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

Fulton Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 23.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 17th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.18 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 92nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

9.8kApplications2025
65.6%Originatedof applications
23.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.49%Median ratenational 6.63%
$2.2BLoan volume18 states

Fulton Bank at a glance, 2025

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

19.9%Denial rate (all applications)+1.96 pts vs national
23.0%Denial rate (decided applications)+0.41 pts vs national
65.6%Origination rate+7.58 pts vs national
11.1%Withdrawn by applicant
2.2%Closed for incompleteness
6.49%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
-0.18Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.44 pts vs national
$195,000Median loan amount
$6,287Median total loan costs
$112kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

17th23.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

92nd-0.18 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

68th13.3%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

19th3.22% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20239,1105,59421.4%25.5%6.49%$1.8B
20249,5225,82421.0%25.1%6.49%$1.8B
20259,7556,40019.9%23.0%6.49%$2.2B

What Fulton 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 4,621 47% · 9.8% denied
Refinance 1,488 15% · 21.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 185 2% · 20.5% denied
Home improvement 2,140 22% · 32.5% denied
Other / HELOC 1,321 14% · 32.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 9,312 95% · 20.2% denied
FHA 367 4% · 15.0% denied
VA 72 1% · 8.3% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 25.0% denied

Also: 4,778 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 61 manufactured homes, 596 investment properties.

Why Fulton Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1,945 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 1,009 52%
Credit history 445 23%
Collateral 230 12%
Other 194 10%
Unverifiable information 42 2%
Incomplete application 19 1%
Employment history 6 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Fulton Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1,16653747.7%
$50k – $100k2,9231,90224.3%
$100k – $150k1,5621,11918.7%
$150k – $250k1,5871,13816.4%
Over $250k1,9381,4399.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2534625813.0%
25–341,8151,31614.2%
35–442,3411,55922.0%
45–541,7761,13525.2%
55–641,6521,01427.7%
65–741,13272926.0%
Over 7449328729.5%

Where Fulton Bank lends

18 states and 219 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Pennsylvania4,6863,21118.9%6.49%#18
New Jersey2,0941,23327.1%6.49%#39
Maryland1,16774418.3%6.49%#48
Virginia1,14079712.6%6.49%#65
Delaware46728920.1%6.49%#29
District of Columbia1057015.2%6.38%#44
North Carolina392420.5%6.75%#431
West Virginia241916.7%6.38%#188
Florida12625.0%6.25%#885
South Carolina7414.3%6.69%#587

Frequently asked questions

Fulton Bank denied 23.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 17th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Fulton Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 51.9% 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 Fulton Bank originated in 2025 was 6.49%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.18 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 47% of its applications were for home purchases, 17% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 35% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 95% conventional, 4% FHA, 1% 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 Fulton Bank. Data sources · Methodology