Mortgage lender · New York, NY · LEI 254900ACUWEGW702BR80

FM Home Loans review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

FM Home Loans earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 1.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 95th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.50 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 21st percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.7kApplications2025
67.2%Originatedof applications
1.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.99%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.3BLoan volume24 states

FM Home Loans at a glance, 2025

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

1.3%Denial rate (all applications)-16.71 pts vs national
1.6%Denial rate (decided applications)-20.97 pts vs national
67.2%Origination rate+9.15 pts vs national
21.3%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.99%Median interest rate+0.37 pts vs national
0.50Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.24 pts vs national
$575,000Median loan amount
$6,442Median total loan costs
$219kMedian applicant income
75%Median loan-to-value
1High-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%

95th1.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

21st0.50 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

29th21.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

89th1.12% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,1041,2652.0%2.8%6.99%$736M
20242,5981,6442.1%2.8%7.13%$1.0B
20252,7481,8461.3%1.6%6.99%$1.3B

What FM Home Loans 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 1,596 58% · 1.8% denied
Refinance 1,150 42% · 0.5% denied
Home improvement 2 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,684 98% · 1.2% denied
FHA 62 2% · 4.8% denied
VA 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 1,250 investment properties.

Why FM Home Loans denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 35 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 21 60%
Credit history 6 17%
Collateral 5 14%
Other 3 9%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at FM Home Loans

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k147895.5%
$100k – $150k3062042.5%
$150k – $250k4893242.3%
Over $250k7355201.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25105834.3%
25–348145772.2%
35–447434971.2%
45–545833711.1%
55–643252010.8%
65–74129901.0%
Over 7449272.9%

Where FM Home Loans lends

24 states and 119 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
New York1,3218821.8%6.88%#65
New Jersey7865260.5%6.99%#79
Florida2841791.4%6.99%#315
Connecticut85591.2%6.99%#180
Louisiana74630.0%7.49%#209
Texas58510.0%7.38%#681
Pennsylvania55423.6%7.25%#482
Arizona1580.0%7.56%#457
Maryland13100.0%6.75%#449
Delaware1100.0%#230
Ohio1060.0%6.99%#613
California750.0%6.63%#775
Massachusetts640.0%6.74%#502
Virginia630.0%6.62%#634

Frequently asked questions

FM Home Loans denied 1.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 95th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason FM Home Loans gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 60.0% 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 FM Home Loans originated in 2025 was 6.99%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.50 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 58% of its applications were for home purchases, 42% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 98% conventional, 2% 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 FM Home Loans. Data sources · Methodology