Mortgage lender · San Diego, CA · LEI 54930015645SYPOM7220

Iserve Residential Lending review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Iserve Residential Lending earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 4.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 76th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.54 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 26th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.1kApplications2025
71.8%Originatedof applications
4.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$282MLoan volume14 states

Iserve Residential Lending at a glance, 2025

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

3.6%Denial rate (all applications)-14.35 pts vs national
4.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-18.12 pts vs national
71.8%Origination rate+13.75 pts vs national
18.8%Withdrawn by applicant
0.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.54Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.29 pts vs national
$335,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$112kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

76th4.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

26th0.54 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

22nd18.9%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20238435934.7%6.0%6.75%$193M
20249546943.7%4.5%6.63%$229M
20251,1027913.6%4.5%6.50%$282M

What Iserve Residential Lending 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 711 65% · 3.9% denied
Refinance 82 7% · 2.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 309 28% · 3.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 466 42% · 3.9% denied
FHA 507 46% · 3.2% denied
VA 94 9% · 2.1% denied
USDA / RHS 35 3% · 11.4% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 62 manufactured homes, 24 investment properties.

Why Iserve Residential Lending denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 40 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 17 43%
Collateral 6 15%
Insufficient cash 6 15%
Credit history 4 10%
Other 4 10%
Unverifiable information 2 5%
Employment history 1 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Iserve Residential Lending

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k361815.4%
$50k – $100k3853054.7%
$100k – $150k3352604.1%
$150k – $250k1861441.9%
Over $250k76551.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2556464.0%
25–342401736.4%
35–442261603.9%
45–542741963.7%
55–641871325.3%
65–7484593.1%
Over 7435250.0%

Where Iserve Residential Lending lends

14 states and 221 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Tennessee3512584.8%6.50%#146
Nevada2091562.9%6.63%#103
Georgia1451141.4%6.63%#291
Oregon83496.0%6.63%#180
Florida63393.2%6.50%#570
California49362.0%6.75%#524
Colorado44270.0%6.50%#320
Virginia40277.5%6.63%#401
Alabama37295.4%6.63%#339
Indiana35232.9%6.63%#390
North Carolina24180.0%6.63%#494
Kentucky18125.6%6.63%#364

Frequently asked questions

Iserve Residential Lending denied 4.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 76th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Iserve Residential Lending gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 42.5% 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 Iserve Residential Lending originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.54 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 65% of its applications were for home purchases, 35% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 42% conventional, 46% 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 Iserve Residential Lending. Data sources · Methodology