Mortgage lender · San Diego, CA · LEI 549300OPCWU6E72WUT29

Mutual of Omaha Mortgage review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Mutual of Omaha Mortgage earns a C, in line with the typical performance of large mortgage lenders. It turned down 22.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 35th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.30 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 53rd percentile on pricing. Compared against 101 large mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

42kApplications2025
57.9%Originatedof applications
22.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.38%Median ratenational 6.63%
$7.8BLoan volume50 states

Mutual of Omaha Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

17.6%Denial rate (all applications)-0.41 pts vs national
22.6%Denial rate (decided applications)-0.03 pts vs national
57.9%Origination rate-0.10 pts vs national
18.8%Withdrawn by applicant
3.4%Closed for incompleteness
6.38%Median interest rate-0.25 pts vs national
0.30Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.05 pts vs national
$255,000Median loan amount
$8,578Median total loan costs
$76kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 101 large mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

35th22.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

53rd0.30 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

37th22.1%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

20th3.36% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202329,15316,16925.3%30.8%7.00%$4.0B
202433,99119,95120.4%25.2%6.75%$6.0B
202541,75824,19217.6%22.6%6.38%$7.8B

What Mutual of Omaha Mortgage 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 10,178 24% · 5.0% denied
Refinance 9,681 23% · 11.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 15,140 36% · 26.4% denied
Home improvement 976 2% · 23.2% denied
Other / HELOC 5,783 14% · 25.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 16,766 40% · 12.9% denied
FHA 20,096 48% · 21.8% denied
VA 4,839 12% · 16.3% denied
USDA / RHS 57 0% · 22.8% denied

Also: 9,371 home-equity lines, 9,565 reverse mortgages, 1,182 manufactured homes, 854 investment properties.

Why Mutual of Omaha Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 7,337 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 4,363 59%
Collateral 1,498 20%
Insufficient cash 519 7%
Unverifiable information 416 6%
Other 234 3%
Debt-to-income ratio 169 2%
Incomplete application 106 1%
Employment history 32 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Mutual of Omaha Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k12,1536,57928.1%
$50k – $100k13,7017,24326.8%
$100k – $150k6,9844,29018.8%
$150k – $250k5,4953,80311.6%
Over $250k2,4881,7488.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 255444179.6%
25–344,2423,07910.3%
35–446,1693,92518.1%
45–546,3743,55024.6%
55–647,4583,62531.1%
65–749,6005,16526.3%
Over 747,3714,43120.4%

Where Mutual of Omaha Mortgage lends

50 states and 2,413 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California2,9701,84516.8%6.38%#70
Florida2,7341,51019.9%6.38%#75
North Carolina2,1931,38714.0%6.38%#48
Ohio2,0231,27014.6%6.63%#49
Texas1,9871,17816.9%6.38%#99
Illinois1,9301,24513.0%6.63%#43
Georgia1,9191,04219.1%6.50%#52
Virginia1,40683918.2%6.38%#58
Tennessee1,37882116.2%6.38%#52
New Jersey1,31071320.6%6.38%#56
Arizona1,30385512.1%6.38%#52
Washington1,29078516.8%6.38%#51
Pennsylvania1,23462321.0%6.49%#74
Indiana1,15560121.0%6.38%#67
South Carolina1,13067216.6%6.63%#52
Massachusetts1,07662819.0%6.25%#47
Michigan1,05253821.7%6.50%#70
Missouri1,01255119.1%6.38%#51
Colorado95765112.2%6.13%#61
Minnesota94167010.2%6.43%#52
Maryland86345722.4%6.25%#62
Nevada86250917.5%6.38%#39
Oregon70941517.6%6.25%#59
Alabama69636521.1%6.38%#67
Wisconsin67135922.7%6.49%#73
Connecticut61733121.4%6.49%#50
Kentucky54128719.0%6.63%#75
Louisiana52624620.7%6.50%#54
Arkansas49226018.5%6.38%#54
Oklahoma48923718.4%6.38%#67
Nebraska40023913.8%6.38%#42
New Mexico37317921.2%6.25%#50
Iowa35315823.2%6.50%#63
Idaho34621216.2%6.25%#64
Kansas33520414.6%6.38%#75
Mississippi32212925.8%6.50%#62
Utah31321512.5%6.13%#76
Maine26614816.9%6.38%#59
New Hampshire22513116.0%6.38%#54
Montana22012617.3%6.43%#45
Rhode Island1848727.7%6.49%#53
Delaware1759314.3%6.25%#58
Wyoming1706725.9%6.38%#39
Alaska1214920.7%6.13%#37
Vermont1116216.2%6.25%#38
Hawaii965613.5%6.49%#61
South Dakota904524.4%6.49%#59
North Dakota723219.4%6.19%#60
District of Columbia714021.1%6.00%#57
West Virginia49306.1%6.43%#138

Frequently asked questions

Mutual of Omaha Mortgage denied 22.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 35th percentile of large mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Mutual of Omaha Mortgage gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 59.5% 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 Mutual of Omaha Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.38%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.30 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 24% of its applications were for home purchases, 59% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 16% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 40% conventional, 48% FHA, 12% 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 Mutual of Omaha Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology