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

Pinnacle Bank earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 17.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 28th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.04 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 78th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

8.3kApplications2025
66.9%Originatedof applications
17.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$2.3BLoan volume43 states

Pinnacle Bank at a glance, 2025

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

15.4%Denial rate (all applications)-2.63 pts vs national
17.6%Denial rate (decided applications)-5.04 pts vs national
66.9%Origination rate+8.87 pts vs national
11.8%Withdrawn by applicant
0.8%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.04Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.22 pts vs national
$215,000Median loan amount
$5,104Median total loan costs
$106kMedian applicant income
79%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%

28th17.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

78th0.04 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

72nd12.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

47th2.37% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20238,8226,24014.0%15.3%7.38%$2.2B
20247,8595,31116.3%18.2%7.00%$1.7B
20258,2935,54815.4%17.6%6.50%$2.3B

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 4,755 57% · 8.3% denied
Refinance 803 10% · 16.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 316 4% · 22.2% denied
Home improvement 1,624 20% · 28.3% denied
Other / HELOC 795 10% · 27.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 7,985 96% · 15.4% denied
FHA 224 3% · 16.5% denied
VA 84 1% · 8.3% denied

Also: 2,721 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 26 manufactured homes, 823 investment properties.

Why Pinnacle Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1,273 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 554 44%
Credit history 428 34%
Collateral 91 7%
Insufficient cash 64 5%
Unverifiable information 64 5%
Other 42 3%
Employment history 19 1%
Incomplete application 11 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 $50k94852033.0%
$50k – $100k2,7041,82319.5%
$100k – $150k1,13774417.8%
$150k – $250k1,21378316.2%
Over $250k1,7001,2418.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2537627610.6%
25–341,6311,17711.5%
35–441,7661,15819.7%
45–541,7251,09021.1%
55–641,32985421.3%
65–7480253515.7%
Over 7431419120.5%

Where Pinnacle Bank lends

43 states and 435 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Tennessee4,0532,80813.6%6.50%#15
North Carolina1,9011,22218.2%6.63%#55
South Carolina63241715.0%6.63%#84
Georgia36420025.0%6.38%#182
Virginia34924811.8%6.63%#146
Alabama30622410.8%6.31%#124
Florida19110723.0%6.50%#376
Maryland1458222.8%6.13%#197
Mississippi755113.3%6.50%#144
Kentucky73516.9%6.50%#236
Texas291810.3%6.13%#809
Ohio28227.1%6.45%#477
California23138.7%6.49%#620
District of Columbia191026.3%6.00%#126
Arkansas12533.3%6.25%#326
New York10510.0%6.25%#470
Indiana980.0%6.44%#557
Arizona8712.5%6.75%#533
Illinois660.0%6.44%#740
Michigan6516.7%7.13%#572
Colorado5420.0%6.75%#611
Delaware5420.0%6.63%#318
Montana550.0%6.50%#232

Frequently asked questions

Pinnacle Bank denied 17.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 28th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Pinnacle Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 43.5% 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 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.04 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 57% of its applications were for home purchases, 13% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 29% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 96% conventional, 3% FHA, 1% 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