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

CMG Mortgage earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of large mortgage lenders. It turned down 5.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 90th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.19 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 71st percentile on pricing. Compared against 101 large mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

104kApplications2025
67.5%Originatedof applications
5.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$28BLoan volume55 states

CMG Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

4.4%Denial rate (all applications)-13.59 pts vs national
5.6%Denial rate (decided applications)-17.00 pts vs national
67.5%Origination rate+9.49 pts vs national
19.8%Withdrawn by applicant
1.6%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.19Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.07 pts vs national
$335,000Median loan amount
$8,054Median total loan costs
$124kMedian applicant income
88%Median loan-to-value
1,080High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 101 large mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

90th5.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

71st0.19 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

40th21.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

59th2.40% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202365,31044,6154.4%5.5%6.75%$16B
202486,53158,8944.5%5.7%6.63%$22B
2025104,18970,3534.4%5.6%6.63%$28B

What CMG 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 76,740 74% · 3.6% denied
Refinance 15,117 15% · 6.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 10,700 10% · 6.1% denied
Home improvement 123 0% · 14.6% denied
Other / HELOC 1,509 1% · 15.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 67,055 64% · 4.4% denied
FHA 20,378 20% · 5.0% denied
VA 9,943 10% · 2.4% denied
USDA / RHS 6,813 7% · 6.1% denied

Also: 9,748 home-equity lines, 282 reverse mortgages, 2,282 manufactured homes, 8,283 investment properties.

Why CMG Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 4,579 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 1,428 31%
Other 909 20%
Credit history 689 15%
Collateral 531 12%
Unverifiable information 494 11%
Incomplete application 280 6%
Insufficient cash 132 3%
Employment history 111 2%
Mortgage insurance denied 5 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at CMG Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k4,3902,45815.9%
$50k – $100k29,49320,7316.0%
$100k – $150k25,53118,1364.1%
$150k – $250k22,88716,2133.5%
Over $250k14,1979,8133.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 254,9433,7005.0%
25–3428,95520,9783.9%
35–4428,22919,0365.2%
45–5419,42212,4057.1%
55–6413,3828,5497.3%
65–746,5894,1807.1%
Over 742,2291,3067.4%

Where CMG Mortgage lends

55 states and 2,030 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas15,97810,6553.9%6.50%#8
Washington7,8175,7963.1%6.63%#5
California7,4404,6984.7%6.63%#30
Florida6,8694,3885.8%6.63%#33
Tennessee5,6433,9252.9%6.50%#7
New Jersey3,8792,2577.0%6.75%#18
Pennsylvania3,5502,6264.1%6.63%#31
New Hampshire3,4992,4662.5%6.63%#2
Massachusetts3,4352,3295.8%6.63%#13
Virginia3,2132,3253.1%6.25%#25
Colorado2,9471,9303.2%6.50%#23
Arizona2,7401,7925.0%6.75%#27
Oregon2,7021,9192.9%6.50%#8
Maine2,2511,5074.2%6.63%#5
Connecticut2,2151,5047.5%6.63%#12
New York2,1121,4106.9%6.38%#41
South Carolina1,8951,2646.1%6.63%#31
Maryland1,8511,2752.0%6.50%#29
North Carolina1,7481,1775.3%6.63%#57
Indiana1,6511,1464.7%6.75%#49
Nevada1,4959326.2%6.70%#19
Georgia1,4479005.6%6.50%#69
Alabama1,3271,0104.1%6.50%#39
New Mexico1,2258195.3%6.63%#15
Mississippi1,1617705.9%6.25%#22
Minnesota1,0987353.1%6.75%#39
Idaho1,0877932.5%6.63%#15
Rhode Island9925877.6%6.63%#10
Nebraska9687013.5%6.50%#15
South Dakota9196892.3%6.38%#6
Wisconsin8766303.9%6.75%#58
Michigan7514605.7%6.75%#99
Iowa6834894.4%6.63%#35
Ohio6754144.0%6.75%#113
Hawaii6213994.0%6.50%#15
Illinois6063826.9%6.63%#115
Oklahoma4963633.8%6.00%#66
Missouri4753105.3%6.63%#96
Vermont4593185.7%6.63%#12
Utah4512933.6%6.63%#61
Delaware4383381.6%6.63%#31
Louisiana3712336.7%6.63%#72
Arkansas3462313.8%6.25%#74
Kentucky3161965.4%6.63%#106
Kansas2321666.0%6.00%#89
Wyoming1861461.6%6.63%#34
Montana168978.3%6.75%#51
District of Columbia109731.8%6.63%#42
Alaska107713.7%6.50%#42
Guam80607.5%6.00%#2
North Dakota65441.5%6.13%#63
West Virginia64426.3%6.50%#115
U.S. Virgin Islands321812.5%6.81%#4

Frequently asked questions

CMG Mortgage denied 5.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 90th percentile of large mortgage lenders.

The most common reason CMG Mortgage gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 31.2% 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 CMG Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.19 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 74% of its applications were for home purchases, 25% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 2% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 64% conventional, 20% FHA, 10% 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 CMG Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology