Mortgage lender · Alexandria, VA · LEI 549300OS8C7J7ZWMNL70

Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 15.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 29th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.31 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 44th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

756Applications2025
67.7%Originatedof applications
15.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$177MLoan volume13 states

Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust at a glance, 2025

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

13.1%Denial rate (all applications)-4.88 pts vs national
15.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-6.72 pts vs national
67.7%Origination rate+9.69 pts vs national
14.0%Withdrawn by applicant
3.4%Closed for incompleteness
7.25%Median interest rate+0.63 pts vs national
0.31Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.06 pts vs national
$155,000Median loan amount
$4,608Median total loan costs
$105kMedian applicant income
72%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%

29th15.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

44th0.31 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

26th17.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

20th2.97% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232411795.0%6.3%$117M
202472248012.6%15.3%7.50%$162M
202575651213.1%15.9%7.25%$177M

What Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust 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 272 36% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 114 15% · 7.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 37 5% · 2.7% denied
Home improvement 204 27% · 22.1% denied
Other / HELOC 129 17% · 26.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 756 100% · 13.1% denied

Also: 342 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 37 manufactured homes, 139 investment properties.

Why Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 99 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 44 44%
Credit history 27 27%
Other 13 13%
Collateral 10 10%
Incomplete application 4 4%
Employment history 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k884336.8%
$50k – $100k21013619.5%
$100k – $150k1258217.2%
$150k – $250k1178610.4%
Over $250k94715.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3483616.2%
35–441117119.1%
45–541489819.5%
55–641469620.5%
65–74975425.7%
Over 74533711.6%

Where Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust lends

13 states and 112 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Virginia33423813.5%7.14%#148
West Virginia27818311.2%7.50%#45
Maryland946212.8%6.50%#238
Kentucky171317.7%7.00%#371
Delaware9611.1%7.88%#253
District of Columbia8250.0%7.25%#202

Frequently asked questions

Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust denied 15.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 29th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 44.4% 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 Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust originated in 2025 was 7.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.31 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 36% of its applications were for home purchases, 20% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 44% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% 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 Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust. Data sources · Methodology