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First National Bank of America review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

First National Bank of America earns an F, in the bottom tier of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 16.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 29th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 2.76 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 1st percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

4.2kApplications2025
63.8%Originatedof applications
16.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
8.88%Median ratenational 6.63%
$790MLoan volume50 states

First National Bank of America at a glance, 2025

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

13.2%Denial rate (all applications)-4.79 pts vs national
16.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-5.65 pts vs national
63.8%Origination rate+5.79 pts vs national
21.4%Withdrawn by applicant
0.7%Closed for incompleteness
8.88%Median interest rate+2.25 pts vs national
2.76Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+2.50 pts vs national
$245,000Median loan amount
$11,458Median total loan costs
$110kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
109High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the F 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%

29th16.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

1st2.76 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

27th22.1%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

6th4.68% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20235,3533,43716.2%20.0%9.88%$949M
20245,6113,67213.7%17.1%9.38%$1.1B
20254,2452,70913.2%16.9%8.88%$790M

What First National Bank of America 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 3,295 78% · 11.1% denied
Refinance 271 6% · 14.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 335 8% · 21.5% denied
Home improvement 153 4% · 24.2% denied
Other / HELOC 191 4% · 23.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,245 100% · 13.2% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 399 manufactured homes, 399 investment properties.

Why First National Bank of America denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 560 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Collateral 219 39%
Credit history 125 22%
Incomplete application 81 14%
Insufficient cash 43 8%
Other 36 6%
Debt-to-income ratio 35 6%
Unverifiable information 20 4%
Employment history 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at First National Bank of America

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k32613832.7%
$50k – $100k1,43294116.1%
$100k – $150k1,07373413.7%
$150k – $250k80353614.5%
Over $250k48328721.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 251036618.3%
25–3468444317.3%
35–441,6301,09913.8%
45–541,18173617.3%
55–6438722025.3%
65–741426926.0%
Over 74382320.0%

Where First National Bank of America lends

50 states and 814 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
North Carolina35423513.3%8.88%#172
Illinois28818713.5%8.75%#193
Texas2731819.9%9.00%#356
Georgia2591698.5%8.88%#210
Florida24914221.7%9.13%#339
California22712417.2%8.74%#345
Maryland2021439.4%9.13%#161
Connecticut1671199.6%8.88%#119
Massachusetts16010710.6%8.88%#193
South Carolina15811112.0%9.13%#204
New Jersey1489715.5%8.78%#222
Virginia145949.7%8.75%#248
New York1408812.1%8.75%#237
Michigan1398815.8%8.93%#242
Washington122898.2%8.88%#224
Tennessee119808.4%8.75%#291
Arizona1085122.2%9.00%#235
Colorado104699.6%8.75%#225
Indiana975118.6%9.00%#274
Alabama945614.9%9.13%#235
Pennsylvania835312.1%9.00%#401
Kentucky805610.0%8.75%#226
Nevada694810.1%8.75%#180
Oregon694211.6%8.50%#194
Louisiana61479.8%9.25%#232
Ohio604013.3%9.13%#384
Missouri311822.6%8.50%#402
Utah291824.1%8.81%#211
Kansas28193.6%8.99%#281
Delaware221518.2%8.63%#178
Wisconsin18911.1%9.13%#425
Idaho1590.0%8.63%#242
Mississippi15726.7%8.75%#258
Minnesota14721.4%9.75%#426
Oklahoma14328.6%8.50%#363
New Hampshire11818.2%8.94%#245
West Virginia11427.3%9.23%#241
New Mexico10320.0%10.75%#259
Nebraska9411.1%9.43%#262
District of Columbia8412.5%9.13%#204
Maine8425.0%8.88%#236
Montana6233.3%9.50%#223
Arkansas5120.0%11.75%#402

Frequently asked questions

First National Bank of America denied 16.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 29th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason First National Bank of America gave in 2025 was "collateral", cited on 39.1% 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 First National Bank of America originated in 2025 was 8.88%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 2.76 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 78% of its applications were for home purchases, 14% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 8% 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 First National Bank of America. Data sources · Methodology