Mortgage lender · Effingham, IL · LEI 549300U6DW7DX671T306

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

Midland States Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 27.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 12th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.02 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 80th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.6kApplications2025
60.3%Originatedof applications
27.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$275MLoan volume21 states

Midland States Bank at a glance, 2025

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

24.0%Denial rate (all applications)+5.97 pts vs national
27.2%Denial rate (decided applications)+4.61 pts vs national
60.3%Origination rate+2.24 pts vs national
8.8%Withdrawn by applicant
3.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.02Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.24 pts vs national
$95,000Median loan amount
$3,834Median total loan costs
$84kMedian applicant income
76%Median loan-to-value
0High-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%

12th27.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

80th0.02 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

74th12.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

9th4.04% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,8471,15021.4%24.4%6.25%$168M
20241,6931,03623.3%26.3%6.63%$186M
20251,64198924.0%27.2%6.50%$275M

What Midland States 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 714 44% · 6.9% denied
Refinance 259 16% · 18.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 77 5% · 24.7% denied
Home improvement 30 2% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 561 34% · 47.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,487 91% · 24.6% denied
FHA 108 7% · 23.2% denied
VA 31 2% · 6.5% denied
USDA / RHS 15 1% · 6.7% denied

Also: 630 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 9 manufactured homes, 130 investment properties.

Why Midland States Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 393 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 190 48%
Credit history 137 35%
Collateral 37 9%
Incomplete application 10 3%
Employment history 7 2%
Insufficient cash 6 2%
Other 4 1%
Unverifiable information 2 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Midland States Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k30915243.3%
$50k – $100k62538925.8%
$100k – $150k30620020.3%
$150k – $250k21812925.7%
Over $250k814619.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25846210.1%
25–3431121116.7%
35–4430617633.3%
45–5433417931.6%
55–6426115331.4%
65–741899737.3%
Over 74956218.8%

Where Midland States Bank lends

21 states and 123 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Illinois1,39684024.7%6.50%#63
Missouri18111619.9%6.13%#196
Florida11727.3%7.00%#896
Indiana11627.3%6.88%#532
Wisconsin7414.3%6.94%#542
Ohio530.0%6.25%#700
Tennessee530.0%7.50%#755

Frequently asked questions

Midland States Bank denied 27.2% 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 mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Midland States Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 48.3% 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 Midland States Bank originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.02 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 44% of its applications were for home purchases, 20% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 36% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 91% conventional, 7% FHA, 2% 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 Midland States Bank. Data sources · Methodology