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Priority Home Lending review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Priority Home Lending earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 4.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 77th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.19 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 60th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

337Applications2025
81.3%Originatedof applications
4.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.49%Median ratenational 6.63%
$133MLoan volume6 states

Priority Home Lending at a glance, 2025

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

3.6%Denial rate (all applications)-14.42 pts vs national
4.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-18.39 pts vs national
81.3%Origination rate+23.28 pts vs national
15.1%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.49%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.19Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.06 pts vs national
$485,000Median loan amount
$7,801Median total loan costs
$154kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

77th4.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

60th0.19 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

35th15.1%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

62nd1.61% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20234313482.1%2.5%6.75%$171M
20243602882.8%3.3%6.88%$130M
20253372743.6%4.2%6.49%$133M

What Priority Home Lending 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 277 82% · 3.6% denied
Refinance 48 14% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 12 4% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 274 81% · 3.7% denied
FHA 44 13% · 4.6% denied
VA 19 6% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 12 manufactured homes, 15 investment properties.

Why Priority Home Lending denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 12 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 7 58%
Collateral 3 25%
Credit history 2 17%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Priority Home Lending

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k64563.5%
$100k – $150k91746.3%
$150k – $250k116973.0%
Over $250k60414.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3492790.0%
35–4485696.8%
45–54705210.3%
55–6450422.3%
65–7424190.0%

Where Priority Home Lending lends

6 states and 30 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Washington2972424.0%6.50%#151
Oregon29250.0%6.49%#271
Idaho640.0%6.63%#307

Frequently asked questions

Priority Home Lending denied 4.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 77th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Priority Home Lending gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 58.3% 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 Priority Home Lending originated in 2025 was 6.49%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.19 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: 81% conventional, 13% FHA, 6% 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 Priority Home Lending. Data sources · Methodology