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Kinecta review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Kinecta earns a B, better than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 12.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 89th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.72 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 17th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.2kApplications2025
69.9%Originatedof applications
12.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$374MLoan volume41 states

Kinecta at a glance, 2025

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

9.6%Denial rate (all applications)-8.35 pts vs national
12.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-10.57 pts vs national
69.9%Origination rate+11.83 pts vs national
12.1%Withdrawn by applicant
7.8%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.72Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.46 pts vs national
$175,000Median loan amount
$4,306Median total loan costs
$149kMedian applicant income
59%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

89th12.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

17th0.72 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

15th19.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

68th2.46% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,6171,79613.1%15.8%7.88%$814M
20242,2401,63711.3%13.4%6.99%$523M
20252,1801,5239.6%12.0%6.75%$374M

What Kinecta 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 135 6% · 4.4% denied
Refinance 619 28% · 14.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,426 65% · 7.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,167 99% · 9.6% denied
FHA 12 1% · 16.7% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 1,821 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 2 manufactured homes, 10 investment properties.

Why Kinecta denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 210 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 116 55%
Credit history 36 17%
Unverifiable information 21 10%
Collateral 18 9%
Other 17 8%
Insufficient cash 2 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Kinecta

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1335334.2%
$50k – $100k42425920.4%
$100k – $150k52136211.4%
$150k – $250k6805187.8%
Over $250k3943047.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34896013.0%
35–4435123615.3%
45–5451938311.3%
55–6460442012.4%
65–744192959.9%
Over 7419712811.0%

Where Kinecta lends

41 states and 245 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California1,6521,1959.1%6.74%#122
New York1781167.3%6.99%#218
Arizona33219.1%6.74%#366
Florida321718.8%6.99%#677
Washington261415.4%6.99%#361
Nevada22164.6%6.99%#266
Georgia191015.8%6.99%#575
Illinois19105.3%6.99%#599
New Jersey181216.7%7.12%#466
Texas17923.5%6.63%#882
Colorado1696.3%6.99%#437
North Carolina15920.0%6.99%#568
Virginia141014.3%6.99%#538
Tennessee13815.4%6.99%#605
Maryland1298.3%6.99%#455
Oregon12100.0%6.99%#347
Pennsylvania1179.1%6.74%#679
Utah1190.0%6.99%#288
Ohio9511.1%6.63%#632
Connecticut5140.0%6.99%#447
Idaho540.0%7.49%#330
South Carolina5320.0%6.99%#640

Frequently asked questions

Kinecta denied 12.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 89th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Kinecta gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 55.2% 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 Kinecta originated in 2025 was 6.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.72 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 6% of its applications were for home purchases, 94% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 99% conventional, 1% 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 Kinecta. Data sources · Methodology