Mortgage lender · Wichita, KS · LEI 549300L9MOPDT0NKE883

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

Fidelity Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 24.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 14th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.17 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 66th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.5kApplications2025
64.8%Originatedof applications
24.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.88%Median ratenational 6.63%
$237MLoan volume34 states

Fidelity Bank at a glance, 2025

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

21.6%Denial rate (all applications)+3.58 pts vs national
24.9%Denial rate (decided applications)+2.35 pts vs national
64.8%Origination rate+6.78 pts vs national
12.7%Withdrawn by applicant
0.9%Closed for incompleteness
6.88%Median interest rate+0.25 pts vs national
0.17Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.09 pts vs national
$165,000Median loan amount
$3,288Median total loan costs
$111kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
3High-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%

14th24.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

66th0.17 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

66th13.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

63rd1.99% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,8671,17426.6%29.6%7.00%$304M
20241,7981,15223.9%27.0%7.13%$246M
20251,51298021.6%24.9%6.88%$237M

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 726 48% · 16.7% denied
Refinance 197 13% · 11.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 73 5% · 6.9% denied
Home improvement 317 21% · 35.0% denied
Other / HELOC 199 13% · 33.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,331 88% · 19.9% denied
FHA 129 9% · 41.9% denied
VA 46 3% · 10.9% denied
USDA / RHS 6 0% · 33.3% denied

Also: 504 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 15 manufactured homes, 152 investment properties.

Why Fidelity Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 326 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 143 44%
Credit history 126 39%
Incomplete application 32 10%
Employment history 7 2%
Collateral 7 2%
Other 6 2%
Insufficient cash 3 1%
Unverifiable information 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 $50k1525262.3%
$50k – $100k45025732.6%
$100k – $150k34424019.7%
$150k – $250k29822412.8%
Over $250k15710912.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25835916.9%
25–3431320625.1%
35–4435623225.3%
45–5428717228.6%
55–6420713326.5%
65–741407931.9%
Over 74412130.0%

Where Fidelity Bank lends

34 states and 137 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Kansas1,10280512.8%6.88%#17
Oklahoma1487933.1%7.24%#150
Missouri735311.0%6.88%#306
Florida1189.1%6.94%#902
California10440.0%7.49%#733
Texas530.0%6.81%#1,086

Frequently asked questions

Fidelity Bank denied 24.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 14th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Fidelity Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 43.9% 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 6.88%, 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, 48% of its applications were for home purchases, 18% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 34% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 88% conventional, 9% FHA, 3% 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