Mortgage lender · Fulton, MD · LEI 5493002G4JO4BZ22MC13

Ivy Mortgage review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Ivy Mortgage earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 3.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 84th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.18 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 91st percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

213Applications2025
60.6%Originatedof applications
3.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.13%Median ratenational 6.63%
$57MLoan volume17 states

Ivy Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

1.9%Denial rate (all applications)-16.10 pts vs national
3.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-19.58 pts vs national
60.6%Origination rate+2.53 pts vs national
27.7%Withdrawn by applicant
9.9%Closed for incompleteness
6.13%Median interest rate-0.50 pts vs national
-0.18Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.44 pts vs national
$435,000Median loan amount
$2,338Median total loan costs
$185kMedian applicant income
67%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A 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%

84th3.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

91st-0.18 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

2nd37.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

94th0.54% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
2023177852.3%4.5%6.50%$35M
20241991071.5%2.7%6.38%$50M
20252131291.9%3.0%6.13%$57M

What Ivy Mortgage 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 85 40% · 3.5% denied
Refinance 116 54% · 0.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 12 6% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 213 100% · 1.9% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 52 investment properties.

Why Ivy Mortgage denies applications

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

Collateral 2 50%
Employment history 1 25%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 25%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Ivy Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k2180.0%
$100k – $150k49300.0%
$150k – $250k83573.4%
Over $250k60345.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3447286.7%
35–44104631.6%
45–5448273.6%

Where Ivy Mortgage lends

17 states and 79 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Maryland28160.0%6.44%#377
Texas25104.0%6.13%#825
Pennsylvania22174.6%6.38%#592
Tennessee17110.0%6.50%#564
Virginia1680.0%6.38%#521
California15100.0%6.50%#679
North Carolina1580.0%6.13%#566
New Jersey1580.0%5.56%#485
Delaware1270.0%6.13%#220
Georgia1290.0%6.00%#641
Florida1060.0%5.94%#918
Massachusetts8512.5%5.88%#479
Washington760.0%6.19%#499
New York5320.0%6.13%#506

Frequently asked questions

Ivy Mortgage denied 3.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 84th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Ivy Mortgage gave in 2025 was "collateral", cited on 50.0% 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 Ivy Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.13%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.18 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 40% of its applications were for home purchases, 60% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% 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 Ivy Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology