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Homebridge Financial Services review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Homebridge Financial Services earns a B, better than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 18.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 68th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.11 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 51st percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

25kApplications2025
69.2%Originatedof applications
18.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
10.04%Median ratenational 6.63%
$4.0BLoan volume51 states

Homebridge Financial Services at a glance, 2025

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

16.2%Denial rate (all applications)-1.82 pts vs national
18.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-4.05 pts vs national
69.2%Origination rate+11.20 pts vs national
12.8%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
10.04%Median interest rate+3.41 pts vs national
0.11Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.14 pts vs national
$175,000Median loan amount
$9,396Median total loan costs
$135kMedian applicant income
70%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

68th18.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

51st0.11 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

49th12.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

11th5.37% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202327,70915,08927.7%31.0%7.99%$4.0B
202420,14011,64125.2%27.8%10.72%$2.8B
202525,00517,31216.2%18.5%10.04%$4.0B

What Homebridge Financial Services 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 4,224 17% · 29.4% denied
Refinance 2,892 12% · 36.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,074 4% · 42.1% denied
Home improvement 7,131 29% · 7.2% denied
Other / HELOC 9,684 39% · 8.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 21,109 84% · 13.5% denied
FHA 2,177 9% · 32.2% denied
VA 1,668 7% · 28.4% denied
USDA / RHS 51 0% · 45.1% denied

Also: 16,815 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 119 manufactured homes, 3,354 investment properties.

Why Homebridge Financial Services denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 4,040 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Unverifiable information 1,462 36%
Collateral 974 24%
Debt-to-income ratio 576 14%
Insufficient cash 392 10%
Credit history 293 7%
Incomplete application 245 6%
Other 87 2%
Employment history 11 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Homebridge Financial Services

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1,6731,01822.7%
$50k – $100k5,0853,48818.5%
$100k – $150k4,8393,57614.2%
$150k – $250k4,9103,68913.2%
Over $250k4,2233,11714.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2536523429.7%
25–343,5252,42421.5%
35–446,2994,46917.7%
45–546,4304,52917.2%
55–644,9283,34818.1%
65–742,4221,62618.6%
Over 741,03568219.0%

Where Homebridge Financial Services lends

51 states and 1,647 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California4,4453,15514.6%10.04%#48
Florida3,4262,43313.4%10.35%#60
New York2,3351,59019.5%9.41%#36
Texas1,7691,13518.7%9.91%#114
New Jersey1,41098915.2%10.16%#53
Georgia94666916.1%10.29%#97
Arizona81459012.3%10.23%#82
Virginia68348513.9%10.04%#96
North Carolina66546115.6%10.10%#116
Tennessee59039118.6%10.24%#98
Colorado58642414.3%9.85%#96
Washington54137113.9%10.23%#96
Pennsylvania48633515.2%9.99%#159
Connecticut47332711.2%10.10%#61
Ohio45130915.5%10.17%#153
Maryland42027622.6%9.41%#103
Michigan40027716.3%10.37%#147
Illinois36524817.0%10.54%#168
Indiana27619216.7%10.28%#169
Missouri26818715.7%9.91%#149
Oregon26717018.0%10.21%#96
South Carolina25918712.7%9.74%#158
Louisiana25317121.0%9.54%#96
Massachusetts25016820.8%9.79%#134
Alabama22514920.0%9.49%#146
Nevada22415017.9%10.08%#98
Wisconsin21314624.4%7.38%#153
Hawaii20011828.0%7.31%#28
New Mexico17412020.7%7.63%#84
Kentucky16711716.2%9.91%#161
Maine16112214.9%9.54%#74
Utah15510912.9%10.10%#113
Idaho121899.9%10.39%#113
New Hampshire1046918.3%9.44%#85
Arkansas1016125.7%9.60%#150
Oklahoma967014.6%9.94%#193
Minnesota956225.3%9.99%#213
Rhode Island816612.4%10.17%#76
Kansas744817.6%10.72%#193
Delaware684127.9%10.41%#102
Mississippi603725.0%6.25%#160
Montana533817.0%10.13%#90
Iowa502728.0%9.85%#217
Vermont322325.0%6.75%#67
West Virginia322321.9%6.75%#172
Nebraska312012.9%10.37%#172
Alaska291713.8%10.72%#73
District of Columbia291920.7%10.79%#100
North Dakota221427.3%8.80%#102
Wyoming211033.3%11.17%#106
South Dakota9722.2%10.42%#139

Frequently asked questions

Homebridge Financial Services denied 18.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 68th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Homebridge Financial Services gave in 2025 was "unverifiable information", cited on 36.2% 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 Homebridge Financial Services originated in 2025 was 10.04%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.11 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 17% of its applications were for home purchases, 16% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 67% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 84% conventional, 9% FHA, 7% 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 Homebridge Financial Services. Data sources · Methodology