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

Clm Mortgage earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 0.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 98th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.47 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 97th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

4.3kApplications2025
85.1%Originatedof applications
0.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
5.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.6BLoan volume8 states

Clm Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

0.9%Denial rate (all applications)-17.10 pts vs national
0.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-21.65 pts vs national
85.1%Origination rate+27.02 pts vs national
6.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.3%Closed for incompleteness
5.63%Median interest rate-1.00 pts vs national
-0.47Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.72 pts vs national
$425,000Median loan amount
$7,655Median total loan costs
$141kMedian applicant income
90%Median loan-to-value
13High-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%

98th0.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

97th-0.47 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

91st6.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

71st1.80% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,9771,4563.5%4.6%6.25%$555M
20243,2292,6351.7%2.0%5.99%$1.1B
20254,3343,6860.9%0.9%5.63%$1.6B

What Clm 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 4,317 100% · 0.9% denied
Refinance 6 0% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 0% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 3 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,669 62% · 0.5% denied
FHA 1,055 24% · 1.9% denied
VA 610 14% · 0.8% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 171 investment properties.

Why Clm Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 38 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 30 79%
Credit history 3 8%
Employment history 3 8%
Unverifiable information 2 5%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Clm Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k29233.7%
$50k – $100k8167112.0%
$100k – $150k1,5811,3550.7%
$150k – $250k1,4331,2130.5%
Over $250k4683820.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 252031862.0%
25–341,3821,2130.8%
35–441,1891,0220.8%
45–548096541.1%
55–644713801.2%
65–742221870.5%
Over 7458440.0%

Where Clm Mortgage lends

8 states and 71 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas2,0091,6570.9%5.49%#96
California5384480.7%6.13%#253
Idaho3783480.5%5.75%#59
Oregon3553171.7%5.49%#79
Utah3463050.9%6.13%#70
Nevada2842540.7%6.12%#80
Washington2532190.4%5.49%#167
Arizona1711381.2%6.25%#189

Frequently asked questions

Clm Mortgage denied 0.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 98th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Clm Mortgage gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 78.9% 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 Clm Mortgage originated in 2025 was 5.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.47 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 100% of its applications were for home purchases, 0% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 62% conventional, 24% 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 Clm Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology