Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital at a glance, 2025
Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.
How the C grade breaks down
Each component is a percentile rank among 220 investment-property lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.
Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%
32nd8.1% deniedProcesswithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%
85th0.4%Trend, 2023–2025
| Year | Applications | Originated | Denial rate | Decision denial | Median rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 208 | 185 | 11.1% | 11.1% | — | $2.6B |
| 2024 | 208 | 174 | 16.4% | 16.4% | — | $3.3B |
| 2025 | 272 | 249 | 8.1% | 8.1% | — | $4.1B |
What Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital 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
By loan type
Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 15 manufactured homes, 272 investment properties.
Why Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital denies applications
Primary reason reported for each of the 22 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.
Where Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital lends
40 states and 155 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.
| State | Applications | Originated | Denial rate | Median rate | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 51 | 49 | 3.9% | — | #406 |
| Kentucky | 20 | 18 | 10.0% | — | #351 |
| North Carolina | 17 | 17 | 0.0% | — | #548 |
| Texas | 16 | 10 | 37.5% | — | #888 |
| California | 15 | 14 | 6.7% | — | #685 |
| Georgia | 15 | 15 | 0.0% | — | #610 |
| Michigan | 14 | 14 | 0.0% | — | #483 |
| Minnesota | 14 | 14 | 0.0% | — | #430 |
| Indiana | 13 | 12 | 7.7% | — | #519 |
| Alabama | 8 | 8 | 0.0% | — | #510 |
| Colorado | 7 | 4 | 28.6% | — | #567 |
| Arizona | 6 | 5 | 16.7% | — | #583 |
| Florida | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | — | #1,056 |
| Nevada | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | — | #349 |
| Tennessee | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | — | #719 |
| Illinois | 5 | 3 | 40.0% | — | #762 |
| Virginia | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | — | #653 |
Frequently asked questions
Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital denied 8.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 32nd percentile of investment-property lenders.
The most common reason Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital gave in 2025 was "other", cited on 100.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.
In 2025, 0% of its applications were for home purchases, 86% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 14% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 90% conventional, 7% 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.