Mortgage lender · Whitehall, PA · LEI 5493000GQ5D5YW5QID32

Mortgage America review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Mortgage America earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 2.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 94th 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.

1.7kApplications2025
82.0%Originatedof applications
2.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$403MLoan volume5 states

Mortgage America at a glance, 2025

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

1.7%Denial rate (all applications)-16.31 pts vs national
2.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-20.60 pts vs national
82.0%Origination rate+23.98 pts vs national
15.8%Withdrawn by applicant
0.5%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.22Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.04 pts vs national
$265,000Median loan amount
$6,071Median total loan costs
$100kMedian applicant income
90%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A 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%

94th2.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

57th0.22 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

53rd16.3%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

49th2.29% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,9221,5501.6%2.0%6.63%$404M
20241,9651,6371.9%2.3%6.63%$463M
20251,7401,4271.7%2.0%6.50%$403M

What Mortgage America 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 1,586 91% · 1.6% denied
Refinance 76 4% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 78 4% · 3.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,378 79% · 0.9% denied
FHA 276 16% · 4.4% denied
VA 61 4% · 1.6% denied
USDA / RHS 25 1% · 12.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 13 manufactured homes, 115 investment properties.

Why Mortgage America denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 29 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 10 34%
Other 7 24%
Insufficient cash 5 17%
Employment history 2 7%
Unverifiable information 2 7%
Collateral 1 3%
Incomplete application 1 3%
Credit history 1 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Mortgage America

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1531185.6%
$50k – $100k7095832.7%
$100k – $150k4453670.8%
$150k – $250k3282770.7%
Over $250k101800.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 251291052.8%
25–346255282.0%
35–444303521.1%
45–542692200.9%
55–641861474.6%
65–7479600.0%
Over 74221511.8%

Where Mortgage America lends

5 states and 56 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Pennsylvania1,7001,4001.7%6.50%#56
New Jersey19140.0%6.38%#460
Delaware1377.7%6.50%#214
Florida650.0%6.63%#1,044

Frequently asked questions

Mortgage America denied 2.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 94th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Mortgage America gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 34.5% 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 Mortgage America originated in 2025 was 6.50%, 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, 91% of its applications were for home purchases, 9% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 79% conventional, 16% 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 Mortgage America. Data sources · Methodology