Mortgage lender · Bethesda, MD · LEI 54930078TNN7GKZ7NU89

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

Presidential Bank earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 6.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 62nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.31 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 40th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

4.0kApplications2025
76.9%Originatedof applications
6.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.2BLoan volume49 states

Presidential Bank at a glance, 2025

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

5.8%Denial rate (all applications)-12.23 pts vs national
6.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-15.70 pts vs national
76.9%Origination rate+18.87 pts vs national
15.7%Withdrawn by applicant
0.9%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.31Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.05 pts vs national
$325,000Median loan amount
$7,813Median total loan costs
$117kMedian applicant income
94%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%

62nd6.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

40th0.31 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

51st16.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

45th2.40% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,7391,4634.6%5.1%6.75%$570M
20243,1312,5303.6%4.2%6.63%$941M
20253,9833,0635.8%6.9%6.63%$1.2B

What Presidential 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 3,448 87% · 5.4% denied
Refinance 271 7% · 4.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 260 7% · 11.5% denied
Other / HELOC 4 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,326 58% · 4.9% denied
FHA 882 22% · 8.7% denied
VA 702 18% · 4.8% denied
USDA / RHS 73 2% · 5.5% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 120 manufactured homes, 187 investment properties.

Why Presidential Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 229 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Collateral 66 29%
Debt-to-income ratio 61 27%
Incomplete application 37 16%
Credit history 22 10%
Other 21 9%
Insufficient cash 11 5%
Employment history 8 3%
Unverifiable information 3 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Presidential Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k19313215.1%
$50k – $100k1,3421,0217.8%
$100k – $150k1,0728385.8%
$150k – $250k8456576.0%
Over $250k4383454.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 252602126.6%
25–341,1969376.2%
35–449887586.5%
45–546654878.7%
55–645113937.4%
65–742651977.0%
Over 7485665.6%

Where Presidential Bank lends

49 states and 590 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Virginia9788093.4%6.63%#76
Georgia9176789.3%6.49%#100
Maryland4793954.2%6.63%#93
North Carolina2672152.6%6.75%#208
Florida2081577.7%6.63%#360
South Carolina1501107.3%6.50%#209
New York133626.8%6.50%#241
Tennessee109868.3%6.63%#306
Alabama105757.6%6.63%#225
North Dakota96801.0%6.99%#49
New Jersey75495.3%6.63%#306
Pennsylvania59446.8%6.88%#462
Illinois48362.1%6.93%#470
Connecticut35260.0%6.63%#245
Texas34235.9%6.50%#777
Arizona271614.8%6.63%#392
Utah25200.0%6.44%#225
Washington25194.0%6.63%#364
Oregon23198.7%6.63%#284
Missouri201710.0%6.50%#431
West Virginia191310.5%6.50%#204
Massachusetts14120.0%6.25%#439
District of Columbia13120.0%6.63%#165
California1090.0%6.50%#732
Kentucky1060.0%6.38%#421
Colorado970.0%6.63%#521
Delaware960.0%6.75%#246
Montana860.0%6.75%#197
Hawaii730.0%7.25%#178
Kansas7614.3%6.56%#386
Michigan7514.3%6.50%#557
Mississippi760.0%6.37%#320
Indiana5320.0%6.63%#643
Maine550.0%6.25%#285
Ohio550.0%6.00%#703
Rhode Island520.0%6.69%#250

Frequently asked questions

Presidential Bank denied 6.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 62nd percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Presidential Bank gave in 2025 was "collateral", cited on 28.8% 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 Presidential Bank originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.31 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 87% of its applications were for home purchases, 13% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 58% conventional, 22% FHA, 18% 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 Presidential Bank. Data sources · Methodology