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Paramount Residential Mortgage Group review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Paramount Residential Mortgage Group earns a B, better than most large mortgage lenders. It turned down 5.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 92nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.39 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 37th percentile on pricing. Compared against 101 large mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

34kApplications2025
68.2%Originatedof applications
5.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$9.2BLoan volume50 states

Paramount Residential Mortgage Group at a glance, 2025

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

3.6%Denial rate (all applications)-14.41 pts vs national
5.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-17.62 pts vs national
68.2%Origination rate+10.18 pts vs national
27.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.6%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.39Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.13 pts vs national
$365,000Median loan amount
$9,452Median total loan costs
$120kMedian applicant income
95%Median loan-to-value
7High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

92nd5.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

37th0.39 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

29th28.2%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

44th2.59% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202327,47017,7994.6%6.6%6.75%$6.3B
202428,96519,3853.4%4.8%6.63%$7.3B
202534,31823,4103.6%5.0%6.50%$9.2B

What Paramount Residential Mortgage Group 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 27,100 79% · 3.7% denied
Refinance 3,451 10% · 2.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 3,064 9% · 4.6% denied
Home improvement 607 2% · 2.6% denied
Other / HELOC 96 0% · 2.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 20,020 58% · 3.4% denied
FHA 11,197 33% · 4.1% denied
VA 2,436 7% · 1.9% denied
USDA / RHS 665 2% · 5.1% denied

Also: 10 home-equity lines, 1 reverse mortgages, 728 manufactured homes, 2,372 investment properties.

Why Paramount Residential Mortgage Group denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1,226 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 554 45%
Collateral 328 27%
Credit history 147 12%
Other 124 10%
Employment history 33 3%
Insufficient cash 25 2%
Unverifiable information 13 1%
Incomplete application 2 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Paramount Residential Mortgage Group

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1,40773613.6%
$50k – $100k10,2907,0685.5%
$100k – $150k9,7566,7904.5%
$150k – $250k7,5815,4342.9%
Over $250k3,6322,4234.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 251,7971,2754.9%
25–349,3046,6764.0%
35–4410,0586,8305.2%
45–546,8384,4945.6%
55–644,0732,6695.3%
65–741,6771,0925.9%
Over 745713745.3%

Where Paramount Residential Mortgage Group lends

50 states and 1,588 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Florida5,9333,7416.0%6.63%#38
California5,9253,9752.0%6.50%#35
Texas4,2663,1362.6%6.50%#46
New Jersey2,2341,4903.8%6.63%#36
Arizona1,5831,1273.4%6.50%#45
Georgia1,3989773.7%6.50%#72
Colorado1,1207414.1%6.50%#56
Ohio1,0176883.9%6.75%#88
Washington9867012.6%6.50%#62
Oregon8336351.3%6.38%#50
Minnesota6814894.0%6.63%#64
Utah6254063.7%6.38%#51
Maryland5913373.4%6.63%#77
Pennsylvania5804312.8%6.63%#140
Nevada5463952.6%6.50%#49
Wisconsin3802633.4%6.63%#99
Kentucky3732494.3%6.63%#94
Virginia3682473.5%6.63%#137
Tennessee3512165.1%6.50%#145
North Carolina3352192.1%6.63%#180
South Carolina3272303.1%6.50%#132
Oklahoma3152252.2%6.50%#91
Indiana2912043.4%6.63%#162
Massachusetts2821846.0%6.75%#123
Illinois2641698.0%6.63%#214
Connecticut2521863.6%6.63%#86
Rhode Island2171481.8%6.63%#47
Maine2151575.1%6.63%#67
Idaho1921531.0%6.50%#86
Louisiana1811310.6%6.63%#130
Missouri1801126.7%6.63%#197
New Mexico1691430.6%6.63%#87
Hawaii1581070.6%6.63%#35
Arkansas1571028.3%6.38%#126
Nebraska1541144.6%6.50%#83
Alabama1501092.7%6.38%#183
Michigan118747.6%6.63%#252
Alaska93761.1%6.25%#47
Kansas81554.9%6.75%#185
Montana73564.1%6.44%#75
Mississippi66393.0%6.63%#153
Wyoming55429.1%6.38%#72
Delaware49376.1%6.88%#117
Iowa47276.4%6.38%#225
New Hampshire33216.1%6.63%#154
West Virginia30200.0%6.38%#175
District of Columbia1975.3%6.13%#123
North Dakota13120.0%7.50%#119
Vermont7414.3%6.75%#124
South Dakota530.0%6.75%#166

Frequently asked questions

Paramount Residential Mortgage Group denied 5.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 92nd percentile of large mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Paramount Residential Mortgage Group gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 45.2% 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 Paramount Residential Mortgage Group originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.39 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 79% of its applications were for home purchases, 19% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 2% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 58% conventional, 33% FHA, 7% 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 Paramount Residential Mortgage Group. Data sources · Methodology