Mortgage lender · Austin, TX · LEI 875500CPQ9Z7QEFE5G90

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

Loanpeople earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 4.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 79th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.23 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 55th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.7kApplications2025
69.7%Originatedof applications
4.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.62%Median ratenational 6.63%
$708MLoan volume16 states

Loanpeople at a glance, 2025

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

3.1%Denial rate (all applications)-14.92 pts vs national
4.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-18.39 pts vs national
69.7%Origination rate+11.64 pts vs national
27.2%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.62%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.23Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.03 pts vs national
$325,000Median loan amount
$8,982Median total loan costs
$133kMedian applicant income
85%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%

79th4.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

55th0.23 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

15th27.2%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

31st2.76% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,6061,1012.3%3.2%6.63%$432M
20242,3931,6903.3%4.4%6.63%$623M
20252,6511,8473.1%4.2%6.62%$708M

What Loanpeople 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 2,328 88% · 2.8% denied
Refinance 172 6% · 4.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 148 6% · 4.7% denied
Other / HELOC 3 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,830 69% · 2.1% denied
FHA 546 21% · 5.1% denied
VA 269 10% · 5.2% denied
USDA / RHS 6 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 2 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 27 manufactured homes, 265 investment properties.

Why Loanpeople denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 81 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 27 33%
Collateral 20 25%
Credit history 12 15%
Unverifiable information 10 12%
Other 10 12%
Insufficient cash 2 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Loanpeople

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k965021.9%
$50k – $100k6834885.6%
$100k – $150k6844892.8%
$150k – $250k6074312.1%
Over $250k4923223.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2593667.0%
25–348125753.4%
35–447955413.6%
45–544873375.1%
55–642711856.1%
65–741561192.5%
Over 74372411.1%

Where Loanpeople lends

16 states and 153 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas1,9751,3663.2%6.63%#100
Florida5974312.2%6.50%#220
New Mexico23130.0%6.50%#191
Colorado1278.3%6.99%#481
Georgia950.0%7.13%#685
Arkansas760.0%6.56%#373
Virginia6316.7%7.00%#623
Tennessee5340.0%7.00%#749

Frequently asked questions

Loanpeople denied 4.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 79th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Loanpeople gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 33.3% 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 Loanpeople originated in 2025 was 6.62%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.23 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 88% of its applications were for home purchases, 12% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 69% conventional, 21% FHA, 10% 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 Loanpeople. Data sources · Methodology