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

BoxCar Mortgage earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 3.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 83rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.28 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 46th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

3.8kApplications2025
80.1%Originatedof applications
3.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.2BLoan volume43 states

BoxCar Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

3.0%Denial rate (all applications)-14.98 pts vs national
3.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-19.12 pts vs national
80.1%Origination rate+22.11 pts vs national
12.4%Withdrawn by applicant
1.2%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.28Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.02 pts vs national
$315,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$9,996kMedian applicant income
87%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A 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%

83rd3.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

46th0.28 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

67th13.5%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,0141,4023.6%4.8%6.63%$495M
20243,3462,4173.3%4.2%6.63%$849M
20253,7663,0183.0%3.5%6.50%$1.2B

What BoxCar 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 3,227 86% · 2.7% denied
Refinance 276 7% · 5.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 263 7% · 4.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,384 63% · 2.1% denied
FHA 830 22% · 6.5% denied
VA 523 14% · 1.7% denied
USDA / RHS 29 1% · 3.5% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 152 manufactured homes, 281 investment properties.

Why BoxCar Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 113 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 32 28%
Credit history 23 20%
Collateral 22 19%
Other 18 16%
Insufficient cash 7 6%
Employment history 7 6%
Unverifiable information 4 4%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at BoxCar Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Over $250k3,6532,9473.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 252281766.6%
25–341,1349103.2%
35–449487713.4%
45–546875383.6%
55–644353573.9%
65–742572031.4%
Over 7477632.9%

Where BoxCar Mortgage lends

43 states and 579 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Georgia1,5081,2341.1%6.49%#63
Florida3242359.3%6.63%#293
Colorado2872263.1%6.49%#149
Indiana2131821.4%6.75%#190
Arizona2101813.8%6.50%#172
Ohio1771372.8%6.75%#258
North Carolina1731421.7%6.75%#248
Alabama1431212.8%6.63%#188
South Carolina65551.5%6.38%#308
Washington60501.7%6.50%#281
Minnesota59491.7%6.50%#273
Pennsylvania59428.5%6.99%#465
New Jersey563317.9%6.62%#339
Illinois503910.0%6.88%#461
California49412.0%6.62%#521
Arkansas44352.3%6.50%#215
Texas42320.0%6.56%#730
Tennessee34255.9%6.63%#466
Louisiana33233.0%6.49%#284
Connecticut31230.0%6.25%#256
Oklahoma191610.5%7.19%#338
Wisconsin17150.0%6.50%#434
Michigan15140.0%6.75%#474
Oregon1380.0%6.69%#337
Virginia1298.3%5.75%#546
Kentucky1189.1%6.68%#400
Maryland10810.0%6.25%#469
Kansas880.0%7.13%#365
West Virginia860.0%7.19%#269
Mississippi730.0%6.75%#305
Iowa630.0%6.75%#407

Frequently asked questions

BoxCar Mortgage denied 3.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 83rd percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason BoxCar Mortgage gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 28.3% 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 BoxCar Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.28 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 86% of its applications were for home purchases, 14% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 63% conventional, 22% FHA, 14% 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 BoxCar Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology