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PHH Mortgage review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

PHH Mortgage earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 18.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 27th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.14 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 71st percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

20kApplications2025
37.5%Originatedof applications
18.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$2.5BLoan volume50 states

PHH Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

8.6%Denial rate (all applications)-9.43 pts vs national
18.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-4.32 pts vs national
37.5%Origination rate-20.57 pts vs national
36.7%Withdrawn by applicant
16.4%Closed for incompleteness
6.25%Median interest rate-0.38 pts vs national
0.14Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.11 pts vs national
$275,000Median loan amount
$6,262Median total loan costs
$90kMedian applicant income
75%Median loan-to-value
0High-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%

27th18.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

71st0.14 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

1st53.2%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

50th2.28% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20239,5403,58126.9%41.4%6.99%$876M
202414,8794,77014.3%30.6%6.63%$1.4B
202520,4347,6558.6%18.3%6.25%$2.5B

What PHH Mortgage 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 1,092 5% · 9.8% denied
Refinance 9,805 48% · 8.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 8,987 44% · 7.5% denied
Home improvement 550 3% · 22.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 10,772 53% · 5.7% denied
FHA 7,135 35% · 13.7% denied
VA 2,527 12% · 6.3% denied

Also: 2,692 home-equity lines, 2,773 reverse mortgages, 703 manufactured homes, 1,011 investment properties.

Why PHH Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1,748 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Collateral 553 32%
Other 364 21%
Debt-to-income ratio 316 18%
Insufficient cash 280 16%
Credit history 153 9%
Unverifiable information 78 4%
Employment history 3 0%
Incomplete application 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at PHH Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k4,1191,57129.6%
$50k – $100k5,2001,85518.2%
$100k – $150k3,3321,16216.4%
$150k – $250k2,9831,08412.2%
Over $250k1,22644114.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 252098113.4%
25–342,42698110.1%
35–443,7941,42813.7%
45–544,0031,43315.9%
55–643,8291,34518.2%
65–743,4651,23624.5%
Over 742,6971,15125.6%

Where PHH Mortgage lends

50 states and 1,880 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California2,23480010.2%6.00%#95
Texas1,8486699.5%6.50%#109
Florida1,70148510.5%6.13%#105
Georgia8643097.4%6.38%#107
Virginia7523555.9%6.38%#94
New Jersey6982368.3%6.25%#94
Arizona6592657.6%6.13%#95
North Carolina6482628.6%6.25%#118
New York6311248.2%6.38%#118
Tennessee6252476.7%6.13%#93
Illinois6192419.7%6.63%#112
Pennsylvania61318410.3%6.49%#136
Colorado5922448.5%5.99%#95
Ohio5632027.6%6.38%#124
Michigan5512127.4%6.50%#122
Massachusetts5032286.8%6.00%#87
Washington5031996.4%5.99%#101
Maryland4961785.2%6.00%#90
Indiana46520210.5%6.50%#122
Alabama4572896.8%6.49%#86
South Carolina4221498.8%6.13%#114
Missouri4161639.6%6.49%#109
Utah3421579.9%5.99%#72
Nevada3401415.0%5.99%#70
Oregon2901267.6%5.99%#90
Connecticut241889.5%6.69%#89
Wisconsin224927.6%6.50%#145
Arkansas213875.6%6.38%#108
Kentucky203795.9%6.49%#146
Oklahoma190646.3%6.50%#130
Minnesota1536011.8%6.38%#160
New Mexico143557.7%6.13%#90
Louisiana1375011.7%6.50%#148
Kansas126447.1%6.69%#142
Idaho108366.5%6.06%#115
New Hampshire1064116.0%5.99%#83
Delaware97398.3%6.13%#87
Rhode Island90276.7%5.99%#74
Maine82299.8%6.49%#101
Montana75339.3%5.75%#72
Mississippi72279.7%6.88%#149
Iowa63249.5%6.43%#198
Nebraska612413.1%6.25%#133
West Virginia58308.6%6.49%#128
Wyoming44182.3%5.99%#75
District of Columbia39105.1%6.25%#87
South Dakota321715.6%5.88%#88
North Dakota16718.8%5.63%#116
Vermont1650.0%6.63%#88
Alaska1327.7%6.49%#100

Frequently asked questions

PHH Mortgage denied 18.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 27th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason PHH Mortgage gave in 2025 was "collateral", cited on 31.6% 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 PHH Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.14 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 5% of its applications were for home purchases, 92% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 3% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 53% conventional, 35% FHA, 12% 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 PHH Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology