Mortgage lender · San Antonio, TX · LEI 549300RXHLK3XT6SD946

Jefferson Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Jefferson Bank earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 6.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 63rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.32 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 44th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

579Applications2025
77.2%Originatedof applications
6.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$197MLoan volume3 states

Jefferson Bank at a glance, 2025

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

6.9%Denial rate (all applications)-11.07 pts vs national
6.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-15.65 pts vs national
77.2%Origination rate+19.17 pts vs national
0.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.32Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.06 pts vs national
$285,000Median loan amount
$7,093Median total loan costs
$147kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

63rd6.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

44th0.32 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

94th0.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

29th2.49% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202366248110.7%10.8%6.38%$223M
202454038810.9%11.0%7.13%$145M
20255794476.9%6.9%6.75%$197M

What Jefferson Bank 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 408 70% · 5.2% denied
Refinance 46 8% · 6.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 62 11% · 4.8% denied
Home improvement 10 2% · 10.0% denied
Other / HELOC 53 9% · 22.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 515 89% · 6.2% denied
FHA 35 6% · 20.0% denied
VA 29 5% · 3.5% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 12 manufactured homes, 76 investment properties.

Why Jefferson Bank 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 19 48%
Collateral 11 28%
Other 4 10%
Credit history 3 8%
Unverifiable information 2 5%
Insufficient cash 1 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Jefferson Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k432519.1%
$50k – $100k1299310.9%
$100k – $150k100777.0%
$150k – $250k119972.5%
Over $250k1471204.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3473595.5%
35–441591229.4%
45–54117947.8%
55–6491725.6%
65–7471492.8%
Over 74261411.5%

Where Jefferson Bank lends

3 states and 46 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas5764456.9%6.75%#238

Frequently asked questions

Jefferson Bank denied 6.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 63rd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Jefferson Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 47.5% 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 Jefferson Bank originated in 2025 was 6.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.32 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 70% of its applications were for home purchases, 19% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 11% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 89% conventional, 6% FHA, 5% 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 Jefferson Bank. Data sources · Methodology