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

Equity Prime Mortgage earns a D, weaker than most large mortgage lenders. It turned down 19.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 42nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.41 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 33rd percentile on pricing. Compared against 101 large mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

28kApplications2025
42.6%Originatedof applications
19.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$3.6BLoan volume53 states

Equity Prime Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

10.4%Denial rate (all applications)-7.58 pts vs national
19.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-3.07 pts vs national
42.6%Origination rate-15.45 pts vs national
28.6%Withdrawn by applicant
18.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.41Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.15 pts vs national
$265,000Median loan amount
$11,805Median total loan costs
$87kMedian applicant income
97%Median loan-to-value
408High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 101 large mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

42nd19.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

33rd0.41 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

4th46.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

6th4.45% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202310,4566,2213.7%5.7%6.75%$1.8B
202418,54610,9543.6%5.8%6.75%$3.2B
202528,38812,08710.4%19.5%6.63%$3.6B

What Equity Prime 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 12,998 46% · 9.3% denied
Refinance 2,862 10% · 6.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 12,526 44% · 12.5% denied
Other / HELOC 2 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,513 5% · 12.4% denied
FHA 17,094 60% · 10.5% denied
VA 8,165 29% · 11.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1,616 6% · 4.2% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 2,150 manufactured homes, 145 investment properties.

Why Equity Prime Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 2,951 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 1,047 35%
Debt-to-income ratio 763 26%
Other 712 24%
Unverifiable information 120 4%
Employment history 109 4%
Collateral 83 3%
Insufficient cash 69 2%
Incomplete application 43 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 5 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Equity Prime Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k3,4161,15428.8%
$50k – $100k12,9635,56219.9%
$100k – $150k6,5823,08417.8%
$150k – $250k3,2041,42218.4%
Over $250k65525217.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 251,2276939.8%
25–345,0292,57513.9%
35–446,2502,76419.7%
45–545,5402,27721.9%
55–645,0361,92723.2%
65–743,5101,22923.3%
Over 741,79362221.7%

Where Equity Prime Mortgage lends

53 states and 2,240 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Florida3,0881,33710.8%6.50%#67
California2,5511,1269.4%6.25%#79
Texas2,0489889.9%6.50%#95
Georgia1,84173711.1%6.63%#53
North Carolina1,2905009.4%6.63%#73
Louisiana1,2606468.7%6.50%#25
Arizona1,13550810.8%6.63%#65
Michigan1,08233211.3%6.75%#68
Ohio1,06243110.3%6.63%#85
Pennsylvania1,05542510.8%6.50%#85
Tennessee1,0254919.1%6.50%#64
Virginia86231512.9%6.63%#86
South Carolina79931512.0%6.63%#73
Alabama73931311.8%6.50%#61
Illinois7323329.4%6.63%#100
Indiana7253598.1%6.63%#87
Maryland59220712.5%6.63%#76
New Jersey56122913.4%6.63%#107
Kentucky5462888.1%6.63%#74
Colorado46215911.0%6.50%#110
Missouri4321947.4%6.63%#104
Oklahoma40815112.5%6.63%#72
Washington3731278.6%6.63%#126
Arkansas2921268.6%6.50%#82
Mississippi28712011.9%6.63%#67
Minnesota2751128.7%6.63%#121
Nevada2421149.9%6.50%#94
Oregon2381089.7%6.44%#102
Wisconsin2358912.3%6.63%#139
Kansas2231116.3%6.63%#94
New York2168914.4%6.63%#199
New Mexico182756.6%6.63%#83
Connecticut1806715.0%6.63%#113
Utah1759310.3%6.50%#108
West Virginia1731045.2%6.50%#67
Idaho1324812.1%6.63%#107
Massachusetts1284814.8%6.69%#222
Delaware1114215.3%6.63%#78
Iowa1113512.6%7.00%#142
Maine81259.9%6.25%#102
Nebraska632711.1%6.50%#131
Puerto Rico622112.9%6.38%#36
Montana542111.1%6.50%#89
New Hampshire53225.7%6.44%#121
South Dakota472212.8%6.38%#72
Wyoming411714.6%6.50%#77
North Dakota34105.9%6.50%#85
Alaska26915.4%6.00%#75
Rhode Island261115.4%7.25%#134
District of Columbia17623.5%6.38%#143
Hawaii1050.0%6.13%#170
Vermont5060.0%#144

Frequently asked questions

Equity Prime Mortgage denied 19.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 42nd percentile of large mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Equity Prime Mortgage gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 35.5% 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 Equity Prime Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.41 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 46% of its applications were for home purchases, 54% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 5% conventional, 60% FHA, 29% 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 Equity Prime Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology