Mortgage lender · Columbia, MO · LEI 549300LXKO1O7CSK5J52

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

Flat Branch Mortgage earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of large mortgage lenders. It turned down 1.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 100th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.33 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 46th percentile on pricing. Compared against 101 large mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

19kApplications2025
81.3%Originatedof applications
1.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$3.7BLoan volume34 states

Flat Branch Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

1.0%Denial rate (all applications)-17.01 pts vs national
1.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-21.42 pts vs national
81.3%Origination rate+23.23 pts vs national
16.7%Withdrawn by applicant
0.3%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.33Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.08 pts vs national
$215,000Median loan amount
$4,536Median total loan costs
$84kMedian applicant income
95%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 101 large mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

100th1.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

46th0.33 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

61st17.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

71st2.11% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202315,75912,5751.9%2.3%6.75%$2.7B
202417,17213,9021.5%1.8%6.63%$3.2B
202518,92115,3751.0%1.2%6.50%$3.7B

What Flat Branch 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 16,700 88% · 1.0% denied
Refinance 1,291 7% · 1.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 805 4% · 1.2% denied
Home improvement 125 1% · 1.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 10,602 56% · 0.7% denied
FHA 5,042 27% · 1.5% denied
VA 2,018 11% · 0.7% denied
USDA / RHS 1,259 7% · 1.4% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 578 manufactured homes, 556 investment properties.

Why Flat Branch Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 184 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 74 40%
Collateral 39 21%
Credit history 33 18%
Insufficient cash 12 7%
Unverifiable information 9 5%
Other 8 4%
Employment history 5 3%
Incomplete application 4 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Flat Branch Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k2,6972,0732.9%
$50k – $100k8,9447,3050.9%
$100k – $150k3,9953,2841.1%
$150k – $250k2,2411,8500.5%
Over $250k8066640.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 252,2361,8310.9%
25–346,5335,3471.1%
35–444,3773,5771.3%
45–542,6552,1541.6%
55–641,8651,4811.3%
65–749197320.8%
Over 743362531.2%

Where Flat Branch Mortgage lends

34 states and 757 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Missouri8,9997,3010.9%6.63%#2
Illinois2,0881,7581.6%6.63%#42
Oklahoma1,8431,4251.3%6.49%#16
Arkansas1,8401,4810.4%6.49%#17
Kansas1,4551,2160.6%6.63%#12
Texas8296751.8%6.50%#187
Colorado3923110.3%6.25%#125
Iowa3582980.3%6.56%#61
Indiana3472681.2%6.63%#146
Nebraska3022640.3%6.63%#57
Tennessee1571290.6%6.38%#250
Florida51360.0%6.69%#597
North Carolina48440.0%6.43%#407
South Carolina48372.1%6.50%#347
Georgia21170.0%6.00%#564
Mississippi20165.0%6.38%#240
New Mexico16116.3%6.75%#216
Alabama14110.0%6.50%#429
Kentucky14140.0%6.63%#381
Ohio1040.0%6.56%#608
Wisconsin1080.0%6.38%#493
Arizona980.0%6.44%#527
Louisiana880.0%6.99%#400
Washington740.0%6.00%#500
California550.0%6.50%#800
Michigan540.0%6.81%#584
Pennsylvania540.0%6.44%#773

Frequently asked questions

Flat Branch Mortgage denied 1.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 100th percentile of large mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Flat Branch Mortgage gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 40.2% 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 Flat Branch Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.50%, 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, 88% of its applications were for home purchases, 11% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 1% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 56% conventional, 27% FHA, 11% 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 Flat Branch Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology