Mortgage lender · Wilmington, OH · LEI 549300MU2YI0HXIT3257

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

Liberty Savings Bank earns an F, in the bottom tier of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 38.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 12th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.11 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 6th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

202Applications2025
50.0%Originatedof applications
38.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
8.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$24MLoan volume32 states

Liberty Savings Bank at a glance, 2025

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

32.2%Denial rate (all applications)+14.20 pts vs national
38.2%Denial rate (decided applications)+15.65 pts vs national
50.0%Origination rate-8.03 pts vs national
11.9%Withdrawn by applicant
4.0%Closed for incompleteness
8.25%Median interest rate+1.63 pts vs national
1.11Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.86 pts vs national
$155,000Median loan amount
$4,617Median total loan costs
$70kMedian applicant income
51%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the F 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%

12th38.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

6th1.11 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

32nd15.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

55th2.98% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231909214.7%21.4%9.50%$20M
202431019222.9%26.3%8.75%$56M
202520210132.2%38.2%8.25%$24M

What Liberty Savings 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 23 11% · 13.0% denied
Refinance 57 28% · 31.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 2% · 50.0% denied
Home improvement 8 4% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 110 54% · 36.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 202 100% · 32.2% denied

Also: 170 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 1 manufactured homes, 2 investment properties.

Why Liberty Savings Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 65 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Other 34 52%
Debt-to-income ratio 19 29%
Credit history 5 8%
Unverifiable information 4 6%
Collateral 2 3%
Incomplete application 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Liberty Savings Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k513228.3%
$50k – $100k472343.9%
$100k – $150k201511.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
55–64221044.4%
65–74401848.6%
Over 741145933.7%

Where Liberty Savings Bank lends

32 states and 104 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Florida772941.6%6.63%#528
Ohio191031.6%7.06%#535
Illinois14735.7%8.50%#636
Colorado8625.0%6.75%#532
Oregon8625.0%9.38%#387
Texas7342.9%8.50%#1,025
Wisconsin7514.3%10.50%#541
Indiana6416.7%7.75%#624
Arizona550.0%8.50%#605
Georgia5320.0%9.75%#753
Michigan5240.0%8.38%#608
North Carolina5340.0%9.75%#755

Frequently asked questions

Liberty Savings Bank denied 38.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 12th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Liberty Savings Bank gave in 2025 was "other", cited on 52.3% 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 Liberty Savings Bank originated in 2025 was 8.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 1.11 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 11% of its applications were for home purchases, 30% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 58% 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 Liberty Savings Bank. Data sources · Methodology