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Goldman Sachs Bank USA review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Goldman Sachs Bank USA earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 21.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 20th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.08 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 86th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.6kApplications2025
62.0%Originatedof applications
21.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
5.60%Median ratenational 6.63%
$2.9BLoan volume50 states

Goldman Sachs Bank USA at a glance, 2025

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

17.5%Denial rate (all applications)-0.45 pts vs national
21.6%Denial rate (decided applications)-1.01 pts vs national
62.0%Origination rate+3.97 pts vs national
18.3%Withdrawn by applicant
0.4%Closed for incompleteness
5.60%Median interest rate-1.03 pts vs national
-0.08Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.33 pts vs national
$2,505,000Median loan amount
$6,724Median total loan costs
$524kMedian applicant income
66%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%

20th21.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

86th-0.08 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

40th18.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

99th0.27% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,12476513.8%16.4%5.50%$1.6B
20241,38673426.4%32.8%6.25%$3.0B
20251,6371,01517.5%21.6%5.60%$2.9B

What Goldman Sachs Bank USA 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 659 40% · 7.4% denied
Refinance 609 37% · 37.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 92 6% · 5.4% denied
Other / HELOC 277 17% · 1.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,637 100% · 17.5% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 15 manufactured homes, 494 investment properties.

Why Goldman Sachs Bank USA denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 287 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Other 250 87%
Collateral 27 9%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 2%
Credit history 5 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Goldman Sachs Bank USA

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k35313.1%
$50k – $100k39370.0%
$100k – $150k53470.0%
$150k – $250k95890.0%
Over $250k7416331.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34116970.0%
35–442592271.7%
45–542762281.2%
55–643102662.5%
65–741361250.8%
Over 7429270.0%

Where Goldman Sachs Bank USA lends

50 states and 345 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California3002209.7%5.45%#317
New York2259128.0%5.66%#196
Texas1498222.8%5.65%#476
Florida1338314.3%5.65%#437
Illinois82628.5%5.70%#378
Massachusetts59495.1%5.65%#303
North Carolina482031.3%5.73%#406
New Jersey462521.7%5.70%#373
Georgia432130.2%5.75%#461
Washington423014.3%5.43%#310
Colorado403310.0%5.55%#330
Utah39317.7%5.65%#192
Arizona342314.7%5.50%#359
Connecticut31239.7%5.60%#257
Michigan311725.8%5.50%#382
Tennessee301733.3%5.65%#481
Ohio26930.8%5.60%#491
Virginia241325.0%5.45%#472
Wisconsin231321.7%5.85%#404
Pennsylvania211238.1%5.50%#594
South Carolina21154.8%5.60%#439
Nevada20155.0%5.40%#276
Maryland181311.1%5.65%#418
Idaho14914.3%5.25%#245
Indiana12625.0%5.70%#524
Maine11100.0%5.65%#210
Minnesota11518.2%5.20%#457
District of Columbia10720.0%5.50%#180
Missouri9244.4%5.48%#522
Montana980.0%5.48%#192
Wyoming9711.1%5.15%#151
Oklahoma810.0%5.50%#434
New Hampshire770.0%5.55%#297
Oregon7614.3%5.73%#405
Alabama6333.3%5.77%#560
Iowa5420.0%5.93%#415

Frequently asked questions

Goldman Sachs Bank USA denied 21.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 20th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Goldman Sachs Bank USA gave in 2025 was "other", cited on 87.1% 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 Goldman Sachs Bank USA originated in 2025 was 5.60%, 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, 40% of its applications were for home purchases, 43% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 17% 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 Goldman Sachs Bank USA. Data sources · Methodology