Mortgage lender · Virginia Beach, VA · LEI 549300RWXUAFD1WAE410

Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of large mortgage lenders. It turned down 1.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 99th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.23 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 63rd percentile on pricing. Compared against 101 large mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

17kApplications2025
78.2%Originatedof applications
1.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.62%Median ratenational 6.63%
$4.1BLoan volume17 states

Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group at a glance, 2025

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

1.5%Denial rate (all applications)-16.47 pts vs national
1.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-20.72 pts vs national
78.2%Origination rate+20.19 pts vs national
19.4%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.62%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.23Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.02 pts vs national
$275,000Median loan amount
$7,353Median total loan costs
$97kMedian applicant income
95%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A 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%

99th1.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

63rd0.23 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

47th19.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

41st2.67% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202316,67712,8431.7%2.2%6.75%$3.5B
202416,97713,4151.4%1.8%6.75%$4.0B
202516,71413,0731.5%1.9%6.62%$4.1B

What Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group 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 14,824 89% · 1.4% denied
Refinance 983 6% · 1.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 898 5% · 3.5% denied
Other / HELOC 9 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 10,318 62% · 1.0% denied
FHA 3,902 23% · 2.9% denied
VA 2,195 13% · 1.2% denied
USDA / RHS 299 2% · 3.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 967 manufactured homes, 510 investment properties.

Why Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 252 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 77 31%
Credit history 50 20%
Unverifiable information 37 15%
Other 27 11%
Collateral 25 10%
Insufficient cash 24 10%
Employment history 11 4%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1,5611,1154.7%
$50k – $100k6,9185,4312.4%
$100k – $150k3,8523,0631.5%
$150k – $250k2,7742,2030.5%
Over $250k1,4021,1110.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 251,4111,1132.4%
25–345,5294,4301.5%
35–443,9783,1291.9%
45–542,6311,9802.6%
55–641,8681,4261.8%
65–749507291.5%
Over 743472661.8%

Where Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group lends

17 states and 534 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
North Carolina7,6716,0491.1%6.63%#13
Virginia5,1934,2441.5%6.50%#13
South Carolina1,3019553.2%6.62%#45
Georgia1,0187311.6%6.50%#92
Kentucky5283892.5%6.38%#77
Florida3202213.8%6.62%#294
Maryland2431691.2%6.49%#142
Alabama1811341.1%6.50%#163
Tennessee86631.2%6.63%#349
Indiana82521.2%6.63%#297
District of Columbia36272.8%6.38%#92
Pennsylvania21144.8%6.50%#596
Delaware1070.0%6.88%#240
Texas980.0%6.19%#969
West Virginia750.0%6.38%#284

Frequently asked questions

Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group denied 1.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 99th percentile of large mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 30.6% 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 Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group originated in 2025 was 6.62%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.23 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 89% of its applications were for home purchases, 11% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 62% conventional, 23% FHA, 13% 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 Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group. Data sources · Methodology