Mortgage lender · Downer Grove, IL · LEI 254900O723MCLR701H50

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

Neighborhood Loans earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 74.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 1st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 6.23 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 100th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

6.3kApplications2025
18.1%Originatedof applications
74.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
8.13%Median ratenational 6.63%
$13MLoan volume42 states

Neighborhood Loans at a glance, 2025

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

58.2%Denial rate (all applications)+40.25 pts vs national
74.1%Denial rate (decided applications)+51.55 pts vs national
18.1%Origination rate-39.97 pts vs national
21.4%Withdrawn by applicant
0.1%Closed for incompleteness
8.13%Median interest rate+1.50 pts vs national
-6.23Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-6.48 pts vs national
$225,000Median loan amount
$175Median total loan costs
$90kMedian applicant income
100%Median loan-to-value
2High-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%

1st74.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

100th-6.23 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

28th21.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

100th0.08% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202311,1267,70920.1%22.3%6.88%$1.8B
202412,9899,01520.7%22.8%6.88%$2.4B
20256,3011,13858.2%74.1%8.13%$13M

What Neighborhood 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 5,070 80% · 52.2% denied
Refinance 648 10% · 82.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 580 9% · 83.8% denied
Home improvement 3 0% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,662 74% · 54.0% denied
FHA 1,345 21% · 71.7% denied
VA 264 4% · 63.6% denied
USDA / RHS 30 0% · 70.0% denied

Also: 1 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 106 manufactured homes, 676 investment properties.

Why Neighborhood Loans denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 3,669 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Incomplete application 2,934 80%
Collateral 299 8%
Debt-to-income ratio 116 3%
Unverifiable information 108 3%
Insufficient cash 96 3%
Credit history 78 2%
Employment history 20 1%
Other 18 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Neighborhood Loans

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k72211478.1%
$50k – $100k2,78773564.1%
$100k – $150k1,36827172.7%
$150k – $250k7491393.2%
Over $250k466196.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2545514458.5%
25–341,99748666.5%
35–441,81926378.4%
45–541,03314479.4%
55–646357581.8%
65–742692482.9%
Over 7492295.1%

Where Neighborhood Loans lends

42 states and 472 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Illinois3,06378555.0%8.75%#31
Texas74510360.5%7.75%#202
Michigan450954.2%8.50%#137
Florida3607356.1%7.88%#283
South Carolina2251464.4%#175
Arizona1731076.3%8.25%#188
Missouri165860.0%#208
California1411280.1%7.75%#400
New Mexico1285744.5%7.75%#96
Kansas127769.3%7.50%#141
Alabama126461.9%8.50%#201
Tennessee118373.7%6.25%#293
Nevada891370.8%#152
Ohio71932.4%#362
Indiana651655.4%8.75%#319
North Carolina53262.3%#392
Minnesota47948.9%7.25%#302
Oklahoma25280.0%8.75%#316
Wisconsin22072.7%#413
Georgia21076.2%#567
Arkansas12091.7%#324
Pennsylvania9077.8%#705
Washington8162.5%#477
Kentucky7071.4%#451
Colorado6050.0%#597
Oregon5080.0%#433
West Virginia5060.0%#311

Frequently asked questions

Neighborhood Loans denied 74.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 1st percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Neighborhood Loans gave in 2025 was "incomplete application", cited on 80.0% 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 Neighborhood Loans originated in 2025 was 8.13%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -6.23 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 80% of its applications were for home purchases, 19% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 74% conventional, 21% 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 Neighborhood Loans. Data sources · Methodology