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

Axos Bank earns an F, in the bottom tier of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 37.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 5th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.61 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 14th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.0kApplications2025
32.7%Originatedof applications
37.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.88%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.2BLoan volume50 states

Axos Bank at a glance, 2025

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

19.8%Denial rate (all applications)+1.83 pts vs national
37.2%Denial rate (decided applications)+14.56 pts vs national
32.7%Origination rate-25.36 pts vs national
24.9%Withdrawn by applicant
21.8%Closed for incompleteness
6.88%Median interest rate+0.25 pts vs national
0.61Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.36 pts vs national
$605,000Median loan amount
$12,865Median total loan costs
$236kMedian applicant income
60%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the F 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%

5th37.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

14th0.61 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

2nd46.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

58th2.13% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,56777824.8%44.2%7.13%$1.0B
20242,04866521.0%38.3%7.50%$793M
20252,01465819.8%37.2%6.88%$1.2B

What Axos 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 897 45% · 13.7% denied
Refinance 436 22% · 17.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 395 20% · 29.6% denied
Home improvement 113 6% · 22.1% denied
Other / HELOC 173 9% · 33.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,991 99% · 19.8% denied
FHA 21 1% · 19.1% denied
VA 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 99 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 14 manufactured homes, 642 investment properties.

Why Axos Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 399 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 139 35%
Collateral 87 22%
Credit history 74 19%
Other 50 13%
Unverifiable information 27 7%
Insufficient cash 21 5%
Employment history 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Axos Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k901379.1%
$50k – $100k1973759.1%
$100k – $150k2246535.6%
$150k – $250k37811230.5%
Over $250k81532624.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–341723944.3%
35–4445013732.5%
45–5446716535.0%
55–6444114142.2%
65–7430210739.3%
Over 741324035.9%

Where Axos Bank lends

50 states and 475 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California73529917.3%6.88%#200
New York2203824.1%6.63%#198
Florida1523428.3%7.13%#417
Texas872317.2%6.63%#589
Nevada561714.3%7.38%#196
Washington561819.6%6.86%#286
Arizona511913.7%6.75%#310
New Jersey491916.3%6.88%#356
North Carolina431318.6%6.88%#420
Virginia361411.1%6.25%#421
Pennsylvania35825.7%6.81%#534
Georgia331315.2%7.49%#509
Illinois30720.0%7.00%#540
Tennessee291317.2%6.99%#485
Ohio28628.6%7.06%#472
Utah26823.1%6.75%#222
Colorado251212.0%6.75%#398
Massachusetts25128.0%7.13%#398
South Carolina24625.0%6.38%#422
Maryland23626.1%6.94%#395
Missouri22622.7%6.69%#427
Michigan21428.6%6.81%#431
Hawaii19431.6%6.88%#132
Oregon16731.3%7.13%#319
Connecticut15720.0%7.00%#333
Idaho12416.7%6.69%#259
Indiana12341.7%7.63%#525
Montana11518.2%7.63%#176
Minnesota10220.0%7.31%#470
New Hampshire10230.0%6.94%#257
New Mexico9222.2%7.50%#268
Arkansas8225.0%6.44%#358
Louisiana8025.0%#396
Alabama7028.6%#528
Kansas7414.3%6.31%#385
Kentucky720.0%7.06%#463
Oklahoma7114.3%6.88%#439
Alaska500.0%#139
Maine5120.0%7.13%#279
Mississippi5080.0%#353
South Dakota530.0%7.13%#174
Vermont5120.0%6.00%#151
Wisconsin540.0%6.56%#588

Frequently asked questions

Axos Bank denied 37.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 5th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Axos Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 34.8% 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 Axos Bank originated in 2025 was 6.88%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.61 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 45% of its applications were for home purchases, 41% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 14% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 99% conventional, 1% 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 Axos Bank. Data sources · Methodology