Mortgage lender · Lake Oswego, OR · LEI 549300ZBXINP1Y94CN02

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

Directors Mortgage earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 5.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 72nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.37 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 31st percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.9kApplications2025
70.8%Originatedof applications
5.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$453MLoan volume8 states

Directors 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)-13.63 pts vs national
5.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-17.42 pts vs national
70.8%Origination rate+12.77 pts vs national
15.9%Withdrawn by applicant
0.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.37Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.11 pts vs national
$315,000Median loan amount
$9,770Median total loan costs
$109kMedian applicant income
92%Median loan-to-value
12High-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%

72nd5.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

31st0.37 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

54th15.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

21st3.10% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,7751,1705.3%5.7%6.99%$457M
20242,0031,4163.2%3.6%6.88%$584M
20251,8871,3364.4%5.2%6.63%$453M

What Directors 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 1,520 81% · 3.8% denied
Refinance 179 9% · 7.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 186 10% · 5.9% denied
Other / HELOC 2 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,414 75% · 3.8% denied
FHA 366 19% · 6.8% denied
VA 104 6% · 2.9% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 33.3% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 126 manufactured homes, 137 investment properties.

Why Directors Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 82 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Collateral 27 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 27 33%
Credit history 15 18%
Other 7 9%
Insufficient cash 6 7%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Directors Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k934928.6%
$50k – $100k7034935.2%
$100k – $150k5003823.4%
$150k – $250k3432492.2%
Over $250k1931300.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25127947.0%
25–345294083.8%
35–444623227.5%
45–543472344.3%
55–642171396.5%
65–74139941.8%
Over 7466453.9%

Where Directors Mortgage lends

8 states and 109 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Oregon9066264.4%6.63%#46
New Mexico5373766.5%6.88%#33
Washington3492761.7%6.63%#131
California58330.0%6.75%#508
Arizona1288.3%6.75%#474
Colorado1080.0%6.75%#510
Idaho970.0%6.50%#278
Montana620.0%6.62%#217

Frequently asked questions

Directors Mortgage denied 5.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 72nd percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Directors Mortgage gave in 2025 was "collateral", cited on 32.9% 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 Directors Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.37 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 81% of its applications were for home purchases, 19% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 75% conventional, 19% FHA, 6% 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 Directors Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology