Mortgage lender · Flint, MI · LEI 549300SKVC0LU4RBMF20

Blg Holdings review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Blg Holdings earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 1.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 92nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.59 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 25th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

572Applications2025
84.8%Originatedof applications
1.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$100MLoan volume2 states

Blg Holdings at a glance, 2025

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

1.2%Denial rate (all applications)-16.76 pts vs national
1.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-21.17 pts vs national
84.8%Origination rate+26.76 pts vs national
14.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.59Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.33 pts vs national
$185,000Median loan amount
$5,807Median total loan costs
$77kMedian applicant income
95%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

92nd1.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

25th0.59 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

39th14.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

17th3.14% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233302472.7%3.5%7.13%$45M
20245904761.9%2.3%6.88%$91M
20255724851.2%1.4%6.63%$100M

What Blg Holdings 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 508 89% · 1.4% denied
Refinance 40 7% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 24 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 372 65% · 1.3% denied
FHA 158 28% · 1.3% denied
VA 23 4% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 19 3% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 19 manufactured homes, 14 investment properties.

Why Blg Holdings denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 7 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Collateral 3 43%
Other 2 29%
Unverifiable information 1 14%
Credit history 1 14%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Blg Holdings

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k110881.1%
$50k – $100k2782371.3%
$100k – $150k112932.1%
$150k – $250k60581.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2566541.8%
25–342051781.1%
35–44106882.2%
45–5481651.5%
55–6466571.7%
65–7438350.0%

Where Blg Holdings lends

2 states and 56 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Michigan5634761.2%6.63%#118
Florida990.0%6.38%#959

Frequently asked questions

Blg Holdings denied 1.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 92nd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Blg Holdings gave in 2025 was "collateral", cited on 42.9% 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 Blg Holdings originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.59 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: 65% conventional, 28% FHA, 4% 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 Blg Holdings. Data sources · Methodology