Mortgage lender · Salt Lake City, UT · LEI 54930052M48FOD3CWA54

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

Primary Residential Mortgage earns a C, in line with the typical performance of large mortgage lenders. It turned down 7.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 76th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.43 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 28th percentile on pricing. Compared against 101 large mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

14kApplications2025
69.5%Originatedof applications
7.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$2.9BLoan volume50 states

Primary Residential Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

5.6%Denial rate (all applications)-12.42 pts vs national
7.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-15.19 pts vs national
69.5%Origination rate+11.47 pts vs national
22.1%Withdrawn by applicant
2.8%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.43Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.18 pts vs national
$275,000Median loan amount
$8,011Median total loan costs
$98kMedian applicant income
95%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 101 large mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

76th7.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

28th0.43 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

35th24.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

30th2.91% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202315,85910,7195.3%7.2%6.75%$2.9B
202415,31010,6595.4%7.2%6.75%$3.0B
202513,7709,5705.6%7.4%6.63%$2.9B

What Primary Residential 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 11,332 82% · 4.7% denied
Refinance 1,175 9% · 7.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,263 9% · 11.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 8,479 62% · 4.5% denied
FHA 4,011 29% · 8.1% denied
VA 1,039 8% · 3.5% denied
USDA / RHS 241 2% · 10.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 424 manufactured homes, 558 investment properties.

Why Primary Residential Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 765 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 340 44%
Credit history 190 25%
Collateral 113 15%
Insufficient cash 41 5%
Other 34 4%
Employment history 24 3%
Unverifiable information 23 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Primary Residential Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1,23075615.0%
$50k – $100k5,7344,0698.4%
$100k – $150k3,5212,5235.4%
$150k – $250k2,0881,4724.8%
Over $250k9725914.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 251,0057327.6%
25–344,2013,1244.9%
35–443,5592,4418.0%
45–542,3351,5488.8%
55–641,6321,05910.5%
65–747855008.6%
Over 742501665.1%

Where Primary Residential Mortgage lends

50 states and 1,066 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Maryland2,0041,4663.8%6.63%#24
New Mexico1,4971,0714.9%6.63%#10
Rhode Island1,0566908.4%6.63%#8
Florida8305827.1%6.63%#173
North Carolina6984795.0%6.63%#113
Texas6604755.0%6.63%#219
California5583636.8%6.63%#246
Colorado4923840.8%6.50%#105
Utah4673553.6%6.63%#59
Tennessee4062835.4%6.63%#129
Pennsylvania3512724.0%6.75%#211
Louisiana3462382.0%6.69%#82
Connecticut3302196.7%6.75%#72
Kansas3042372.6%6.75%#80
Delaware2872235.2%6.38%#41
Arkansas2851739.5%6.99%#83
South Carolina2721846.6%6.63%#149
Kentucky2561568.2%6.38%#122
Wisconsin25513210.6%6.69%#130
Ohio2161605.1%6.75%#225
Washington2041383.4%6.63%#187
Georgia2031319.9%6.63%#247
Massachusetts2021323.5%6.69%#161
Nevada1921257.8%6.63%#107
Alaska145936.2%6.50%#31
Minnesota1361014.4%6.50%#169
Indiana132873.8%6.63%#241
Oregon122779.8%6.63%#154
Maine98678.2%6.88%#91
Arizona84584.8%6.63%#262
Wyoming74556.8%6.63%#64
Hawaii71470.0%6.38%#73
Virginia59391.7%6.50%#352
Missouri582412.1%6.63%#331
Idaho523519.2%6.50%#162
New Jersey48278.3%6.88%#360
South Dakota37232.7%6.50%#85
Alabama35270.0%6.63%#344
Illinois341626.5%6.50%#518
Michigan32206.3%6.63%#380
Oklahoma32226.3%6.75%#295
North Dakota2480.0%6.75%#98
New Hampshire23174.4%6.63%#180
Nebraska201415.0%6.88%#200
District of Columbia17105.9%6.69%#144
Vermont16110.0%6.99%#90
West Virginia15120.0%6.50%#216
Iowa14414.3%6.75%#327
Mississippi14435.7%6.63%#266
Montana7414.3%6.69%#211

Frequently asked questions

Primary Residential Mortgage denied 7.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 76th percentile of large mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Primary Residential Mortgage gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 44.4% 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 Primary Residential Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.43 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 82% of its applications were for home purchases, 18% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 62% conventional, 29% FHA, 8% 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 Primary Residential Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology