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

Luminate Bank earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 4.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 78th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.37 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 30th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

12kApplications2025
69.4%Originatedof applications
4.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$3.1BLoan volume51 states

Luminate Bank at a glance, 2025

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

3.2%Denial rate (all applications)-14.82 pts vs national
4.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-18.26 pts vs national
69.4%Origination rate+11.33 pts vs national
26.7%Withdrawn by applicant
0.2%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.37Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.12 pts vs national
$315,000Median loan amount
$6,960Median total loan costs
$119kMedian 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%

78th4.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

30th0.37 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

15th26.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

52nd2.21% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202349410.0%0.0%9.50%$23M
202448392.1%2.5%9.50%$12M
202512,1348,4163.2%4.3%6.63%$3.1B

What Luminate 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 9,341 77% · 2.8% denied
Refinance 1,442 12% · 3.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,277 11% · 5.6% denied
Home improvement 16 0% · 6.3% denied
Other / HELOC 58 0% · 3.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 8,694 72% · 2.4% denied
FHA 2,637 22% · 5.5% denied
VA 723 6% · 3.9% denied
USDA / RHS 80 1% · 5.0% denied

Also: 375 home-equity lines, 334 reverse mortgages, 201 manufactured homes, 1,096 investment properties.

Why Luminate Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 384 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 118 31%
Credit history 100 26%
Collateral 86 22%
Other 49 13%
Employment history 12 3%
Insufficient cash 11 3%
Unverifiable information 7 2%
Incomplete application 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Luminate Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k8545627.5%
$50k – $100k3,6732,6074.8%
$100k – $150k2,7762,0103.9%
$150k – $250k2,4921,7283.2%
Over $250k1,6951,1392.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 256765343.2%
25–343,5132,5313.6%
35–443,1872,1444.9%
45–542,1221,4154.2%
55–641,4579615.5%
65–747955285.8%
Over 743452642.9%

Where Luminate Bank lends

51 states and 1,058 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Minnesota1,8091,3562.3%6.63%#24
New Jersey1,6311,0693.1%6.49%#44
Florida1,0796865.0%6.63%#144
Colorado7835432.6%6.49%#75
Indiana6965172.4%6.88%#89
Kentucky5904351.4%6.63%#70
Delaware3982774.3%6.63%#33
Texas3882444.1%6.88%#301
Washington3612652.8%6.50%#129
Maryland3132195.1%6.88%#124
New York3081983.6%6.38%#176
Wisconsin2992354.4%6.99%#120
South Carolina2942402.7%6.49%#141
Georgia2631702.3%6.63%#209
New Hampshire2331532.6%6.88%#52
Virginia2201553.2%6.62%#197
Arizona1991411.0%6.63%#178
Illinois1951363.1%6.88%#250
Michigan1901274.7%6.99%#218
Missouri1861138.1%6.88%#193
Pennsylvania1711112.3%6.75%#302
Oklahoma1701182.9%6.88%#141
Tennessee154982.0%6.63%#251
Ohio133962.3%6.88%#287
North Carolina126951.6%6.88%#290
Maine116790.9%6.50%#84
Kansas115792.6%6.75%#155
Mississippi1125312.5%6.88%#119
California105681.9%6.49%#435
Nevada71571.4%6.75%#176
Alabama50272.0%6.25%#314
Massachusetts46264.4%6.75%#338
Utah46340.0%6.31%#179
Arkansas44312.3%6.37%#216
Oregon41282.4%6.50%#245
Connecticut29203.5%6.31%#264
Idaho21124.8%6.44%#218
District of Columbia19140.0%6.31%#125
West Virginia19140.0%7.06%#202
Rhode Island181311.1%6.81%#155
Louisiana16116.3%6.63%#334
New Mexico15110.0%6.63%#222
Montana14107.1%6.88%#159
South Dakota960.0%6.69%#141
Nebraska8412.5%6.69%#272
North Dakota7514.3%6.99%#144
Alaska630.0%6.63%#123
Vermont650.0%6.88%#137
Hawaii540.0%7.00%#189
Iowa530.0%6.75%#435

Frequently asked questions

Luminate Bank denied 4.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 78th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Luminate Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 30.7% 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 Luminate Bank originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.37 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 77% of its applications were for home purchases, 22% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 1% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 72% conventional, 22% FHA, 6% 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 Luminate Bank. Data sources · Methodology