Mortgage lender · Houston, TX · LEI 549300QRLVIA94OVXY15

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

American Homestar Mortgage earns an F, in the bottom tier of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 90.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 0th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

159Applications2025
6.9%Originatedof applications
90.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$2.5MLoan volume4 states

American Homestar Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

63.5%Denial rate (all applications)+45.54 pts vs national
90.2%Denial rate (decided applications)+67.59 pts vs national
6.9%Origination rate-51.11 pts vs national
29.6%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.25%Median interest rate-0.38 pts vs national
0.28Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.02 pts vs national
$245,000Median loan amount
$12,967Median total loan costs
$76kMedian applicant income
96%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the F 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%

0th90.2% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

6th29.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

4th5.29% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231731157.8%90.1%7.00%$2.6M
20241731064.7%91.8%6.50%$2.3M
20251591163.5%90.2%6.25%$2.5M

What American Homestar 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 158 99% · 63.3% denied
Other / HELOC 1 1% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

FHA 159 100% · 63.5% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 157 manufactured homes, 0 investment properties.

Why American Homestar Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 101 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 65 64%
Debt-to-income ratio 32 32%
Collateral 4 4%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at American Homestar Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k250100.0%
$50k – $100k86886.4%
$100k – $150k28288.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3435290.9%
35–4438195.8%
45–5443586.1%

Where American Homestar Mortgage lends

4 states and 72 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas101563.4%6.25%#549
Oklahoma47657.5%6.25%#264
Louisiana10090.0%#378

Frequently asked questions

American Homestar Mortgage denied 90.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 0th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason American Homestar Mortgage gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 64.4% 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 Homestar Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.28 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 99% of its applications were for home purchases, 0% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 1% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 0% conventional, 100% 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 American Homestar Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology