Mortgage lender · Columbus, OH · LEI 549300XCVBRR56D08F03

Mission Loans review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Mission Loans earns a D, weaker than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 9.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 54th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.37 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 2nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

13kApplications2025
17.8%Originatedof applications
9.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$486MLoan volume51 states

Mission Loans at a glance, 2025

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

2.2%Denial rate (all applications)-15.78 pts vs national
9.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-13.32 pts vs national
17.8%Origination rate-40.19 pts vs national
67.6%Withdrawn by applicant
8.7%Closed for incompleteness
7.63%Median interest rate+1.00 pts vs national
1.37Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+1.11 pts vs national
$165,000Median loan amount
$6,192Median total loan costs
$95kMedian applicant income
67%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D 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%

54th9.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

2nd1.37 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

0th76.3%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

10th3.75% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20235,2831,9464.2%8.3%6.75%$638M
20247,7411,4544.4%14.5%9.50%$265M
202512,8842,2982.2%9.3%7.63%$486M

What Mission Loans 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 314 2% · 2.2% denied
Refinance 2,426 19% · 2.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 5,449 42% · 2.2% denied
Other / HELOC 4,695 36% · 2.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 9,843 76% · 2.2% denied
FHA 2,529 20% · 2.2% denied
VA 512 4% · 1.6% denied

Also: 2,670 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 216 manufactured homes, 1,040 investment properties.

Why Mission Loans denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 283 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 119 42%
Collateral 67 24%
Credit history 58 20%
Other 25 9%
Unverifiable information 9 3%
Mortgage insurance denied 2 1%
Employment history 2 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Mission Loans

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k2,18414418.2%
$50k – $100k4,47873010.5%
$100k – $150k2,8616377.7%
$150k – $250k2,1164866.9%
Over $250k9031655.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 253880.0%
25–346441419.1%
35–441,7814097.6%
45–542,5485877.5%
55–643,09851910.3%
65–743,04843711.1%
Over 741,68319610.7%

Where Mission Loans lends

51 states and 1,510 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California2,4914542.6%7.99%#82
Florida1,0861522.7%7.75%#143
Georgia631942.1%7.88%#131
New Jersey5701022.8%8.06%#105
North Carolina526850.8%7.44%#133
Arizona510911.0%7.63%#110
Illinois479683.3%7.50%#130
Washington438742.5%8.00%#112
Ohio402822.5%6.63%#165
Nevada3681082.2%7.00%#65
Pennsylvania368593.5%7.88%#206
Colorado335701.8%7.63%#137
Tennessee303350.7%7.49%#163
Maryland302391.0%8.50%#126
Indiana295551.0%6.88%#161
Massachusetts276662.9%8.25%#127
South Carolina262561.2%7.50%#155
Missouri257432.7%6.75%#152
Texas237393.8%7.00%#386
Oregon234490.9%8.13%#106
Michigan231493.9%6.75%#194
Wisconsin218271.8%8.00%#151
Louisiana209181.9%8.19%#114
Connecticut158270.6%7.75%#127
Minnesota139240.7%7.62%#167
New Mexico139202.9%8.31%#93
Utah127310.8%8.38%#122
Alabama118242.5%7.25%#206
Kentucky103221.0%6.43%#205
Kansas100161.0%7.19%#168
Idaho85171.2%7.75%#125
Maine84181.2%7.37%#99
Alaska83473.6%6.63%#49
Iowa8192.5%7.00%#168
Oklahoma8070.0%7.88%#213
Mississippi73134.1%7.88%#147
Arkansas64141.6%6.93%#190
Delaware6140.0%7.18%#106
Montana57130.0%8.00%#86
New Hampshire52120.0%6.75%#124
South Dakota51272.0%8.75%#69
West Virginia3790.0%7.38%#157
Rhode Island3675.6%7.50%#115
Nebraska2860.0%7.50%#179
District of Columbia2110.0%11.75%#119
Wyoming2189.5%7.94%#105
Vermont2015.0%9.38%#80
North Dakota18116.7%6.38%#111

Frequently asked questions

Mission Loans denied 9.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 54th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Mission Loans gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 42.0% 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 Mission Loans originated in 2025 was 7.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 1.37 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 2% of its applications were for home purchases, 61% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 36% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 76% conventional, 20% FHA, 4% 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 Mission Loans. Data sources · Methodology