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General Mortgage Capital review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

General Mortgage Capital earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 1.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 97th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.08 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 74th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

5.6kApplications2025
79.8%Originatedof applications
1.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$2.4BLoan volume44 states

General Mortgage Capital at a glance, 2025

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

1.1%Denial rate (all applications)-16.88 pts vs national
1.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-21.24 pts vs national
79.8%Origination rate+21.77 pts vs national
14.6%Withdrawn by applicant
3.6%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.08Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.17 pts vs national
$455,000Median loan amount
$5,298Median total loan costs
$183kMedian applicant income
65%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A 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%

97th1.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

74th0.08 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

43rd18.3%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

88th1.16% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,0791,6121.2%1.5%6.87%$788M
20244,2013,3081.3%1.6%6.88%$1.6B
20255,6254,4891.1%1.4%6.50%$2.4B

What General Mortgage Capital 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 3,526 63% · 1.1% denied
Refinance 1,291 23% · 1.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 808 14% · 1.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5,623 100% · 1.1% denied
FHA 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 2,146 investment properties.

Why General Mortgage Capital denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 62 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Other 27 44%
Debt-to-income ratio 23 37%
Insufficient cash 7 11%
Credit history 2 3%
Collateral 1 2%
Employment history 1 2%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at General Mortgage Capital

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k34286.7%
$50k – $100k5214162.5%
$100k – $150k8186711.5%
$150k – $250k1,3311,0860.7%
Over $250k1,2379740.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25100801.2%
25–341,1969721.2%
35–441,9501,5820.9%
45–541,3831,0871.3%
55–646905253.1%
65–741961481.9%
Over 7438250.0%

Where General Mortgage Capital lends

44 states and 416 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California2,0691,6230.8%6.50%#105
Washington4583641.1%6.25%#109
Texas3783141.3%6.56%#308
Georgia3603070.6%6.50%#184
Massachusetts3573001.7%6.38%#103
North Carolina3282892.4%6.50%#183
New York3122291.0%6.50%#175
Florida1861421.6%6.63%#380
New Jersey1741232.3%6.25%#209
Ohio1201040.0%6.88%#302
Hawaii99591.0%6.63%#60
Nevada92674.4%6.63%#150
Pennsylvania90791.1%6.62%#387
Illinois84661.2%6.50%#372
South Carolina76650.0%6.63%#289
Virginia73650.0%6.38%#321
Maryland51412.0%6.62%#319
Oklahoma49410.0%6.63%#260
Tennessee43352.3%6.38%#431
Kansas28250.0%6.38%#280
Connecticut26160.0%6.75%#271
Arkansas23180.0%6.13%#274
Indiana21160.0%6.50%#449
Missouri16130.0%6.38%#463
Colorado15120.0%6.31%#456
Arizona11100.0%6.68%#491
Wisconsin1190.0%6.88%#478
Kentucky980.0%6.75%#429
Delaware760.0%6.69%#288
Oregon750.0%6.25%#397
Minnesota640.0%6.81%#521
Nebraska650.0%6.88%#283
Utah640.0%6.81%#320
New Hampshire530.0%6.75%#320
Rhode Island550.0%6.25%#243

Frequently asked questions

General Mortgage Capital denied 1.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 97th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason General Mortgage Capital gave in 2025 was "other", cited on 43.5% 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 General Mortgage Capital originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.08 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 63% of its applications were for home purchases, 37% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% 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 General Mortgage Capital. Data sources · Methodology