Mortgage lender · Memphis, TN · LEI 549300IRXW9RSZM2B951

Evolve Bank & Trust review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Evolve Bank & Trust earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 10.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 47th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.16 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 65th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

667Applications2025
71.5%Originatedof applications
10.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$139MLoan volume31 states

Evolve Bank & Trust at a glance, 2025

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

8.4%Denial rate (all applications)-9.58 pts vs national
10.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-12.35 pts vs national
71.5%Origination rate+13.48 pts vs national
18.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.16Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.09 pts vs national
$265,000Median loan amount
$6,053Median total loan costs
$120kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

47th10.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

65th0.16 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

25th18.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

36th2.28% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,6041,9485.7%6.9%6.63%$678M
20241,8971,4274.3%5.4%6.63%$464M
20256674778.4%10.2%6.63%$139M

What Evolve Bank & Trust 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 523 78% · 7.3% denied
Refinance 87 13% · 12.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 42 6% · 9.5% denied
Home improvement 12 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 0% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 495 74% · 8.5% denied
FHA 123 18% · 6.5% denied
VA 43 6% · 9.3% denied
USDA / RHS 6 1% · 33.3% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 6 manufactured homes, 239 investment properties.

Why Evolve Bank & Trust denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 56 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Incomplete application 28 50%
Other 11 20%
Collateral 7 13%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 7%
Credit history 3 5%
Insufficient cash 2 4%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Evolve Bank & Trust

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k392715.6%
$50k – $100k1641128.7%
$100k – $150k15910811.8%
$150k – $250k1257919.4%
Over $250k81611.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2522165.6%
25–341671078.9%
35–4416211215.4%
45–541047410.7%
55–6493705.3%
65–74321824.0%

Where Evolve Bank & Trust lends

31 states and 154 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Tennessee2281735.7%6.38%#199
Arkansas1601413.1%7.00%#125
Massachusetts44290.0%6.75%#341
New York422226.2%6.81%#348
Mississippi33276.1%6.25%#198
Missouri18135.6%6.75%#442
Delaware17911.8%6.75%#196
Connecticut16825.0%6.69%#327
Oklahoma161112.5%5.50%#348
California13723.1%6.99%#698
Texas12100.0%5.50%#943
Florida11345.5%5.99%#908
Maryland10310.0%6.63%#476
Alabama740.0%6.25%#527
Virginia7128.6%6.50%#616

Frequently asked questions

Evolve Bank & Trust denied 10.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 47th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Evolve Bank & Trust gave in 2025 was "incomplete application", cited on 50.0% 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 Evolve Bank & Trust originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.16 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 78% of its applications were for home purchases, 19% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 2% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 74% conventional, 18% FHA, 6% 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 Evolve Bank & Trust. Data sources · Methodology