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Purdue review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Purdue earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 17.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 28th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.04 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 77th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.6kApplications2025
74.5%Originatedof applications
17.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$234MLoan volume31 states

Purdue at a glance, 2025

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

15.8%Denial rate (all applications)-2.16 pts vs national
17.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-5.21 pts vs national
74.5%Origination rate+16.50 pts vs national
6.4%Withdrawn by applicant
2.6%Closed for incompleteness
7.00%Median interest rate+0.38 pts vs national
0.04Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.21 pts vs national
$135,000Median loan amount
$2,906Median total loan costs
$109kMedian applicant income
74%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%

28th17.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

77th0.04 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

84th9.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

56th2.15% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,5621,04721.9%24.6%7.38%$188M
20241,5751,17217.5%18.9%7.25%$240M
20251,6371,22015.8%17.4%7.00%$234M

What Purdue 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 650 40% · 9.9% denied
Refinance 132 8% · 12.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 34 2% · 5.9% denied
Home improvement 414 25% · 17.9% denied
Other / HELOC 407 25% · 25.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,637 100% · 15.8% denied

Also: 654 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 101 investment properties.

Why Purdue denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 259 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 108 42%
Credit history 66 25%
Other 52 20%
Collateral 28 11%
Insufficient cash 3 1%
Unverifiable information 2 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Purdue

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1598638.9%
$50k – $100k52938123.1%
$100k – $150k38031510.7%
$150k – $250k3392767.9%
Over $250k1451189.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25553135.4%
25–3430121619.1%
35–4441231215.1%
45–5432324018.3%
55–6427721815.1%
65–7415712915.0%
Over 74735220.9%

Where Purdue lends

31 states and 160 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Indiana1,4261,12113.0%7.00%#59
Ohio221418.2%6.69%#510
Florida18150.0%6.75%#774
Illinois18922.2%6.75%#610
Georgia1290.0%6.75%#643
Michigan11100.0%6.31%#508
North Carolina8512.5%6.63%#668
South Carolina7442.9%7.00%#580
California6350.0%6.75%#795
Wisconsin6316.7%6.75%#563
Missouri550.0%6.75%#606
Virginia5220.0%6.19%#656

Frequently asked questions

Purdue denied 17.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 28th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Purdue gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 41.7% 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 Purdue originated in 2025 was 7.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.04 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 40% of its applications were for home purchases, 10% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 50% 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 Purdue. Data sources · Methodology