Mortgage Research Center · Hawaii · 2025

Mortgage Research Center in Hawaii: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage Research Center took 695 mortgage applications in Hawaii in 2025, ranking #14 of 321 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.0% of them and denied 14.7% (21.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.8%.

695Applicationsin HI
21.6%Decision denial ratestate 27.3%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.15%
$535,000Median loanstate $405,000
$230MVolume4 counties

Mortgage Research Center in Hawaii vs the state

14.7%Denial rate-7.15 pts vs state
21.6%Decision denial rate-5.75 pts vs state
53.0%Origination rate-2.42 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.03 pts vs state
-0.43Rate spread (pts)-0.18 pts vs state
$128kMedian applicant income
368Loans originated
102Denied

Trend in Hawaii

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202342924113.5%6.13%#15
202456429216.1%6.13%#15
202569536814.7%6.13%#14

What Mortgage Research Center lends in Hawaii

By loan purpose

Home purchase 384 55% · 2.1% denied
Refinance 161 23% · 28.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 150 22% · 32.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 50 7% · 34.0% denied
FHA 9 1% · 22.2% denied
VA 636 92% · 13.1% denied

Why it denied Hawaii applicants

Credit history 50 49%
Other 30 29%
Incomplete application 14 14%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 5%
Collateral 2 2%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Hawaii

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Honolulu County 50527466 13.1%
Hawaii County 1347418 13.4%
Maui County 421515 35.7%
Kauai County 1453 21.4%

Other large lenders in Hawaii

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Bank of HawaiiC 3,67927.8%6.00%
First Hawaiian BankB 2,74019.4%5.87%
American Savings BankC 2,47934.5%5.65%
Hawaiiusa Federal Credit UnionC 1,83338.1%5.65%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 1,71011.1%6.13%
Rocket MortgageC 1,63722.4%6.63%
Central Pacific BankC 1,51933.6%6.13%
Hawaii State Federal Credit UnionC 1,41830.0%5.90%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 98530.2%8.10%
Freedom MortgageB 92410.8%5.75%

Frequently asked questions

Hawaii: 695 applications in 2025, of which 368 were originated and 102 denied.

14.7% of all applications, or 21.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Hawaii statewide average across all lenders was 21.8%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in Hawaii in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.15%.

About this data. Figures are Mortgage Research Center's own HMDA filing for properties located in Hawaii, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology