Mortgage lender · Mcallen, TX · LEI 549300IRQPG1Q6VZ8Y58

Lone Star National Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Lone Star National Bank earns an F, in the bottom tier of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 23.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 14th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.61 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 23rd percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

466Applications2025
49.8%Originatedof applications
23.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$136MLoan volume2 states

Lone Star National Bank at a glance, 2025

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

15.9%Denial rate (all applications)-2.10 pts vs national
23.3%Denial rate (decided applications)+0.75 pts vs national
49.8%Origination rate-8.24 pts vs national
24.3%Withdrawn by applicant
7.7%Closed for incompleteness
7.25%Median interest rate+0.63 pts vs national
0.61Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.36 pts vs national
$235,000Median loan amount
$8,021Median total loan costs
$112kMedian applicant income
86%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the F grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

14th23.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

23rd0.61 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

4th32.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

12th3.41% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202347421723.8%34.1%7.50%$85M
202455326024.1%33.6%7.25%$121M
202546623215.9%23.3%7.25%$136M

What Lone Star National 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 257 55% · 7.0% denied
Refinance 80 17% · 15.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 116 25% · 37.9% denied
Home improvement 10 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 403 86% · 15.6% denied
FHA 57 12% · 19.3% denied
VA 6 1% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 3 manufactured homes, 147 investment properties.

Why Lone Star National Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 74 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 39 53%
Other 23 31%
Collateral 5 7%
Credit history 5 7%
Unverifiable information 2 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Lone Star National Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k431554.3%
$50k – $100k1204143.8%
$100k – $150k612817.1%
$150k – $250k683113.5%
Over $250k774413.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34874023.2%
35–44994823.1%
45–54964032.8%
55–64672728.6%
65–7426952.6%

Where Lone Star National Bank lends

2 states and 20 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas46523115.9%7.25%#274

Frequently asked questions

Lone Star National Bank denied 23.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 14th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Lone Star National Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 52.7% 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 Lone Star National Bank originated in 2025 was 7.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.61 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 55% of its applications were for home purchases, 42% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 3% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 86% conventional, 12% FHA, 1% 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 Lone Star National Bank. Data sources · Methodology