Mortgage lender · Aberdeen, MD · LEI 254900HIDMT4ZG09RP47

Credence Funding review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Credence Funding earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 1.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 93rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.88 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 99th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

379Applications2025
72.0%Originatedof applications
1.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
5.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$100MLoan volume23 states

Credence Funding at a glance, 2025

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

0.8%Denial rate (all applications)-17.19 pts vs national
1.1%Denial rate (decided applications)-21.50 pts vs national
72.0%Origination rate+14.00 pts vs national
27.2%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
5.75%Median interest rate-0.88 pts vs national
-0.88Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-1.13 pts vs national
$325,000Median loan amount
$6,194Median total loan costs
$104kMedian applicant income
100%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A 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%

93rd1.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

99th-0.88 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

8th27.2%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

50th1.91% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202398732.0%2.7%6.00%$23M
20246213790.0%0.0%5.75%$132M
20253792730.8%1.1%5.75%$100M

What Credence Funding 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 30 8% · 6.7% denied
Refinance 343 91% · 0.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 18 5% · 5.6% denied
FHA 15 4% · 0.0% denied
VA 344 91% · 0.3% denied
USDA / RHS 2 1% · 50.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 9 manufactured homes, 0 investment properties.

Why Credence Funding denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 3 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 1 33%
Collateral 1 33%
Other 1 33%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Credence Funding

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3476580.0%
35–4446332.9%
45–5450342.9%
55–6469540.0%
65–7472502.0%
Over 7459390.0%

Where Credence Funding lends

23 states and 230 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Maryland40335.0%6.38%#342
Georgia36242.8%5.75%#490
Texas34260.0%5.56%#771
Florida33230.0%5.63%#669
North Carolina33200.0%5.75%#457
Illinois22160.0%5.63%#579
Alabama21170.0%5.63%#393
Oklahoma18150.0%5.63%#342
Indiana17150.0%5.50%#482
Tennessee17130.0%5.75%#565
Virginia17110.0%5.50%#508
Washington15110.0%5.50%#418
Pennsylvania1490.0%5.75%#640
California1280.0%5.75%#711
Michigan1190.0%5.75%#505
Ohio1050.0%5.75%#617
New Jersey760.0%5.63%#565
Arizona630.0%5.99%#575
Colorado520.0%5.75%#609
Delaware530.0%5.75%#315

Frequently asked questions

Credence Funding denied 1.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 93rd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Credence Funding gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 33.3% 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 Credence Funding originated in 2025 was 5.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.88 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 8% of its applications were for home purchases, 92% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 5% conventional, 4% FHA, 91% 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 Credence Funding. Data sources · Methodology