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Primelending, a Plainscapital review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Primelending, a Plainscapital earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of large mortgage lenders. It turned down 6.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 86th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.18 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 72nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 101 large mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

33kApplications2025
74.2%Originatedof applications
6.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$8.2BLoan volume51 states

Primelending, a Plainscapital at a glance, 2025

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

5.5%Denial rate (all applications)-12.47 pts vs national
6.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-16.22 pts vs national
74.2%Origination rate+16.12 pts vs national
13.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.5%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.18Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.07 pts vs national
$295,000Median loan amount
$7,063Median total loan costs
$115kMedian applicant income
91%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A 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%

86th6.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

72nd0.18 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

76th13.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

62nd2.39% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202335,59025,9645.8%6.8%6.75%$7.8B
202434,11325,1475.6%6.5%6.75%$8.0B
202533,32024,7065.5%6.4%6.50%$8.2B

What Primelending, a Plainscapital 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 27,896 84% · 4.2% denied
Refinance 2,769 8% · 10.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,828 5% · 13.5% denied
Home improvement 166 0% · 10.8% denied
Other / HELOC 661 2% · 13.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 23,525 71% · 4.8% denied
FHA 6,484 19% · 8.1% denied
VA 2,988 9% · 5.2% denied
USDA / RHS 323 1% · 9.6% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 778 manufactured homes, 1,304 investment properties.

Why Primelending, a Plainscapital denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1,836 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 907 49%
Credit history 322 18%
Collateral 186 10%
Incomplete application 152 8%
Other 103 6%
Insufficient cash 65 4%
Unverifiable information 57 3%
Employment history 44 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Primelending, a Plainscapital

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1,9981,28817.5%
$50k – $100k11,4478,7116.6%
$100k – $150k8,4206,4045.3%
$150k – $250k7,2665,4274.7%
Over $250k3,7882,6724.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 252,3171,8505.2%
25–349,7597,6135.1%
35–448,6366,3436.7%
45–545,9464,2467.5%
55–644,0052,8017.8%
65–741,9671,3786.4%
Over 746904757.5%

Where Primelending, a Plainscapital lends

51 states and 1,694 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas8,6566,3586.0%6.25%#23
South Carolina2,0461,5614.0%6.38%#27
Missouri1,8961,4962.4%6.50%#30
California1,8101,2087.6%6.50%#112
New York1,6531,2785.1%6.75%#52
Ohio1,4661,1344.5%6.75%#62
Florida1,3159318.5%6.49%#126
Washington9567163.6%6.49%#66
Pennsylvania9507464.3%6.50%#94
Arizona8726106.9%6.63%#79
Illinois8206085.7%6.75%#91
Georgia6924539.5%6.49%#122
Kansas5844613.4%6.75%#43
Minnesota5784184.3%6.63%#74
New Mexico5714167.2%6.63%#30
Connecticut5584063.6%6.75%#56
West Virginia5303809.8%6.38%#24
Maryland5143973.3%6.63%#87
North Carolina5103933.9%6.49%#134
Massachusetts49733911.5%6.68%#89
Nevada4423413.6%6.49%#60
Indiana4173253.8%6.88%#133
Michigan4053094.7%6.88%#144
Colorado3832993.7%6.50%#126
Alaska3222384.4%6.49%#15
Tennessee3122255.8%6.50%#157
Virginia3022255.3%6.63%#160
Oregon2942135.1%6.49%#89
Utah2772004.7%6.38%#84
Mississippi2742095.5%6.63%#71
Louisiana25717713.2%6.63%#95
Wisconsin2371982.5%6.75%#137
Montana2111662.4%6.63%#48
Arkansas2061461.5%6.50%#111
New Jersey1991516.0%6.88%#197
Idaho1921533.7%6.49%#87
Kentucky1871277.0%6.63%#151
Alabama1861219.7%6.49%#160
New Hampshire1721326.4%6.63%#63
Vermont96765.2%6.63%#44
Oklahoma95723.2%6.63%#194
Rhode Island936711.8%6.63%#72
Nebraska71591.4%6.63%#124
Delaware60541.7%6.49%#107
Hawaii46296.5%6.63%#95
Wyoming34272.9%6.63%#85
Iowa28227.1%6.63%#272
Maine26213.9%6.55%#157
North Dakota10620.0%6.43%#125
South Dakota860.0%6.56%#151

Frequently asked questions

Primelending, a Plainscapital denied 6.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 86th percentile of large mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Primelending, a Plainscapital gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 49.4% 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 Primelending, a Plainscapital originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.18 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 84% of its applications were for home purchases, 14% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 2% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 71% conventional, 19% FHA, 9% 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 Primelending, a Plainscapital. Data sources · Methodology