Mortgage lender · Dover, DE · LEI 5493001F7QT2YW3K8D98

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

Dsld Mortgage earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 7.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 59th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.17 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 92nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

3.7kApplications2025
73.1%Originatedof applications
7.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.13%Median ratenational 6.63%
$718MLoan volume6 states

Dsld Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

6.0%Denial rate (all applications)-11.94 pts vs national
7.6%Denial rate (decided applications)-14.98 pts vs national
73.1%Origination rate+15.08 pts vs national
20.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.7%Closed for incompleteness
6.13%Median interest rate-0.50 pts vs national
-0.17Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.43 pts vs national
$265,000Median loan amount
$4,082Median total loan costs
$93kMedian applicant income
96%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A 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%

59th7.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

92nd-0.17 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

32nd20.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

78th1.54% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233,1732,0788.5%11.5%5.99%$528M
20243,8192,7747.8%9.7%5.99%$729M
20253,7082,7116.0%7.6%6.13%$718M

What Dsld 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 3,636 98% · 5.9% denied
Refinance 70 2% · 11.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,532 41% · 3.1% denied
FHA 1,305 35% · 9.7% denied
VA 649 18% · 3.4% denied
USDA / RHS 222 6% · 12.2% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 65 investment properties.

Why Dsld Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 224 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 95 42%
Credit history 71 32%
Other 19 8%
Unverifiable information 18 8%
Employment history 7 3%
Insufficient cash 7 3%
Collateral 5 2%
Incomplete application 2 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Dsld Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k22314021.2%
$50k – $100k1,8531,3817.4%
$100k – $150k1,0867926.0%
$150k – $250k4233164.2%
Over $250k84558.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 253612809.1%
25–341,2991,0066.9%
35–4480256710.2%
45–544843289.9%
55–644052814.8%
65–742661793.7%
Over 7491700.0%

Where Dsld Mortgage lends

6 states and 56 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Louisiana2,5451,8796.3%6.13%#10
Alabama4363166.0%6.13%#95
Mississippi3572495.9%6.25%#58
Florida2551862.8%5.99%#334
Texas997210.1%5.75%#552
Tennessee1696.3%5.50%#573

Frequently asked questions

Dsld Mortgage denied 7.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 59th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Dsld Mortgage gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 42.4% 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 Dsld Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.13%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.17 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 98% of its applications were for home purchases, 2% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 41% conventional, 35% FHA, 18% 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 Dsld Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology