Mortgage lender · Roseville, CA · LEI 549300YN94MOAVYW0F52

GoodLeap review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

GoodLeap earns a C, in line with the typical performance of large mortgage lenders. It turned down 27.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 26th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.25 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 60th percentile on pricing. Compared against 101 large mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

21kApplications2025
45.9%Originatedof applications
27.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.5BLoan volume35 states

GoodLeap at a glance, 2025

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

22.7%Denial rate (all applications)+4.72 pts vs national
27.5%Denial rate (decided applications)+4.95 pts vs national
45.9%Origination rate-12.12 pts vs national
15.7%Withdrawn by applicant
1.9%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.25Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.01 pts vs national
$125,000Median loan amount
$9,838Median total loan costs
$77kMedian applicant income
65%Median loan-to-value
3High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

26th27.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

60th0.25 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

57th17.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

0th7.87% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202310,2194,09626.3%33.9%5.99%$767M
202415,8337,00723.1%29.5%5.99%$1.3B
202521,2989,77822.7%27.5%6.63%$1.5B

What GoodLeap 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 47 0% · 14.9% denied
Refinance 1,405 7% · 29.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 19,846 93% · 22.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 13,694 64% · 21.9% denied
FHA 5,367 25% · 27.3% denied
VA 2,237 11% · 16.6% denied

Also: 8,237 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 330 manufactured homes, 224 investment properties.

Why GoodLeap denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 4,834 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 1,661 34%
Collateral 915 19%
Other 786 16%
Incomplete application 613 13%
Credit history 511 11%
Insufficient cash 209 4%
Unverifiable information 129 3%
Employment history 10 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at GoodLeap

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k4,4921,68537.2%
$50k – $100k9,1344,38424.1%
$100k – $150k4,1512,19318.6%
$150k – $250k2,0911,18916.9%
Over $250k41424312.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25471045.2%
25–341,16347930.9%
35–442,8391,40826.8%
45–544,0231,99925.7%
55–645,3172,44427.8%
65–745,3572,40228.0%
Over 742,5521,03628.2%

Where GoodLeap lends

35 states and 1,508 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California2,1271,03020.6%7.65%#101
Florida1,84081925.0%6.99%#99
Texas1,67966729.6%6.50%#119
Indiana1,33466422.4%6.50%#61
Ohio1,28161422.2%6.50%#71
Arizona1,20763117.9%6.99%#57
Nevada1,10228622.9%6.38%#30
North Carolina99046820.3%6.38%#88
Georgia95347523.3%6.63%#96
Virginia76235324.2%6.13%#92
Pennsylvania75032525.2%6.38%#119
Tennessee73035220.8%6.50%#85
Alabama57027122.5%6.99%#77
Missouri52726823.3%6.38%#87
Oklahoma52724126.6%6.63%#62
Maryland51622024.6%6.69%#86
Colorado51025520.6%6.99%#102
South Carolina50921320.6%5.99%#96
Michigan46621723.0%6.63%#134
Washington35619616.0%6.63%#130
New Jersey35115923.9%6.99%#147
Utah28415220.4%6.70%#82
Arkansas28111324.9%6.50%#88
Minnesota27812620.9%7.05%#120
Oregon23913019.3%7.35%#101
Kansas2199123.3%6.63%#96
New Mexico2088818.8%6.63%#73
Idaho19510722.1%6.75%#85
Wisconsin1426722.5%6.88%#215
Connecticut1296916.3%7.13%#149
Delaware1185221.2%6.79%#75
Massachusetts995216.2%6.50%#250
Maine11518.2%9.10%#213
District of Columbia5220.0%8.34%#240

Frequently asked questions

GoodLeap denied 27.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 26th percentile of large mortgage lenders.

The most common reason GoodLeap gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 34.4% 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 GoodLeap originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.25 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 0% of its applications were for home purchases, 100% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 64% conventional, 25% 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 GoodLeap. Data sources · Methodology