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

Nationwide Mortgage Bankers earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 3.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 81st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.59 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 15th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

5.8kApplications2025
67.3%Originatedof applications
3.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.9BLoan volume45 states

Nationwide Mortgage Bankers at a glance, 2025

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

3.2%Denial rate (all applications)-14.76 pts vs national
3.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-18.65 pts vs national
67.3%Origination rate+9.27 pts vs national
18.4%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.59Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.33 pts vs national
$455,000Median loan amount
$13,667Median total loan costs
$120kMedian applicant income
80%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%

81st3.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

15th0.59 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

42nd18.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

24th3.00% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20235,6683,5294.7%6.0%6.88%$1.4B
20245,2093,4564.2%5.2%6.88%$1.6B
20255,8383,9293.2%3.9%6.75%$1.9B

What Nationwide Mortgage Bankers 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 4,142 71% · 4.1% denied
Refinance 1,652 28% · 1.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 40 1% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 4 0% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,925 67% · 3.0% denied
FHA 1,763 30% · 3.8% denied
VA 144 2% · 2.8% denied
USDA / RHS 6 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 47 manufactured homes, 763 investment properties.

Why Nationwide Mortgage Bankers denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 188 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Other 68 36%
Debt-to-income ratio 53 28%
Collateral 26 14%
Credit history 23 12%
Unverifiable information 8 4%
Employment history 7 4%
Insufficient cash 3 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Nationwide Mortgage Bankers

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k3792126.6%
$50k – $100k1,5761,0525.0%
$100k – $150k1,5421,1063.3%
$150k – $250k1,3449363.8%
Over $250k5083371.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 251681242.9%
25–341,4111,0373.1%
35–441,5511,0454.4%
45–541,2508184.6%
55–649515914.3%
65–743752292.8%
Over 74132854.2%

Where Nationwide Mortgage Bankers lends

45 states and 520 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
New York2,9122,0703.0%6.75%#30
New Jersey7224862.6%6.75%#91
Florida6464635.0%6.75%#205
Pennsylvania2601822.3%6.75%#239
Maryland189982.7%6.63%#167
North Carolina1871022.1%6.88%#238
Connecticut129836.2%6.75%#150
Georgia118563.4%6.63%#314
Texas105575.7%6.75%#544
Ohio100633.0%6.88%#327
South Carolina61371.6%6.75%#317
California44244.6%6.63%#540
Illinois41254.9%6.75%#486
Virginia36230.0%6.75%#419
Michigan31199.7%6.75%#383
Indiana29120.0%6.63%#413
Tennessee28157.1%6.75%#496
Massachusetts26170.0%6.75%#393
Washington23140.0%6.56%#374
Delaware201210.0%6.88%#183
Colorado1680.0%6.63%#439
Alabama1560.0%6.69%#421
Arizona1060.0%6.75%#511
Kentucky950.0%6.99%#433
Louisiana920.0%6.63%#385
Nevada860.0%6.81%#330
Arkansas750.0%6.49%#366
District of Columbia620.0%6.44%#227
Minnesota640.0%6.75%#524
Wisconsin630.0%6.88%#554
Montana530.0%6.49%#234
New Mexico5220.0%7.13%#315

Frequently asked questions

Nationwide Mortgage Bankers denied 3.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 81st percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Nationwide Mortgage Bankers gave in 2025 was "other", cited on 36.2% 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 Nationwide Mortgage Bankers originated in 2025 was 6.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.59 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 71% of its applications were for home purchases, 29% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 67% conventional, 30% 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 Nationwide Mortgage Bankers. Data sources · Methodology