Mortgage lender · San Diego, CA · LEI 5493002WVA17MT4UFH84

Griffin Funding review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Griffin Funding earns a D, weaker than most investment-property lenders. It turned down 18.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 14th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.38 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 30th percentile on pricing. Compared against 220 investment-property lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

438Applications2025
43.6%Originatedof applications
18.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$76MLoan volume48 states

Griffin Funding at a glance, 2025

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

11.0%Denial rate (all applications)-7.02 pts vs national
18.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-4.27 pts vs national
43.6%Origination rate-14.42 pts vs national
36.1%Withdrawn by applicant
4.1%Closed for incompleteness
7.63%Median interest rate+1.00 pts vs national
1.38Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+1.13 pts vs national
$245,000Median loan amount
$9,722Median total loan costs
$179kMedian applicant income
75%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 220 investment-property lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

14th18.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

30th1.38 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

4th40.2%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

29th3.97% of loan

Trend, 2024–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20241824224.7%50.6%11.19%$11M
202543819111.0%18.3%7.63%$76M

What Griffin Funding 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 131 30% · 6.9% denied
Refinance 200 46% · 13.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 107 24% · 11.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 373 85% · 10.7% denied
FHA 40 9% · 17.5% denied
VA 25 6% · 4.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 2 manufactured homes, 246 investment properties.

Why Griffin Funding denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 48 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Other 17 35%
Collateral 13 27%
Debt-to-income ratio 8 17%
Credit history 7 15%
Unverifiable information 2 4%
Incomplete application 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Griffin Funding

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k451432.0%
$100k – $150k371613.0%
$150k – $250k542527.8%
Over $250k834615.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34662720.0%
35–441316018.8%
45–541194320.6%
55–64784213.5%
65–7427933.3%

Where Griffin Funding lends

48 states and 263 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California491918.4%8.25%#523
Texas41264.9%7.56%#737
Florida37165.4%7.38%#644
Georgia2374.4%7.38%#550
Oklahoma1550.0%8.50%#358
Arizona1497.1%7.63%#460
South Carolina1440.0%5.94%#500
Utah1477.1%8.50%#260
Michigan13823.1%7.25%#489
Ohio13415.4%7.81%#585
Wisconsin12716.7%8.13%#470
Nevada1160.0%6.75%#308
New York11236.4%7.38%#463
Pennsylvania1180.0%8.38%#673
Virginia1160.0%7.75%#560
North Carolina10410.0%6.81%#633
Tennessee10420.0%5.94%#635
Maryland9233.3%8.06%#493
Washington960.0%7.19%#473
Illinois820.0%7.88%#708
Missouri810.0%8.00%#526
Connecticut7328.6%7.50%#414
New Mexico720.0%6.50%#284
Idaho6016.7%#318
Indiana6316.7%8.13%#613
Kentucky6116.7%7.25%#476
Minnesota6316.7%7.88%#531
New Hampshire6316.7%7.25%#305
Alabama510.0%7.75%#592
Massachusetts540.0%7.00%#531

Frequently asked questions

Griffin Funding denied 18.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 14th percentile of investment-property lenders.

The most common reason Griffin Funding gave in 2025 was "other", cited on 35.4% 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 Griffin Funding originated in 2025 was 7.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 1.38 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 30% of its applications were for home purchases, 70% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 85% conventional, 9% FHA, 6% 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 Griffin Funding. Data sources · Methodology