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

American Portfolio Mortgage earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 10.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 50th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.53 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 19th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

4.0kApplications2025
73.8%Originatedof applications
10.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$994MLoan volume28 states

American Portfolio Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

8.3%Denial rate (all applications)-9.72 pts vs national
10.1%Denial rate (decided applications)-12.53 pts vs national
73.8%Origination rate+15.75 pts vs national
15.9%Withdrawn by applicant
2.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.53Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.27 pts vs national
$285,000Median loan amount
$8,274Median total loan costs
$102kMedian applicant income
95%Median loan-to-value
4High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

50th10.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

19th0.53 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

45th17.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

27th2.90% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,0231,3505.6%7.8%6.75%$386M
20244,3083,0818.5%10.6%6.75%$980M
20254,0052,9558.3%10.1%6.63%$994M

What American Portfolio 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 3,530 88% · 8.1% denied
Refinance 204 5% · 6.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 269 7% · 11.9% denied
Other / HELOC 2 0% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,136 53% · 7.5% denied
FHA 1,606 40% · 9.0% denied
VA 244 6% · 9.4% denied
USDA / RHS 19 0% · 10.5% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 99 manufactured homes, 241 investment properties.

Why American Portfolio Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 331 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Unverifiable information 162 49%
Collateral 67 20%
Debt-to-income ratio 40 12%
Incomplete application 23 7%
Credit history 18 5%
Insufficient cash 16 5%
Employment history 4 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at American Portfolio Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k25316912.0%
$50k – $100k1,6581,22010.9%
$100k – $150k9307048.6%
$150k – $250k6745108.8%
Over $250k4153039.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2531423010.9%
25–341,1578668.1%
35–449767199.7%
45–5475155410.5%
55–6451636514.1%
65–7422216812.4%
Over 7464482.0%

Where American Portfolio Mortgage lends

28 states and 297 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas2,8982,1538.0%6.63%#65
Illinois2311718.7%6.63%#229
Virginia1591197.6%6.63%#231
Indiana1501176.7%6.63%#231
Florida1481028.1%6.75%#422
Oklahoma1328811.4%6.63%#160
Missouri80568.8%6.63%#296
Nevada32253.1%6.63%#242
Arizona181411.1%7.00%#433
Arkansas17100.0%6.38%#297
Tennessee15446.7%6.38%#577
Alabama14137.1%6.50%#426
Maryland141114.3%6.88%#437
Louisiana13915.4%6.63%#353
District of Columbia1180.0%6.56%#176
Colorado1090.0%6.00%#508
North Carolina1090.0%6.49%#627
New Mexico10710.0%6.75%#255
California850.0%7.13%#765
Michigan880.0%6.88%#538
Georgia5180.0%6.38%#752
Pennsylvania5240.0%7.31%#794
South Carolina530.0%7.13%#630

Frequently asked questions

American Portfolio Mortgage denied 10.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 50th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason American Portfolio Mortgage gave in 2025 was "unverifiable information", cited on 48.9% 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 American Portfolio Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.63%, 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, 88% of its applications were for home purchases, 12% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 53% conventional, 40% FHA, 6% 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 Portfolio Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology