Mortgage lender · Hodgenville, KY · LEI 549300REENMLD2RN3W58

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

Magnolia Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 10.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 49th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.22 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 57th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

5.6kApplications2025
73.5%Originatedof applications
10.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.38%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.2BLoan volume50 states

Magnolia Bank at a glance, 2025

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

8.5%Denial rate (all applications)-9.44 pts vs national
10.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-12.27 pts vs national
73.5%Origination rate+15.46 pts vs national
15.4%Withdrawn by applicant
1.9%Closed for incompleteness
6.38%Median interest rate-0.25 pts vs national
0.22Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.04 pts vs national
$265,000Median loan amount
$8,149Median total loan costs
$92kMedian applicant income
90%Median loan-to-value
1High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

49th10.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

57th0.22 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

48th17.2%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

23rd3.08% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233,5522,6499.2%10.9%6.50%$717M
20245,3354,0027.8%9.3%6.49%$1.2B
20255,5754,0978.5%10.3%6.38%$1.2B

What Magnolia 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 3,228 58% · 6.1% denied
Refinance 354 6% · 8.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,834 33% · 12.2% denied
Home improvement 65 1% · 10.8% denied
Other / HELOC 94 2% · 19.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,943 35% · 5.4% denied
FHA 1,321 24% · 8.6% denied
VA 1,888 34% · 11.2% denied
USDA / RHS 423 8% · 11.4% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 1 reverse mortgages, 292 manufactured homes, 188 investment properties.

Why Magnolia Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 476 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 195 41%
Collateral 106 22%
Credit history 96 20%
Other 53 11%
Unverifiable information 19 4%
Employment history 6 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Magnolia Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k53937616.9%
$50k – $100k2,5141,80011.1%
$100k – $150k1,3951,0789.0%
$150k – $250k7585637.4%
Over $250k2111645.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 253823138.7%
25–341,2911,0218.2%
35–441,11282310.8%
45–5492666411.5%
55–6483659610.7%
65–746063999.7%
Over 7439625616.0%

Where Magnolia Bank lends

50 states and 1,136 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Kentucky9507576.8%6.50%#44
Georgia8997416.1%6.25%#104
Mississippi5094264.9%6.38%#37
Alabama2732147.0%6.31%#131
South Carolina2732049.2%6.50%#148
Indiana2601988.5%6.49%#173
Florida2191428.2%6.25%#354
Texas1931535.2%6.50%#420
California1508317.3%6.25%#392
Tennessee133909.0%6.25%#273
New York1197910.1%6.63%#250
Virginia1177810.3%6.13%#274
North Carolina1116211.7%6.63%#309
Ohio106687.6%6.50%#320
Pennsylvania935914.0%6.38%#384
Missouri91629.9%6.50%#276
Arkansas87595.8%6.38%#164
Michigan795110.1%6.38%#299
Illinois785311.5%6.25%#384
Massachusetts744017.6%6.13%#284
Arizona674311.9%6.00%#277
New Jersey57368.8%6.19%#337
Wisconsin573015.8%6.19%#319
Connecticut543616.7%6.63%#214
New Mexico462513.0%6.06%#159
Minnesota44316.8%6.50%#313
Colorado412714.6%5.99%#327
Utah382223.7%5.93%#193
West Virginia37302.7%6.31%#159
Nevada352411.4%6.19%#234
Oklahoma34188.8%6.25%#289
Louisiana331812.1%6.25%#280
Oregon322212.5%5.99%#263
Idaho261819.2%6.13%#203
Delaware21119.5%6.50%#181
Nebraska191026.3%6.25%#208
New Hampshire16818.8%5.99%#211
Iowa141021.4%6.63%#330
Kansas13100.0%6.31%#338
Wyoming1397.7%6.25%#130
Montana1288.3%6.13%#162
Washington11518.2%6.38%#447
Rhode Island1070.0%5.99%#191
North Dakota9511.1%5.99%#130
Hawaii5320.0%6.13%#194
Vermont530.0%6.25%#153

Frequently asked questions

Magnolia Bank denied 10.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 49th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Magnolia Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 41.0% 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 Magnolia Bank originated in 2025 was 6.38%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.22 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 58% of its applications were for home purchases, 39% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 3% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 35% conventional, 24% FHA, 34% 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 Magnolia Bank. Data sources · Methodology