Mortgage lender · Orange, CA · LEI 5493008E4KBJCB6UKR64

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

Data Mortgage earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 12.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 40th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.25 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 52nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

515Applications2025
62.3%Originatedof applications
12.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$119MLoan volume39 states

Data Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

8.7%Denial rate (all applications)-9.24 pts vs national
12.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-10.56 pts vs national
62.3%Origination rate+4.30 pts vs national
27.4%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.25%Median interest rate-0.38 pts vs national
0.25Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.01 pts vs national
$325,000Median loan amount
$7,514Median total loan costs
$116kMedian applicant income
87%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%

40th12.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

52nd0.25 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

8th27.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

35th2.31% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20235173717.0%8.3%6.88%$133M
20245183086.6%8.6%6.63%$131M
20255153218.7%12.0%6.25%$119M

What Data 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 124 24% · 14.5% denied
Refinance 306 59% · 7.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 67 13% · 7.5% denied
Other / HELOC 18 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 103 20% · 7.8% denied
FHA 389 76% · 8.7% denied
VA 22 4% · 9.1% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Also: 1 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 25 manufactured homes, 18 investment properties.

Why Data Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 45 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 16 36%
Credit history 11 24%
Collateral 6 13%
Other 5 11%
Insufficient cash 4 9%
Unverifiable information 2 4%
Employment history 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Data Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k864227.1%
$100k – $150k935715.5%
$150k – $250k574014.6%
Over $250k30228.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–341117314.1%
35–441368112.0%
45–541288612.4%
55–6471389.1%
65–74392212.0%

Where Data Mortgage lends

39 states and 235 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California1691234.7%6.25%#385
Georgia41247.3%6.25%#467
Nevada37272.7%6.63%#231
Florida291227.6%6.25%#694
Texas22124.6%6.25%#849
Arizona181016.7%6.25%#429
Missouri18110.0%6.13%#445
Indiana16912.5%6.25%#487
North Carolina1670.0%6.25%#560
Illinois1467.1%6.25%#642
Tennessee13615.4%6.25%#604
Alabama1278.3%6.25%#449
Ohio10510.0%6.13%#619
Pennsylvania1070.0%6.25%#694
South Carolina10510.0%6.25%#541
Maryland9511.1%6.13%#488
Kentucky860.0%5.88%#445
Michigan8425.0%6.25%#534
Virginia860.0%6.00%#593
Mississippi5240.0%6.00%#345

Frequently asked questions

Data Mortgage denied 12.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 40th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Data Mortgage gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 35.6% 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 Data Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.25 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 24% of its applications were for home purchases, 72% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 3% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 20% conventional, 76% 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 Data Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology