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

First Savings Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 32.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 28th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.33 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 31st percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.3kApplications2025
55.7%Originatedof applications
32.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$221MLoan volume46 states

First Savings Bank 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)+9.61 pts vs national
32.2%Denial rate (decided applications)+9.65 pts vs national
55.7%Origination rate-2.38 pts vs national
11.2%Withdrawn by applicant
3.2%Closed for incompleteness
7.50%Median interest rate+0.88 pts vs national
0.33Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.07 pts vs national
$295,000Median loan amount
$2,493Median total loan costs
$121kMedian applicant income
77%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%

28th32.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

31st0.33 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

39th14.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

90th0.85% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20234,8292,9749.2%12.9%6.75%$840M
20241,46474932.7%37.9%7.50%$230M
20251,28371427.6%32.2%7.50%$221M

What First Savings 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 234 18% · 11.1% denied
Refinance 342 27% · 29.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 567 44% · 35.6% denied
Home improvement 83 6% · 14.5% denied
Other / HELOC 57 4% · 26.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,277 100% · 27.5% denied
FHA 5 0% · 40.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Also: 1,019 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 20 manufactured homes, 35 investment properties.

Why First Savings Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 354 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 158 45%
Debt-to-income ratio 119 34%
Collateral 43 12%
Incomplete application 17 5%
Insufficient cash 5 1%
Other 5 1%
Employment history 4 1%
Unverifiable information 3 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at First Savings Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1045337.9%
$50k – $100k36819236.9%
$100k – $150k31418030.9%
$150k – $250k31018029.4%
Over $250k1569026.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2523195.0%
25–3416010821.3%
35–4427013038.9%
45–5434918035.1%
55–6429415936.8%
65–741318124.3%
Over 74412524.2%

Where First Savings Bank lends

46 states and 418 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Indiana43931613.0%7.00%#129
Florida903440.0%7.63%#501
California683132.4%7.63%#487
Georgia582434.5%7.63%#422
Tennessee442034.1%7.63%#426
North Carolina422245.2%7.63%#421
Missouri362022.2%7.63%#379
Virginia331539.4%7.63%#429
Illinois311732.3%7.63%#538
Oklahoma311441.9%7.63%#302
Ohio291537.9%7.63%#468
Michigan261615.4%7.63%#402
Arizona251616.0%7.63%#398
Kentucky251328.0%7.00%#331
New Jersey231139.1%7.23%#436
Louisiana221231.8%7.63%#305
Nevada221427.3%7.63%#268
South Carolina221331.8%7.63%#431
Colorado21747.6%7.63%#414
Minnesota211138.1%7.97%#384
Washington17935.3%7.63%#406
Alabama15553.3%7.63%#422
Arkansas15826.7%7.41%#306
Connecticut13438.5%7.73%#345
Utah13353.9%7.63%#267
Pennsylvania12625.0%7.63%#671
Iowa10530.0%8.00%#353
Kansas9444.4%7.56%#358
Massachusetts8512.5%7.63%#476
Wisconsin7228.6%7.29%#538
Idaho6333.3%6.78%#312
Nebraska6233.3%7.94%#285
New Hampshire6416.7%7.63%#312
Delaware5260.0%7.85%#321
Vermont5260.0%7.63%#142
West Virginia5140.0%7.63%#323

Frequently asked questions

First Savings Bank denied 32.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 28th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason First Savings Bank gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 44.6% 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 Savings Bank originated in 2025 was 7.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.33 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 18% of its applications were for home purchases, 71% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 11% 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 Savings Bank. Data sources · Methodology