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

Figure Lending earns a C, in line with the typical performance of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 29.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 37th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 2.75 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 2nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

72kApplications2025
46.2%Originatedof applications
29.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
9.10%Median ratenational 6.63%
$2.9BLoan volume50 states

Figure Lending at a glance, 2025

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

27.6%Denial rate (all applications)+9.65 pts vs national
29.1%Denial rate (decided applications)+6.51 pts vs national
46.2%Origination rate-11.85 pts vs national
5.1%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
9.10%Median interest rate+2.47 pts vs national
2.75Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+2.50 pts vs national
$65,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$113kMedian applicant income
66%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

37th29.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

2nd2.75 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

88th5.1%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202356,44124,48832.7%35.6%10.95%$1.7B
202473,87334,10328.1%29.8%10.70%$2.7B
202572,35533,41527.6%29.1%9.10%$2.9B

What Figure Lending 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 improvement 26,531 37% · 28.4% denied
Other / HELOC 45,824 63% · 27.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 72,355 100% · 27.6% denied

Also: 72,355 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 4,279 investment properties.

Why Figure Lending denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 19,989 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 7,466 37%
Incomplete application 7,176 36%
Other 2,085 10%
Credit history 1,719 9%
Collateral 1,504 8%
Unverifiable information 39 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Figure Lending

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k6,6631,79248.7%
$50k – $100k19,7179,73022.1%
$100k – $150k16,3229,24916.6%
$150k – $250k14,5828,63314.5%
Over $250k6,9444,01115.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2555412344.1%
25–347,2643,40525.7%
35–4419,0549,72424.0%
45–5420,0389,82527.6%
55–6414,9996,61732.4%
65–747,5432,81037.3%
Over 742,90391141.6%

Where Figure Lending lends

50 states and 2,551 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California11,4045,23425.8%8.80%#21
Florida6,6492,87230.2%8.75%#34
Georgia3,5941,71727.5%8.85%#29
Ohio3,0651,55323.4%8.80%#34
Illinois2,8771,43224.1%8.90%#33
Arizona2,7481,41624.0%8.80%#26
New Jersey2,7151,19729.5%9.40%#26
Texas2,47382542.9%10.50%#80
Virginia2,4261,18021.6%8.90%#35
North Carolina2,4241,21226.5%10.36%#40
Michigan2,4201,09028.1%8.85%#42
Pennsylvania2,3281,07526.3%9.60%#46
Tennessee1,78788725.4%9.95%#42
Washington1,69279325.9%10.13%#39
Indiana1,62376627.6%10.35%#52
Maryland1,48671428.0%9.15%#38
Colorado1,47268029.3%8.80%#40
Nevada1,26060526.9%8.95%#24
Alabama1,15752129.0%8.85%#46
Oregon1,13155227.7%8.90%#37
Minnesota1,11952925.7%8.75%#37
Connecticut1,09250127.4%8.80%#28
Missouri1,02851325.9%8.70%#49
Wisconsin1,02551723.0%8.65%#48
South Carolina1,00343230.9%10.49%#58
Massachusetts93041131.0%8.70%#53
New York84836333.5%9.10%#103
Oklahoma72330831.3%8.83%#46
Arkansas68632228.9%8.81%#39
Kentucky63727327.6%9.65%#66
Utah59130025.9%8.75%#53
Louisiana58320233.8%10.65%#49
Kansas56225129.7%8.65%#46
Idaho53925527.8%8.70%#41
New Hampshire47722926.0%8.60%#32
Mississippi46919235.2%8.76%#41
Iowa46021927.6%8.75%#51
New Mexico44321327.5%8.60%#43
Nebraska33316824.3%8.85%#52
Montana28113128.1%8.53%#30
Maine27611830.1%10.33%#57
Delaware25912026.6%9.78%#45
West Virginia21810822.9%8.48%#54
Rhode Island2108133.8%10.40%#48
Alaska1667931.3%8.95%#29
Vermont1664642.2%9.94%#30
South Dakota1465934.9%7.85%#44
Wyoming1386033.3%8.80%#45
North Dakota1235727.6%8.50%#40
District of Columbia933724.7%9.15%#49

Frequently asked questions

Figure Lending denied 29.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 37th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Figure Lending gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 37.4% 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 Figure Lending originated in 2025 was 9.10%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 2.75 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 0% of its applications were for home purchases, 0% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 100% 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 Figure Lending. Data sources · Methodology