Mortgage lender · Aliso Viejo, CA · LEI 549300XRXBA38J60S618

Jmj Financial Group review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Jmj Financial Group earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 1.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 90th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.35 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 40th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.1kApplications2025
78.1%Originatedof applications
1.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$504MLoan volume18 states

Jmj Financial Group at a glance, 2025

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

1.5%Denial rate (all applications)-16.52 pts vs national
1.8%Denial rate (decided applications)-20.76 pts vs national
78.1%Origination rate+20.07 pts vs national
19.8%Withdrawn by applicant
0.6%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.35Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.10 pts vs national
$505,000Median loan amount
$9,556Median total loan costs
$165kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
1High-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%

90th1.8% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

40th0.35 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

18th20.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

51st1.89% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20239136171.8%2.5%6.75%$319M
20241,0977781.9%2.6%6.75%$431M
20251,0968561.5%1.8%6.75%$504M

What Jmj Financial Group 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 767 70% · 0.5% denied
Refinance 139 13% · 3.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 190 17% · 3.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 847 77% · 0.8% denied
FHA 157 14% · 5.7% denied
VA 92 8% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 14 manufactured homes, 198 investment properties.

Why Jmj Financial Group denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 16 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Other 4 25%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 25%
Credit history 4 25%
Employment history 2 13%
Collateral 1 6%
Unverifiable information 1 6%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Jmj Financial Group

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k1681253.9%
$100k – $150k2321752.2%
$150k – $250k2932330.9%
Over $250k2612071.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2535260.0%
25–342361872.1%
35–443432661.1%
45–542351852.1%
55–641551203.2%
65–7468511.9%
Over 7424210.0%

Where Jmj Financial Group lends

18 states and 114 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California7045611.3%6.75%#207
Idaho2171700.9%6.49%#82
Arizona44370.0%6.75%#330
Nevada20130.0%6.75%#271
Utah19135.3%6.63%#245
Tennessee15100.0%6.75%#576
Texas1586.7%6.94%#904
Florida1497.1%7.38%#838
Minnesota10710.0%7.63%#472
Georgia7314.3%7.25%#721
Oregon760.0%6.56%#403
Washington770.0%6.63%#497
Colorado630.0%6.99%#589

Frequently asked questions

Jmj Financial Group denied 1.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 90th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Jmj Financial Group gave in 2025 was "other", cited on 25.0% 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 Jmj Financial Group originated in 2025 was 6.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.35 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 70% of its applications were for home purchases, 30% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 77% conventional, 14% FHA, 8% 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 Jmj Financial Group. Data sources · Methodology