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Kbhs Home Loans review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Kbhs Home Loans earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 9.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 51st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.14 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 90th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

13kApplications2025
68.5%Originatedof applications
9.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
5.99%Median ratenational 6.63%
$3.5BLoan volume10 states

Kbhs Home Loans at a glance, 2025

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

7.5%Denial rate (all applications)-10.50 pts vs national
9.8%Denial rate (decided applications)-12.80 pts vs national
68.5%Origination rate+10.48 pts vs national
23.6%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
5.99%Median interest rate-0.63 pts vs national
-0.14Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.40 pts vs national
$375,000Median loan amount
$9,852Median total loan costs
$121kMedian applicant income
95%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

51st9.8% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

90th-0.14 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

22nd23.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

36th2.63% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202315,3069,2958.4%12.0%5.88%$3.6B
202414,39010,3096.0%7.8%5.88%$4.1B
202512,8758,8217.5%9.8%5.99%$3.5B

What Kbhs Home Loans 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 12,852 100% · 7.5% denied
Refinance 15 0% · 6.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6,323 49% · 6.3% denied
FHA 4,922 38% · 9.7% denied
VA 1,593 12% · 5.3% denied
USDA / RHS 37 0% · 10.8% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 580 investment properties.

Why Kbhs Home Loans denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 963 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 554 58%
Unverifiable information 163 17%
Credit history 108 11%
Insufficient cash 61 6%
Other 45 5%
Employment history 27 3%
Collateral 5 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Kbhs Home Loans

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k24710835.9%
$50k – $100k3,9672,63213.1%
$100k – $150k4,3903,1547.2%
$150k – $250k3,1212,2256.0%
Over $250k9216017.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 256814778.9%
25–344,2193,0768.0%
35–443,3922,34110.6%
45–542,1411,39813.1%
55–641,48391510.9%
65–747564877.2%
Over 742031274.4%

Where Kbhs Home Loans lends

10 states and 85 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas3,3592,2508.3%6.25%#55
California3,0922,0096.8%6.05%#66
Florida2,1511,3718.5%5.99%#89
Arizona1,2059825.5%5.68%#58
Nevada1,1329059.5%5.88%#28
North Carolina7484936.6%5.88%#106
Colorado4633154.1%5.13%#109
Washington4222805.7%6.00%#116
Idaho1691208.3%5.75%#93
South Carolina134967.5%6.25%#221

Frequently asked questions

Kbhs Home Loans denied 9.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 51st percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Kbhs Home Loans gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 57.5% 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 Kbhs Home Loans originated in 2025 was 5.99%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.14 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 100% of its applications were for home purchases, 0% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 49% conventional, 38% FHA, 12% 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 Kbhs Home Loans. Data sources · Methodology