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Filo Mortgage review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Filo Mortgage earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 8.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 55th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.14 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 71st percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

5.4kApplications2025
47.8%Originatedof applications
8.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.49%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.0BLoan volume35 states

Filo Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

5.2%Denial rate (all applications)-12.75 pts vs national
8.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-13.70 pts vs national
47.8%Origination rate-10.19 pts vs national
15.3%Withdrawn by applicant
25.8%Closed for incompleteness
6.49%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.14Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.12 pts vs national
$365,000Median loan amount
$7,194Median total loan costs
$138kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

55th8.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

71st0.14 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

3rd41.1%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

65th1.97% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233,1721,0834.8%10.5%6.25%$395M
20243,9331,9473.6%6.0%6.50%$748M
20255,3702,5695.2%8.9%6.49%$1.0B

What Filo Mortgage 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 3,340 62% · 4.3% denied
Refinance 1,130 21% · 4.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 862 16% · 10.0% denied
Home improvement 38 1% · 7.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,107 76% · 4.6% denied
FHA 885 16% · 8.4% denied
VA 378 7% · 5.0% denied

Also: 1 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 47 manufactured homes, 598 investment properties.

Why Filo Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 281 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 136 48%
Collateral 49 17%
Other 42 15%
Credit history 24 9%
Unverifiable information 15 5%
Incomplete application 5 2%
Employment history 5 2%
Insufficient cash 5 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Filo Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k2185339.1%
$50k – $100k1,25257312.2%
$100k – $150k1,3936886.6%
$150k – $250k1,5177725.4%
Over $250k7553634.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 251507413.0%
25–341,5698067.5%
35–441,8028248.9%
45–549514259.3%
55–6458429710.3%
65–742401128.3%
Over 74733115.4%

Where Filo Mortgage lends

35 states and 760 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Florida9044356.3%6.38%#165
Texas5972606.9%6.50%#232
Pennsylvania5393453.3%6.63%#148
California4011656.0%6.38%#288
North Carolina3001592.7%6.50%#196
Georgia2911275.2%6.49%#203
Alabama2091422.9%6.38%#153
Virginia204893.4%6.38%#204
Tennessee187832.7%6.49%#225
New Jersey177755.1%6.38%#207
Illinois165677.3%6.49%#277
Ohio156475.1%6.50%#269
Washington156745.8%6.25%#209
Michigan145665.5%6.63%#239
South Carolina136709.6%6.62%#220
Arizona133713.0%6.50%#210
Maryland111397.2%6.13%#218
Colorado93405.4%6.25%#232
Indiana91454.4%6.50%#288
Oregon73355.5%6.50%#189
Utah58285.2%6.25%#161
Connecticut48208.3%6.56%#224
Delaware48212.1%6.50%#120
Minnesota47216.4%6.25%#301
Louisiana37158.1%6.50%#275
Wisconsin37185.4%6.87%#371
Kentucky13100.0%6.13%#384

Frequently asked questions

Filo Mortgage denied 8.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 55th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Filo Mortgage gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 48.4% 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 Filo Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.49%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.14 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 62% of its applications were for home purchases, 37% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 1% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 76% conventional, 16% FHA, 7% 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 Filo Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology