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Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 22.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 18th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.18 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 65th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

7.2kApplications2025
68.9%Originatedof applications
22.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.74%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.2BLoan volume33 states

Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank at a glance, 2025

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

20.8%Denial rate (all applications)+2.86 pts vs national
22.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-0.27 pts vs national
68.9%Origination rate+10.91 pts vs national
5.4%Withdrawn by applicant
1.2%Closed for incompleteness
6.74%Median interest rate+0.12 pts vs national
0.18Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.07 pts vs national
$105,000Median loan amount
$5,072Median total loan costs
$103kMedian applicant income
67%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

18th22.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

65th0.18 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

92nd6.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

5th4.83% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20236,2934,22023.6%24.8%6.94%$921M
20246,5094,27326.0%27.3%7.00%$990M
20257,1964,96120.8%22.3%6.74%$1.2B

What Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank 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 1,678 23% · 5.8% denied
Refinance 2,028 28% · 19.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 90 1% · 4.4% denied
Home improvement 2,178 30% · 28.8% denied
Other / HELOC 1,222 17% · 30.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 7,077 98% · 21.1% denied
FHA 102 1% · 8.8% denied
VA 17 0% · 5.9% denied

Also: 2,214 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 11 manufactured homes, 210 investment properties.

Why Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1,500 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 537 36%
Debt-to-income ratio 322 21%
Incomplete application 276 18%
Collateral 210 14%
Other 110 7%
Unverifiable information 38 3%
Employment history 4 0%
Insufficient cash 3 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k98846546.1%
$50k – $100k2,3561,54825.1%
$100k – $150k1,5121,08220.0%
$150k – $250k1,20994112.8%
Over $250k8807436.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25855817.6%
25–3476452618.1%
35–441,39496521.7%
45–541,5261,09020.9%
55–641,6651,13924.3%
65–741,15678123.6%
Over 7446529129.1%

Where Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank lends

33 states and 284 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Pennsylvania4,4383,10219.6%6.74%#22
Ohio1,9001,22925.8%6.75%#52
Virginia36522829.6%6.75%#138
Maryland102758.8%6.63%#226
South Carolina83717.2%6.75%#276
Georgia66590.0%6.50%#402
North Carolina64506.3%6.63%#366
Minnesota25250.0%6.38%#366
Florida22184.6%7.25%#746
West Virginia21923.8%6.75%#194
Indiana14100.0%6.25%#507
Tennessee14130.0%6.50%#592
Alabama131115.4%6.75%#435
Colorado13127.7%6.38%#468
Kentucky990.0%6.63%#428
Massachusetts980.0%6.13%#467
Missouri760.0%6.38%#548
Wisconsin770.0%6.25%#545

Frequently asked questions

Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank denied 22.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 18th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 35.8% 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 Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank originated in 2025 was 6.74%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.18 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 23% of its applications were for home purchases, 29% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 47% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 98% conventional, 1% FHA, 0% 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 Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank. Data sources · Methodology