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Oakstar Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Oakstar Bank earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 4.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 76th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.19 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 62nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.1kApplications2025
84.8%Originatedof applications
4.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$281MLoan volume17 states

Oakstar Bank at a glance, 2025

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

4.3%Denial rate (all applications)-13.72 pts vs national
4.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-17.91 pts vs national
84.8%Origination rate+26.74 pts vs national
8.9%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
7.25%Median interest rate+0.63 pts vs national
0.19Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.06 pts vs national
$205,000Median loan amount
$2,792Median total loan costs
$115kMedian applicant income
75%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%

76th4.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

62nd0.19 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

85th8.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

85th1.36% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,1649595.6%6.2%7.50%$239M
20241,3091,0744.9%5.4%7.75%$283M
20251,1499744.3%4.7%7.25%$281M

What Oakstar Bank 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 648 56% · 2.0% denied
Refinance 208 18% · 3.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 33 3% · 15.2% denied
Home improvement 145 13% · 6.9% denied
Other / HELOC 115 10% · 12.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,110 97% · 4.3% denied
FHA 21 2% · 4.8% denied
VA 13 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 5 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 388 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 31 manufactured homes, 256 investment properties.

Why Oakstar Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 49 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 21 43%
Credit history 20 41%
Other 5 10%
Collateral 2 4%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Oakstar Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1047421.3%
$50k – $100k2662203.0%
$100k – $150k2191746.8%
$150k – $250k1941751.1%
Over $250k1371163.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2547374.9%
25–341991715.0%
35–442391955.2%
45–541841612.4%
55–641701436.4%
65–74111916.9%
Over 7445367.5%

Where Oakstar Bank lends

17 states and 88 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Missouri8407333.0%7.25%#63
Colorado1671269.6%7.50%#192
Kansas120956.7%7.00%#147

Frequently asked questions

Oakstar Bank denied 4.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 76th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Oakstar Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 42.9% 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 Oakstar Bank originated in 2025 was 7.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.19 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 56% of its applications were for home purchases, 21% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 23% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 97% conventional, 2% FHA, 1% 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 Oakstar Bank. Data sources · Methodology