Hightechlending · Hawaii · 2025

Hightechlending in Hawaii: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Hightechlending took 86 mortgage applications in Hawaii in 2025, ranking #67 of 321 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.8% of them and denied 4.7% (7.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.8%.

86Applicationsin HI
7.4%Decision denial ratestate 27.3%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.15%
$600,000Median loanstate $405,000
$28MVolume4 counties

Hightechlending in Hawaii vs the state

4.7%Denial rate-17.18 pts vs state
7.4%Decision denial rate-19.90 pts vs state
55.8%Origination rate+0.44 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.72 pts vs state
0.45Rate spread (pts)+0.70 pts vs state
$154kMedian applicant income
48Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Hawaii

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202383476.0%6.88%#51
202486514.7%6.99%#57
202586484.7%6.88%#67

What Hightechlending lends in Hawaii

By loan purpose

Home purchase 52 60% · 3.9% denied
Refinance 28 33% · 7.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 3% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 56 65% · 5.4% denied
FHA 25 29% · 4.0% denied
VA 5 6% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Hawaii applicants

Collateral 1 25%
Credit history 1 25%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 25%
Other 1 25%

Where in Hawaii

Counties with the most Hightechlending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Honolulu County 62324 6.5%
Maui County 1280 0.0%
Hawaii County 1060 0.0%
Kauai County 220 0.0%

Other large lenders in Hawaii

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Bank of HawaiiC 3,67927.8%6.00%
First Hawaiian BankB 2,74019.4%5.87%
American Savings BankC 2,47934.5%5.65%
Hawaiiusa Federal Credit UnionC 1,83338.1%5.65%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 1,71011.1%6.13%
Rocket MortgageC 1,63722.4%6.63%
Central Pacific BankC 1,51933.6%6.13%
Hawaii State Federal Credit UnionC 1,41830.0%5.90%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 98530.2%8.10%
Freedom MortgageB 92410.8%5.75%

Frequently asked questions

Hawaii: 86 applications in 2025, of which 48 were originated and 4 denied.

4.7% of all applications, or 7.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Hawaii statewide average across all lenders was 21.8%.

The median rate on loans Hightechlending originated in Hawaii in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.15%.

About this data. Figures are Hightechlending's own HMDA filing for properties located in Hawaii, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology