Mortgage lender · Chattanooga, TN · LEI 54930095LY1EDFTWAG29

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

Builtwell Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 20.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 19th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

814Applications2025
73.8%Originatedof applications
20.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$130MLoan volume7 states

Builtwell Bank at a glance, 2025

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

19.3%Denial rate (all applications)+1.31 pts vs national
20.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-2.07 pts vs national
73.8%Origination rate+15.80 pts vs national
6.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$135,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$102kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

19th20.5% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

75th6.0%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202379153022.3%24.6%$93M
202469045126.8%28.9%$105M
202581460119.3%20.5%$130M

What Builtwell 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 152 19% · 13.2% denied
Refinance 373 46% · 13.7% denied
Home improvement 88 11% · 28.4% denied
Other / HELOC 201 25% · 30.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 806 99% · 19.0% denied
FHA 7 1% · 42.9% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 51 manufactured homes, 277 investment properties.

Why Builtwell Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 157 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 99 63%
Credit history 30 19%
Collateral 20 13%
Incomplete application 3 2%
Other 3 2%
Unverifiable information 1 1%
Employment history 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Builtwell Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1185846.8%
$50k – $100k19913526.6%
$100k – $150k14010220.8%
$150k – $250k1018213.5%
Over $250k100819.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34714825.4%
35–441037820.4%
45–5416611624.5%
55–6416812520.5%
65–741107525.0%
Over 74613928.6%

Where Builtwell Bank lends

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

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Tennessee55341817.5%#105
Georgia24717223.1%#220
Alabama5340.0%#566
Kentucky550.0%#495

Frequently asked questions

Builtwell Bank denied 20.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 19th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Builtwell Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 63.1% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 19% of its applications were for home purchases, 46% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 36% 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 Builtwell Bank. Data sources · Methodology