Mortgage lender · Newark, OH · LEI 549300G2LV8W3C1G3762

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

Equity Resources earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 9.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 52nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.34 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 36th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

4.2kApplications2025
69.9%Originatedof applications
9.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$786MLoan volume20 states

Equity Resources at a glance, 2025

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

7.4%Denial rate (all applications)-10.56 pts vs national
9.6%Denial rate (decided applications)-12.98 pts vs national
69.9%Origination rate+11.82 pts vs national
22.7%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.34Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.08 pts vs national
$245,000Median loan amount
$4,690Median total loan costs
$100kMedian applicant income
90%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%

52nd9.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

36th0.34 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

25th22.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

67th1.91% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233,6552,5147.5%9.8%6.88%$591M
20243,8352,6367.0%9.3%6.75%$670M
20254,1762,9177.4%9.6%6.63%$786M

What Equity Resources 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 2,915 70% · 3.6% denied
Refinance 752 18% · 19.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 509 12% · 11.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,009 72% · 6.4% denied
FHA 792 19% · 12.4% denied
VA 318 8% · 6.3% denied
USDA / RHS 57 1% · 0.0% denied

Also: 65 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 101 manufactured homes, 285 investment properties.

Why Equity Resources denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 310 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 108 35%
Debt-to-income ratio 59 19%
Other 41 13%
Collateral 36 12%
Incomplete application 30 10%
Unverifiable information 17 5%
Employment history 10 3%
Insufficient cash 9 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Equity Resources

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k39424121.0%
$50k – $100k1,6371,14110.7%
$100k – $150k1,0177408.0%
$150k – $250k7285055.4%
Over $250k2982213.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 253252428.7%
25–341,2829427.2%
35–441,05973210.0%
45–5470147410.2%
55–6449433412.1%
65–7424415513.4%
Over 74713819.2%

Where Equity Resources lends

20 states and 327 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Ohio1,5221,0278.2%6.63%#59
Pennsylvania9337235.4%6.63%#97
North Carolina6434397.2%6.63%#119
Maryland2591836.6%6.63%#136
Connecticut1911258.9%6.50%#105
South Carolina15410311.7%6.63%#207
Florida142987.8%6.75%#429
Massachusetts1067511.3%6.88%#243
Michigan966111.5%6.63%#281
Virginia64433.1%6.88%#342
Indiana1370.0%6.63%#513
Kentucky1387.7%6.69%#385
West Virginia1160.0%6.56%#250
New Hampshire750.0%6.49%#302
Maine520.0%5.81%#275
Rhode Island5420.0%6.93%#247

Frequently asked questions

Equity Resources denied 9.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 52nd percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Equity Resources gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 34.8% 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 Equity Resources originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.34 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 70% of its applications were for home purchases, 30% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 72% conventional, 19% FHA, 8% 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 Resources. Data sources · Methodology