Mortgage lender · Brea, CA · LEI 549300SBA6BX8HZZF585

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

Fidelity Lending Solutions earns a B, better than most investment-property lenders. It turned down 1.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 76th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.51 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 80th percentile on pricing. Compared against 220 investment-property lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.1kApplications2025
73.8%Originatedof applications
1.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$500MLoan volume19 states

Fidelity Lending Solutions at a glance, 2025

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

1.4%Denial rate (all applications)-16.57 pts vs national
1.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-21.05 pts vs national
73.8%Origination rate+15.80 pts vs national
8.6%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
7.00%Median interest rate+0.38 pts vs national
0.51Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.25 pts vs national
$515,000Median loan amount
$12,850Median total loan costs
$191kMedian applicant income
63%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 220 investment-property lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

76th1.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

80th0.51 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

34th8.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

63rd2.50% of loan

Trend, 2024–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20241,5249811.4%1.6%7.38%$587M
20251,1358381.4%1.5%7.00%$500M

What Fidelity Lending Solutions 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 723 64% · 1.5% denied
Refinance 183 16% · 1.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 225 20% · 1.3% denied
Other / HELOC 4 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,135 100% · 1.4% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 574 investment properties.

Why Fidelity Lending Solutions denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 16 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Collateral 9 56%
Other 3 19%
Credit history 3 19%
Employment history 1 6%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Fidelity Lending Solutions

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k77622.8%
$100k – $150k1481221.4%
$150k – $250k1991451.1%
Over $250k2531720.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2521170.0%
25–341911501.2%
35–443342341.3%
45–543272471.7%
55–641781420.6%
65–7464423.1%

Where Fidelity Lending Solutions lends

19 states and 123 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California7765671.6%7.00%#198
Texas1301000.0%7.13%#503
Georgia73550.0%6.88%#386
Florida49400.0%6.88%#604
Massachusetts30233.3%7.13%#379
Washington22129.1%6.69%#380
Colorado950.0%6.88%#512
Arizona520.0%6.56%#617
Hawaii5220.0%7.00%#195
Nevada550.0%7.13%#370

Frequently asked questions

Fidelity Lending Solutions denied 1.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 76th percentile of investment-property lenders.

The most common reason Fidelity Lending Solutions gave in 2025 was "collateral", cited on 56.3% 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 Lending Solutions originated in 2025 was 7.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.51 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 64% of its applications were for home purchases, 36% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% 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 Lending Solutions. Data sources · Methodology