Mortgage lender · Winfield, IL · LEI 549300V8CF81JGIV7038

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

Compass Mortgage earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 2.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 91st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.41 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 28th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.2kApplications2025
82.8%Originatedof applications
2.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$601MLoan volume26 states

Compass Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

2.0%Denial rate (all applications)-15.95 pts vs national
2.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-20.21 pts vs national
82.8%Origination rate+24.77 pts vs national
9.7%Withdrawn by applicant
5.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.41Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.15 pts vs national
$295,000Median loan amount
$6,172Median total loan costs
$119kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

91st2.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

28th0.41 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

60th14.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

60th2.09% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,1291,5744.8%6.1%6.88%$436M
20241,6461,3163.8%4.6%6.88%$389M
20252,1691,7962.0%2.4%6.75%$601M

What Compass 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 1,740 80% · 2.0% denied
Refinance 429 20% · 2.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,649 76% · 1.4% denied
FHA 423 20% · 4.5% denied
VA 82 4% · 1.2% denied
USDA / RHS 15 1% · 6.7% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 10 manufactured homes, 92 investment properties.

Why Compass Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 44 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 14 32%
Collateral 11 25%
Credit history 11 25%
Other 3 7%
Employment history 2 5%
Unverifiable information 2 5%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Compass Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1178711.2%
$50k – $100k7115544.2%
$100k – $150k5574651.1%
$150k – $250k4634110.2%
Over $250k2882490.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 251491290.8%
25–347116122.7%
35–445374272.9%
45–543773082.5%
55–642411971.5%
65–74122981.0%
Over 7432253.9%

Where Compass Mortgage lends

26 states and 253 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Illinois1,4561,1852.0%6.75%#61
Iowa2722354.8%6.63%#81
Tennessee1221040.0%6.63%#288
Florida57460.0%6.69%#583
Indiana47382.1%6.88%#357
Michigan40330.0%6.63%#364
Wisconsin33290.0%6.63%#382
Alabama22190.0%6.75%#387
Arizona20160.0%6.93%#418
Texas16150.0%6.75%#890
South Carolina14140.0%6.63%#502
California12120.0%6.88%#713
Colorado970.0%6.88%#515
Minnesota990.0%6.75%#477
Georgia770.0%6.88%#719
Washington640.0%6.94%#517
Missouri5420.0%6.50%#579

Frequently asked questions

Compass Mortgage denied 2.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 91st percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Compass Mortgage gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 31.8% 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 Compass Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.41 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 80% of its applications were for home purchases, 20% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 76% conventional, 20% FHA, 4% 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 Compass Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology