kMedian applicant income
91%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 101 large mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

52nd15.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

23rd0.53 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

19th30.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

19th3.39% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202321,36811,3489.7%15.2%6.88%$3.8B
202421,01712,5829.2%13.2%6.88%$4.2B
202522,72213,12510.7%15.5%6.75%$4.9B

What American Financial Network 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 15,394 68% · 10.9% denied
Refinance 1,993 9% · 9.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 5,335 23% · 10.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 11,807 52% · 11.7% denied
FHA 8,644 38% · 10.8% denied
VA 2,009 9% · 4.4% denied
USDA / RHS 262 1% · 13.7% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 827 manufactured homes, 3,792 investment properties.

Why American Financial Network denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 2,436 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 1,002 41%
Other 462 19%
Credit history 447 18%
Collateral 285 12%
Unverifiable information 120 5%
Incomplete application 92 4%
Employment history 28 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at American Financial Network

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1,80783628.2%
$50k – $100k7,7684,56716.6%
$100k – $150k4,9703,12712.2%
$150k – $250k3,0431,9758.4%
Over $250k1,7591,05711.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 251,13777912.4%
25–345,2033,32013.7%
35–445,9853,48716.6%
45–544,6492,58217.5%
55–643,2601,75716.0%
65–741,77687614.1%
Over 7470632411.3%

Where American Financial Network lends

51 states and 1,570 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Florida3,2151,72412.8%6.75%#64
California2,5261,5549.7%6.63%#80
Texas1,59588012.7%6.88%#125
New York1,3818279.0%6.99%#61
Virginia1,3698976.2%6.63%#59
Arizona1,1466989.6%6.75%#62
Georgia1,10356517.2%6.75%#86
Michigan9006167.6%6.63%#80
South Carolina80948411.4%6.63%#72
New Jersey74342511.4%6.75%#86
Indiana7104295.4%6.81%#88
Maryland61434714.0%6.99%#73
Tennessee5703218.6%6.50%#103
Nevada5462848.2%6.63%#50
Pennsylvania5393009.8%6.75%#149
North Carolina4882339.4%6.75%#138
Ohio41722111.3%6.75%#160
Washington30118710.6%6.63%#146
Illinois3001826.7%7.00%#188
Louisiana28513425.6%6.75%#91
Utah2771966.5%6.38%#85
Colorado25613415.2%6.25%#161
Alabama25413817.3%7.00%#135
Missouri23512411.9%6.25%#163
Massachusetts23313813.7%6.69%#142
Oklahoma2331366.4%6.75%#113
Wisconsin2311327.4%6.50%#141
Oregon2261575.8%6.63%#110
Kansas152993.3%6.75%#126
Kentucky131749.2%7.25%#180
Minnesota1266414.3%6.88%#179
New Mexico125647.2%6.75%#98
Connecticut100569.0%6.63%#166
Arkansas924110.9%6.88%#158
Hawaii764310.5%6.25%#69
Mississippi693421.7%6.75%#152
Idaho54259.3%6.25%#160
Delaware50304.0%6.88%#116
Nebraska45338.9%6.63%#151
District of Columbia351420.0%6.94%#94
Rhode Island341617.7%6.88%#122
Maine21819.1%7.00%#173
West Virginia20135.0%6.75%#201
New Hampshire19150.0%7.13%#193
Iowa1895.6%7.25%#302
Wyoming18125.6%6.50%#114
Montana12333.3%6.13%#165
Alaska11436.4%7.25%#103
South Dakota5140.0%7.63%#178
Vermont5320.0%6.88%#155

Frequently asked questions

American Financial Network denied 15.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 52nd percentile of large mortgage lenders.

The most common reason American Financial Network gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 41.1% 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 American Financial Network originated in 2025 was 6.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.53 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 68% of its applications were for home purchases, 32% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 52% conventional, 38% 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 American Financial Network. Data sources · Methodology