Mortgage lender · Lincoln, NE · LEI 549300PZ44DNQDPOV865

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

Pinnacle Bank earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 4.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 74th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.45 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 24th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

3.7kApplications2025
85.1%Originatedof applications
4.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.95%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.0BLoan volume19 states

Pinnacle Bank at a glance, 2025

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

4.4%Denial rate (all applications)-13.62 pts vs national
4.8%Denial rate (decided applications)-17.77 pts vs national
85.1%Origination rate+27.10 pts vs national
9.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.95%Median interest rate+0.33 pts vs national
0.45Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.20 pts vs national
$165,000Median loan amount
$2,712Median total loan costs
$109kMedian applicant income
71%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

74th4.8% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

24th0.45 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

83rd9.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

75th1.64% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,8982,4255.5%6.1%7.60%$500M
20243,0582,5735.0%5.6%7.50%$720M
20253,7393,1834.4%4.8%6.95%$1.0B

What Pinnacle 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 2,146 57% · 2.3% denied
Refinance 832 22% · 4.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 77 2% · 10.4% denied
Home improvement 380 10% · 7.6% denied
Other / HELOC 304 8% · 13.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,429 92% · 4.4% denied
FHA 191 5% · 6.3% denied
VA 84 2% · 1.2% denied
USDA / RHS 35 1% · 2.9% denied

Also: 806 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 50 manufactured homes, 760 investment properties.

Why Pinnacle Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 163 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 87 53%
Credit history 49 30%
Collateral 17 10%
Employment history 4 2%
Unverifiable information 2 1%
Other 2 1%
Insufficient cash 2 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Pinnacle Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k33023517.3%
$50k – $100k1,0678626.6%
$100k – $150k7886594.8%
$150k – $250k5745131.5%
Over $250k3813440.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 252381955.3%
25–347496283.6%
35–447186174.2%
45–546095027.6%
55–644954145.4%
65–743022466.6%
Over 741179210.4%

Where Pinnacle Bank lends

19 states and 145 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Nebraska3,3712,8754.3%6.95%#2
Missouri2151755.6%7.25%#174
Kansas71682.8%7.25%#195
Iowa393112.8%6.88%#247
Arizona12110.0%6.50%#487
Colorado520.0%6.12%#626
Florida540.0%6.75%#1,093
South Dakota550.0%6.63%#179

Frequently asked questions

Pinnacle Bank denied 4.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 74th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Pinnacle Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 53.4% 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 Pinnacle Bank originated in 2025 was 6.95%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.45 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 57% of its applications were for home purchases, 24% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 18% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 92% conventional, 5% FHA, 2% 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 Pinnacle Bank. Data sources · Methodology