Mortgage lender · University Park, TX · LEI 549300OBLIP1F3NM5751

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

PlainsCapital Bank earns a D, weaker than most investment-property lenders. It turned down 12.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 22nd percentile for approval odds. Compared against 220 investment-property lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

130Applications2025
77.7%Originatedof applications
12.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$261MLoan volume11 states

PlainsCapital Bank at a glance, 2025

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

10.8%Denial rate (all applications)-7.21 pts vs national
12.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-10.62 pts vs national
77.7%Origination rate+19.66 pts vs national
10.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$490,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$206kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D 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%

22nd12.0% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

30th10.0%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231611184.4%5.3%$51M
2024121932.5%3.1%$95M
202513010110.8%12.0%$261M

What PlainsCapital 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 92 71% · 6.5% denied
Refinance 23 18% · 26.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 8% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 3% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 130 100% · 10.8% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 4 manufactured homes, 113 investment properties.

Where PlainsCapital Bank lends

11 states and 45 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas1148812.3%#530

Frequently asked questions

PlainsCapital Bank denied 12.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 22nd percentile of investment-property lenders.

In 2025, 71% of its applications were for home purchases, 25% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 4% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% 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 PlainsCapital Bank. Data sources · Methodology