Mortgage lender · Manhattan, KS · LEI 2549006HZDO3SULWNR95

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

Outdoor Bank earns a B, better than most investment-property lenders. It turned down 4.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 54th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 220 investment-property lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

153Applications2025
89.5%Originatedof applications
4.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$47MLoan volume8 states

Outdoor Bank at a glance, 2025

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

3.9%Denial rate (all applications)-14.06 pts vs national
4.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-18.42 pts vs national
89.5%Origination rate+31.51 pts vs national
5.9%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$145,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$92kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 220 investment-property lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

54th4.2% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

49th5.9%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231891821.6%1.6%$47M
20241851683.8%4.0%$53M
20251531373.9%4.2%$47M

What Outdoor 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 38 25% · 7.9% denied
Refinance 103 67% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 11 7% · 18.2% denied
Other / HELOC 1 1% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 153 100% · 3.9% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 5 manufactured homes, 95 investment properties.

Why Outdoor Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 6 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 3 50%
Credit history 2 33%
Collateral 1 17%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Outdoor Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k292411.1%
$100k – $150k22204.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
35–44231913.6%
45–5425194.8%
55–6422200.0%

Where Outdoor Bank lends

8 states and 36 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Kansas1311154.6%#137
Missouri15150.0%#466

Frequently asked questions

Outdoor Bank denied 4.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 54th percentile of investment-property lenders.

The most common reason Outdoor Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 50.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 25% of its applications were for home purchases, 67% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 8% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% 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 Outdoor Bank. Data sources · Methodology