Mortgage lender · Irvine, CA · LEI 549300Q6YL1SFVPEGV90

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

Intelliloan earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 20.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 22nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.17 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 67th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.5kApplications2025
32.8%Originatedof applications
20.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.13%Median ratenational 6.63%
$336MLoan volume27 states

Intelliloan at a glance, 2025

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

9.6%Denial rate (all applications)-8.38 pts vs national
20.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-2.22 pts vs national
32.8%Origination rate-25.28 pts vs national
28.4%Withdrawn by applicant
24.5%Closed for incompleteness
6.13%Median interest rate-0.50 pts vs national
0.17Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.09 pts vs national
$365,000Median loan amount
$7,034Median total loan costs
$105kMedian applicant income
95%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%

22nd20.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

67th0.17 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

1st52.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

66th1.93% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,24538110.5%21.4%9.25%$81M
20241,5966044.4%8.5%6.25%$238M
20252,5108229.6%20.4%6.13%$336M

What Intelliloan 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 40 2% · 7.5% denied
Refinance 1,907 76% · 8.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 563 22% · 14.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 354 14% · 9.0% denied
FHA 1,921 77% · 9.9% denied
VA 235 9% · 8.1% denied

Also: 6 home-equity lines, 3 reverse mortgages, 7 manufactured homes, 26 investment properties.

Why Intelliloan denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 241 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 110 46%
Debt-to-income ratio 42 17%
Other 42 17%
Unverifiable information 22 9%
Collateral 16 7%
Incomplete application 8 3%
Employment history 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Intelliloan

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k661058.3%
$50k – $100k3206838.7%
$100k – $150k2308218.5%
$150k – $250k1735822.2%
Over $250k60208.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2549174.4%
25–3445415615.7%
35–4458619121.8%
45–5455219019.9%
55–6445114122.6%
65–742909124.3%
Over 741283620.8%

Where Intelliloan lends

27 states and 470 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California5081679.1%6.13%#260
Florida41912210.7%6.25%#262
Texas2407410.8%6.13%#383
Georgia208648.7%6.19%#244
Washington182647.1%6.13%#195
Arizona1255011.2%6.13%#220
New Jersey125427.2%6.25%#243
Virginia111439.0%6.13%#278
Massachusetts1102515.5%6.13%#239
Nevada81358.6%6.13%#158
Pennsylvania54217.4%6.25%#483
Colorado51195.9%6.25%#303
Oregon44159.1%6.13%#241
Tennessee43159.3%6.25%#435
Maryland371616.2%6.00%#350
Michigan2956.9%6.13%#394
Utah2767.4%5.87%#219
Minnesota2554.0%6.50%#368
Illinois2478.3%6.25%#574
North Carolina20105.0%5.75%#530
Connecticut14514.3%5.75%#341
Wisconsin13423.1%6.44%#461
Oklahoma1050.0%6.38%#401
Arkansas5220.0%6.19%#417

Frequently asked questions

Intelliloan denied 20.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 22nd percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Intelliloan gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 45.6% 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 Intelliloan originated in 2025 was 6.13%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.17 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 2% of its applications were for home purchases, 98% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 14% conventional, 77% FHA, 9% 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 Intelliloan. Data sources · Methodology