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

Lake City Bank earns a B, better than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 12.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 88th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.46 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 25th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.4kApplications2025
76.8%Originatedof applications
12.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$378MLoan volume9 states

Lake City Bank at a glance, 2025

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

11.6%Denial rate (all applications)-6.37 pts vs national
12.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-10.17 pts vs national
76.8%Origination rate+18.74 pts vs national
6.4%Withdrawn by applicant
0.1%Closed for incompleteness
7.75%Median interest rate+1.13 pts vs national
0.46Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.21 pts vs national
$95,000Median loan amount
$2,605Median total loan costs
$98kMedian applicant income
56%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%

88th12.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

25th0.46 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

82nd6.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

61st2.74% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,0201,61610.8%11.4%8.50%$452M
20242,2491,74212.7%13.3%8.75%$340M
20252,4371,87111.6%12.4%7.75%$378M

What Lake City 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 280 11% · 6.4% denied
Refinance 616 25% · 4.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 528 22% · 12.1% denied
Home improvement 33 1% · 18.2% denied
Other / HELOC 980 40% · 17.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,437 100% · 11.6% denied

Also: 2,042 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 59 manufactured homes, 106 investment properties.

Why Lake City Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 283 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 131 46%
Credit history 97 34%
Collateral 41 14%
Other 8 3%
Employment history 2 1%
Unverifiable information 2 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Lake City Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k33417834.6%
$50k – $100k82763312.8%
$100k – $150k4783919.0%
$150k – $250k3482994.8%
Over $250k2922313.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2536298.8%
25–3426418715.9%
35–4443831914.1%
45–5449237015.5%
55–6451139911.7%
65–743983219.2%
Over 7422417410.1%

Where Lake City Bank lends

9 states and 58 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Indiana2,3611,81311.7%7.75%#34
Michigan52449.6%7.75%#345
Florida980.0%6.87%#948

Frequently asked questions

Lake City Bank denied 12.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 88th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Lake City Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 46.3% 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 Lake City Bank originated in 2025 was 7.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.46 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 11% of its applications were for home purchases, 47% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 42% 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 Lake City Bank. Data sources · Methodology