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Fidelity Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Fidelity Bank earns a D, weaker than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 13.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 39th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.52 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 20th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.4kApplications2025
67.5%Originatedof applications
13.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$443MLoan volume21 states

Fidelity Bank at a glance, 2025

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

10.6%Denial rate (all applications)-7.36 pts vs national
13.6%Denial rate (decided applications)-9.04 pts vs national
67.5%Origination rate+9.49 pts vs national
18.1%Withdrawn by applicant
3.6%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.52Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.26 pts vs national
$215,000Median loan amount
$7,025Median total loan costs
$106kMedian applicant income
90%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D 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%

39th13.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

20th0.52 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

28th21.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

18th3.27% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233,3572,22711.8%15.0%6.88%$522M
20242,7181,79811.5%14.8%6.75%$476M
20252,4201,63410.6%13.6%6.75%$443M

What Fidelity Bank 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 1,756 73% · 5.3% denied
Refinance 231 10% · 14.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 115 5% · 33.0% denied
Home improvement 180 7% · 20.6% denied
Other / HELOC 138 6% · 40.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,706 70% · 11.9% denied
FHA 535 22% · 9.2% denied
VA 125 5% · 1.6% denied
USDA / RHS 54 2% · 5.6% denied

Also: 332 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 50 manufactured homes, 127 investment properties.

Why Fidelity Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 257 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 133 52%
Credit history 49 19%
Collateral 43 17%
Other 13 5%
Insufficient cash 11 4%
Unverifiable information 6 2%
Employment history 2 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Fidelity Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k27515229.8%
$50k – $100k83758612.1%
$100k – $150k50532912.3%
$150k – $250k4072997.1%
Over $250k34923612.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 251591267.4%
25–346184317.9%
35–4466344815.7%
45–5443928317.3%
55–6429318916.6%
65–741529617.1%
Over 74734410.2%

Where Fidelity Bank lends

21 states and 133 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Louisiana2,0341,36910.9%6.75%#16
Mississippi21814611.0%6.88%#82
Florida76596.6%6.50%#532
Texas36225.6%6.63%#761
Alabama22189.1%6.50%#389
Georgia6416.7%6.63%#739

Frequently asked questions

Fidelity Bank denied 13.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 39th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Fidelity Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 51.8% 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 Fidelity Bank originated in 2025 was 6.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.52 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 73% of its applications were for home purchases, 14% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 13% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 70% conventional, 22% FHA, 5% 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 Fidelity Bank. Data sources · Methodology