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Pgim Real Estate Agency Financing review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Pgim Real Estate Agency Financing earns a B, better than most investment-property lenders. It turned down 1.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 72nd percentile for approval odds. Compared against 220 investment-property lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

315Applications2025
86.0%Originatedof applications
1.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
5.39%Median ratenational 6.63%
$6.8BLoan volume39 states

Pgim Real Estate Agency Financing at a glance, 2025

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

1.6%Denial rate (all applications)-16.39 pts vs national
1.8%Denial rate (decided applications)-20.83 pts vs national
86.0%Origination rate+28.00 pts vs national
9.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.3%Closed for incompleteness
5.39%Median interest rate-1.24 pts vs national
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$17,995,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
Median applicant income
63%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%

72nd1.8% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

31st9.8%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232071741.0%1.0%5.83%$2.9B
20242131770.0%0.0%5.46%$4.1B
20253152711.6%1.8%5.39%$6.8B

What Pgim Real Estate Agency Financing 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 75 24% · 5.3% denied
Refinance 82 26% · 1.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 157 50% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 279 89% · 1.1% denied
FHA 36 11% · 5.6% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 315 investment properties.

Why Pgim Real Estate Agency Financing denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 5 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Other 4 80%
Collateral 1 20%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Where Pgim Real Estate Agency Financing lends

39 states and 164 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas32256.3%5.55%#786
California30260.0%5.44%#591
North Carolina18170.0%5.34%#542
Connecticut16160.0%7.37%#322
Illinois16120.0%5.22%#624
Pennsylvania16160.0%5.73%#628
New York15136.7%5.12%#430
Washington15120.0%5.13%#416
Virginia14130.0%5.12%#537
Georgia1290.0%5.25%#640
South Carolina12110.0%5.47%#516
Tennessee12100.0%5.18%#608
Nevada11110.0%5.96%#311
Florida980.0%6.10%#955
Arizona7414.3%6.12%#571
Colorado770.0%5.18%#554
Oregon770.0%5.37%#402
Alabama650.0%5.69%#548
Massachusetts660.0%4.97%#507
Missouri640.0%6.24%#575
New Jersey660.0%5.45%#591
Indiana550.0%5.36%#648
Michigan530.0%5.48%#604

Frequently asked questions

Pgim Real Estate Agency Financing denied 1.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 72nd percentile of investment-property lenders.

The most common reason Pgim Real Estate Agency Financing gave in 2025 was "other", 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 Pgim Real Estate Agency Financing originated in 2025 was 5.39%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.00 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 24% of its applications were for home purchases, 76% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 89% conventional, 11% 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 Pgim Real Estate Agency Financing. Data sources · Methodology