Mortgage lender · Shrewsbury, MA · LEI 549300GTJL0LGX444G33

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

Drew Mortgage Associates earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 5.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 73rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.37 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 38th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

262Applications2025
87.0%Originatedof applications
5.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.88%Median ratenational 6.63%
$102MLoan volume6 states

Drew Mortgage Associates at a glance, 2025

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

4.6%Denial rate (all applications)-13.40 pts vs national
5.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-17.61 pts vs national
87.0%Origination rate+28.99 pts vs national
7.6%Withdrawn by applicant
0.4%Closed for incompleteness
6.88%Median interest rate+0.25 pts vs national
0.37Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.11 pts vs national
$415,000Median loan amount
$5,691Median total loan costs
$157kMedian applicant income
75%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

73rd5.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

38th0.37 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

67th8.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

71st1.37% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232492075.2%5.9%6.63%$87M
20242431985.4%6.1%6.99%$86M
20252622284.6%5.0%6.88%$102M

What Drew Mortgage Associates 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 159 61% · 2.5% denied
Refinance 102 39% · 7.8% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 234 89% · 5.1% denied
FHA 22 8% · 0.0% denied
VA 6 2% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 31 investment properties.

Why Drew Mortgage Associates denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 12 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Collateral 3 25%
Credit history 2 17%
Unverifiable information 2 17%
Incomplete application 2 17%
Insufficient cash 2 17%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 8%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Drew Mortgage Associates

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k49434.4%
$100k – $150k65583.3%
$150k – $250k86763.8%
Over $250k47410.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3478722.7%
35–4472645.8%
45–5435316.1%
55–6443338.3%
65–7425220.0%

Where Drew Mortgage Associates lends

6 states and 28 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Massachusetts2291994.4%6.88%#145
New Hampshire16160.0%6.93%#216
Florida8612.5%7.38%#977

Frequently asked questions

Drew Mortgage Associates denied 5.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 73rd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Drew Mortgage Associates gave in 2025 was "collateral", cited on 25.0% 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 Drew Mortgage Associates originated in 2025 was 6.88%, 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, 61% of its applications were for home purchases, 39% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 89% conventional, 8% FHA, 2% 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 Drew Mortgage Associates. Data sources · Methodology